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  Arrow Digital – a provider of digital printing solutions to the Indian market – showcased its printing technology on uncoated paper, primer coating, water-based pigmentation, wearable data print and digital dye cutters at Labelexpo India 2022.  “Arrow has been spearheading a handful of industries, including display graphics and signage, textile, ceramic, label and packaging,” said Sanjay Bindra, vice-president of sales, Arrow Digital.  “The Labelexpo returned with a lot of expectations from the market and our customers. The visitors were all well-informed this year. The audience knew what they were looking at and I feel happy about it, as it shows how much the industry has grown,” Bindra said.

  New Delhi Television's (NDTV) promoter company RRPR Holding has transferred 99.5% of its equity shares to the Adani group-owned Vishvapradhan Commercial (VCPL), taking billionaire Gautam Adani a step closer to taking over one of India's biggest broadcasting houses. The transaction was in consonance with a conversion notice issued by VCPL on 23 August 2022, media reports said.  NDTV founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy have also resigned as directors of the promoter group vehicle RRPRH with immediate effect, the company said in a regulatory filing. The board of RRPR Holding also approved the appointment of Sudipta Bhattacharya, Sanjay Pugalia, and Senthil Sinniah Chengalvarayan as Directors on its board with immediate effect, NDTV said. The share transfer will give Gautam Adani a 29.18% stake in NDTV . The port-to-power conglomerate led by Adani has another open offer for another 26% stake in the media group.  "We hereby inform you that VCPL has received a letter from R...

  Inkjet is still a relatively new technology and there’s a regular flow of new processes and techniques so it’s useful to have events where people can catch up and learn about the latest ideas. In Europe, besides the larger exhibitions, there are also a number of technical and academic conferences, usually, complete with product demonstrations and sales opportunities. But Japan is not so well served in this regard despite having a large number of printer and component manufacturers. So the Japan Inkjet Technology Fair aimed to redress the balance for the Japanese industry with a two-day event in Tokyo featuring a conference with a room set aside for some 40 or so tables for vendors to show off what they are working on. The key to the event was the opportunity for networking, helped by a large social gathering on the first evening, since inkjet is a collaborative business that works best when people from different disciplines and companies come together. The event was set up Akiyos...

  EasyCut Studio, a developer of sign-making and specialty graphics solutions, has announced that its vinyl cutting software has been fully tested and can be used with Mimaki vinyl cutters , including the newly released CG-AR and CG-SRIII series.  Mimaki offers a range of vinyl-cutting plotters that meet a wide range of application needs. The CG-SRIII series of roll-based cutters are available in three widths. These models feature continuous crop mark detection for precise contour cutting. The CG-AR Series are the entry model of roll-to-roll cutting plotters with improved cutting performance, compatibility with a wide range of cutting materials, and enhanced usability. Easy Cut Studio provides the ability to cut any shape and font with the Mimaki cutting plotter and supports file formats, including SVG, PDF, EPS, AI, and so on. The software includes key features such as image vectorization, rhinestone, and contour cutting workflow, which enhance the performance capabilities o...

  Flint Group Packaging, a supplier of consumables to the global print and packaging industry, seeks to focus on the ease of doing business and order efficiency for its customers with its Webshop platform.  Underlining the company’s vision of a connected future, the online store shows the company’s range of inks and coatings available to order 24/7 in just a few clicks. The purpose is to provide customers with more versatility, flexibility, and performance in managing the procurement of consumables. Designed to keep pace with the speed of today’s packaging market, the Webshop enables simple, fast ordering and reordering of inks and coatings. Thomas Gray, vice-president, strategy & market intelligence at Flint Group Packaging, explains the significance, “With our dedicated online Webshop, we are giving our customers an additional digital channel that simplifies order processing. It’s no secret that the pressure is on for packaging converters to deliver when it comes to ag...

  Rajasthan’s leading commercial printer, Bhandari Offset has opted for Ricoh Pro C7200x 5th color station digital production press from Monotech Systems . Adoption of the new and versatile Ricoh digital press has opened an exciting range of creative possibilities, enhancing the value of prints using ‘White Ink’ for them.  Bhandari Offset has been a reputed name in the stationery and book printing business and a valued customer of Monotech Systems. “We engage in a gamut of commercial printing activities in Jodhpur. To garner a reputation for excelling in quality print production and innovative print enhancements, we were looking for a high-end digital press,” said Yashwant Bhandari, Partner, Bhandari Offset. He added that Monotech Systems, which is a partner of Ricoh Asia Pacific and an authorized distributor of an array of Ricoh digital presses in India, helped them in finding the right choice of the digital press—Ricoh Pro C7200X."  "Appreciating the way Monotech Syste...

