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“WITH PLASTICS RECYCLING IN PLACE, THE DEMAND IS BOUND TO GROW”

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CI FLEXO

Open House in Roorkee

Osho Flexibles invited dignitaries from the packaging industry to see its new state-of-theart flexible packaging plant.

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Manuflex 1308-350

Manugraph has launched its first India-made CI flexo press, Manuflex, at IndiaPlast 2019.(PAGE 20)

CARBON FIBER ROLLERS

Carbon Light

Carbon Light is setting the trend for carbon fiber rollers in the packaging industry. (PAGE 32)

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Industry puts plastics waste recycling on priority list

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he recycling pavilion at IndiaPlast 2019 was a big hit among the visitors. Entrepreneurs and businessmen from across the country had set up stalls at this pavilion to promote various ways of plastics waste management. A multi-layer plastics waste management machine was launched by Uflex on Day 1 of the exhibition that took place in Greater Noida. The machine recycles multi-layer plastics waste into granules which can be further used for making plastic moulds. A similar machine was put up at the pavilion by Deshmukh Research Centre. A space-saving machine, it recycles domestic waste and can be used to make moulds for bricks, tree guards, road dividers, paving blocks, among many others. It is a small machine which can be used in individual households or apartments with the soul purpose to encourage individuals to recycle domestic waste themselves.

Another new initiative called Recykal focuses on technology in the field of waste management. It is India’s first integrated digital platform for efficient waste management. Recykal and its subsidiary app Uzed connects all stakeholders, such as creators of waste to recyclers.

While Recykal is tailor-made for industrial houses and the government, Uzed caters to individuals and residential users. The company also incentivises the individuals who contribute towards waste collection. The app also includes a dashboard which provides information on how and where the materials are being reused, recycled, composted or disposed-off.

With the amount of waste that India generates, such innovations will go a long way in the field of waste management. Not only that, when there is a complete solution for the waste plastics, the plastics demand is bound to grow. These recyclability solutions will encourage people to use more plastic-based materials which in turn will help increase the demand of flexible packaging.

The cover story in this issue highlights Uflex’s commitment towards a greener future through economically viable solutions for handling plastic waste in the society. In addition to the recycling machine, Uflex has also recently commissioned a new pyrolysis plant at its packaging division in Noida. The first ever pyrolysis process plant in North India, the new plant will not only protect the environment by converting plastic wastes into energy but also nurture a healthier tomorrow.

Roorkee-based Osho Flexibles organized an Open House in February 2019 inviting dignitaries from the packaging industry to see its new flexible packaging plant. Of the more than a dozen equipment and machines installed at the plant, the blown film lines installed by Rajoo Engineers and the two CI flexo presses from W&H and Carraro attracted great attention from the visitors. Osho has also set up a chemical recycling plant from Ofru at its premises.

Also in this edition: Comprehensive review articles from the two recently concluded events – PrintPack India 2019 and IndiaPlast 2019.

– Mahan Hazarika, Editor, editor@thepackman.in

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Contents Contents

PAGE 36 Editorial Industry puts plastics waste recycling on priority list-------------------------------------------- 3

Design and Marketing Anthem Benelux design transparent authenticity for Knorr------------------------------ 6 Desperados unveils new look branding and bottle design---------------------------------------- 6 PET Engineering develops white bottle for Huel------------------------------- 8 B&B Studio creates new design for Pop----- 8

Osho Flexibles’ Open House reveals stateof-the-art technologies---------------------------22 manroland’s offset-gravure hybrid press for flexible packaging---------------------------------26 Brilliant Polymers wins two IFCA Star Awards 2018---------------------------------------26 SP Ultraflex sells its 8th ROBOSLIT in North India-----------------------27 Naph Graphics displays SlitLine 35 at IndiaPlast 2019------------------------------------28 A.T.E. launches StrobAXIS range of lightning fast LED stroboscopes--------------------------29

Prepress and Software We are innovating right alongside our packaging customers – Suresh Bansal-----10

Ligum highlights elastomer flexo sleeves at IndiaPlast 2019------------------------------------30

YesGo buys ArtPro+ at PrintPack 2019-----10

DMA Innotec promotes its new generation engraving machine at IndiaPlast 2019------31

Kodak enables Creative Freedom for packaging sector----------------------------------13

SUSTAINABILITY With plastics recycling in place, the demand is bound to grow – Ashok Chaturvedi--------14 Huhtamaki launches high-quality, sustainable paper straws-----------------------16

Carbon Light sets the trend for carbon fiber rollers--------------------32 BST eltromat India displays EagleEye and Alphamix-------------------------33

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Monocarton Amber and TCPL invest in Heidelberg Masterwork machines---------------------------40 Komori India inks eleven GL 37 offset press deals at PrintPack India 2019-----------------42 Pragati, Sattik and Packmaax invest in DGM folder-gluers----------------------------------------43 First CorruJET from Koenig & Bauer installed at KOLB---------------------------------44 Dizario Industries clinches 15 orders at PrintPack India 2019-----------------------------44 Heidelberg steps up activities in packaging market------------------------------45

CODING AND MARKING Small is the new big: on-the-go snack bars----------------------------46

Events PrintPack India opens booking for 2021----48

INDUSTRY NEWS

Nilpeter celebrates 100 years of innovation-------------------------36

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Konica Minolta demonstrates print innovations at Printpack 2019-----------------38

Excell Graphics and Sreedhar Labels opt for Lombardi Synchroline 430----------------------35

Uflex’s Engineering Business showcases four machines at IndiaPlast 2019-------------18

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DIGITAL PRINTING

PackPlus South in Bengaluru------------------48

Flexibles

Manugraph launches India-made CI flexo press at IndiaPlast 2019------------------------20

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Provin Technos displays two machines at PrintPack India 2019-----------------------------34

ALPS and Avery join hands to celebrate 13 January as World Label Day-------------------36

Uflex’s Chemical Business highlights new inks and adhesives at IndiaPlast 2019------19

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SRK Technology showcases printing and finishing machines at IndiaPlast 2019--------------------------------30

Mannat implements ERP at more than 32 companies in less than three years----------12

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Cosmo Films’ Q3FY19 PAT increases by 36% and net revenue by 22%-----------------49 Nine Dragons signs MOU for mill in India-----------------------------49

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z New easy to use and convenient meal solutions Anthem Benelux design transparent authenticity for Knorr

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lobal creative agency Anthem Worldwide has designed a new range of 100% natural soups for Unilever’s Knorr. The new range includes four variants (tomato, pumpkin, vegetable and zucchini) and has been launched across France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

The new design for Knorr is bold, iconic and beautiful – allowing the brand to surprise and delight consumers with new easy to use and convenient meal solutions The ambient soup supermarket aisle’s across mainland Europe are a sea of sameness. In France specifically, the aisle is a consistent wave of duplicates – both in terms of format (brick tetra packs) and design (brand identity on top, product shot in the same style below).

Knorr’s mission was to disrupt this swathe of uniformity with a new range of 100% natural ambient soups using simple ingredients to be packaged in glass bottles.

Despite the more premium price point, the new range design needed to be family friendly. Brand recognition needed to remain strong and range navigation easy.

Moving into glass bottles would also allow the brand to contribute to Unilever’s sustainability mission and have new conversations with existing and new consumers around ‘healthy you, healthy planet.

Sara Jones, design director at Anthem

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Benelux, said, “It was important to create a packaging design that mirrored the simplicity of the recipes and one that would support the naturalness of the products. Our design is clean and uncluttered to both support the product message and also achieve stand out on shelf. This was a huge step for Knorr but by giving the brand identity space on pack we were able to maintain strong recognition.”

The choice of illustration style further supports the simple naturalness of the products – it’s wholesome yet vibrant, modest and beautiful. Taking inspiration from the chilled juice category, Anthem Benelux used a shrink sleeve to amplify freshness cues – using the language of another category in both format and printing techniques to innovate

and inspire change within a traditional one.

The smart integration of the illustrations with the transparent windows brings a new level of authenticity to the products, used on both front and back of pack.

Marie Leroy, Knorr Soups brand manager at Unilever, said, “Working with Anthem helped us tap into new ways of thinking and approaching design – what it means and how it’s perceived by consumers. We wanted to really revolutionize the way Knorr communicates on pack without losing recognition, focused on communicating naturalness and freshness which consumers are really searching for. The new designs hit all our objectives – achieving fantastic stand-out, especially in France.” z

z New bottle design reduces carbon emissions Desperados unveils new look branding and bottle design

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equila flavored beer brand Desperados has rolled out a new brand and bottle redesign. The new identity embodies the festivity, boldness and spontaneity of the brand, with its iconic agave symbol and bright brand colors dialed up to deliver increased visibility and stand out on shelves.

The bottle design changes will also result in an overall reduction of over 18,000 tons of CO2 (equivalent to the average annual CO2 emissions of 3,600 people globally. The reduction is part of Heineken’s ‘Drop the C’ programme, which targets an 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030.

This latest design evolution seeks to continue the brand growth, as well as enhancing visibility and range navigation, resulting in a significant increase in purchase intent to further help retailers.

“The new brand design reflects the fes-

tive personality, energy and distinctiveness, that embodies Desperados’ philosophy of “We Are The Party”, explains Izabela Glodek, brand director of Desperados. “As part of our wider sustainability plans, becoming more environmentally-friendly is something we strive for as a brand that always looks to rewrite the rules.” z

Untouched since it was first introduced 22 years ago, Desperados sees a global, brand redesign roll out in the UK this March 2019

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z Ready to drink. Complete nutrition on the go PET Engineering develops white bottle for Huel

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ET Engineering has developed a 500 ml PET bottle in collaboration with GEA Procomac for ready-to-drink, the latest addition to Huel’s product line. Huel offers customers nutritionally complete meals with a mission surrounding convenience, affordability and lessening the impact on animals and the environment.

for producing and distributing in the USA ambient temperature shelf-stable low acid beverages – is based on an integrated aseptic blowing, filling and capping process and it is equipped with a 100% aseptic blower.

The FDA clearance confirms that GEA’s ABF 1.2 technology ensures maximum sterilization efficiency and reliability during every step of sensitive beverage bottling.

Thanks to the microbiological isolator extended also to the blower module, GEA ABF 1.2 aseptically blows preforms that have

been previously sterilized with hydrogen peroxide vapor (VHP), treating simultaneously their inner and outer surfaces. The result is a single step preform sterilization process that grants a 100% process treatment monitoring and requires no rinsing water and significantly low chemical consumption.

With ABF 1.2, which features continuous monitoring of each sterilization process parameter as fully automated operation cycles, the risk of recontamination of any sensitive drinks during bottling is erased. z

z Celebrating the ‘Power of Peanuts B&B Studio creates new design for Pop

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The bottle is produced with an aseptic line supplied by GEA, which includes a GEA ABF 1.2 system The packaging design meets the brand’s two main requirements – coherency with the existing product portfolio and functionality. The first requirement was met by creating a simple shape, by choosing white to color the preform, which is also useful to protect the bottle’s contents, and by using a full-sleeve to give the brand great visibility, as is also the case for the cardboard packaging and single packs already on the market. With regard to functionality, the large 38 mm mouthpiece allows the bottle to be quickly used on-the-go in a practical way, making it perfect if you don’t have much time and when you don’t have access to a kitchen to prepare a healthy and wellbalanced meal.

Focus on the technology The bottle is produced with an aseptic line supplied by GEA, which includes a GEA ABF 1.2 system. The GEA aseptic line – which obtained the FDA LONO certificate

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vailable exclusively in Whole Foods before rolling out more widely across the UK, the peanut-focused snack bars are available in three flavors – Peanut Butter and Dark Chocolate, Raisin and Dark Chocolate, and Coconut.

After identifying an opportunity for a brand that stays true to a single core ingredient, B&B studio created a product strategy, visual and verbal identity for POP that celebrates the ‘Power of Peanuts’. At the core of the brand is a mission to shake up the snacking category, championing the humble peanut and its power to do good – for the body, the planet and for people in need.

B&B has interwoven this mission into every touch-point of the brand’s visual and verbal identity, with brightly-hued packaging that is bursting with dynamic optimism and purpose to highlight the nutritional benefits of the core ingredients within each bar.

Shaun Bowen, creative partner at B&B studio, says, “We spotted an opportunity for POP to focus on a single concept – peanutbased products – that would carve out a unique platform in a very competitive category. This enables POP to really celebrate and elevate the modest peanut, championing its superpowers.”

Peanut-based snacking brand POP has launched in the UK with new brand creation by branding agency B&B studio “Every element of the visual and verbal identity embodies this message, showcasing the core product attributes and brand values in a way that feels celebratory, not worthy. The vibrant visual identity has been designed with a full, three-dimensional impact, representative of the abundance of the peanut and the small but mighty POP bars.”

Katja Thrane, POP co-founder, said, “B&B captured the product attributes brilliantly in our new brand identity, with an eyecatching design that feels authentic. From the peanut incorporated into the ‘O’ of our brand name to a natural tone of voice, B&B kept our values at the heart of the brand and delivered a striking identity that expresses who we are and what we stand for.” z

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Prepress and Software

z PackPlus Delhi in August 2019 – Hall 12 Stand 9 We are innovating right alongside our packaging customers – Suresh Bansal Dev Kumar Dutta

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iran Consultants presented live demos of its FlexiBiz ERP solution at the PrintPack India 2019 exhibition at Greater Noida. “PrintPack India 2019 was hectic as it ran for six days. Nevertheless, it was wonderful six days for us as we received fantastic response at the show. We appreciate our decision to be a part of the hall dedicated to the labels industry,” said Suresh Bansal of Kiran Consultants. Bansal shared that the company received a lot of serious leads from the labels, cartons and laminate industries during the exhibition.

