Adviteeya 2016

24-02-2016
VOLUME 03

Vision Unparalleled

FACE TO FACE CONTRIBUTORS

Packaging Education - Dr.Alka Mahajan,
SIES GST..................................01
India & Abroad Sagar Shejwalkar,
SIES GST..................................02
Mubarak Mustafa Rushikesh Aravkar,
Printweek India ......................03
Let’s live color... BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN Karen S. Aranha
INDUSTRY & INSTITUTE Packaging Co‐op Intern at
FOCUS The Danone Company Inc. .....04
Rushikesh Aravkar Gaurav Fasate
SIES GST ................................ 06
SERIALIZATION - AN Sagar Waghmare
END TO END SOLUTION SIES GST .................................08
Vinay Nambiar
FOR TRACEABILITY SIES GST..................................08
OF DRUGS Sushant Cowlagi
Repro India Ltd. .....................09
COLOUR MANAGEMENT Karen S. Aranha Sreeragh Iyer
Gaurav Fasate Intern at Print Pack Packaging
Supplies Pvt.Ltd. ....................11
Avinash Kumar Singh
SIES GST .................................13
Mangesh Kasliwal
Shri Balaji Disposal Pvt.Ltd. ....16
Pranav Nair
Intern at Print Pack Packaging
Supplies Pvt. Ltd. ...................17
Siddanth Subramanian
ITW Signode...........................19
Dekshitha Sridhar
Intern at Hindustan Unilever ..20
Chandrashekhar Abhyankar
SIES GST .................................23



FROM PRINCIPAL’S DESK

The Department of Printing & Packaging Technology (PPT) with its enthusiastic students and enterprising faculty
have come out with the third volume of the annual magazine 'Adviteeya'. This year, Adviteeya brings forth bytes of
experience and knowldege from the alumni of this department coupled with technical articles and inputs from the
Printing & Packaging Industry.
It is a matter of great pride for SIESGST that the PPT department is celebrating 10 years of existence. This indeed is
an accomplishment in itself because it is the only department in the whole of asia pacific belt offering an industry
oriented 4-year Bachelor of Engineering degree in printing & packaging field since 2005-06. Coupled with
collaborations with the Printing & Packaging Industry, our students are groomed to become dedicated professionals
& posses the required essential background to survive in this highly competitive industry. We look forward to a
positive response & valuable inputs from the industry to take this course a notch up & peg it at top. The graduates of
Printing & Packaging Technology have been well received by the industry and the feedback has been very
encouraging!
Another marquee event planned by the PPT department this year on February 27 is the pan-India Job Fair, which
again, is a first-of-its kind initiative, bringing fresh and experienced printing & packaging graduates face-to-face with
companies/conglomerates from all over India.
This magazine represents the Zest, Creativity and Imagination of our Printing and Packaging students. Adviteeya is
a magazine, truly, second to none! My heartiest wishes to students and the faculty of PPT department.

Dr. Alka Mahajan
Principal,
SIES Graduate School of Technology.

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FROM HOD’S DESK

Dear Readers, it gives me an immense pleasure to present the third edition of Adviteeya. The motive of
showcasing unparallel vision through Adviteeya is still the main focus. The Department of Printing & Packaging
Technology is completing its successful tenure of 10 years in providing quality education, hands-on training and
apt industrial exposure to the future players/drivers of the industry. Keeping this in our mind, we thought of
dedicating this magazine to all pass out students and current learners who are a part of this wonderful journey of
growth. This idea was chipped in by Prof. Mrs.Rashmi Bhat and was very well received by everyone. On behalf
of my team I also take an opportunity to earnestly thank her for co-ordinating the Adviteeya magazine this year.
The articles & interviews are contributed by our alumni as well as existing students. They have highlighted their
experience not only during their tenure in our institute but also emphasized how the course has helped them to
make a mark in the ever growing and dynamic Printing & Packaging industry.
I also take this opportunity to thank our paper sponsor Srinivas Papers and Print Sponsor Superlekha Press.
With their support the “vision” comes into existence in a form of a magazine.
Hope the contents are invigorating, informative, illustrious and inciting to all the readers.
Kudos to the entire team of Adviteeya!!! As I always say, “Unparallel contributions & efforts is nothing but –
Adviteeya”

Sagar S. Shejwalkar

Head of Department
Department of Printing & Packaging Technology
SIES Graduate School of Technology

