Indian exhibitors at drupa 08 to explore new world of market
drupa, the rendezvous of latest and high quality technologies has once again opened its doors
to the world. India, the emerging power in the print and allied industry, also girds up its loins
to demonstrate the class products in this biggest ever trade show, drupa ’08. Having realised the
potential of this trade show, one after another, there has been a significant growth in the number
of exhibitors from India. drupa 2000 had only nine Indian exhibitors, but the number went
up to 18 at drupa ’04. This time, 29 Indian exhibitors will display their quality products
to the world. Mentioned below are these exhibitors, who are going to provide proud
moments to all Indians, with their world-class products at drupa ’08:
Abhishek Print Line to exhibit CE certified products
Hall 03, Stand B72-4
Abhishek Print Line, an ISO 9001:2000
certified company, will be demonstrating their
fully auto UV coating and curing machine as well
as manual coater and curing system.
The company has established an ultra modern
hi-tech manufacturing plant in a covered area of
60,000 sqf and all the components are built in
their own facility by a highly skilled team of
engineers. Their machines are being exported to
countries such as USA, UK, Canada, Dubai, Saudi
Arabia, Bahrain, Tanzania, Niegria, Srilanka,
Bangladesh, Nepal, etc.
www.apluv.com
ACME Machinery to exhibit CARTOPASTE
Hall12, Stand D39
ACME Machinery (India) Pvt Ltd, an SSI
registered company working closely with the
export and domestic industry as one of the leading
manufacturers (OEM) and
exporters, will be demonstrating
CARTOPASTE, a carton folder
and gluer machine.
The company has redefined the
packaging industry in India as well as overseas,
offering a wide range of machines to cater to every
aspect of printing, packaging and converting
industry such as: carton folder and gluer, exercise
notebook making machinery, automatic hydraulic
paper cutting machines, paper counting and
folding machine, corrugated box making
machinery, printer creaser slotter and the other
allied machineries.
www.acmeindia.com
Convertech to display Sureprint doctor blades
Hall 9, Stand E71
Convertech Equipment will be exhibiting
Sureprint doctor blades, manufactured under
an ISO 9001:2000 certified quality system. These
doctor blades are exported to many countries and
are available in several varieties and edge
configurations.
On display will be a range of doctor blades for
standard flexo and gravure printing applications
as also premium blades where it is possible to
achieve low friction doctoring with longer running
life.
www.convertechblades.com
Cosmo to showcase thermal laminating films
Hall 03, Stand B72-1
Cosmo Films, India’s
leading, innovative
manufacturer and global
supplier of thermal
laminating & BOPP films,
will be exhibiting their
thermal laminating films.
The major focus will be
to promote specialty
thermal laminating films
like silky matte, mega bond films for digital prints,
scuff resistant matte in OPP and PET, metallised
OPP for building insulation, PET/BOPP
holographed, PET based metallised silver and gold
surface printable, abrasion resistant film for soft
book covers.
The company’s ‘Cosmotherm,’ the thermal
laminating films, is the most preferred brand
in graphic arts industry all over the world.
Apart from BOPP films for packaging, Cosmo
offers BOPP, PET and nylon based thermal
laminating films for graphic arts finishing. They
have six state-of-the-art extrusion coating lines
to produce world-class thermal laminating films,
besides six BOPP production lines.
www.cosmofilms.com
D B Engineering to showcase line up of industrial knives
Hall 12, Stand E30
DB Engineering (P) Ltd, a manufacturer and
exporter of industrial machine knives in India
having more than fifty years of experience in knife
manufacturing, will be exhibiting a line up of their
products at drupa ’08.
Their products portfolio scheduled to be
displayed includes guillotine knives in HSS
and tungsten carbide; binding and stitching
knives; sheet cutters; folding and perforation
blades; bottom and top slitters suitable for
various machines and in various grades of steel.
www.dbengineer.tradeindia.com
K K Printing to demonstrate RONALD Ace – 40 web press
Hall 3, Stand C16
KK Printing Machines (KKPM), an ISO 9001
certified company, will be exhibiting their
new model RONALD Ace – 40 at drupa ’08.