This year, the PrintPack exhibition had two dedicated halls – corrugation and labels. The organizer plans to introduce more dedicated halls in the next edition of the event to include different segments like screen printing, flexible packaging/signage.

Explaining the reason for FlexiBiz’s growing popularity in the packaging industry, Bansal said, “FlexiBiz ERP has been innovating right alongside its packaging customers over the years. The ERP adeptly handles roll traceability, auto weight capturing, proper bar-coding of lots process-wise, PLC integration, waste analysis, plant maintenance and comes with many other interesting features which can improve client audit and satisfaction. FlexiBiz ERP is the perfect solution for those who manufacture laminates, labels, woven sacks, FIBCs, cartons and other packaging material.”

Speaking about the market, Bansal said, “Today more and more companies in the SME segment are looking to change its traditional ways of working. They want to overcome the traditional limitations and adopt a standardized yet powerful tool to help manage their entire workflow. Profit margins are shrinking while the competition is gaining

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Vaibhav Bansal and Gaurav Bansal of Kiran Consultants at PrintPack India 2019. Photo: The Packman new heights. People are becoming more knowledgeable and are looking at increased efficiency through streamlined processes.

In addition to having information on the go, they want one stop solutions to solve all their problems – that is where our dedicated Android and ioS app plays a major role. We have also seen a tremendous change in people’s outlook towards ERP. Now they focus more on technology, functionality and ease of use.

Kiran Consultants has been providing ERP and CRM solutions to the packaging industry since 1988. Under the brand Flex-

iBiz, Kiran caters to the requirements of flexibles packaging, labels, cartons, woven and non-woven bags manufacturers. With expertise of over 30 years, the company has tremendously simplified its solution over the years bringing in more flexibility and a range of user-defined functions, making the product ready-to-go-live within a very short span of time.

Kiran Consultants will display its ERP solution at the PackPlus Delhi exhibition (Hall 12 Stand 9), 28-31 August 2019, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. z

z Training center for prepress and packaging YesGo buys ArtPro+ at PrintPack 2019

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hennai-based prepress and packaging training center YesGo expanded its gamut of software with induction of ArtPro+, a revolutionary native PDF Editor from Esko at PrintPack India 2019, Greater Noida.

Speaking on the investment, Nizam Appas of YesGo said, “Industry must equip itself with new and updated technologies

to match pace with the rapid industrial growth. Speed, accuracy and instant output with minimal error are need of the hour today, and ArtPro+ precisely satisfies the industry demands. It comes with abundance of user friendly features like integrated preflight functionality, instant and automatic trapping, customized action list, easy access to tools based on the on-going task

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Prepress and Software which doesn’t require any specific IT skills to operate hence make it not only industry friendly but operator-friendly too. It works in high speed and has combined features of DeskPack, PackEdge and Plato which certainly makes prepress easier than ever and celebrate this wonder as a must have in the industry which is going to rule the prepress and packaging industry.

Appas further added that the demand for ArtPro+ is going to be followed by the demand for skilled operators too. “We at YesGo will supply the industry with best skilled and trained operators in ArtPro+. Our motto has been to provide industry with best manpower and we will always be adhered to our mission and vision with continuous up gradation of our kitty of latest skills and software and simultaneously with well skilled manpower.”

Throwing light on his future plans, Appas said, “YesGo is going to add ArtPro+ in its curriculum and will start giving train-

Team members form YesGo and Esko at PrintPack India 2019 ing for the same from next batch onward.”

Established in June 2018, YesGo has completed four batches of training till now and is currently going on with the fifth batch. As

a part of industry visit, YesGo students has visited and received training so far at Tetra Pack, Avery Dennison, Harshal Graphics, PR Packaging, Vee Pee Graphics. z

z PrintPack India 2019 Mannat implements ERP at more than 32 companies in less than three years

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hmedabad-based Mannat demonstrated its packaging- and printing-specific ERP solution at the recently concluded PrintPack India 2019 exhibition. “We started developing the ERP solution in 2012 and the beta version was ready in 2015. Saptagiri Packaging, Silvassa and Manohar Packaging, Goa were our two initial customers who installed the beta version. Today we have more than 32 clients across India – all installed in less than three years,” said Brijesh Puri, managing partner, Mannat.

According to Puri, the ERP is suitable for commercial printers, folding cartons manufacturers as well as flexible printing products manufacturers and digital printers. Some of the key customers of Mannat are Creative Print and Pack, Hyderabad; Manohar Packaging, Goa; Nebula Home Products, Goa; Nimbus Packaging, Vapi; Orange Printers, Trivandrum; Paramount Packaging, Mumbai; Saptagiri Packaging,

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Silvassa, Sukee Print Pack, Bangalore; Vijayshri Packaging, Indore; Wee Pac, Surat; Wikas Printing and Packaging, Nashik; and Dimple Packaging, Ludhiana.

“With different challenges the printing and packaging industry face, managers need to have a complete view of the business even when they are on the move. Mannat is a web based solution. So you can access it even if you are traveling,” said Puri. He shared that some of the major challenges for print and packaging firms today are: maximizing economies-to-scale, highest machine allocation and waste control.

Industries that Mannat caters to include commercial and digital printing, folding cartons (mono, fluted and liner), labels, lamitubes, laminates, shrink sleeve and rigid box. Puri shared that the company currently employs 20 employees including 14 developers and four back-end executives to provide round-the-clock support to its customers. z – Dev Kumar Dutta

Brijesh Puri and Bhuvnesh Joshi of Mannat at PrintPack India 2019.

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z Solutions for brands, designers, printers and converters Kodak enables Creative Freedom for packaging sector

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odak has announced the introduction of the new Kodak PROSPER Plus Imprinting Solutions for the packaging industry. These solutions include four new imprinting components as well as food safe packaging inks and pre-coatings for folding cartons, food wraps, paper cups and plates, and ream wraps. The new PROSPER Plus models will expand the capabilities for printers to leverage continuous inkjet as a complimentary capability to the Kodak PROSPER 6000S Simplex Press and the Uteco SAPPHIRE EVO (flexible substrates) Web Fed Solution.

The PROSPER Plus Imprinting Solution is the newest Kodak Stream Inkjet Technology component product line, developed based on Kodak PROSPER S-Series Imprinting Systems, which is designed for packaging and product decoration applications. The four hardware products will include two narrow formats and two wider format models which will either print at speeds up to 260 mpm (850 fpm) or 600 mpm (2000 fpm) maximum. The narrow format design is a 105 mm (4.13 inches) single jetting module, perfect for imprinting barcodes, QR codes, promotional contest information or small format designs in either monochrome or 4-color output. The wider format design is 210 mm (8.26 inches) dual stitched products which is ideal for corrugated, folding carton and label packaging applications that require full page printing or dynamic layouts.

These components are capable of being mounted in-line with offset, flexo, or gravure presses, from Uteco or other equipment providers, or could be implemented in finishing lines such as folding/gluing systems providing the flexibility for digital to be incorporated throughout various existing printing operations. PROSPER Plus models feature new print modes with smaller drop size and higher resolution for faster drying and better quality.

Kodak’s water-based inks are customer friendly and have passed US and European certifications for food safety, direct skin contact, and food service products. First demonstrated at drupa 2016 alongside Kodak’s expanded gamut ink set, Kodak’s Digital Varnish for packaging applications offers a unique combination of gloss and durability enhancement on folding cartons and related applications. This odorless, water-based digital varnish is formulated for indirect food contact compliance and is free of VOCs, mineral oils, and any unreacted UV-curable components.

The Creative Freedom campaign is designed to educate and promote the use of digital printing in packaging applications.

Printers and converters need flexibility and efficient production for shorter runs with economic and in-line and nearline technology implementation. Brands and creative agencies need ‘Greener products’, creative flexibility, and the ability to quickly drive ideas to market with design freedom.

Kodak’s portfolio provides a combination of strong economics and design flexibility using the widest variety of substrates, without creative compromise.

Additionally, Kodak has been working in close collaboration with industry leaders including Michelman to test compatibility of Kodak’s inks and technologies with various substrates such as PET, Nylon and polypropylene. The company has worked to pre-qualify existing flexible packaging solutions from key leading suppliers to assure the compatibility with commercially available adhesives, substrates, primer, Kodak’s inkjet inks, and flexo overvarnish and overprint. The combination of all these technologies will be delivered by the Uteco Sapphire EVO press using Kodak Stream Inkjet Technology, which will deliver solutions both for surface printing and reverse printing with lamination. The Sapphire EVO will provide brands and converters the ability to

Kodak Prosper Plus Imprinting system for the packaging industry

produce short, medium or long run digital flexible packaging.

Aldo Peretti, CEO of the Uteco Group, confirmed the continued success of the SAPPHIREEVO Press with the first unit sold to Nuova Erreplast and the second unit going to Kinyosha in Japan. “The adoption of this hybrid digital web press is showcasing the value of digital printing with water-based inks on flexible substrates for a wide variety of applications including food packaging and personal care items such as diapers. The combined knowledge of Uteco and Kodak has unleashed the possibilities and customers have taken notice.”

Adding to Kodak branded solutions for packaging, Uteco and Kodak continue to create hybrid digital solutions utilizing environmentally friendly water-based inks on flexible substrates without compromising on productivity or economics. Based on the successful reactions of customers and the industry to the SAPPHIREEVO Unit, Uteco Group has agreed to expand development efforts with Kodak being among the first to integrate KODAK ULTRASTREAM Inkjet Technology to drive new solutions in the future. The new PROSPER Plus Components will be available beginning in April 2019. z THE PACKMAN | Mar-Apr 2019

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z Uflex’s new MLP recycling machine and pyrolysis plant

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t the Green Pavilion of IndiaPlast 2019, Uflex presented live demos of its new recycling machine. The machine recycles multilayered packaging (MLP) waste into pellets through a fairly simple method. Some useful industrial and household products – made out of pellets – like benches, ladder etc. were also being showcased at the Green Pavilion.

Multi-layered packaging, as we all know, is difficult to recycle because the polymers involved in different layers have different melting points. The challenge is to bring these multi layers to a homogeneous form which can be melted homogeneously to flow together and form recyclable pallets.

Uflex has partnered with a company to develop a compatibilizer which can bring all these material to a coupling bond so that they can be melted on a single temperature.

Addressing the media at the inaugural ceremony at IndiaPlast 2019, Ashok Chaturvedi, CMD of Uflex emphasized on the importance of plastics and its recycling in India. He said that the only alternative available as of now for plastic is wood.

However, with the kind of requirement that exists, wood will not be a viable solution as all trees will have to be cut resulting shaving the green off our planet.

Chaturvedi said, “People are of the perception that plastics are not recyclable. It is for the visitors to witness themselves the possibilities of recycling plastics and converting it into something useful at the Green Pavilion. The best part is that this machine does not emanate any toxins. Some of the delegates that have visited the Green Pavilion are amazed by the results. There is another added feature as well. After recycling the plastic, it can be reused in 10,000 different ways like paver tiles, roads, road

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Ashok Chaturvedi, CMD of Uflex, at IndiaPlast 2019. Photo: The Packman dividers, signboards, cupboard, outdoor furniture and many more. I want to emphasize that it is possible to recycle and reuse the recycled plastic time and again. Flexible packaging is the ideal solution for packag-

ing currently and the products packed in it are usable only because of the barrier properties that protect the food from moisture and oxygen which may destroy the food.

The packaging helps save all the essential properties of the edible product in it.”

Chaturvedi is confident that demand for flexible packaging will grow further in the coming years. He said, “When there is a complete solution for the waste plastics, the demand is bound to grow. This particular solution of recyclability will encourage people to use more plastic-based materials. I also think that this is the cheapest and best possible option available in the market for packaging edible items. This will definitely help increase the demand of flexible packaging.”

Chaturvedi added that with the support of the government and local authorities, the company will look at setting up projects for recyclability of post-consumer waste in the near future, that will also generate employment to rag-pickers. He also offered tech-

Uflex’s new multi-layered packaging waste recycling machine displayed at the Green Pavilion of IndiaPlast 2019. Photo: The Packman

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is bound to grow – Ashok Chaturvedi nology support to the industry to set up similar solutions for waste management.

New pyrolysis plant in Noida Uflex recently commissioned its new pyrolysis plant at its packaging division in Noida. The first ever pyrolysis process plant in North India, the new pant will not only protect the environment by converting plastic wastes into energy but also nurture a healthier tomorrow. The pyrolysis plant once again reaffirms Uflex’s commitment towards a greener future through economically viable solutions for handling plastic waste in the society. Pyrolysis process works as a sustainable waste to energy technology with an ability to handle any plastic waste.

At its pyrolysis plant, Uflex converts about six tonnes of discarded waste material generated everyday from printing, unused trim, laminates, tubes and other unprocessed material into liquid fuel, hydrocarbon gas and carbon black which is further utilized in its manufacturing processes.

“After the Government’s Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, which call for comprehensive overhauling of plastic waste management systems, we started our own recycling plant. However, there were certain wastes which could not be recycled. Event if you recycle it, you cannot produce any usable products. So, we now put those waste into the pyrolysis process and produce usable products – light distillate oil (LDO), hydrocarbon gas and carbon black,” said SS Parmar, senior vice president, Energy Group, Uflex.

Uflex consumes nearly one lac liters of fuel daily to run its generators, industrial boilers and furnaces at its Noida plants.

“The new pyrolysis plant generates nearly 2,000 liters of fuel daily which is just a small fraction of what our plants actually require.

