Wan-Ifra 2016: Trelleborg focusing on Indian newspaper market

Bora, who comes with more than 25 years of experience in the industry, said during the Wan-Ifra India 2016 Conference that Trelleborg already has an established dealer network across the country and that too with leading brands such as Vulcan, Rollin and Printec. Some products, like the neutral-feed Vulcan 202 and the positive-feed Vulcan Royal Web and Rollin Graffity Plus are household names among newspaper printers.

“The company is further strengthening its presence in India in order to meet the needs of the growing newspaper sector, which is bucking the trend encountered in many other countries,” Bora said. “The combination of a truly worldwide overview with a local reach allows us to provide customers an unrivalled package of products and service, with dedicated solutions for single-width, double-width, and commercial heatset presses.”

Trelleborg also delivers metal-back and ‘no-pack’ blankets.

In addition, Trelleborg has introduced several easy-to-download software tools. These include a ‘configuration’ product that allows users to select the correct blanket by entering the application sector, such as web coldest, web heatset, single-width, double-width, combi or UV. The software is easy to use and has been designed with the help of offset printing blanket experts in Trelleborg.

“Trelleborg is a pioneer in offset printing blankets and we deal extensively with both end users and press manufacturers,” said Bora. “With feedback from around the world, the management is able to see new trends coming over the horizon, for example, the move towards printing stocks with lower gsm, the use of high density pigment inks, plus the increasing popularity of FM screening and UV technologies.”