This new press is a four high tower with bearer
to bearer design, with motorised double RCR and
side register. It features heavy duty folder, which
can take up to 8 paper webs at ease and achieve
a speed of 40,000 copies per hour.
www.ronaldindia.com
Macro Print to launch fully automatic thermal laminator
Hall 03, Stand B72-3
It is yet another milestone in the journey of Macro
Print Engineers (India) Pvt Ltd, the Indian
company who has pioneered in thermal laminating
machine manufacturing. Their fully automatic 30"
Macro Bond Thermal Laminator will be launched
in drupa’08.
The fully automatic Macro Bond Sheet Master
1020 is a precise design and crafted with keen
conscious to deliver perfect lamination. The control
technique device from UK, the hot water
circulating system from Sweden and Siemens
electric components ensure trouble free and
smooth functioning.
Macro Bond Sheet Master consists of motors,
electrical control system, and temperature
controller that are CE certified. The inline sheet
separator, variable speed mechanism, the film
perforating unit facilitate the customers more time
saving and cost reduction.
These machines are already enjoying a very good
market share in India. Besides their sale in Indian
market, Macro Print Engineers are exporting to the
tune of 37% of their total production. Their existing
prestigious customers in India include: Print House
India Pvt Ltd and Shri Saibaba Enterprises in
Mumbai; K Joshi & Co in Pune; Azure Print
Services, Laxmi Offset Printers and Sterling
Publishers (P) Ltd in New Delhi; Label Kingdom,
Eagle Press and Lokavani Southern Printers Pvt
Ltd in Chennai; Ravi Graphics Offset Printers in
Bangalore; and Ace Data Prinexcel Private Limited
in Coimbatore. It is beyond doubt that, their
participation in drupa ’08 and their launching of
fully automatic thermal laminator will be another
feather in their cap.
www.macroprintindia.com
Manugraph to participate actively
Hall 6, Stand D75 (PrintCity)
India’s largest manufacturer of web offset and
sheefed offset presses, Manugraph will exhibit
Cityline Express–Tower, and MDGM–430 Max,
a new version tower. Curtains would be raised
for even a few more exhibits with new
technologies.
With this acquisition of the US firm Dauphin
Graphic Machines Inc (DGM), which commands
60 percent market share in USA in the single
width press segment, Manugraph has become
the No 1 single width, web press manufacturing
company in the world. Post-acquisition, the US
arm of Manugraph is known as Manugraph-
DGM Inc. The benefits of synergy between the
two companies will become apparent at drupa
’08, where the wide product range of the two
companies would be showcased to the world.
The combined marketing and service set-up with
the benefits of sharing innovation and
technologies will lead Manugraph to even greater
heights in the near future.
www.manugraph.com
Micro Inks to exhibit innovative products
Hall 03, Stand C68
Under their slogan “ink people who care,” the
Micro Inks | hubergroup, one of the world’s
largest and reputed ink manufacturers, will be
showcasing their line up of products at drupa ’08.
The hubergroup’s showcase to be displayed at
this mega event includes: !NKREDIBLE – the totally
new generation of printing inks for the offset
process and value added in the pressroom that
genuinely pays back; MGA – today’s solutions
for tomorrow’s legal requirements for consumer
protection and the low-migration printing-ink
system for food-friendly packaging; HYDRO-X –
a new world of ink for water-based packaging
printing; GECKO – the ideal ink system for
solvent-based packaging printing; and New
V – a unique family of UV inks that offers a
multitude of advantages.
Another initiative from this group - Ink Academy
– to share knowledge and gain competence shall
also have its presence in their stand.
In a highly competitive market, proximity to the
customers, showing an understanding for and
providing support to their users are the crucial
factors that make the difference between being
successful or unsuccessful. As specialists in printing
inks, overprint coatings and printing auxiliaries,
the “inkies” of the hubergroup will not only be
exhibiting their innovative products but also
highlighting the competitive advantages from
which their customers can benefit by choosing
their products and services.
www.microinks.com
NBG Printographic Machinery at drupa ’08
Hall 03, Stand E68
NBG Printographic Machinery Company (P)
Ltd are the manufacturer/exporter of single
width web offset presses for the newspapers and
contract publishers.