But that doesn’t dissuade us from running the pyrolysis plant because our primary goal is to have a process in place for effective

Uflex’s new pyrolysis plant at its packaging division in Noida. Photo: The Packman

management of the waste that otherwise cannot be recycled,” said Parmar.

In this process, the polymer waste stored in the raw material facility is taken to a shredder which is cut into smaller pieces and then fed into the air lock feeding system. The waste material is chemically decomposed at elevated temperatures in the absence of oxygen. This reaction takes place inside the pyrolysis reactor and occurs at temperatures ranging from 430 to 500 degree Celsius. Thereafter, the pyrolysis reactor converts the polymer waste into pyrolysis oil, hydrocarbon gas and carbon black powder in the ratio 45:45:10 respectively.

Mixture of pyrolysis oil vapor and hydrocarbon gas exits the pyrolysis reactor and is subjected to fractional condensation to get separate fraction of hydrocarbon gas, pyrolysis wax and pyrolysis oil. Pyrolysis wax is fed into the reactor for further reprocessing.

“While we use the oil to run our indus-

trial boilers, 75% of the hydrocarbon gas produced in the process is used for running the boilers within the pyrolysis plant for heating the plastic waste. The remaining gas is used for the multi stage evaporation plant within our premises. This is basically to vaporize the dirty water – high total dissolved solids (TDS) – generated by effluent treatment plant, which comes out of the RO plant where you get 90% good water and 10% rejected water. Since throwing away of this rejected water is not safe, it needs to be vaporized. Some residues may still exist which can be used in landfills,” explained Parmar.

“Carbon black powder is cooled and packed into bags for further use as solid fuel. It has a calorific value similar to coal.

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z Excellent alternative to plastic straws Huhtamaki launches high-quality, sustainable paper straws

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traws are used by millions of people every day when enjoying drinks onthe-go. Huhtamaki now offers customers the opportunity to switch to paper straws for consuming cold drinks. Paper straws are a sustainable choice and an excellent alternative to plastic straws.

Huhtamaki is a pioneer in the use of sustainable materials for making food packaging products. The new paper straws are made of fiber coming from sustainably managed forests and 100% of the paper used in the straws and in their wrapping is PEFC certified.

According to Huhtamaki, the paper straws are manufactured in facilities with highest safety standards. They have been tested and certified for food safety in Europe, China and the United States.

“Our paper straws are crafted to be strong, reliable and functional. We have invested in new, purpose-built machinery to deliver pre-

According to Huhtamaki, the paper straws are manufactured in facilities with highest safety standards mium product quality. We are confident that we can offer paper straws that are durable and

superior in performance compared to the current market offering. Our straws are also both odor and taint free”, says Neal McCone, global category director, QSR & beverage from Huhtamaki Foodservice Europe-AsiaOceania business segment.

“In addition to new machines, we have also invested into new manufacturing setups for paper straws. We look forward to the opportunity to offer a sustainable choice, grow the market and be the leading supplier. With our initial output we are serving McDonald’s in the UK and across Europe as one of their main suppliers,” McCone continues.

Huhtamaki is expanding its paper straw manufacturing capacity into other key markets across Europe and globally, serving customers across all geographies. The Huhtamaki paper straw offering will include several new size variants in addition to the standard size with 7.3 mm diameter. z

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z CI flexo, extrusion coating and lamination machines

Uflex’s Engineering Business showcases four machines at IndiaPlast 2019 Mahan Hazarika

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flex’s Engineering Business showcased four machines at the 5-day exhibition, IndiaPlast 2019, held at IndiaExpo Centre in Greater Noida from 28 February 2019 to 4 March 2019. The first is the CI flexo press, a top-of-the-line machine at speeds up to 400 meter per minute. It’s an upgraded model – ideal replacement for imported machines, according to the company. The second machine is the extrusion coating and lamination machine, which again is a 400 meter per minute machine. The other machines displayed at the show are solvent-less laminator and plastic waste recycling machine.

CI flexo press

The CI flexo press displayed by Uflex at IndiaPlast 2019 has high automation level in the form of sleeves and anilox removal system. The press is an upgraded version of its earlier models. “The press runs at speeds up to 400 meter per minute and all its drives, PLCs and complete electronics system are sourced from a single manufacturer. This gives customers the advantage to look at a single window for any type of problems. Further, these systems are very well synchronized since they are from a single brand,” said Ajay Tandon, president and chief executive officer, Engineering Business at Uflex Limited.

The 120-mm thick side frames of the press provides stability while running and

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Ajay Tandon, president and CEO, Engineering Business at Uflex, with the Uflexo CI flexo press at IndiaPlast 2019. Photo: The Packman contribute to reducing the cylinder bounce.

“The level of automation in Uflexo is higher than any other comparable machines. The press is easy to operate, and offers very fast registration. Users can learn to run the machine under a very short learning curve,” said Tandon.

Uflexo Elisa is the resultant of a technology transfer agreement that took place during drupa 2016 between Uflex and Italy-based Comiflex SRL to manufacture CI Flexo printing presses in India. “The project of CI flexo was started by us several years ago. We had scouted around the world for a proper technology considering

the needs of the Indian market as well as the latest possible features at an Indian cost of manufacturing. This is how we came across Comiflex. We decided to bring a technology which is latest in features where operator intervention is bare minimum. In other words, the automation level has to be high. We decided this and brought a suitable technology to India where not only the compensations for plates and analogs can be given in an auto mode but same can be set through for the washing and inking system, and for the chamber doctor blades.

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certain achievements which make the press highly operator friendly,” said Sanjay Sabharwal, executive vice president, Engineering Business, Uflex Limited.

Extrusion coating and lamination machine Engineering Business of Uflex presented its top-of-the-line extrusion coating and lamination machine EX LAM 400 at the event.

With a sturdy, heavy structure to handle thick and thin laminates, EX LAM 400 has been designed with line speed of 400 meters per minute. With significant improvements made against its older variants, the modified machine with European designed features have especially been made suitable to the Indian conditions.

“This is a product which the Indian market needed for a long time. With the support of our management, when we decided to give this product to the Indian market, we became the proud first company to launch it. We have been able to shift buyers, where they had no choice but to buy an imported machine, to an Indian extrusion coating and lamination machine. People have been trying to use polymer for lamination instead of adhesives for several reason including cost. So there has been a demand for more and more extrusion coating lamination in the market. We have already sold about six machines since its launch at PlastIndia 2018 about a year ago. Three more machines are on the shop floor while a few more are in the pipeline,” said Sabharwal.

Solvent-less laminator The third machine that was on display at IndiaPlast 2019 was the solvent-less laminator, Super-S-1300. “We have been making this machine for last 15 years.

The machine displayed here is again with certain improvements to give value to our customers,” said Tandon. Super-S-1300 has added features of running metalized structures up to a speed of 300 meters per minute, whereas all other structures can be run up to a speed of 450 meters per minute. The machine offers micro-

Uflex’s Chemical Business highlights new inks and adhesives at IndiaPlast 2019

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t IndiaPlast 2019, Uflex’s Chemical Business highlighted its innovations in inks, coatings and adhesives. “Our focus is to help our customers get value for money in terms of reducing ink gsm, solvent, and overall consumption of inks,” said Rajesh Srivastava.

At the event, Chemical Business also launched one of the universal solvent-free adhesives, 777 A/C. “It is a unique and universal product that offers excellent performance on various substrates including plastics. The adhesive has an exceptional compatibility with NC-PU inks when mixed in the ratio of 1:1. With this adhesive, the advantage to a converter is that there is no different mixing ratio for a metallized film or a PE film,” said Srivastava.

“We have also launched a PU ink which has high strength and low viscosity. The ink reduces solvent consumption to a drastic level.”

Meanwhile, the Chemical Business also showcased an environment friendly high-speed water-based sheetfed UV ink suitable for commercial and nonfood packaging applications. Another

processor based thermo-regulation system to maintain optimum temperature of steel rollers. Its unwinder, rewinder, coating, lamination and metering are all controlled by digital drive and motors.

MLP recycling machine In addition to the three machines, Uflex also displayed a recycling machine at the Green Pavilion of IndiaPlast where multi-layer plastic waste was recycled into pellets through a fairly simple method.

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Rajesh Srivastava, vice president, Chemical Business, Uflex, at IndiaPlast 2019.

Photo: The Packman mono component solvent-less adhesive, OC512, which is designed for laminating film to printed and unprinted board and paper was on the shelf too.

“As a part of our constant focus on innovation and R&D, we are continuously coming up with new products for the market which are green in nature, and saves energy and cost,” concluded Srivastava. z – Dev Kumar Dutta

ing manufactured into useful industrial and household products was showcased simultaneously. For this, a injection moulding machine from another company was put adjacent to the Uflex recycling machine showing products being made from recycled granules. Essential products manufactured from recycled pellets like benches, floor and wall tiles, ladder etc. were displayed at the Green Pavilion highlighting how multi-layer plastic waste can not only be recycled, but also re-used. z THE PACKMAN | Mar-Apr 2019

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z 8-color Manuflex 1308-350

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lmost a year after announcing that it would manufacture CI flexo presses at its Kohlapur plant in India, Manugraph finally launched its first India-made CI flexo press at the IndiaPlast 2019 exhibition. Running at speeds up to 350 meter per minute, the 8-color Manuflex 1308-350 gearless CI flexo press piqued huge interest and excitement among visitors at the exhibition.

To manufacture CI flexo presses in India, Manugraph has entered into a strategic alliance with Italy-based CI flexo press manufacturer Carraro. The core of the collaboration is technology transfer by Carraro to build high-quality CI flexo presses in India. Under the collaboration, Manugraph gets the drawings, know-hows and training from Carraro. A pioneer in making flexo presses, Carraro has been in the CI flexo business since the early 1950s. In fact, it was the first Italian manufacturer of flexographic printing technology.

Established in 1972, Manugraph India is well known for its web offset newspaper and book printing presses. The company has driven the growth of quality newspaper printing in India through technological advancements, collaborating with the very best globally, and continuously innovating and delivering cutting-edge printing solutions to customers worldwide. Manuflex CI flexo press is manufactured at Manugraph’s sprawling state-of-the art facility in Kolhapur, which is spread over 1,38,000 square meter. The factory follows a strict quality management system in accordance with ISO 9001:2008 standards. The scope of the quality management system covers

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L to R: Pradeep Shah, Luigi Carraro and Hiten Mehta at IndiaPlast 2019.

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design, development, manufacturing, installation, commissioning and servicing.

Pradeep Shah, managing director, Manugraph India, said, “We are planning to roll out 4 to 5 CI flexo presses by March 2020.

We already have orders for two presses.”

Shah shared that the company has a dedicated team of Indian engineers fully trained at the Carraro’s Italy factory in building mechanical units, electrical operations, and servicing and maintenance of the press.

“This will give Indian customers the added advantage of prompt and timely local service support,” he added.

“The Indian CI flexo market, which is predominantly ruled by European machines, will now have the advantage of buying an India-made machine of European standard. If you see the print quality of Manuflex, it is at par with any European machines. In addition, customers now can save on valuable foreign exchange and import costs as they can now own a highly configured European standard CI flexo press right in India,” said Shah.

The Manuflex CI flexo presses will be

marketed by Multigraph Machinery, which is the agency for Manugraph. Speaking about the Indian market, Hiten Mehta, president, Multigraph Machinery, said, “The Indian market has gone from 5 to 6 CI flexo presses a year to 20 to 25 presses. India and Asia have predominantly been a roto-gravure market.

But slowly and steadily people are understanding that there are certain items which are supposed to be printed on CI flexo only.

So the flexo jobs that were earlier printed on roto-gravure presses will now go back to where they actually belonged to. This, in turn, is going to increase the demand for quality CI flexo machines. With Manuflex now being manufactured in India, customers from the Indian sub-continent will be assured of world-class quality and service.”

Mehta cautioned that European CI flexo press manufactures may have to cut their rates by 20 to 24% to stay in competition in India. “This is a fantastic news for Indian converters as they are the ones who will most benefit. I am sure Manuflex will be a game changer for the converting industry in India,” concluded Mehta. z

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z New flexible packaging plant in Roorkee

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oorkee-based Osho Flexibles organized an Open House on 7 and 8 February 2019 inviting various suppliers, manufacturers, brand owners as well as its competitors to see its new plant and the state-of-the-art equipment running on the work-floor. With printing samples available at the event, there were many questions from visitors about the various technologies on display and how it is possible to achieve the print quality on display.

“It is such a privilege for us to be able to demonstrate our passion and innovation to people who can really benefit from it,” said Sagar Mehta, director of Osho Flexibles. Osho Flexibles has made significant investment in its new flexible packaging plant which started commercial production about a few months ago.

Of the more than a dozen equipment and machines installed at the plant, the two blown film lines installed by Rajoo Engineers and the two CI flexo presses from

Sagar Mehta, director of Osho Flexibles. Photo: The Packman W&H, and Carraro attracted great attention from the visitors. Another blown film line from Rajoo was under installation when we visited the plant. The Open House attendees also got a chance to witness live demonstrations of a host of other machines installed at the plant including center-seal pouch mak-

Packaging samples produced by Osho Flexibles

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ing machines from XL Plastics, Simplex SL solvent-less laminator from Nordmeccanica and print inspection machines. The new plant also has a recycling plant from Ofru. In addition, Scanvik Packaging, an exclusive representative for world’s some of the most reputed companies, also installed a range of new generation equipment and solution at the Roorkee plant.

