Offset Printers’ Association (OPA) recently distributed the ‘Grant-in-Aid’ a sum of Rs 10,07,935 to the delegation visiting drupa 2012 under the banner of OPA. Led by

CK Mishra, joint secretary (SME), Ministry of MSME, Government of India, the visit of delegation from OPA including 15 members with one office bearer was sponsored by the Ministry of MSME, Government of India under the ‘International Cooperation Scheme.’ On the occasion of the distribution of grant the dignitaries who were present included: Kamal Chopra, general secretary OPA and BS Nagi, asstt director, MSME-DI, Ludhiana who enumerated the details about the schemes available with the Ministry of MSME for the overall benefit of trade and industry and appreciated the activities of OPA.

One of the leading suppliers of automation solutions for the newspaper industry, ABB recently announced a major order for its plate production management system, MPS PlateWorkflow. The order comes from the NeueZuercherZeitung (NZZ), one of Switzerland’s best-known newspapers. ABB will also supply the hardware for the new system. This means that ABB’s virtual machine (VM) concept based on Microsoft’s Hyper-V configuration can be used. The new system is expected to go into operation in August of this year. MPS PlateWorkflow replaces the existing solution at the NZZ’s print site in Schlieren, just outside Zurich. “But this is not a simple one-to-one replacement,” says Boris Falk, head of sales at ABB Printing, “The new solution provides a wide range of new functionality that makes the prepress management easier not only for the NZZ but also for its customers.” One of these new functions that helps NZZ serve its customers better is the ‘external control center’. This gives customers of the NZZ an online means to check and approve print products using the actual print data (ripped TIFFs). Authorized users can not only browse through the whole print product, but can also inspect and approve the individual pages and separations as well as the positioning of content within the print area.

A leading developer and supplier of high-end colour management software solutions GMG, and matchmycolor LLC have recently entered a cooperation agreement designed to enhance precision and efficiency in global colour management. With its novel approach, this new partnership connects all participants in the colour supply chain, including brand owners, designers, printers and converters. Applying its own model, GMG uses unique spectral colour data from matchmycolor to improve the accuracy and quality of colour proofs. As per Judy van de Langkruis, managing partner, matchmycolor LLC, “Our innovative cloud-based colour communication software ideally complements GMG colour management software. The respective industry players have complete ownership of colour data as well as full control over both spot and process colours, and this helps them to achieve high and consistent product quality.” “This partnership allows a more integrated and consistent colour workflow with GMG colour management solutions for packaging service providers, including prepress and designers. Mutual and new customers in the packaging industry will greatly benefit from this close cooperation,” says Victor Asseiceiro, director business unit packaging at GMG.

Expanding into the foreign markets, Brijbasi has launched a new venture – Curio, offering exciting range of puzzles, flash cards, cloth books, bath boks, toys, etc.

Under the guidance of ML Garg, Brijbasi is currently celebrating 30 years in publishing and ten years in children’s book publishing. The flagship company Brijbasi Art and Printing Press Ltd (BAP Ltd) exports in over hundred countries, and publishes children’s books in more than 30 languages under the brand name, Hello Friends (HF Digital).

With its presence felt across the countries, Brijbasi has invaded into the foreign markets by launching new products, inching closer to be the largest publisher and printer from India. Their new venture, Curio, offers an exciting range of puzzles, flash cards, cloth books, bath books, besides toys and games for children.

Another new endeavor is Ekaani, its luxury brand that encompasses a varied range of personalized gift items. With the introduction of Ekaani, Brijbasi has revolutionised the connotation of gifting. Under Ekaani, Brijbasi offers hand-crafted figures and innumerable range of gift items. Most skilled craftsmen and sculptors of the world are hired to bring out the extraordinary and intricate detailing in each product. Ekaani’s products exude quality and excellence. Each design, being a limited edition, is a masterpiece, and a pride to possess.

Brijbasi has a strong workforce of over 700 hundred people with three manufacturing units functioning simultaneously in Delhi and Noida. Developing this further, Brijbasi has set up a manufacturing contract with five factories in China. Besides this, HF Digital offers illustrative design and content creation services with an in-house team of over 75 endowed artists. In BAP Ltd, divisions are spread over 1,50,000 sq ft of factory space in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The factory houses high capacity infrastructure for printing and binding, and has grown at over 40 percent in the last eight years.