The Impact of COVID-19 on the Print Industry

as shared by… Mr. Manish Gupta, General Manager, PP and IP marketing, Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt Ltd. The world is witnessing some really testing times, positivity is something each human being is Looking forward to, same is the case with printing industry Since the onset of the ongoing pandemic, supply chains the world over…

Monotech Systems installs First Print-on-Demand JETSCI® Monochrome Inkjet Web Press at Bhavik Publications

India’s leading manufacturer of High Speed industrial Inkjet Solutions, Monotech Systems Limited, has installed first fully Integrated High Speed Print-On-Demand Inkjet Web press at Bhavik Publications located at Ahmedabad. Machine is already in production for over 3 months and is installed with inline servo driven variable cut sheeting device. This Web press is manufactured with…

The Industry is Upbeat- the Unmistakable Message from Pamex

Shedding the months of gloom due to the problems related to adoption of the new tax regime,  Pamex 2017 portends a bullish industry in the new year as the curtains came down on a successful event  with unprecedented footfall of 25223 visitors and several deals being reported at the venue itself. The event was held…

PackPlus South’17 Goes Extra Mile to Make South India’s Largest Extravagant

Weeks ahead of the Show, PackPlus South 2017 and Print Fair 2017, the promotions have begun. A hundred thousand personal invitations have been sent out and now, the organizers are going an extra mile to make the South India’s Largest Show more distinctive. The hoardings are being placed at strategic locations across the city and…

MagnaColours Launches New Discharge Range

MagnaColours Ltd, a supplier of water-based textile inks, has released a new range of formaldehyde-free discharge bases. In a Magna patented concept, they have developed a formaldehyde-free method of discharge printing, whilst promoting wash-durability, a key requirement for brands. As a company that exclusively provides water-based, environmentally sustainable alternatives for the textile screen-printing industry, this…

HP to Acquire Samsung Print for US$.05 Billion

HP Inc has locked its eyes on Samsung’s printer business after it agreed to purchase the division for US$1.05 billion. The deal may see HP enter the cutsheet A3 production print market in commercial print currently dominated by Konica Minolta, Canon, Fuji Xerox and Ricoh. The acquisition remains subject to regulatory approval, and is expected…

“It was raining visitors at PackPlus 2016”

30 percent bigger show attracts 30 percent more visitors. Despite the incessant rains, visitors kept pouring through the four days. At the end of the last day when the curtains came down on the ninth edition of the event, 17136 unique visitors had been issued their visitor badge. “We have been exhibiting from past nine…

Smurfit Kappa and HP to Revolutionalise Corrugated Post-Print Production

HP at Drupa announced its strategic collaboration agreement with  Smurfit Kappa, a world leader in paper-based packaging solutions to further develop the recently announced digital corrugated post-print solution, the HP PageWide C500 Press. HP Page Wide C500 Press will enable Smurfit Kappa to print direct-to-board with quality to substitute lithography, deliver faster turnarounds with just-in-time production…