Mehta shared that the company plans to print 2,000 tonnes films on the two CI flexo machines every month. “With the CI flexo, our main target customers will be from the edible oil, bread, milk, diapers and sanitary napkins segments. In addition, we have done some interesting experiments at

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our plant. For example, we are using printed monolayer for atta (wheat) packaging.”

Miraflex A from W&H At speeds up to 400 meters per minute, the 8-color 1.3 meters wide Miraflex A at Osho Flexibles is one of the most advanced CI flexo presses in the world.

“The press has a lot of features which will help us achieve outstanding performance and also create huge opportunities with a lot of perennial savings. The complete automation system in the press is integrated on a single panel. This creates a huge convenience and you can manage the quality much better,” said Mehta.

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Pouch making machine by XL Plastics

Mira Vora of XL Plastics. Photo: The Packman Anuj Sahni of W&H said, “The Miraflex A CI flexo comes loaded with many automation features. For example, the 100% web inspection system on this press is delivered and made by us and fully integrated inside the automation panel. So it helps operator handle it with a lot of ease. In addition, we have a lot of many other features which help you on saving resources. For example, the wash-up system of the press consumes much less solvent as compared to any other presses. Then, we have systems for fast changeovers, hence reducing the downtime of the press.”

Sahni shared that another CI flexo press installation is currently going on at a company in North India. Of late, W&H has installed its machines in many companies including Vijay Neha Polymers in Hyderabad, Balaji Multiflex in Rajkot, Global Polybags in Madhurai and Jayshree Propack in Ahmedabad.

The machine is imported from Italy.

It may be recalled that Manugraph entered into a strategic alliance with Italybased Carraro last year to commence the manufacturing of Carraro CI flexo press in India at Manugraph’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Kolhapur. The core of the collaboration is technology transfer

by Carraro to build high-quality CI flexo presses in India. After the alliance, Manu-

Attendees were also able to see live demonstrations of XL Plastics’ center seal pouch making machine. “The center seal pouch making machine is designed specially for LDPE and recyclable material. The beauty of the machine is that you can make polyto-poly pouches. The final pouches are very strong and pass the drop test too. The machine can produce around 120 pouches per minute,” said Mehta.

Mira Vora of XL Plastics said, “Advantages of poly-to-poly pouches are multifold. First, it is cheaper because no polyester is used. Secondly, poly is slightly stretchable so unlike polyester it will not become hard and crack. Finally, it is completely recyclable.”

Blown film lines To have absolute cost control and have direct access to the films that they need, Osho produces its own films. For this, the company has installed a 3-layer and a 7-layer blown film lines from Rajoo Engineers.

These lines have a production capacity of 600 and 350 kilogram films an hour respectively. There is yet another 3-layer line

Cyberflex 1708-850 from Carraro Osho’s Open House offered visitors a taste of what’s new in the Indian market. The Cyberflex 1708-850 at Osho Flexibles is Carraro’s first CI flexo press in India. Installed and sold by Manugraph, the 1.3 meter wide press can run at speeds up to 350 meters per minute.

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Sagar Mehta and Viky Hebbar with the Bieffebi plate mounter at Osho Flexibles under installation which has a production capacity of about 275 kilograms an hour.

The commercial production on the third line can start anytime soon as the company is just waiting for the approval to start the power connection.

“These machines are fully loaded machines with full automation features. The machines come with gravimetric blending dosing and thickness control systems.

However, the absolute beauty of these machines is their die technology which has an excellent gauze variation,” said Mehta. All blown film lines are power-backed by UPS systems.

Sunil Jain, president Rajoo Engineers, added, “Both the machines at Osho are currently producing PE films. However, a 7-layer machine is ideal for running barrier films with nylon or EVOH for edible oil packaging. Today, more and more film manufacturers are getting into barrier packaging. That is where the future is. In terms of popularity, 3-layer machine is the most popular one because of its flexible nature.

But now people are graduating from 3- to 5-layer. The same film made on a 5-layer gives you a lot more advantage in terms of material saving and better properties.”

Recently, Rajoo sold a 3-layer blown film line to Constantia Creative Polypack, Pondicherry.

Cleaners and washers from Scanvik Osho Flexibles has installed a number of equipment through Scanvik Packaging.

Scanvik has installed its fully automatic anilox cleaner which can clean two anilox at a time, and PW82 WR automatic plate washer to wash printing plates. Scanvik has also installed a new generation BIEFFEBI plate mounter with patented VDS

Of the more than a dozen equipment and machines installed at Osho, the two blown film lines installed

by Rajoo Engineers and the two CI flexo presses from W&H and Carraro attracted great attention from the visitors. system which apart from registering micro dots also registers the image – that is, it is digital proof without inks. Osho also purchased a HUDSON SHARP high speed wicketing line (model 5750W) with speeds up to 400 cpm for making bread bags/femcare and diaper bags. Apart from these, Osho is also using ROSSINI sleeves for both their flexo presses and has also invested in Simec anilox. z

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z Varioman f:line manroland’s offset-gravure hybrid press for flexible packaging

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anroland web systems had a good experience at the recently concluded PrintPack India 2019 exhibition. In addition to highlighting its new machines, the company also talked about its services, solutions and e-commerce platform to the visitors to its stand. “We represent the entire perspective of the printing world – it is not just that we are selling only new machines. That is why we had been quite successful in the last year. And that is how we plan to take it forward,” said Sudeep Bhattacharjee, managing director of manroland India.

In addition to its ranges of offerings, the company promoted its new offset-gravure hybrid press, Varioman f:line, at the exhibition. Varioman f:line marks manroland web’s foray into the packaging domain. The hybrid press which prints on films offers a low priced production process at highest quality. Printable substrates include films or paper from 10-300 micron. The range includes options for different web widths and a production speed of up to 400 m/min.

Speaking about the new press, Bhattacharjee said, “The Varioman provides a lot of advantages. First, since the press is an offset press, it gives a huge cost benefit to customers as the press uses aluminum offset plates instead of gravure cylinders. The offset technology enables lowpriced and reproducible high printing quality. The additional usage of gravure printing equipment in the press enables an integration and automation across all systems.”

“Second, worldwide even though packaging is growing, there is a lot of product segmentation happening. Which means, the number of runs has increased although the quantity has remained the same. Hence shorter runs are gaining popularity. In shorter runs, traditional processes becomes uneconomical.

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Sudeep Bhattacharjee, managing director of manroland India, at PrintPack India 2019.

Photo: The Packman vantage of very short make-ready time as well as low cost.”

“Third and the most important benefit is that the Varioman uses Electron Beam (EB) for curing. EB Systems help to make photo initiators, as used for UV-color, redundant. This makes the press perfect for food packaging. Worldwide UV is shrinking as it is not a very good thing to have di-

rectly on food packaging. EB on the other hand is very safe and eco-friendly.”

Bhattacharjee shared that the combination of technologies in the Varioman f:line, particularly the quality of the printed product from the offset side, combined with the benefits provided by gravure printing (in the areas of varnishing, adhesives and opaque white) provide the quality and differentiation that a modern package printing operation requires. Recently, we did a job of a client in Europe who was using 22 pantone shades for a certain product on gravure press. However, the Varioman f:line replaced it with 7 offset colors. This was a huge saving for the client. Since for certain special application you need gravure, we also provide gravure units along with the press,” he said.

Manroland sold its first Varioman press with 7 offset and 3 gravure units to a customer in Europe. “Last year, we had an Open House in Germany visited by major players form the flexible packaging arena worldwide. In India, we are approaching leading packaging converters. A few of them have even visited Germany to see the machine. We are getting a very good response from the India market for this press,” concluded Bhattacharjee. z – Mahan Hazarika

z Brilliant H266 and S715 Brilliant Polymers wins two IFCA Star Awards 2018

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rilliant Polymers has won IFCA Star Awards 2018 for two of its innovative products – Brilliant H266 and Brilliant S715. Brilliant Polymers was officially awarded on 6 February 2019, at the MIG Club, Bandra. The company

was the gold sponsors for the IFCA Star Award 2018.

The IFCA Star Award function was well attended by leading names in the flexible packaging, folding carton and allied industries like inks, adhesives, films, polymers,

Flexibles machinery and many others. Nikhil Joshi, managing director, Sapat Group was the chief guest at the IFCA Star Awards 2019.

The event was also marked by the presence of Suresh Gupta, former chairman HPPL and RR Maheshwari, IFCA vice president.

Many companies from flexible packaging, carton packaging, innovations in adhesives, inks, coatings, films, polymers, along with R&D achievements in packaging won the awards. Brilliant Polymers won two IFCA Star awards for innovations in the adhesives segment.

Brilliant Polymers’ winning entry, Brilliant H266 along with its respective hardener is a solventbased two component polyurethane laminating adhesive for flexible packaging and industrial applications.

Brilliant H266 offers high green and cured bond strength and optical clarity, as well as excellent heat and chemical resistance properties. This product has very quickly captured the solvent base market and is very highly appreciated by the converters in flexible packaging industry.

Brilliant Polymers team at IFCA Star Awards 2018 Brilliant S715 is a moisture curing single component solvent-free polyurethane adhesive for flexible packaging, graphic arts and other industrial applications. Brilliant S715 offers good bond strength and optical clarity, as well as good heat and chemical resistance properties. It adheres to a wide range

of printed and unprinted substrates and is specifically designed for lamination of paper and board to aluminum foil and printed or unprinted films. The single component solvent-free adhesive has also quickly won over the customers and has captured the market in very less time. z

z Celebrating 5th anniversary of ROBOSLIT SP Ultraflex sells its 8th ROBOSLIT in North India

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umbai-based SP Ultraflex displayed its highest selling ROBOSLIT OHP dual turret slitter-rewinder at the recently concluded IndiaPlast 2019 exhibition. It’s the fifth anniversary year for the dual turret technology, which was introduced by the company in 2014. “For us, the IndiaPlast 2019 exhibition has happened at a great time. In addition to celebrating the fifth anniversary year of the ROBOSLIT, we are happy to announce that the machine we are displaying at the exhibition has been sold to a customer in North India. It will be shipped to the client’s factory soon after the exhibition. It is a repeat order for the customer and also the 8th dual turret slitter-rewinder machine to be supplied in North India in last five years.” said Biku Kohli, managing director, SP Ultraflex. Kohli shared that SP Ultraflex

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Flexibles has sold 26 ROBOSLIT dual turret slitterrewinders till now since it was first introduced in 2014.

The ROBOSLIT displayed at IndiaPlast 2019 runs at speeds up to 800 meters per minute. “It is a very operator friendly machine and allows you to produce better finished reels because the machine always runs under right tension due to the Intelligent Tension Management system installed in the machine. Reel tension is very crucial

when you run a slitter-rewinder at high speeds. The machine also comes with a lot of safety features installed,” said Kohli. The ramp up and ramp down time of the ROBOSLIT OHP has also been reduced further to increase the productivity of the machine.

Speaking about the market, Kohli said, “The quality standards have become more stringent, and the problems converters today face are related to the tightness of the winding, cutting accuracy, edge finish, resid-

ual charge and raised edges among others.

As a manufacturer, we have to improve our machines to tackle these problems. Today people want to improve their production volume, efficiency and company turnover without increasing their machine count, head count and shop floor. So this is what machines like ROBOSLIT do – they allow you to expand your business without any proportionate increase in your resources.” z – Pranay Mathur

z Plans to introduce more products in the market Naph Graphics displays SlitLine 35 at IndiaPlast 2019

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aph Graphics displayed its SlitLine 35 slitter-rewinder at the IndiaPlast 2019 exhibition. The slitterrewinder is an upgraded version of its earlier model and comes with a shaftless unwinder. “The shaftless unwinder of our slitter-rewinder can lift the reel from ground while other slitter-rewinders provide shaftless unwinder only for clamping and declamping,” said said Mohit Bansal of Naph Graphics.

Naph Graphics is a well-known name in the field of web offset press manufacturing.

Naph Graphics diversified to the packag-

ing and converting industry by launching its slitter-rewinder, SlitLine 35, at Packplus Delhi in 2016. The company’s web offset business, which started in 1990, includes exclusively designed web offset presses for printing newspapers and periodicals for medium sized editions.

The Slitline 35 has a maximum web width of 1,300 mm and maximum unwind diameter of 1,000 mm. The machine can handle plain films, coated films, metallized films, film, foil or paper laminates, paper and board. The machine has a maximum speed of 350 meters per minute.

“We are planning to come up with more products in the market to widen our product mix. The new products that we are planning to offer could be inspection systems, printing machines or any other related products. However, we are yet to decide the products,” said Bansal.

Speaking about the IndiaPlast 2019 exhibition, Bansal said, “It’s a very good exhibition with many new products and innovations for the visitors to see. The flexible packaging industry is growing and the exhibition just stands proof to that.” z – Anwesh Koley Team Naph Graphics at IndiaPlast 2019. Photo: The Packman

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z Precise monitoring of fast moving print webs A.T.E. launches StrobAXIS range of lightning fast LED stroboscopes

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.T.E. recently launched a range of LED stroboscopes for the print and packaging sector. Called the StrobAXIS series, these stroboscopes are designed for various applications including printing, labeling, slitting, doctoring, die-cutting, embossing, among others. A.T.E.’s lightning fast range of stroboscopes – StrobAXIS enable precise monitoring of fast moving print webs. The company highlighted these products at the recently concluded IndiaPlast 2019 exhibition.

Through StrobAXIS, the moving web is illuminated by periodic series of sharp and short flashes. At a certain frequency the print web appears to be stationary or ‘near stationary’, allowing the operator to check the print web for any print errors. The operator can then take the necessary corrective action or actions to reduce expensive print material wastage.

