German company MBO Group with its division H+H, also known widely as Herzog+Heymann, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of KOMORI Corporation. Offering inserts and outserts solutions primarily for the pharmaceutical market, MBO is gradually gaining grounds in the Indian market. The operations in India started in the year 2020 for MBO. “India is a strong market for us with full of growth potential in the finishing sector,” tells Frank Bahmer, Managing Director of H+H GmbH & Co. KG.
Telling about MBO’s stance in the current Indian paper folding market, hestatesthatprinting companies across the country are demanding folded products like signatures, inserts and outserts. “We offer the MBO and H+H solutions as the best choices to their demands,” he mentions, adding, “There are certain trends in the Indian current commercial printing and packaging conversion market which will drive the demands for our solutions,” he adds.
He continues, “What we have witnessed in the Indian market are the constant increases in demand for high-quality finished products and the needs for machines with high productivity and quick setup times. In this, our machines are designed to meet these needs. After all, India is an integral part of our global growth strategy. We keep focusing strongly on the country’s printing and packaging market and will continue to do so in the future. We will pursue this strategy with our existing and new technologies, offering our Indian customers the optimal solutions for their specific needs.”
With vast solutions under the MBO and H+H brands, KOMORI’s MBO Group is a global leader in the field of automation. The company offers its customers the opportunities that allow them to adapt to the constantly changing requirements in the market and invest in optimal solutions. “We provide solutions for large print runs as well as medium and small print runs,” he tells, adding, “Our machines offer significant advantages due to their high degree of automation and networking options.”
Determining a balance act between the advanced technology and affordability among the cost-conscious Indian customers, he further states that companies invest in solutions to earn money and finding a strong partner for the right solution is particularly important. “It applies not only to our valued Indian customers, but also to customers worldwide. Investment must be worthwhile in the long term, and we ensure that it is,” he advocates.
While, Jun Sudo, President of KOMORI India Pvt. Ltd., remarks, “Pharmaceutical sector in India is vibrant and flourishing as many of our clients have set vast customer bases in it. MBO and H+H solutions in our portfolio eventually help our customers in the sector and some other domains enhance their post-press jobs to a whole new level. We are hoping to achieve a sizeable growth in the sector soon.”
Blended with KOMORI’s KP-Connect, MBO and H+H solutions have become more robust and seamless. In this, Jun mentions that KOMORI India has entered into an overall new venture in providing post-press solutions for commercial printers. “What we plan further is to expand the portfolio of MBO and H+H solutions for bigger market share in India,” he adds. As on today, KOMORI India has 50 percent market share in this vertical in the Indian market.