Vegra APL Printing Solutions announces formal launch at Printpack India 2013

Vegra APL Printing Solutions announced its formal launch in the country at PrintPack India 2013. The new company has an equal stake in the India-based APL Machinery and Germany-based Vegra.

24 Feb 2013 | By Rahul Kumar

APL Machinery is a manufacturer of UV coating curing systems, screen printing, post-press, PVC profile printing and non-woven bags machines, and Vegra is a manufacturer of dispersion coatings, fountain solutions, specific purpose coatings, cleaning and maintenance products and printing aids.

Rajiv Kapoor, chief executive officer, APL Machinery, said, “The demand among today's printer is to give special effects. This is possible only with the right machinery and consumables else the effects cannot be achieved. APL is a leader in UV machines and Vegra in print finishing consumables; and so the joining of hands will provide a single point contact to all our customers for print finishing applications.”

In order to cater the new print finishing requirements of the print industry, the Vegra APL Expert team will focus to educate about solutions and applications rather than only selling. Under this banner, the newly formed company will manufacture chemicals for post-press at a separate manufacturing plant at Faridabad.

Albert Uhlemayr, president, Vegra, said, “We launched our products in China in 1995 and have been getting good response. We will provide environmentally friendly products as everyone is concerned about it and it is directly related to our future. We are working on environmental products in China since the last 12 years and will implement the same strategies in India.”

Vegra APL Printing Solutions gives us a stronger presence in the country, allowing us to help our customers to develop their strong portfolios so they compete in an increasingly competitive landscape by offering additional value to their customers. Being a separate entity, it will be managed by a team of professionals.

“We are very positive and confident that this tie-up will be a win-win situation for all stakeholders – Vegra, APL and the graphic art industry. The packaging printers will be on our radar and we are targeting good sales figures for the financial year 2013-14,” concluded Kapoor.