Over the past few years, the print and packaging industry has become very competitive; the impetus being on improved print quality and reducing wastage of expensive raw materials. Material rejections increase rework, thus negatively affecting productivity and therefore, profitability. Printers and converters are increasing production speeds, resulting in shorter job runs. The shorter job runs and higher production speeds mean that operators/printers need tools to spot print defects. StrobAXIS is hence a new addition to the operator’s arsenal that helps combat print defects.

With deep domain knowledge built over three decades in the print and packaging field, A.T.E. is known as a source of reliable and high quality products. A.T.E. has developed customized solutions for demanding and complex printing applications that are focused on reducing waste and improving productivity. StrobAXIS is the latest addition to this portfolio.

Team A.T.E at IndiaPlast 2019. Photo: The Packman

A.T.E. offers two models of stroboscopes – handheld and machine mounted.

The StrobAXIS’ high-powered and energyefficient bright white LEDs provide uniform illumination. This allows operators

Machine-mounted manual StrobAXIS

to identify print errors on the web and take corrective action to prevent wastage. The StrobAXIS’ precise strobe control means that operators can easily match the frequency of the print web. An LCD panel is provided for display and setting/adjusting of illumination intensity and flash frequency parameters.

“StrobAXIS will help monitoring print defects such streaks, voids, bleeding, missing prints drags and holes, and more. The machine mounted version of the StrobAXIS synchronizes with the machine speed, reducing reaction time and resulting in instant error identification. The StrobAXIS range of stroboscopes complement our other offerings for the print and packaging industry such as our automatic register control AlygnAXIS, ViewAXIS Mega and Tera web video systems, and DetectAXIS print defect detection system,” said Anand Mehta, VP – print and packaging equipment, A.T.E. z – Dev Kumar Dutta THE PACKMAN | Mar-Apr 2019

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z Hot foiling and hologram stamping machines SRK Technology showcases printing and finishing machines at IndiaPlast 2019

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elhi-based SRK Technology showcased printing and finishing machines at the IndiaPlast 2019 exhibition that was organized in Greater Noida from 28 February to 4 March 2019. Pantec and Zhejiang Guangya, represented by SRK Technologies in India, were also present along with SRK at its stand. While Zhejiang highlighted its automatic web-fed hot foil stamping machine at the show, Pantec highlighted its two products – Cheetah and Rhino.

Both technologies by Pantec offer the possibility to brand owners to shape their brand image as well as attract customers on the point of sales. “Although hot foiling and hologram stamping are not new to the market, there is still a huge potential for higher efficiency, cost saving and quality to exploit.

The company believes that this potential can be developed with its Pantec Cheetah rotary hot foil and hologram stamping system,” said Rene Abacherli, head of sales, Pantec GS Systems.

Pantec Cheetah series comes with an array of features, which include inline integration into web presses or off-line solution, up to 20 hologram placements per second (150 m/min web speed), high-performance vacuum foil saver technology (no moving masses), and non-stop auto-splicing foiling system.

“Flatbed technology for hot foil stamping allows simultaneous foiling and embossing on the same tool for absolute perfect register even on structured, uncoated papers like wine or spirit labels. The Pantec Rhino provides flat bed technology with an outstanding machine performance of up to 30,000 strokes per hour. Combined with the revolving foil head which allows the application of several foils in multi-step mode, Rhino is an extremely powerful embossing machine which can produce outstanding and refining effects with multiple foils and

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Rene Abacherli, head of sales, Pantec GS Systems; and Rajesh Agarwal of SRK Technology at IndiaPlast 2019.

Photo: The Packman embossing effects in a single machine pass,” said Abacherli.

Meanwhile, SRK’s other partner Zhejiang Guangya Machinery promoted its Gaangya TYM 105JT/1400JT/2000JT automatic web-fed hot foil stamping machines. China-based Zhejiang Guangya Machinery is a specialized manufacturer with a long history of producing hot foil stamping and die-cutting machinery. Its machinery is very popular in China and is exported to over 70 countries and territories including Europe, North America,

Latin America, South East Asia, Middle East, Oceania and Africa.

“Gaangya TYM automatic web-fed hot foil stamping machines are designed as the new generation products for automatic stamping roll material after printing and laminating. It is suitable for the production of paper box, paper cup, surround-bidding label, card paper pressing convex, couplets, portable paper bag, paper cover, PVC and various plastic material,” said Click Zhang of Zhejiang Guangya Machinery. z – Dev Kumar Dutta

z Oxxo’s sleeves and adapters Ligum highlights elastomer flexo sleeves at IndiaPlast 2019

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t PlastIndia 2019, Ligum along with its channel partner, Inpack Solutions, showcased its latest technologies for direct laser engraved sleeves.

Bhupendra Srivastava, director of Inpack Solutions shared that many leading

flexographics users visited Inpack’s stand during the exhibition to witness Ligum’s high definition flexographics elastomers which provide ever increasing print quality, operability and lower costs as compared to gravure printing.

Flexibles “Based on many years of experience and continuous development of materials including many laboratory and practical tests, we are able to choose or adjust an optimal material according to the requirements and needs of each customer. We have technical solutions to identify and overcome press and pre-press issues, improve processes, and help save money. Our technical solutions are included in Lead Lasers flexo perfect products to bring high technology, high performance equipment for our customers to add value to their businesses,” said Srivastava.

Speaking about the market, Srivastava said, “Flexography printing is constantly growing in popularity in Indian with increased number of customers investing in CI flexo technologies. CI flexo technologies using elastomer sleeves overpass gravure quality and provide HD flexo printing. This is one of the reasons why CI flexo is becom-

acceleration in speed, simplification and lower costs when replacing a printing form and within printing itself. Quick development of direct laser engraving and new generation of elastomers allow achieving very high printing quality.” Ligum is an exclusive supplier of elastomer sleeves to Uflex and Pal Group.

Oxxo sleeves and adapters

Bhupendra Srivastava, director of Inpack Solutions, at IndiaPlast 2019.

Photo: The Packman ing the lead choice for large FMCG companies. The sleeve technology has brought

In addition to Ligum, Inpack’s another partner Oxxo also showcased its sleeves and adapters at IndiaPlast 2019. Oxxo’s sleeves and adapters are manufactured using the latest production technology fiber glass and adapters. The materials used are subjected to constant quality control procedures carried out at Oxxo facilities. In use around the world since one decade, Oxxo sleeves and adapters can be customized for all flexo printing presses. z – Dev Kumar Dutta

z DMA R10 Series with full digital control DMA Innotec promotes its new generation engraving machine at IndiaPlast 2019

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t IndiaPlast 2019 in Greater Noida, 28 February to 4 March 2019, DMA Innotec promoted its new generation gravure engraving machine, DMA R10 Series. The DMA R10 Series has full digital control and runs at constant 8 KHz engraving speed. The unique technical features First Full Cell (FFC ) and Point to Point (PTP ) achieve the excellent quality of fine texts and line works. The One Path technology of the engraver allows images and very small texts to be engraved in one path at 8 KHz, which improves the production efficiently. For optimal productivity and quality, DMA R10 is integrated with the user friendly Packz PDF-based workflow editor from HYBRID Software for directly accepting PDF format.

“Today if we talk about the printing industry, everyone uses PDF format unlike in the engraving or rotogravure industry

Rex Liu (2nd from left) with team members of Inpack Solutions at IndiaPlast 2019.

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Flexibles where TIFF format is more popular. We are the first company to use PDF format in engraving process,” said Rex Liu, CEO of DMA Innotec Group.

Speaking about the advantages of the DMA R10 Series, Liu said, “One of the biggest benefits of using the R10 Series is that it can engrave dots in U shape. A normal engraving system cannot engrave in U shape.

The ink transfer in U shape is much better compared to V shape engraving by normal engraving systems. In U shape, the cell bottom is long instead of being sharp. This

means, it can hold more ink volume and allow better ink transfer which in turn delivers greater degree of sharpness and detail – even for lighter colors.

Liu added, “Because the R10 engraver has full digital control, we can engrave fullsize cell from the first row/cut with sharp edge results. In addition, cell engraving is precisely controlled by Point to Point Technique (PTP). DMA R10 can engrave images and very small texts with high resolution in one path at 8 KHz.” Based in Germany and Taiwan, DMA

has installed more than five engravers in India so far. In India, DMA Innotec is represented by InPack. “India is a very important market for us. Today India has only about 200 engravers. With the packaging industry growing at a rapid pace, the scope for growth is huge. Some few years ago, China had less than 200 engravers. However, today the number stands at more than 2,000.

Just imagine, In India even if the number reaches just 800 installations in next few years, that will be huge,” concluded Liu. z – Dev Kumar Dutta

z Modern, light and stiff rollers for increasing machine efficiency Carbon Light sets the trend for carbon fiber rollers

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t IndiaPlast 2019, Carbon Light displayed its range of carbon fiber rollers. The company manufactures carbon fiber rollers for the printing and packaging industries, blown film extrusion lines, slitting and converting applications, and non-woven applications (eg., textile industry). Carbon Light is the first company in India to manufacture carbon fiber rollers.

“Being the first in the industry, we face many problems as people in India are not quite familiar with carbon fiber rollers since all these years they were using aluminum, rubber or MS rollers. So now we are trying to tap the OEMs who basically sets the ground. Right now, we are providing our carbon fiber rollers to Pelican, Kabra, Kalpvrux Converting, Galaxy, Uflex and more. And these companies have started realizing the advantages of using carbon fiber rollers in their machines,” said Rini Bansal, business development engineer at Carbon Light.

“Using carbon fiber rollers can increase line speeds significantly. That is because these rollers are quite light in weight and the stiffness is very high. The moment you press stop your machine, it gets stopped instantly due to its low moment of inertia thereby not dragging along the film – this is something you cannot achieve using alu-

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Team Carbon Light at IndiaPlast 2019. Photo: The Packman minum and MS rollers. Instant stopping of the roller leaves the film scratch free,” explained Bansal.

Although the company started manufacturing carbon fiber rollers some six years

ago, it started promoting itself for the first time at the PlastIndia exhibition in 2018.

“After PlastIndia 2018, in past one year, we have received a very good response from the market. Machine manufactures are ap-

Flexibles preciating the kind of potential these rollers can offer to their machines. With carbon fiber rollers, they are able to achieve much higher efficiency with performance of the same machine, which was earlier using normal rollers, going up significantly in terms of speeds, accuracy and better sensitivity on films. Also, vibration caused by the machine can affect the film. Rollers constitute about 80 to 85% of the vibration in the machine.

Using carbon fiber rollers this can be reduced greatly.”

Speaking about the challenges, Bansal said, “All these years, it was more about educating ourselves first and then educating the customers because these rollers are quite new not only to the Indian market but to us as well. Fortunately, since our parent company has more than 30 years of experience in carbon fiber winding, we used that

experience and started understanding customer requirements.”

Bansal said that Carbon Light’s objective of participating at IndiaPlast 2019 is to make end users understand about carbon fiber rollers. “When end users understand the benefits of the carbon fiber rollers, they automatically ask the manufacturers to provide machines with carbon fiber rollers.” z – Pranay Mathur

z IndiaPlast 2019 BST eltromat India displays EagleEye and Alphamix

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fter successfully displaying EagleEye and Alphamix at ArabPlast 2019 in Dubai, BST eltromat India demonstrated these systems for the first time in India at the recently concluded IndiaPlast 2019 exhibition.

EagleEye is a 100% web viewing system which enables press operators to get a complete overview of the web repeat at all times.

It overcomes the limitations of the conventional web viewing systems and allows operators to view the entire web-repeat on a 55 -inch UltraHD monitor. The system is modular and can be upgraded to add defect detection software at any time.

“EagleEye is ideal for web width up to 2800 mm and press speeds up to 600 meters per minute. It has a camera resolution of 132 dpi and tri-linear RGB true color line sensor. It also facilitates fast remote maintenance for easy and immediate diagnosis.

The operators can zoom in and zoom out the images and can see what exactly he is printing regardless of the speed,” said Khushal Patel of BST eltromat India.

The other system displayed at the event was Alphamix. It is a two-component adhesive mixing and dispensing system which delivers adhesive mixture at a desired ratio and temperature with self-calibration ensuring zero de-lamination. Alphamix comes both as standalone system as well as integrated to solvent-less lamination machine. BSTe displayed both systems at the exhibition. For the integrated system, the company used a Lotus Mechanical solvent-

Khushal Patel of BST eltromat India at IndiaPlast 2019. Photo: The Packman

less lamination machine for live demos.

“The system also calculates and displays actual coating GSM along with all critical information on one HMI. In addition to providing roll/job wise reporting and ensuring

precise temperature and weight control, the system also calculates weight of adhesive in real-time,” said Vikrant Jairath, general manager, automation at BSTe India. z – Anwesh Koley THE PACKMAN | Mar-Apr 2019

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z Joint venture with Techno Roll

Provin Technos displays two machines at PrintPack India 2019 Mahan Hazarika

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t the PrintPack India 2019 exhibition, Provin Technos demonstrated two machines – RMGT 920 ST-620 ST-6 plus coater UV press and Miyakoshi Intermittent narrow web offset press MLP-13C 5 color with two flexo units. In addition to the demonstration of the two presses, Provin also highlighted its performance over the years and addition of new products to its business.

Vinay Kaushal, director, Provin Technos, said, “The importance of the Indian print market can be understood from the fact that we have 23 guests from Japan for the show consisting of top management of all the companies that we represent.”

