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A major deterrent to Indian printing industry!

The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, has recently released an office memorandum on Economy Instructions – Printing Activities. The memorandum states, “The Government of India has decided that there will be no further activities towards printing

Three bigwigs pull out of drupa 2021 due to corona pandemic

As duration of drupa 2021 has reduced from eleven to nine days, it will be held from April 20-28, 2021. By doing so, it is responding to the wishes of the partner association VDMA (Printing and Paper Technology Trade Association)

Romi Malhotra, Senior Vice President OPA; Manoj Kalra, Project coordinator and Jt Secretary OPA; Ashwani Gupta, Treasurer AIFMP; Parveen Aggarwal, President OPA; Prof. Kamal Chopra, General Secretary OPA; Adarsh Pal Gupta, Vice President (North) AIFMP; Kushl Kumar Jain, Sr Vice President OPA and Hans Raj Chopra, Finance Secretary OPA.

OPA calendar, the printers’ jantri, released

Speaking at the release of the 14th edition of the OPA Calendar, Manoj Kalra, Joint Secretary, OPA (Offset Printers Association), said that started in 2007, OPA Calendar is now an annual feature and it is so popular that people wait

Leo Joseph is Xerox new MD in India

Xerox has appointed Leo Joseph as Managing Director for India. In his role as Managing Director, Leo will be responsible for furthering the company’s success and delivering on its business strategy for the India and South Asia market. Leo comes

Doug Edwards joins EFI as chief technology officer

Electronics For Imaging, Inc. has named veteran print technology executive Dr. Douglas Edwards as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Edwards replaces longtime technology leader Ghilad Dziesietnik, who recently retired after nearly 25 years with EFI – the last 14 as

MUTOH announces two new direct to object (DTO) printers

Mutoh Europe NV, EMEA business unit of Mutoh Industries Co Ltd (Japan), has announced two new direct to object (DTO) XperJet printers—XPJ-461UF and XPJ-661UF. The new compact 6-colour UV LED flatbed production printers are engineered to respond to the increasing

New MD @ POLAR Group

Michael Wombacher is the new Managing Director of the independent family business with headquarters in Hofheim, Germany. The POLAR Group specializes in the design of future-oriented solutions in the fields of postpress and packaging technology. Wombacher’s last position was in

Roadshow by Konica Minolta in Chennai

Konica Minolta conducted a roadshow at its office at Nungambakkam, Chennai recently. The company exhibited their Accurio Press series machines and Photo lab digital machines. Almost 50 customers from photo, offset and commercial printing industries, attended the roadshow, who attended

TOPA receives generous donations from top office bearers

TOPA (Telangana Offset Printers Association) announces the receipt of Rs10 lakhs as a generous and benevolent donation from C Ravinder Reddy, President of TOPA, Vice President (South) AIFMP and Proprietor of Sravya Grafics. He donates the amount in honour of

IPAMA signs MoU with NASSCOM for technology upgrades

Indian Printing Packaging & Allied Machinery Manufacturers (IPAMA) has signed an MoU with National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) for technology upgrades. The agreement was signed between Iqbal Singh, General Secretary, IPAMA and Sudhanshu Mittal, Head – Gurugram

New office bearers of GDMPA

The new office bearers of Greater Delhi Master Printers Association (GDMPA) for 2019-2020 include Dalip Tuli, President; Nitin Narula, Hon. Gen. Secretary; Dr. Arun Kumar Agrawal, Treasurer; Satish Gupta, Vice President; R K Chopra, Vice President; Kamal Kathuria, Jt. Secretary

IMAGE KING launches toner cartridge 103a and 110 for HP printers

IMAGE KING, a leading national brand in compatible laser toner cartridges and printer powder, launched IMAGE KING Toner Cartridge 103a and IMAGE KING Toner Cartridge 110 for HP printers. They come with ‘Ink Smart Chip’, which lets the user known

Siegwerk opens Europe’s largest facility

By commissioning a fully automated production facility at the Siegburg site, Siegwerk is setting a new quality standard for the production of customized printing inks and varnishes, while continuing to push forward its own digitisation. With this commissioning, the new

“Our production line is running at full capacity”

Our production line in Germany is running at full capacity at least till next March.”That’s the positive declaration of Rafael Penuela, CEO of Manroland Sheetfed GmbH, as he thanked customers worldwide for their support, as evidenced by the strong interest

Punjab Kesari flags off 537th truck of relief material

Punjab Kesari Group recently flagged off the 537th truck of relief material for distribution to the migrants of border villages of Mehdher Distt Poonch, J&K. Punjab Kesari has been sending trucks of relief material to the migrants of Jammu &

Centenary celebration of Pune Press Owners Association

1919–2019: 100 Years, Centenary Year Celebrations of The Poona Press Owners Association (PPOA), the oldest print media association in India took place in Pune. The function was graced by Dr. S.B. Mujumdar, Chancellor, Symbiosis University; Haruhiko Akustu San, Chairman and

Session on World of Reality: Augmented & Virtual at PTF

A1 and Robot were talk of the day couple of years back.A1 usage is spreading and Robot is taught to children. Dhiraj Malhotra, General Manager, Interactive Digital Media, Services at Lumina Datamatics, Chennai talked about the above topic to the

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