  The South Korean Hankyung Media Group, which prints The Korea Economic Daily , is investing in a comprehensive newspaper printing project with manroland Goss . The long-established media company opted for high-quality, fastest speed and state-of-the-art automation. The two highly automated Colorman e:line presses to be installed in its newly built 3,700 square meter printing plant in Bupyeong National Industrial Complex in Incheon is projected to supply South Korea with high-quality print products. After signing the contract in September 2022, Hankung Media’s executive director Hyun Seung-Yoon is convinced that, “With the acquisition of the Colorman e:line, we will have the most powerful and automated production line for daily newspapers in Korea. A major focus of this project is also that the 60th anniversary edition in 2024 will have the best print quality of all newspapers printed in Korea. With these features, the production line naturally also offers many attractive advantag...

  The 2022 edition of the Asia Coat + Ink show – a global trade event focusing on varnishes, inks, adhesives, coatings, and decorative materials – will be held from 17-19 November at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai.  Leading Indian and global manufacturers and suppliers in the field of inks, adhesives, coatings, varnishes, among others, will take part in the show being organized by the All India Printing Ink Manufacturers’ Association (AIPIMA).  Some prominent names include Uflex, DIC, Siegwerk, K-Tech, and Abigail. The show is spread over an area of 3,750 square meters.   AIPIMA will also organize a concurrent international conference on 16 November at Courtyard by Marriott Mumbai on the topic, “Next generation printing ink/technology, issue-trends and the way forward”. The guest of honor at the one-day conference is Snehashis Roy of the Times Group while the keynote speaker will be Shailesh Nima of Michelman India. Other speakers include Jose San of T...

  Konica Minolta continues to be the leader in the Indian digital production press market. We recently had an opportunity to ask the company for an update on its operations in India. We asked several questions by way of an update on the recovery of print and digital print segments in the overall economy. Indian Printer and Publisher – How many digital presses do you expect the Indian market to absorb in the current financial year, that is, from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023? Konica Minolta – The market is showing a very positive response after the COVID-19 pandemic and we see the expansion of digital in all fields including digital printing. We expect the numbers to be more than 1500 production printing units in the current financial year. IPP – Is there any progress in the digital label press segment or any new press in the segment coming from Konica Minolta? Konica Minolta – Konica Minolta has sold 1000 digital label presses worldwide in less than seven years since its introduct...

  So, October. Just to sum up where we in Britain are now – a long time ago, back in July, Boris Johnson was prime minister and his MPs voted that they had lots of confidence in him. But then most of his ministers demonstrated that confidence by resigning en masse. Johnson resigned and then spent much of August abroad on holiday while still being paid to be prime minister. In September, a tiny and very unrepresentative electorate decided that Liz Truss’ economic lunacy was the best plan for Britain. And this month we have Rishi Sunak – my MacOS spell checker keeps correcting his name to Sunk, which accurately describes the situation for most people in the UK now. Confused? Well, that’s politics for you. And at least Britain is better off than some of those European countries where the government changes every month… Sunak is Britain’s first Asian PM so hurrah for diversity. Then again, he’s another Oxford-educated man, just like David Cameron and Boris Johnson. He’s also Britain’s ...

  Correspondent Priyanka Tanwar interacted with journalist-author Sudeep Chakravarti at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2022 on his transition from journalism to writing books, the significance of a book cover design, inspiration, depiction of history in school textbooks, and more. Here are some edited excerpts from the interview:  Indian Printer and Publisher (IPP) – You have been an author for over 15 years now. What led you to choose this profession? https://indianprinterpublisher.com/blog/2022/11/jbm-19-23-january-2023/ Sudeep Chakravarti – Well, maybe for me it wasn't that difficult a leap of faith because I was first a journalist and I think I still am in some ways, even though I write creative nonfiction and fiction and short stories. I have always written – I have always written from the time when I started working as a trainee journalist. I have been trained to write. I have always tried to inject mood and color and personality and tone and taps to the best of my abil...

  The global outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic warranted a growing inclination toward personal hygiene and well-being. Education, uplifting incomes, increasing customer awareness about menstrual hygiene and personal care products such as sanitary napkins, tampons, baby diapers, and adult diapers, and the slow, long-term rise in the population of working women and better availability of low-cost products fueled the demand in the sanitary napkin market. According to the latest data by Maximize Market Research, the Indian hygiene market is expected to rise from Rs 4,510 crore (approximately US$ 550 million) at a CAGR of 12.3 % (forecast period 2021-27) to Rs 10,159 crore (approximately US$ 1,238 million) in 2027. Around 36% of Indian women use menstrual hygiene products according to the National Family Health Survey data, which leaves tremendous scope for the growth of this market segment. The last decade has witnessed several collaborations between the government, non-profit organiza...