Speaking about the Miyakoshi Intermittent narrow web offset press MLP-13C, Kaushal said, “It can run at speeds similar to flexo press and deliver much better quality.

This is a pure offset machine with coating units which are based on flexo technology.

We have machines which can run at 50 meter, 70 meter, 100 meter and 120 meter per minute. The Miyakoshi narrow web press that we installed last year at Pragati runs at 100 meter per minute.”

Meanwhile, the RMGT press can run various substrates, such as paper, boards, MetPET and plastics up to 0.6 mm. Kaushal said, “The RMGT 920 ST-620 press is the most preferred size machine in India for its quality and productivity in addition to its various unique features.”

Joint venture with Japanbased Techno Roll At the press conference, Provin also announced its joint venture with Techno Roll Japan for manufacturing high quality PU and NBR rollers for all kinds of printing machines in the India market. Kaushal said, “ We are setting up a joint venture company with Techno Roll Japan under the name of

Techno Roll-Provin India Pvt. Ltd. We expect the new company to be operational by October 2019.” Japan-based Techno Roll was established in 1979 and has five manufacturing units in Japan.

Unique service concept – Smart Glass Provin will also showcase for the first time a unique service concept called ‘Smart Glass’. “This unique innovation was introduced by RMGT during IGAS 2018 last year and India becomes the first country where it will be demonstrated and subsequently implemented,” said Kaushal. “With the implementation of this concept, our customers will be able to get real-time service support by getting connected to our service support server using a device. The device is capable of transferring live feed with data transfer and on the spot notes based on which back-end engineers can provide expert advice to the customer.” z

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z Vinsak announces alliance with SPG Prints for prepress equipment Excell Graphics and Sreedhar Labels opt for Lombardi Synchroline 430

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t PrintPack 2019, Vinsak announced the sale of two Lombardi Synchroline 430 flexo presses – one to New Delhi-based Excell Graphics and another to Ahmedabad-based Shreedhar Labels. This Excell’s second Synchroline 430.

The Synchroline 430 that Excell Graphics ordered is a 17-inch, 8-color flexo press with features such as UV drier at all stations, automatic registration, online flat screen, rotary die-cutter and inline slitter and rewinder. The press can handle a variety of substrates from 12 microns to 400 gsm. “The new Synchroline 430 has the online flat screen, which is not there in the older Synchroline 430 that we have. The flat screen feature makes the press very efficient in terms of both cost, operations and speed,” said Shashwat Bansal, partner, Excell Graphics.

Excell currently manufactures self-adhesive labels but is now looking to venture into shrink sleeve labels and mono cartons, and according to Bansal, the capability of the Lombardi to handle a variety of materials with equal efficiency will make the task easier.

Meanwhile, the Lombardi Synchroline 430 label press ordered by Shreedhar Labels can print on substrates ranging from 12 microns to 350 GSM (nearly 500 plus microns). It also comes with an auto-registration feature by default.

Sreedhar Labels traditionally is a commercial printer. The company was planning to diversify into packaging since the last two years. The main reason Sreedhar Printers decided to diversify to packaging is because the company has already witnessed a lot of players entering the paper packaging segment and in order to diversify to labels, one needs to have a particular skill set.

Michael Tachol, sales manager of SPG Prints and Ranesh Bajaj of Vinsak announced the new alliance for supplying prepress equipment

Vinsak announces alliance with SPG Prints At the Printpack 2019 exhibition, Vinsak announced its new alliance with SPG Prints.

Michael Tschol of SPG Prints was present at the Vinsak stand during the show. Austriabased SPG Prints is represented by its sister concern in India named Stovec Industries in Ahmedabad. The Austrian company has a special position in the group for being the most competent part of the group offering prepress equipment.

“Our focus is wider than just the label business. We with our prepress portfolio fit perfectly to Vinsak’s processes. With this alliance, we will jointly offer prepress solutions to the customers along with the press and postpress that Vinsak already offers. We

believe this alliance gives both the companies a win-win situation. And with Vinsak’s reach in India, we hope to market our products better and reach out to a wide customer base throughout the country,” Tschol said.

SPG first contacted Ranesh Bajaj of Vinsak during Labelexpo India 2018 in November. The actual deal came through shortly before the Printpack exhibition. Bajaj said that the company is very excited about the deal.

“SPG has a wider product portfolio which hopefully will help us supply to the market soon. We were delivering press and postpress equipment to our customers earlier but with this deal, we will be able to cover the entire spectrum of the printing process with prepress, press and postpress equipment. z – Dev Kumar Dutta Shreedhar Labels team at the Vinsak stand at PrintPack 2019

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z A day to salute innovations and leadership in label industry ALPS and Avery join hands to celebrate 13 January as World Label Day

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ssociation of Label Printers and Suppliers (ALPS) and Avery Dennison came together on 3 February 2019 at Noida Expo Mart and Center to announce and celebrate 13 January, the birth anniversary of ‘The Sticker Man’, R Stanton Avery, as World Label Day.

The programme was inaugurated by Gururaj Ballarwad, president, Arunesh Bansal, HGS and Ashish Gupta, treasurer – ALPS; Dayakar Reddy, president, Iqbal Singh, HGS –IPAMA; Raveendra Joshi, president-AIFMP; AK Jain, chairman – training, Prabhkar, VP – south – AIDC Technologies; and Pankaj Bhardwaj, GM and senior director, label and graphics materials group – South Asia, Avery Dennison India.

The day was celebrated by releasing the World Label Day poster by Gururaj Ballarwad and Pankaj Bhardwaj. In addition, three technical sessions were organized during the programme.

Bhupinder Singh, country sales manager, Avery Dennison delivered a lecture on ‘Innovation in Label Industry’. Parag Bagade, head of technical marketing –

The celebration was attended by more than 150 delegates from across the label fraternity South Asia Pacific and Sub Saharan Africa, Avery Dennison delivered a lecture on ‘Sustainability Initiatives in Label Industry’ An expert session on ‘Brand Owner Perspective and Importance of Labeling’ was delivered by packaging technologist and consultant Rahul Bhargava from Packaging Prescriptions.

Ballarwad started the programme by welcoming all the guests and delegates. He also extended a special thank you note to all the supporting associations – IPAMA,

AIFMP, AIDC Technologies, and ASPA for their support towards the event.

The keynote address during the programme was delivered by Pankaj Bhardwaj. The programme ended with a vote of thanks delivered by Ashish Gupta of ALPS and with the distribution of the ‘World Label Day’ Calendars. The celebration was attended by more than 150 delegates from across the label fraternity.

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z A strong vision for the future Nilpeter celebrates 100 years of innovation

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May 2019 will be a special day at Nilpeter headquarters in Slagelse, Denmark, as the company celebrates its 100th anniversary. Founded by two old friends in 1919, Nilpeter started out servicing newspaper printing machines in central Copenhagen, before launching its first semi-rotary printing press, The Simplex, in 1924, which in various versions remained part of the company’s

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product range until the 70s. With the introduction of the self-adhesive substrate, Nilpeter targeted its business towards the label market, and the rest is history. To this day, Nilpeter remains family-owned and -managed, with Lars Eriksen and Peter Eriksen, father and son, and the 3rd and 4th generation of owners, leading the company towards new historical milestones.

Labels Global manufacturing and customer care Today, Nilpeter manufactures printing presses for labels and flexible packaging in three continents: Europe, North America, and Asia. Consistent quality is a key driver, achieved through in-house manufacturing of all vital components, high levels of automation and comprehensive quality control. Nilpeter has a number of subsidiaries, which supports the company’s global customer care strategy to deliver a high level of customer support to both the local and the multinational printing companies.

Clean design lines The Nilpeter press design has always been easily recognizable. The Danish tradition for clean design lines mixed with a high level of functionality is a constant priority in the development phase, and is evident in today’s product lines. Nilpeter’s developments in press design cater to a new generation of machine operators that requests a modern operator interface and intuitive handling.

Technology on display The five modern Technology Centers located in Denmark, USA, Thailand, India and Brasil have the latest Nilpeter products on display and provide the perfect scene for engaging with printers. Moreover, cosuppliers and industry partners utilize the facilities to test new technology trends in a local setting.

Lars Eriksen and Peter Eriksen, the 3rd and 4th generation of owners, lead Nilpeter towards new historical milestones Throughout the years, Nilpeter has pushed the boundaries of technical excellence and created many significant innovations that have shaped the label printing industry – innovations, such as UV-flexo printing, drop-in rotary screen printing and the first true platform-based offset press.

Today, Nilpeter is a healthy company with a strong vision for the future.

Lars Eriksen, president and CEO, Nilpeter says, “The Nilpeter brand is positioned stronger than ever due to years of important partnerships and product innovations. We value partnerships – with customers, suppliers, and industry partners alike. We strive to share our experience and work closely with leading technology providers, in order to generate

value with and for our customers. Inspired by the latest technological trends, our skilled, intelligent workforce is constantly developing and implementing new solutions, allowing us to remain a driving, innovative force in the printing industry. While we benefit from 100 years of experience, we are not rooted in what has worked in the past, but focused on what will work in the future. That is the essence of … your printing partner.”

A yearlong celebration Nilpeter looks forward to celebrating 100 YEARS OF INNOVATION with employees, customers, partners, and suppliers, marking the anniversary in various ways throughout the year. z

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z Leveraging the latest digital technologies

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onica Minolta showcased its wide range of cutting-edge technological innovations at PrintPack India 2019, at India Expo Centre in Greater Noida. The company demonstrated its entire product line in color and mono digital production printing, including the AccurioPress C6100, the AccurioPress C3080/3070, and the AccurioPress C83hc, and Monochrome machine Accurio Pro 1100.

Both AccurioPress C6100 and AccurioPress C3070/3080 are capable of handling a wide range of media, of varying thickness and length, and deliver unmatched print productivity, versatility and usability.

With the IQ-501 – an intelligent quality optimizer capable of real-time monitoring and adjustment of color and front-to-back registration – available as an optional feature, the machines minimize manual intervention for high-speed, high accuracy, and high-quality print operations.

The AccurioPress C83hc, is a unique digital printing solution for the photo industry. Using the fourth generation of Konica Minolta’s High Chroma toner, the machine enables printing businesses to customize and complete print jobs in either sRGB or CMYK format through its selectable print mode. This allows for vivid and accurate image replication on paper, with accurate reproduction of skin tones and pantone colors enabling life-like quality prints on-demand.

Speaking at the event, Daisuke Mori, managing director – Konica Minolta Business Solutions India, said, “The preferences of its new-age consumers are evolving rapidly. The print and printing ecosystem needs to evolve in step with this changing dynamic. As a pioneer in the global digital printing space, Konica Minolta has been

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Kuldeep Malhotra of Konica Minolta displaying a sample at PrintPack India 2019. Photo: The Packman leveraging the latest digital technologies to enable greater productivity, profitability, and versatility for print and printing businesses across India.”

Konica Minolta also demonstrated Accurio PRO 1100, a black & white production printer capable of delivering print speeds of up to 100ppm (on A4) and 55ppm (on A3).

The machine’s outstanding productivity is complemented by the high print quality enabled by its LED print head, which is capable of producing prints with a resolution of 1,200 X 1,2000 dpi.

Konica Minolta also demonstrated its MGI JETvarnish 3DS with i-FOIL for digital and commercial print and printing businesses looking to scale up their print operations, enhance productivity, and maximize profitability by catering to new-age print jobs. An innovative digital spot UV coating and foil solution which utilizes MGI’s patented inkjet and hot foil stamping technology, MGI JETvarnish 3DS can provide

digital spot UV coating in plain 2D and 3D (with thickness of up to 200 microns) and embossed foil textured effects in one pass.

The MGI machine is capable of 100% data variable spot UV coating and can add value to prints with varnish and i-FOIL, thus creating visually-stunning, custom spot varnished prints with unique graphics, text, and numeric data. It additionally comes equipped with an artificial image scanner to help register the print for spot UV and digital foil automatically.

As part of its latest showcase, Konica Minolta is hosting a demonstration for B2 print samples made on the AccurioJet KM1. Coming equipped with Konica Minolta’s proprietary cutting-edge inkjet print head, UV ink, and half-tone processing capabilities, the state-of-the-art UV inkjet Press can deliver a wider and deeper color gamut and outstanding color stability along with superlative productivity. z

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z Heidelberg and Masterwork move ahead together in postpress Amber and TCPL invest in Heidelberg Masterwork machines Dev Kumar Dutta

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eidelberg India, making its debut at PrintPack 2019, invited several of its leading commercial and packaging customers to inaugurate its stand. Heidelberg along with Masterwork displayed two machines – Easymatrix 106 FC foiling and Easymatrix 106 CS diecutting machines – running at the show. Distinguished customers who graced the occasion were Saket Konodia of TCPL, Ramesh Kejriwal of Parksons, and Wafa Abbas and Anurag Mathur of Amber Print Pack.

At the show, Heidelberg announced the sale of two Masterwork machines. While Lucknow-based Amber Print Pack bought the Easymatrix 106 CS diecutter, TCPL invested in the foiling machine. For TCPL, this was its second Easymatrix 106 FC – the first one being installed about two years ago.

According to Michael Gao, sales manager for Masterwork Group, Easymatrix 106 CS series is one of the most popular machines with 170 installations worldwide since it was launched after the Heidelberg-Masterwork tie-up. Around 10% of the machines are installed in Germany. In India, there are 12 machines installed.

A long-standing commercial printer, Amber Print Pack has diversified to the packaging segment recently. Abbas of Amber Print Pack said, “In the past twothree months, we have been witnessing a decline in print jobs from private players, though the flow of jobs from the government has been steady. This has led us to think about diversifying our business to the packaging segment.”

