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  Founded by Sumit Gupta and Mitesh Purohit, Delhi-based Umpire Technologies’ mantra is simple – delivering innovative technologies and solid after-sales support. With their extensive expertise in the laser, CNC, and CAD-CAM industries, rather than providing single products or machines, the company provides solutions that can connect ideas to manufacturing applications. It seeks to deliver and execute practical solutions that enhance industrial automation, and which are adaptable for a wide range of applications. At the Media Expo in Greater Noida ,  Indian Printer and Publisher, asked the two owners a couple of questions about the exhibition and the machines that they showcased there. Purohit commented, “Umpire Technologies participates every year and as the show was stopped for two years by the pandemic, we are now back at the same pace as in the earlier shows. Although in 2021 the exhibitors are less compared to 2019, the visitors’ footfall is quite good. The genuine custo...

Kao Chimigraf is a global Japanese company that has been active in the European and American inkjet market for more than 15 years. Showing interest in the Indian inkjet and signage market, Kao aims to be a responsive partner to the Indian customers’ requirements that understands the market’s needs and is willing to provide quality and robust inks with a reliable supply chain. In its first time participation at Media Expo in Greater Noida the company showcased its inkjet and EcoSolvent inks. Media Expo , an international trade exhibition for indoor and outdoor advertising and signage solutions, took place from 18 to 20 November at the India Expo Mart . It was the live face to face  trade show for the printing industry after 20 months of the Covid-19 pandemic and its ensuing lockdowns.  Kao Chimigraf received positive response at Media Expo At the Kao stand, we met Namrata Sharma , responsible for business consulting in India, who told us about the company’s variety of inks used...

  The 29th edition of the Indian Printers Summit , Wan-Ifra’s annual event for the Indian print community, was held in Chennai on 17 and 18 November 2021. The “Best in Print Asia 2021” Awards were presented, and a guide to print using 40gsm newsprint,  Wan-Ifra's newest Special Report, was released at the event. After a string of online events and conferences, this year’s Wan-Ifra Indian Printers Summit saw more than 100 media executives from around 20 organizations in attendance. Attendees had the opportunity to learn from print media experts and interact with suppliers who reviewed their upcoming products and services during the event.  Best in Print Asia 2021 Awards presented  The event hosted the “Best in Print - Asia 2021 Awards” ceremony to recognize the continent’s best newspaper printers. This award showcases the publications’ ability to print at the highest quality according to ISO (ISO 12647 and ISO 2846) and Wan-Ifra standards. The award had three categori...

  ABB Robotics has signed an agreement to collaborate with California-based Zume , a global provider of innovative, compostable packaging. ABB will supply robotic cells that will enable Zume’s production of sustainable packaging on a global scale, helping to reduce reliance on single-use plastics. ABB will integrate and install more than 1,000 molded fiber manufacturing cells (MFC) - including up to 2,000 robots at Zume customer’s sites worldwide over the next five years. ABB will leverage its program management capabilities and automation experts in its network of Global Solution Centers to enable the scale, modularity, and speed required to launch the solutions, which have the potential to produce millions of pieces of sustainable packaging annually. Financial details were not disclosed. Manufacturers face increasing pressure from consumers and policymakers to find alternatives to single-use plastic packaging. New packaging needs to be sustainable while being easy to mold and ...

  Evolve Additive Solutions has succeeded in combining the flexibility of additive technology with the volume and quality of injection molding. Featuring a fully integrated B&R automation system, the Evolve SVP platform delivers the precision and reliability to make additive manufacturing a real alternative for high-speed, mass-customized serial production. Additive technology has proven its value in prototyping, yet factors like material quality and unit costs have so far hindered its feasibility for end-use parts. Evolve has now succeeded in removing those remaining barriers. Its SVP (scalable volume production) platform is equipped with a full B&R solution that integrates motion control, process control, safety and HMI as well as IIoT-connectivity. “With the reliable high performance of our B&R solution, we're ready to bring additive technology to the floor of tomorrow’s smart, connected factory,” says Evolve CEO Steve Chillscyzn. 10x faster than any industrial 3D p...

  There is no vaccination for the Indian newspaper reader’s love for the morning daily. We love to publish and produce dailies and also to read them. And the business is as seasonal as a roller coaster of emotion from festival to festival – from cricket madness to state and general elections. Print media advertising is expected to rise till Diwali – and to fall steeply after the first week of November – a bit like a storm subsiding. Continuing the late monsoon forecast for newspaper advertising in India from November till the end of the financial year in March 2022, indicates there will be a slight recovery in the last week of December for Christmas and New Year, followed by the usual winter coolness of advertising in January. February usually is somewhat smoggy on some days and sunny on others for print ads. The brighter days pick up in March as advertisers and their agencies look to spend their leftover budgets for the FY, lest they lapse and are trimmed in the following  ...

  Mondi , a global leader in packaging and paper, has opened three brand-new customer engagement centers for its corrugated packaging customers. ‘ThinkBoxes’ enable the co-creation of better, more sustainable packaging designs through inspirational and insightful events, training courses, and individual workshops in physical, digital, or hybrid formats. Mondi on providing with access to a knowledge pool ThinkBox was created to support customers from various industries in any phase of their quest for improved corrugated packaging. It is a knowledge pool continuously filled by industry and sustainability experts and the ideas and expertise of a large network of award-winning designers. The first three ThinkBox sites are located at Mondi Bupak in České Budějovice (Czech Republic), Mondi Tire Kutsan in Tire (Turkey), and Mondi Ansbach (Germany). Design is a process The ThinkBox concept invites customers to unleash their full potential in a variety of possible settings -  Think ...