The company’s Star and NewsSprint web offset
coldset presses are single width, single
circumference, having modular construction,
providing quick makeready, with simple design for
ease of operation and maintenance. The printing
elements of star are mono unit with integral roll
stand and 3-colour satellite unit. The mono unit
can be stacked maximum up to 4 Hi tower to get
full colour on both sides of the web (4/4) and the
3-colour satellite in combination of a mono unit
or stack unit can print full colour one side of the
web and single colour on the other side of the web
(4/1). Besides, other colour combinations like 2/2
or 4/2 are also possible. The Star press offers various
cut-off sizes from 508mm, 533mm, 546mm,
560mm, 578mm and speeds of 16,000-20,000-
30,000-36,000 (NewsSprint) impressions per hour.
The company’s quality parameters are as per
international specifications for coldset web-fed
presses and their products conform to ISO
9001:2000 standards. So far, they have supplied
over 900 units in India, Europe, Far East Asia and
CIS countries.
www.nbgprintographic.com
Pratham Technologies to display folding machines
Hall 03, Stand A12
Pratham Technologies Pvt Ltd, an ISO 9001:
2000 certified company, will be demonstrating
their top-class CE certified Superfold automatic
paper folding machines, and the Cartonova
leaflet-folding machine at drupa ’08.
www.prathamtech.com
Pressline to launch PRIZER web press and SPLICER-50
Hall 15, Stand A61
Pressline India Pvt Ltd, a premier web offset
printing machinery manufacturing company,
will demonstrate live their PRIZER as well as
SPLICER –50 at drupa ’08.
After receiving an overwhelming response to their
PRIMA series, Pressline releases next generation
PRIZER series, available in shafted as well as in
shaftless version rated to the speed of 40,000 cph,
has bumpless operation with bearer-to-bearer
cylinders. Both operator and drive sides are
automatically lubricated. This version with heavier
and wider frames incorporates a number of added
features like improvised inking system, touch screen
console and automation positioning of the cylinders,
etc. It can readily accept all the reputed automatic
registration systems available globally.
At this mega event, the other launch by Pressline
will be SPLICER-50 “FLYING PASTER” with several
exceptional features and flexibilities like its usage
with any make/model of the 4-page wide web offset
machine, being manufactured throughout the
globe. This can be integrated directly inline, at 90
degree with turn bars or in basement as per
suitability and availability of the space.
Pressline is an ISO 9001:2000 and CE certified
company engaged in the manufacturing and
exporting of web offset machines having speeds
of 20,000; 30,000; 36,000 and 40,000 cph These
machines are offered as manual, remote controlled
and fully computerized. Their presence can be felt
in Albania Argentina, Brazil, USA, Russia, Ukraine,
Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Romania, etc,
apart from large base of installations within India.
www.presslineindia.com
Sheth Printograph to unveil thermal laminator ‘eSPRINT’
Hall 14, Stand A15
Combining new features and initiatives
with its established strengths, DAYA
Printograph, the proven and trusted brand of
Sheth Printograph Pvt Ltd, will be
demonstrating automatic thermal lamination
machine ‘eSPRINT’ at drupa ’08.
Along with SPRINT, semi automatic laminator
CTNC, thermal laminating machine model
PENTA, die cutting, creasing machine with
hot foil stamping, automatic window patching
and wire stitching machine will also
showcased at this mega event.
The ISO 9001 certified DAYA is a known
name in domestic and global print finishing
machine industry, with installation base in
over 40 countries.
www.dayaprintograph.com
Sodaltech to offer paper cone and edge protector machines
Hall 10, Stand E52-5
KU Sodalamuthu and Co (P) Ltd (Sodaltech),
manufacturers and exporters of automatic
machineries for paper conversion, will be present
at drupa to explore the new market for automatic
paper cone plant for production of textile paper
cones for yarn spinning, and edge protector
making plant.
With a maximum rated capacity of 55 cones per
minute, the automatic paper cone machine is
equipped with a unique gripper winding system
to prevent slippage of cone patterns. The machine
is ideal to produce high quality cones with superb
consistency in dimensions to meet the demanding
standards for usage in autoconers of famous
makes like Schlafhorst, Savio and Murata.