The Easymatrix 106 CS can deliver comprehensive service. Short setup times and easy operation provide a high level of productivity. The workflow is very effective because automation eliminates many mistakes from manual activities. With a

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Heidelberg India invited several of its leading commercial and packaging customers to inaugurate its stand at PrintPack India 2019. Photo: The Packman speed of 7,700 sheets per hour and short make-ready times, the Easymatrix 106 CS stands for productivity and cost-efficiency up to a size of 106. It processes materials from 90 to 2,000 gram per square meter.

Even corrugated boards up to 4 mm thick can be processed.

Wafa Abbas and Anurag Mathur of Amber Print Pack starting the Easymatrix 106 CS diecutter at PrintPack India 2019.

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According to Heidelberg, the Easymatrix 106 FC is the perfect machine to widen packaging portfolio with hot foil stamping. Additional to the cutting station, it is equipped with a hot foil unit, which enables you to install three to six longitudinal and up to two transversal foil feeding shafts. The Hot Foil Computer System helps to speed up the foil adjustment and keep an eye on the parameters while running the machine.

Recently Heidelberg signed an agreement with the Chinese post-press specialist Masterwork Group (Masterwork) under which the latter will obtain an 8.5% stake in the former.

The aim was to further improve its market position in the packaging printing segment.

Peter Rego, general manager for Heidelberg India, said, “Thanks to Heidelberg’s partnership with Masterwork, Heidelberg customers enjoy direct access to a comprehensive and affordable portfolio of diecutters, hot foil stampers, folding carton gluers, and offline packaging inspection systems.

Combining Heidelberg’s engineering leadership and Masterwork’s manufacturing prowess assures that every investment in postpress and finishing equipment will be a rewarding one.” z

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z The Indian market is full of potential – Hirofumi Hoshino Komori India inks eleven GL 37 offset press deals at PrintPack India 2019 Dev Kumar Dutta

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t PrintPack India 2019, Komori India demonstrated two machines – the newly launched GL 437 plus online coater with an automatic application and Enthrone 29. The presentation of GL 437 C press was prepared to cater to the growing demand for packaging and printing customers in the market with better quality and enhanced productivity. Since the launch, it has become popular with its compact design, flexibility and suitability.

The second offset press demonstrated was Enthrone 29, the best seller in the Indian market. “This press philosophy was designed to fulfill the dreams of printers who for the first time will buy their first brand new press. Reason being Indian market thrives on multiple pre-owned used machines. This Komori offset press will empower this new printer fraternity/generation to increase their business. The live demo has instilled that confidence that Komori can make their dream come true,” said Sangam Khanna of Komori India.

It was Komori India’s first ever PrintPack as an independent entity. It may be recalled that earlier in 2018, Komori Corporation acquired its India representative, Insight Print Communication, and started its Indian subsidiary to represent the south Asia market. Komori India now represents Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and East Africa with an aim to provide better leadership to this market.

“PrintPack 2019 has a great importance for Komori. The sole purpose of participating at the exhibition is to make sure that printers in the region know that we are here.

We want to spread the message that Komori Team management will have a direct contact with his growing Indian market and

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Komori India demonstrated two machines at PrintPack India 2019

Sangam Khanna of Komori India with the newly launched GL 437 at PrintPack India 2019. Photo: The Packman across the border,” added Khanna.

Komori’s chairman and CEO Yoshiharu Komori, on his visit to PrintPack India, said,“This helps me take a better feel of the Indian market. I am pretty excited to meet

new customers here at the show. I want to see the prospect the Indian market has to offer us.”

The six-day event pulled a crowd of about 5,000 to the Komori stand. Total twen-

Monocarton ty demos were being run during the six days of the exhibition. Mr Komori press started the GL 37 C for the demonstrations. “The reactions from the printers were encouraging and PrintPack 2019 has really left a good impression that coming years will be promising for the brand Komori,” said Khanna.

Komori India clinches 11 GL 37 deals Komori India clinched eleven GL 37 offset press deals at the PrintPack India 2019 exhibition. Wafa Abbas, director of Amber Press, who invested in two GL 437 presses,

said, “Being an existing customer of Komori, we were aware of the technology and after-sale services. We have multiple pre-owned printing presses and wanted to retire them with two new presses. Both the machines will be installed within the next two months.”

Meanwhile, Surat-based Metro Plus picked the GL 437 plus online coater that was being displayed at the exhibition. Birju Talati of Metro Plus said, “This is our first new printing press and we are expecting to double our production from 25-tonne to 50-tonne per month. All of our existing

pre-owned printing presses are from Komori and we have hands-on experience on the machines.”

Hirofumi Hoshino, managing director Komori India, said, “I am quite optimistic about the Indian market. We have put a good show, got lot of good inquiries from the show and looking forward to educate the market about our services. Ever since we have come to India, I must say that our Indian operations are getting organized with each passing day. The Indian market is full of potential and we are here to explore it to the best of our abilities.” z

z PrintPack India 2019 Pragati, Sattik and Packmaax invest in DGM folder-gluers

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GM India has sold three foldergluers at the PrintPack India 2019 exhibition. While Hyderabad-based Pragati bought the SmartFold 1100PC foldergluer, Kolkata-based Sattik Packaging and Delhi-based Packmaax India inked the deal for Megafold 2400 and SmartFold 1100SL respectively. For Sattik Packaging, which also makes 3- and 5-ply boxes, this is the second folder-gluer from DGM.

The SmartFold 1100PC folder-gluer has a capability to do straight-line, bottomlock and double-wall boxes with a speed of 400 meters per minute. Puneet Aggarwal, managing director of DGM India, said that Pragati liked the ‘motorized with memory’ feature of the folder-gluer. “Normally, in folder-gluers available in the market, the conveyor movement is executed by operators manually by moving a handle. But our folder-gluer has a motorized function. So no manual operation by the handle is required. With the press of a button, you can move the conveyors. So, it becomes easy for operators. Once you setup the complete machine which has a memory function, you just have to press the memory button and the programme is saved in the computer.

So whenever you have a repeat job, you just need to recall that job and every section conveyor will start setting up automatically.

Hence you don’t need to create a job ticket,

Puneet Aggarwal, managing director of DGM India, at PrintPack India 2019.

Photo: The Packman job log etc., as everything is in the PLC. This makes job changeovers a lot faster. This is the main reason why Pragati chose this folder-gluer,” he said.

Aggarwal revealed that by the time the PrintPack exhibition concludes, the count of DGM machines sold over last four months in India will go up to more than 10. A stellar salesman who has his fingers on the pulse of the Indian market, Aggarwal joined as managing director of DGM India in November 2018.

DGM is a 35 year old company based in Huizhou city, China, manufacturing diecutters, hot foil stamping machines, folder-gluers and flute laminators. The company also manufactures folder-gluers for 5-ply boards. DGM manufactures over 350 machines every year out of which 40% is exported to different countries. In 2018, DGM decided to enter the India market as a

direct subsidiary, and appointing Aggarwal as the managing director is DGM’s first step toward achieving this goal. The new office, expected to be in operation by April 2019, will be based in Noida. Aggarwal shared that the new DGM India office will also have a demo center.

For after-sales service, DGM India has partnered with Chennai-based PrintPack Technology. “India is a service-sensitive market – so providing flawless service to our customers is our first priority. That is why we did not tie up with any new service providers but with someone who is in this industry for more than 25 years with vast experience and expertise. The service team of PrintPack Technology is capable of handling any critical issues as they know these machines inside-out,” concluded Aggarwal. z – Mahan Hazarika THE PACKMAN | Mar-Apr 2019

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z Solutions for corrugated board industry First CorruJET from Koenig & Bauer installed at KOLB

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ocus on growth markets such as digital packaging printing is part of the successful Koenig & Bauer strategy. With the installation of the first CorruJET press at the KOLB company group in Memmingen, it has now taken the next step along this fruitful path.

When developing the new CorruJET press for the corrugated board industry, Koenig & Bauer was able to call upon extensive experience already gained with the RotaJET. The CorruJET can deliver highresolution digital print at production speeds of up to 6,000 sheets per hour and handles formats up to 1,700 x 1,300 mm (66.9 x 51.2 inches). All customary outer liners, whether coated or uncoated, can be printed in exceptional quality. This combination of high quality and maximum throughput is a key distinguishing feature of the CorruJET. As the sheet infeed was designed for a hardedge sheet orientation, it can be combined easily with typical peripheral equipment (pre-feeder, stacker) and harmonizes with the standard logistics of every corrugated board plant. The incorporation of a coating unit provides for gloss or matt coating of the 4-color images printed using water-based inks.

Koenig & Bauer management board member Christoph Müller said, “In exactly the same way as for our analog presses, the CorruFLEX and CorruCUT, we based the project specifications on a careful evaluation of the market and customer wishes.

The KOLB Group is here an ideal partner with whom to further the development of our new CorruJET for digital post-printing on corrugated board.” The CorruJET is set to enter production in the second quarter of 2019.

New premises for KOLB Digital Solutions were opened in Memmingen-Amendingen just last year, barely a stone’s throw from the KOLB group headquarters in the town. The CorruJET will form the heart of a new production plant with integrated fin-

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The CorruJET can deliver high-resolution digital print at production speeds of up to 6,000 sheets per hour ishing and conversion. “Differentiation, fast time-to-market scenarios, or reduced run lengths in conjunction with increased versioning – the demands expressed by our customers are forever changing,” says Dr. Bernhard Ruffing, managing director of Hans

Kolb Wellpappe. “Against this background, focus is naturally turning to the option of digital post-printing. With Koenig & Bauer and the CorruJET, we are well equipped to respond to future customer demands and can also open up new markets. z

z More than 800 installations in India Dizario Industries clinches 15 orders at PrintPack India 2019

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t the recently concluded PrintPack exhibition, Faridabad-based Dizario Industries displayed its range of machines including LED UV curing system, conventional UV curing system, precision screen printing machine, UV conveyor system – auto stacker, roller coater interdeck UV system, and anilox coating attachment. Of these, the precision screen printing machine was a new product launched at the exhibition.

Anil Saini of Dizario Industries shared that the company received a very good response at the PrintPack exhibition with 15 order bookings at the show floor. These include five LED curing systems, five screen printing machine and five UV curing and coating systems.

According to Saini, the company has completed more than 800 installations in India in last two and a half years. In addition, Dizario has also been successful in

Sankoch Gaur and Anil Saini of Dizario Industries at PrintPack India 2019. Photo: The Packman extending its footprint in countries like Bangladesh (20 installations) and Dubai (2 installations). z – Anwesh Koley

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z Masterwork to obtain around 8.5% Heidelberg share Heidelberg steps up activities in packaging market

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eidelberg is looking to further improve its market position in the growing packaging printing segment by taking its long-standing sales partnership with Masterwork Group, China’s largest manufacturer of die-cutters and hot-foil embossing machines, to a whole new level. Based in the Chinese city of Tianjin, Masterwork is to obtain around 8.5% of the Heidelberg share capital under a cash capital increase from authorized capital excluding shareholder subscription rights. The implementation of such capital measure is subject to approval by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG’s supervisory board. The proposed capital increase provides the opportunity for Heidelberg to acquire a further strategic anchor shareholder with a long-term investment horizon as well as to strengthen its equity.

Subject to approval by the relevant bodies on both sides and the Chinese authorities, the capital measure should provisionally take place by the end of the first calendar quarter of 2019. The issue price of the new shares is set to be EUR 2.68. If the market price significantly outstrips the envisaged issue price, this will be renegotiated in line with statutory requirements. The funds Heidelberg generates with the capital increase are to be used to accelerate its digital agenda (digitizing products, processes, and business models, for example) and for general business financing. Masterwork supports the Heidelberg strategy and is demonstrating its clear commitment to long-term collaboration. Heidelberg is currently considering and discussing whether it will seek to obtain a shareholding in Masterwork.

“The Heidelberg Management Board and Supervisory Board are delighted that our long-standing, successful collaboration with Masterwork is to become much closer.

This opens up further potential in the grow-

Masterwork is to obtain around 8.5% of the Heidelberg share capital under a cash capital increase from authorized capital excluding shareholder subscription rights ing packaging printing segment, especially in China – the world’s largest individual market. We are expecting better capacity utilization at our plants across the globe to make us far more efficient, but I would like to stress that this will not weaken our sites in Germany. We are delighted that in Masterwork we are obtaining another long-term investor that firmly believes in the company’s innovative prowess, strategy, and potential for the future,” says Heidelberg CEO Rainer Hundsdörfer.

“Heidelberg is our ideal partner for jointly leveraging growth potential in the packaging printing market. The stake we are obtaining in this long-established company and world market leader underlines that we are in it for the long haul and are confident Heidelberg has adopted the right strategy,” says Masterwork president Li Li.

acquired the postpress packaging technologies of Heidelberg, which retains responsibility for global sales and digital customer relations. The possibility of linking Masterwork’s postpress machines to the Heidelberg cloud is a big advantage when it comes to realizing the value proposition of using production data to boost customers’ productivity. Packaging printing is expected to enjoy above-average growth in the coming years.

Heidelberg already holds a leading position in this segment in Europe and the Americas, while Masterwork is one of China’s leading postpress suppliers for packaging. The closer ties are set to significantly strengthen this position in China – the world’s largest packaging market – and in other regions, too.