In his welcome address to the Wan-Ifra Printers Summit this morning, Shanth Kumar of The Printers Mysore group spoke about a vibrant newspaper industry ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic and its ensuing lockdowns. He said, “Apart from the advertising and circulation hits that Indian newspapers have taken in the pandemic, our journalists have taken a beating from the cost-cutting of the publishers as well as from Covid-19 itself.” The 18 November morning hybrid session with about 80 or 90 participants physically present and another 30 tuning in online, was a panel discussion on CAPEX and OPEX moderated by RD Bhatnagar of the Dainik Bhaskar group . Bhatnagar who is always optimistic said right at the beginning that a roomful of engineers can do anything – in a way prefacing the discussion which centered on the need for cooperation and collaboration within the industry.  Sustaining old CAPEX and a new look at OPEX The first panelist, BS Shesh of the HT Media group suggested that Capex ...

  News industry diversity and inclusion is at the heart of an Elevate Scholarship class of 50 media professionals announced recently by the International News Media Association (INMA) and the Google News Initiative (GNI) . The scholarship recipients from 29 countries were selected from 137 applications and will receive training and mentoring opportunities through INMA and GNI. The 2-year-old Elevate Scholarship program aims to strengthen the news business by equipping new faces and voices with strong media industry fundamentals as well as networking and mentoring opportunities. The scholarship elevates historically under-represented and disadvantaged groups in early- to mid-career positions. Such groups include race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, access to higher education, immigration, disabilities, and more. “Removing obstacles for equitable inclusion in news industry training and development can shatter the glass ceiling for professionals from under-represented groups,...

  Media Expo , regarded as India’s largest exhibition for advertising and signage solutions, is set for its 3-day live exhibition from 18 to 20 November at the India Expo Mart in Greater Noida. Being organized under the safety parameters or protocols of MFI SafeConnect , the platform will provide a secure meeting space for face-to-face business networking and aim to draw attention to indigenous manufacturing and domestic collaborations. Media Expo is the platform where the Indian advertising, printing, and signage technologies will once again reunite and explore future possibilities for the industry. This year the goal of the exhibition is to promote industry reconnection and business recovery so that the physical advertising fraternity can regain its former momentum. It is a place where visitors can interact with leading businesses in indoor and outdoor advertising and signage, and witness the latest product launches. In addition to our first preview, Indian Printer Publisher...

  Valmet and CMPC have finalized the agreement, of which Valmet and CMPC signed a letter of intent in September 2021 (Valmet’s press release on September 20, 2021). According to the agreement, Valmet will deliver key technology and automation for CMPC’s BioCMPC project. The target is to modernize and increase the production capacity of the Guaíba pulp mill’s line 2 from 1.5 million air dry tonnes year(ADt/y) to 1.85 million ADt/y. The upgraded mill is expected to start operation in the fourth quarter of 2023. The order is included in Valmet’s orders received in the fourth quarter of 2021. The value of the order is not disclosed. Valmet plans for increasing the sustainability of the pulp mill BioCMPC project’s main targets are to increase the pulp mill’s sustainability and modernize the production technology. The project will include new control and environmental management measures across the mill. The project has been carefully designed based on CMPC’s mission to produce and mar...

Media Expo , India’s largest international trade exhibition of indoor and outdoor advertising and signage solutions, is back after Covid-19. Due to the pandemic, the exhibition dates changed with several postponements, and finally, it is happening again for the printing and advertising industry after a long wait. The business platform aims to bring together some of the leading global brands and creative professionals to discover some of the path-breaking future technologies in indoor and outdoor advertising and signage solutions. The Media Expo will take place between 18-20 November at the India Expo Center in Greater Noida. The event organizers say the event has always been a forerunner of the industry, providing impactful buyer-seller interaction and networking combined with great insights about new trends in the industry and new product launches. The trade show, as it resumes, claims to be the number-one international industry event for the printing and advertising industry. In 201...

  The media group Le Télégramme, based in Morlaix - Brittany (France), has decided in favour of the future-oriented technology of the COLORMAN e:line with its comprehensive automation equipment "auto print" and placed an order with manroland Goss for two 64-page tabloid presses.  Le Télégramme relies on the technology and know-how of the Augsburg printing experts for its new installation. State-of-the-art PECOM operation technology with SlidePad operation and flexible MobilPad application equip the French media group for future demands. Both companies are building on a long-term service partnership. The new press lines are scheduled to be installed and commissioned by mid-2022. After commissioning, the COLORMAN e:line will produce the daily circulation of the newspaper Le Télégramme with more than 180,000 copies and 19 local editions. The new comprehensive equipped installation consists of a total of four reel splicers, four four-high printing towers and two folders that wil...

  BillerudKorsnäs has today agreed with the British investment firm Inspirit regarding the divestment of the Beetham mill. The transaction is completed today. The purchase price corresponds to an equity value of around SEK 30 million. “The strategic importance of the Beetham mill for the rest of the group has been reduced since the investments in machine glazed (MG) paper production at Skärblacka a couple of years ago. With Inspirit, the Beetham mill gets an owner with the intention and resources to develop the business further,” comments Christoph Michalski, president and chief executive officer. [caption id="attachment_64915" align="alignleft" width="300"] Beetham Mill photo papermart.in[/caption] The transaction results in a capital loss of around SEK 120 million that will have a negative impact on BillerudKorsnäs’ 2021 fourth-quarter results. The Beetham mill , acquired by Billerud in 2004, produces paper for medical equipment, food packaging and ind...