Sodaltech Edge Protector making plant is made
heavy duty to produce high strength paper profiles
such as edge boards, ‘V’ profile, ‘U’ profile, square
sections, etc. These highly preferred eco-friendly
products are useful to protect the products, during
warehousing, transit and handling. They can be
made to any standard specimen using suitable
forming tools. The machine can be incorporated
with variable speed and on-line printing to print
logo, code number etc.
www.sodaltech.com
tph to exhibit two innovative web offset presses
Hall 15, Stand B37
I ndia’s leading web offset machines
manufacturer and exporter, The Printers House
(P) Ltd, is to unveil their two new web offset
machines - Orient X-print -40 with speed of
40000 cph and Orient X-press -50 with speed
of 50000 cph – at drupa ’08. The new machines
will follow the legacy of the Orient range, which
has been a trendsetter for half a century.
The global popularity of Orient range of singlecircumference,
single-width web offset printing
presses attributed to robust and proven design
for trouble-free performance; easy operation and
maintenance, ensuring simple and quick makeready;
compact design for optimum utilization
of space; short vertical web leads, ensuring perfect
registration; and wide range of optional features
and accessories for automation and higher press
efficiencies. Besides the two new presses, Orient
range includes Orient Standard (16,000 cph), a
single width, single circumference press; Orient
Super (30,000 cph); Orient X-Cel (36,000 cph);
and Orient X-Press (45,000 cph).
These presses are being exported to more than
40 countries, including USA, EU, CIS, Middle
East & South East Asia and China as well. Over
5000 printing units have been installed
worldwide. tph has always endeavored to provide
quality products at competitive prices in short
lead times as compared to their competitors. The
new range of products promises to give more
variety to Orient range of web offset presses and
assures high standards of manufacturing
excellence. The company has been a prominent
exhibitor at drupa for over two decades, where
buyers have witnessed innovative launches from
the tph team. At drupa ’08, they will be
showcasing again their manufacturing
excellence, superior technology and valuable
contribution to the publication business globally.
tphindia@bol.net.in
UV Graphic Technologies to exhibit ‘Ultracoat’ 1040
Hall 6, Stand A12
UV Graphic Technologies will be
demonstrating their ‘Ultracoat’ 1040, a fully
automatic spot UV coating machine, which
features the printing of high lustre metallic inks,
using the latest Flexo Technology. It is also
equipped with a 100 percent defect detection
system, “PERFECTO” - designed together with BST
Sayona India Pvt Ltd and Deco Systems, Italywhich
will segregate the good and bad sheets on-line.
Besides ‘Ultracoat,’ their product range includes
Ultraflex, the narrow web flexo and combination
presses; Ultramax, the fully automatic auto platens
for die cutting, embossing and hot foil stamping;
Ultrapunch, the horizontal and vertical label and
envelop punching machines; Ultracure, the high
power intelligent UV curing systems; Ultracure
Aqua, the water-cooled UV systems for off-line
and in-line inter deck UV curing; and Ultralam,
the fully automatic thermal lamination machines
with in-line sheeting for all types of films used in
the laminating industry.
www.gtigti.com
Print4Life lounge: an excellent opportunity to discuss
Hall 06, Stand C46
For drupa ’08 the PrintCity alliance seeks to engage print
buyers, brand owners, designers and publishers in
discussion about the creative opportunities available through
its members’ technologies and knowledge. This is why they
have planned the special Print4Life lounge within their PrintCity
Plaza area in the centre of hall 6. This lounge will be
complementary to the aims of the separate ‘drupacube’
project and will focus towards international print buyers from
all markets.
Print media users are the drivers for the printing industry. Print
buyers, brand owners, designers and publishers decide on
the marketing mix determining where and how print is used.
The Print4Life lounge will provide an ideal environment for
them to meet with printers and their suppliers. It will be dedicated to exchanging views on how
print can add value to positioning,
differentiation and branding in the market
place. Case studies and samples will
feature new ideas for newspapers,
packaging and commercial printing.
The focus areas will include: PRINTplusX
- “the secrets of value added,” value
added UV printing, digital
TransPromo, print meets electronics,
value added printing of newspapers,
brand protection, food packaging, and
value added magazines.
www.printcity.de