Building on leading market position in growing packaging printing segment

What’s more, there are plans for closer collaboration focusing on the two companies’ value chains. Heidelberg will continue to supply the dynamic markets in China and the rest of Asia from the site in Qingpu, near Shanghai, that it established back in 2006. As a result of the closer working relationship with Masterwork, it will also benefit from joint component manufacturing operations at the Masterwork site in Tianjin in the future. This will provide both companies with a whole host of possibilities for improving their efficiency. z

Heidelberg and Masterwork, which is listed on China’s Shenzhen stock exchange, have operated a close postpress partnership for a number of years, turning print products into folding cartons for the packaging market. They also benefit from a long-standing, successful sales collaboration. Masterwork specializes in postpress equipment for the folding carton industry. Back in 2014, it

Creating shared value and stepping up sales of Heidelberg products in China

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z Food packaging and labeling

Small is the new big: on-the-go snack bars Kathryn Fox, global marketing manager at Videojet Technologies, looks at the rising star of on-the-go snack bars in Europe and how manufacturers can keep productivity to a maximum with advanced coding and marking systems

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n a world where convenience is king, and people are constantly on the move, snacking on-the-go and in between meals has become a mainstay in the European diet. Snack bars are a prominent format in this sector. In 2016 alone, the European snack bar market posted revenues of US$ 3,841 million, according to a report published by Mordor Intelligence. This growth is set to continue, with a forecasted CAGR of 3.1% from 2018-2023, driven largely by sales of breakfast bars. In the UK, for example, 22% of adults regularly eat breakfast onthe-go at least once a week, and across Europe breakfast bars occupy over 50% of the total snack bar market share.

Energy, granola and fruit-based bars make up the majority of the remaining market, and consumers continue to be drawn to healthier on-the-go options. Being time poor does not mean consumers are prepared to compromise on nutritional values, and brands have reacted to increased demand accordingly. Whole grain snack bars are the fastest growing category according to the European snack bar market report (by Mordor Intelligence), with energy and protein bars also proving popular – particularly after exercise. Their portability and convenience make snack bars a very versatile option, and their smaller size also contributes to less food waste and avoids binge eating.

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Space, speed and sustainability For manufacturers, there are a number of challenges associated with producing snack bars, including the necessity to provide certain compulsory information on a very small surface area, such as lot numbers and best-by dates. Codes must be clearly visible to ensure consumers can easily identify important product information, while lot numbers and bar-coded information must be easily read by scanning devices.

Maintaining consistency and accuracy is also challenging. Single serve packages must be coded in a precise and often small area. Errors like offset codes, result in a potential drop in a plant’s productivity and can even cause a financial impact.

Smaller packages lead to more packaging materials required. Because of that, overpackaging and its effect to the environment has been a big concern over time. How to

balance convenience and sustainability is another big challenge for snack bar packaging.

A ‘flexible friend’ Snack bars are mostly packaged with flexible films, which can be printed on before product packaging in flow wrapping machines. In this instance, Thermal Transfer Overprinters (TTO) are the ideal solution.

TTO printers use a high-resolution printhead and thermal transfer ribbon to create high quality, clear images at speeds up to 500 packages per minute.

In addition to standard lot and expiry date information, TTO’s high-resolution printheads can print logos, graphics and barcodes. This can be a significant advantage, as it enables manufacturers to hold less pre-printed packaging SKUs in stock as they can print on-demand.

Advanced controller software provides an intuitive interface to enable operators to

Coding and Marking

How to balance convenience and sustainability is another big challenge for snack bar packaging virtually eliminate coding errors in TTO printers. Some of the TTO printers also have additional code assurance software, iAssure, that provides intelligent code assurance to customers. iAssure conducts printing spot checks in real time that can catch significant recurring print defects far faster than manual quality checks. Through a process of image capture, analysis and comparison, any codes that do not meet the required format can be instantly rejected. This software helps customers quickly identify illegible codes, thereby reducing packaging waste and rework time.

Clean, clear, precise Laser marking systems are highly effective when manufacturers require individual products to be coded at a high speed. Due to the variety of ingredients and nutrition, consumer-driven product proliferation is commonly seen in snack bars. The need to shut down and set up for different products makes flexible production lines experience more downtime than dedicated lines. Advanced laser controller software like line set-up wizards, along with a suite of productivity tools, can help operators address the sources of both planned and unplanned

downtime. Depending on user familiarity, set-up wizards can be between 25-50% faster than legacy controller interfaces. Assuming even a modest number of changeovers per day, these time savings can add up to meaningful production hours over a year.

In addition, Code Assurance features enable production supervisors and quality teams to easily create error-proofing rules during job set-up that limit operator input to predefined choices.

Laser solutions are also able to minimize packaging uses and contribute to certain corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals. Because laser solutions use no consumables outside of electricity and require little maintenance, plants are able to reduce production waste caused by planned or unplanned downtime, and can significantly reduce or often eliminate the use of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

A versatile option with its own set of ‘smarts’ Continuous Inkjet (CIJ) printer is a great option for snack bar manufacturers looking for ease of integration, as they can code and mark on both carton cases and plastic films before or after a product is packaged.

Although regulations in the food sector are strict and complicated, a selection of inks has been developed to accommodate the unique requirements. A newly launched supplies brand, iQMark, including inks, make-ups, cleaners and ribbons, has been designed to comply with strict governmental and industry regulations as well as help customers meet their corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals. There are over 30 inks under iQMark that address those objectives. One of the newest iQMark inks for CIJ complies with the European Printing Ink Association (EuPIA) Exclusion List. iQMark supplies also help enable ‘go green’ and ‘environmentally friendly’ initiatives by helping customers reduce or even eliminate methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), emissions of VOCs, and consumption of energy and raw materials.

While manufacturers may have concerns that inks and fluids can damage the food production environment, embedded microchips in CIJ can ensure the right fluid is being used, and a Smart Cartridge fluid delivery system can virtually eliminate spillages.

Like laser and TTO technologies, CIJ printers also feature intuitive interfaces to ensure the elimination of coding errors.

Especially where fast changeovers are required, improving efficiency and keeping uptime to a maximum is critical. For functionality coupled with clean and neat usage, CIJ printers will be a viable proposition.

From big to small The challenges presented to snack bar manufacturers are growing bigger. Printing in a precise and small area at high speeds is challenging enough, not to mention keeping the entire line running without stopping for printing errors.

Through an overall understanding of the product, packaging substrates, operating speeds and regulatory requirements, an expert supplier in coding and marking can turn those big challenges into small ones, which allows manufacturers to concentrate on the important business of production and to continue to provide consumers with convenient and healthy snack options. z

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z Crosses 111 bookings on Day 1 PrintPack India opens booking for 2021

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n 16 February 2019 – the day PrintPack India opened its doors for the first time for space booking for its 15th edition in 2021 – it received as many as 109 bookings which is expected to reach 150 in a week’s time, according to the organizer.

At the recently concluded PrintPack India 2019 exhibition, Dayakar Reddy, president of IPAMA, had announced that PrintPack India 2021 in Delhi-NCR will take place between 3 and 8 February 2021 and the space booking for the same would commence from 16 February 2019. Reddy said, “Interested companies can book their space by depositing a token amount of Rs.50,000.

In just four days, 16 to 19 February, 129 companies have booked their space.”

Space booked are being allotted to the companies on a first-come-first-served basis. The organizer informed that a final decision, regarding the space charges and the benefits to be provided to the exhibitors, will be announced in due course of time.

During PrintPack India 2021, the organizer plans to introduce more dedicated halls to include different segments like screen printing, flexible packaging/signage. The 14th edition of the exhibition had two dedicated halls for corrugation and labels. z

z BIEC: 10-13 April 2019 PackPlus South in Bengaluru

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ackPlus South, the total packagingprocessing-supply chain will be held between 10-13 April 2019 at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre, Bengaluru. The concurrently running event will be the annually held PrintFair, which will present the commercial printing-package converting and digital sign segment of the industry.

With the huge support extended by Karnataka State Printers Association (KSPA), the PrintFair team recently organized promotional campaigns in Hubli, Belgaum, Mudhol, Jamkhandi, Vijaypur, Kalaburgi, Raichur and Bellary. The objective was to invite medium and small scale enterprises to PrintFair and PackPlus South to explore the latest trends from the industry.

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and logistics are expected to visit the show.

Printers, converters, packaging professionals and packaging end users as well as the providers of materials, equipment and services are also expected to visit the show in large numbers.

This year, the show is co-located with Drink Technology India, a leading event for beverage, dairy and liquid food industry. The three-day Drinktec Exhibition is scheduled between 10-12 April at BIEC. Visitors from

various sectors of the industry including nonalcoholic drinks, liquid food, milk and dairy products, packaging materials, food, alcoholic drinks, pharmaceuticals, oils and fats, industrial goods and services are expected to visit Drink Technology India. The co-location of PackPlus South and Drink Technology India will largely benefit the exhibitors and visitors alike. More than 250 exhibitors will come under one roof to showcase various innovations from the industry. z

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Cosmo Films’ Q3FY19 PAT increases by 36% and net revenue by 22%

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osmo Films Limited has declared its financial results for the quarter ended December 2018. The company has grown both in terms of net revenue and EPS during the quarter. FY19 net revenue increased by 22% on YOY basis due to increase in sales volume (9%) and pass through of increase in raw material prices (13%).

The domestic film margins continued to decline until November 2018. Besides there was an adverse impact from one-time inventory revaluation loss of Rs.9 crores due to sudden sharp fall in raw material prices towards December end. The results were also impacted by hedging cost/forex losses of Rs.4.5 crores (vs. Rs.3.4 crores gain in corresponding quarter).

Despite the adverse factors, the company maintained its EBITDA from increase in export margins, tax incentives on new investment and one-time gain of Rs 8

crores from sale of land and building in US subsidiary following the de-commissioning of plant.

Tax expense for the quarter ended 31 December 2018 is net of deferred tax credit of Rs 3.7 crores with respect to temporary differences pursuant to filing of Income Tax Return for AY 2018-19.

Commenting on the financial performance of the company, Pankaj Poddar, CEO, Cosmo Films, said, “The demand and supply situation has started to get better with demand growth outpacing supply and the price recovery may start happening in the foreseeable future. The company has also stabilized its sales from additional capacity and therefore can better focus on improving prices and sales mix.

The US thermal film plant has been relocated to India. Shifting to India shall help the company optimize cost and help improve capacity utilization. The thermal film for sales in the USA shall henceforth be entirely supplied from India.” z

Nine Dragons signs MOU for mill in India

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ong Kong-based Nine Dragons Paper has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Indian state of Maharashtra to invest some US$ 630 million to establish a paper- and board-making presence in the state.

According to The Economic Times, the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) made an early March announcement about the MOU. A spokesperson for Nine Dragons referred to the MOU as “first step towards a market entry,” and said little additional detail about the MOU is currently available.

“We feel very positive about building our presence in India,” says the company’s Benjamin Ng. He said the MOU “is very early stage; it only reflects the serious intention of the parties to work together to further explore feasibility and start a process of studying and pinning down more details

about business targets, optimal investment scales, terms and structure, etc.”

The Economic Times reports that Nine Dragons intends to build a mill in the state, which is located in western and central India and includes Mumbai. Nine Dragons would reportedly invest up to 45 billion Indian rupees ($634 million) to build the facility.

The MIDC describes itself as the “industrial infrastructure development agency” for the state, which has some 112 million people. The agency says it manages some 289 industrial parks in Maharashtra.

Nine Dragons currently has more than 15 million metric tons of paper- and boardmaking capacity, with a focus on containerboard and other packaging grades.

In late February remarks accompanying its most recent financial report, Nine Dragons said it was “actively pursuing the goal of completing the construction of four new

paper machines in China in 2019” and was planning “to implement a series of equipment upgrade and expansion projects at its four pulp and paper mills in the United States.” It did not at that time mention any plans for the Indian market. z THE PACKMAN | Mar-Apr 2019

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Place

5 to 8 March 2019

New Delhi, India

PlastiWorld 2019

12 to 15 March 2019 ProPak Africa 2019

Johannesburg, South Africa

19 to 21 March 2019

ProPak Vietnam 2019

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

21 to 23 March 2019

PackProTec 2019

Kathmandu, Nepal

26 to 28 March 2019

Asia Coat+Ink Show

Mumbai, India

26 to 28 March 2019

Xeikon Café Europe

Lier, Belgium

10 to 13 April 2019

PackPlus South 2019

Bengaluru, India

12 to 14 April 2019

PackProTec 2019

Chandigarh, India

14 to 16 May 2019

Xeikon Café North America

Chicago, U.S.

15 to 18 April 2019

Gulf Print & Pack 2019

Dubai, UAE

19 to 21 June 2019

ProPak China 2019

Shanghai, China

11 to 13 July 2019

Compack Chennai

Chennai, India

8 to 31 August 2019

PackPlus Delhi 2019

Delhi, India

28 to 31 August 2019

India Packaging Show

Delhi, India

28 to 31 August 2019

PackSol

Delhi, India

5 to 7 September 2019

IndiaCorr Expo

Greater Noida, India

13 to15 September 2019

PackEx India

Delhi, India

26 to 28 September 2019

Intelpack

Mumbai, India

16 to 23 October 2019

K Show

Düsseldorf, Germany

21 to 23 October 2019

ProPak India 2019

Mumbai, India

26 to 28 November 2019

CPhI India (P’Mec)

Greater Noida, India

12 to 14 December 2019

pacprocess food pex

Greater Noida, India

7 to 13 May 2020

interpack 2020

Dusseldorf, Germany

16 to 26 June 2020

drupa 2020

Dusseldorf, Germany

6 to 9 January 2020

Pamex 2020

Mumbai, India

28 to 31 October 2020

Labelexpo India 2020

Greater Noida, India

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