There has been a rapid shift toward automation in the packaging machinery manufacturing industry in India in the last two years as the demand for speed and efficiency has grown in the Covid-19 pandemic, Sameer Gandhi, managing director of Omron Automation India, told Packaging South Asia during the recent Automation Expo 2022 in Mumbai. 

Omron works very closely with…

As of 1 September 2022, Deepak Walia joins Manroland Sheetfed India as its new managing director based in the New Delhi. Manroland Sheetfed India is the wholly owned subsidiary of Manroland Sheetfed, the German manufacturer of offset presses based in Offenbach Germany and owned by the UK based Langley Holdings.

According to a press release, Deepak Walia takes over from "Neeraj…

The 9th Elite Conference in Mumbai on the 5th and 6th of September 2022 was another significant step in the evolutionary progress of our society and industry. For those among the 1,400 film producers, converters, recyclers, suppliers, and experts that were privileged to attend, it will be a challenge to get more from any two days of their working life. The confluence of the leading Indian…

Onyx Graphics, a leading provider of software solutions for the digital inkjet wide-format print industry, has announced the availability of new Onyx profiles for Mimaki printers, including the UCJV300, JV300-160 Plus, and the CJV300-150 Plus.

The new profiles cover four-color, eight-color, and specialty ink configurations across a lengthy list of media types, including adhesive…

DuPontCyrel will present the latest technologies and solutions, alongside hundreds of live demonstrations to improve label printing/converting and create new business goals, at Labelexpo Americas 2022, which will take place in Chicago from 13 to 14 September 2022.

“We consider the show a great opportunity to get closer to the label converters and reinforce our solutions for a more sustainable…

Apex International, a global provider of anilox, glue set, and metering solutions, will exhibit Accora Glue Sets and GTT anilox technology at Corrugated Week 2022.

The anilox and applicator rolls will be showcased at Apex Booth #919, on 20 and 21 September in San Antonio, TX. 

The Accora product line consists of stainless-steel glue rolls with precision engraving and…

From sturdiness to good aesthetics, boosting color, and drastically enhancing longevity, lamination offers many benefits for printed products and packaging. This saves you time and money in the long run and conserves paper, a crucial natural resource. Zhongke India claims that the YS SR 108 laminator is the most stable lamination machine available in the market. Its design is focused on…

As Jayant Sinha wrote in the 31 August edition of the Business Standard, market-driven approaches to net zero emissions will be good for India. Sinha wrote, “Most Indians worry that decarbonization will impede the country’s development. They believe that coal-based energy cannot be replaced by solar, electric cars are too expensive, and people will not switch from animal to plant proteins. Simply put, they consider low-carbon emissions (green) technologies to be worse than high-carbon,…

Kejie Digital, a flagship brand of Lingfeng from Shanghai, China, will take part in the Media Expo 2022, presenting its range of fast-growing wide-format digital print technology.

Kejie, which is taking part in the expo for the first time, will be represented by its India head Rajiv Bhardwaj, an industry veteran who…

Digistik, a digital label solutions company with a manufacturing plant at Rai in Sonepat, Delhi NCR, is said to be 100% geared to delivering high-quality digitally customized branding labels to its clients. Digital printing technology is what differentiates it from the competition. With a state-of-the-art HP Indigo digital press, the production of high-value, short-run, and variable…

Wan-Ifra has announced that the Web3 Foundation will support the Web3 media pilot project produced in partnership with David Tomchak and provide expertise and funding during the research phase. 

A collaborative project bringing together local and international news publishers and technologists, the pilot announced in July will assess how Web3 can be used to help build ongoing…

Environmental concerns have prompted a tremendous rise in alternative ‘sustainable’ solutions that look and feel like traditional plastic but can be composted at end of life. However, there is a rider.

These solutions sound great in principle but not so straightforward in practice,…

Arrow Digital has announced the installation of its EFI VUTEk LX3 Pro UV LED Hybrid printer at Indian Hobbies House (IHH), a well-known name in the outdoor signage industry, in Chandigarh. 

Suresh Kohli, managing director of IHH, said, “I have been in this industry for years and we are serving the clientele of Punjab and Haryana. We have a stronghold in these markets. As these states…

The next K show, which will take place from 19-26 October 2022 in Düsseldorf, Germany, will be an opportunity for Gama International to meet converters from all over the world and to present its new updated Gama viscometers line. “Climate change made us reflect on the increased need for cool inks,” says Sante Conselvan, managing director at Gama International. “We have therefore improved the heat…

Correspondent Priyanka Tanwar spoke with the literary agent, publishing commentator, and author Kanishka Gupta at the 2022 in-person Jaipur Literature Festival about agenting in India; representing International Booker 2022 winning translator Daisy Rockwell; the lack of publishing bodies in India; and, the challenges faced by literary agents.

IPP – How did you become a literary agent? How long have you been a literary agent?

Kanishka Gupta – I have been a literary agent for…

Somya Bhargava from Kumar Labels gave a presentation on the art and science of decorating beer at the Brewer World Conclave held from 26-28 May 2022 at the KTPO in Bengaluru. Kumar labels are one of the largest liquor label producers in the country. 

Beer labels are really tricky, and any consumer product with immense competition around it needs to stand out to be better than the…

Just as every publisher must have an editorial strategy to make her platform distinctive, compelling, and profitable, she must have a technology strategy of how to ally with or outwit big tech. Both strategies require a measure of experience, investment, accomplishment or execution of the last major shift of restructuring, and the ability to know or anticipate the future. Thus, the astrologer has been replaced by information or knowledge events such as the INMA summits.

Unfortunately,…

Konica Minolta India, a leading name in providing digital transformation solutions and services, organized a south region production printers’ customers meet in Chennai on 22 August 2022 at ITC Grand Chola. With this event, the company aims to strengthen its relationship with its existing customers while evaluating and expanding its regional footprint. 

This…

Hoffmann Neopac, a global provider of high-quality packaging for pharma, beauty, and oral care, has won two awards from the European Tube Manufacturers Association (ETMA).

One award is for producing a sustainable and sleek customer application in present use, and the other is for developing a sustainable solution prototype slated for launch…

Correspondent Priyanka Tanwar talks to Seema Goswami – journalist, columnist, and author about her political fiction books Race Course Road and Madam Prime Minister, her column in Hindustan Times Brunch, writing during the Covid-19 pandemic, and much more. 

Indian Printer & Publisher (IPP) – Tell us about your two books 

Seema Goswami – The first book in the series was called Race Course Road. It's about the assassination of the prime minister of India and the power…