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FACE TO FACE

BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN INDUSTRY & INSTITUTE

Akhil Sai Konda(A.K.) :What is Rushikesh Aravkar
your background? Did you have
any background in printing and Technical Editor,PrintWeek India.
packaging while taking up PPT
course? impression of printing industry, buildings: A1 and A2 with 739 galas
PrintWeek India started in totality out of which over 200
Rushikesh Aravkar (R.A.) : Masterclass at SIES. In these printing firms occupied more than
monthly sessions, a print 60% of the estate. Today, the firms
I wanted to pursue engineering in personality shared his success are moving out of Shah and Nahar,
IT or computer science. However, story in an interaction with either to expand operations to earn
my entrance score couldn't help me PrintWeek India editor Ramu profits or as a survival strategy.
get admission into a “good” college. Ramanthan followed by a technical What is the future? If India is going
On the other hand, when I got to session by the print personality. to be the next print powerhouse, is
know about Printing and Packaging Then PrintWeek India collaborated the Shah and Nahar module viable.
Technology (PPT) course in SIES with the BMPA to start the monthly Or should we have a bigger print
GST, it seemed interesting. Some Seekho aur Samjho sessions. Here, manufacturing base?
research on this course and I was the objective was to impart basic
convinced that PPT has a bright technical knowledge to students as A.K.One thing you would like to
future and chose the stream. And well as operators and supervisors. change in academics?
trust me; eight years down the line,
I am not regretting my decision. A.K. Among your articles, which RA: The new syllabus looks good.
is the one you enjoyed doing the Also, with the last semester entirely
A.K. How did you get into your most? dedicated for industrial training, the
present job? students will have good exposure
R.A. It was the feature titled ‘Shah and will help them when they start
RA: PrintWeek India was looking and Nahar: Mecca of print industry’. working at their first job. If this
for a Printing engineer for its The photo feature looks at how the exposure to the industry can be
editorial department. I was referred decline of the textile mills and cultivated right from the second-
to them by a friend. growing print needs of Mumbai, led year in some form, that will
to industrial estates like Shah and definitely help students realize the
A.K. What were the challenges Nahar evolve as a print hub. Shah opportunities and plan their career
you faced initially? and Nahar industrial estate in in advance.
Lower Parel comprises of two
RA: Being a new course, very few
people in the industry knew of its
existence. So it was a challenge to
find a foot hold in the industry
initially.

A.K. You have been involved in
PrintWeek India’s initiative to
bridge the gap between the
industry and the institute. What
is the idea behind this?

R.A. PPT students perceive the
printing industry as un-cool and one
which lacks glamour. However,
there are several companies in the
printing industry, which function as
corporate and can offer equally
good opportunities, if not better. But
this face of the industry remains
unknown to the students. With an
aim to inspire and encourage
students and change their

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FOCUS

SERIALIZATION - AN END TO END SOLUTION
FOR TRACEABILITY OF DRUGS

Karen S. Aranha
Packaging Co-op Intern at The Danone Company Inc.

Packaging is required to perform FDA in liaison with GS1 for the scope of the project that is ever
the basic functions of containment, codes. The serialization code is to changing as per the needs of the
protection, preservation, include codes in human and market, stakeholders, along with
transportation and communication machine readable format for limited number of suppliers, it was
of the product . Packaging complete traceability of the drugs. decided to have this done in
becomes more crucial when it Thus, the lot number and batch multiple phases with different
contains a consumable product that codes would be printed in a manner deadlines depending on a particular
is responsible for the well-being of easy for consumers to understand country's current practices v/s what
the person ingesting it. The whereas a machine readable code needs to be done in future to
responsibility thus, lies on the able could be deciphered using an ensure compliance with the
shoulders of mainly the food optical reader. The pharmaceutical serialization mandate. Starting now,
industry and pharmaceutical industry along with GS1(global 2015 until November 27, 2023 there
industry. barcode issuing authority) and are yearly deadlines to be met by
various country governments have organizations and countries around
Why is serialization important? It is worked on the type of code that the globe.
so, because of consumer safety needs to be generated and
concerns, brand loyalty and technology has shifted from fairly From a packaging engineer's
protection, helps track inventory standard 1D barcode to a 2D perspective, the challenges begin
and keeps cost in check, deliver DataMatrix code that is more on the production line where
orders, without any mix up and difficult to read if without the right additional machines for code
manage returns in a much simpler machines. Due to the size and printing and vision systems for
manner and makes real time reading and validating the codes
tracking a possibility depending on
the capability of a company to
afford such a system. Currently
packs contain lot code and expiry
date with barcodes but are fairly
easy to imitate and sell counterfeit
in the market. To prevent this, the
2D DataMatrix code is being tried
out.

Serialization is mandated by the
FDA and all drug traceability will
come under the direct preview of

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FOCUS

line, slower is the entire line speed that performs all functions of label period of time in the field of
and the slowest machine application and code printing or vice packaging.
determines the final throughout of versa in an integrated manner. For
the line. Generally, end of line case packing, a separate serial As of today, countries are only
operations like manual packing into shipping container code needs to beginning to serialize their unit
shipper cases were the bottle neck be used. (SSCC) packs as per the directives by FDA
but now with additional machines and country government mandates
after primary packaging, it seems Serialization is a complete end to using GS1 codes, standardizing the
like speeds will reduce end solution and while the industry codes and leverage flexibility
substantially. This is only magnified is having teething troubles in especially when it comes to import
with the number of execution, it will only help if all and export of the drugs around the
production/packaging lines in the parties involved in the drug product world. By 2017, all unit packs of
facility. Not to mention the cost with supply chain –manufacturers, CMO, drugs will have a standard
putting such a system in place. brand owners, distributors, numerical identification (SNI) and
suppliers and retail/ pharmacies the ultimate goal is that by
The tracking and tracing codes cooperate with each other as it will November 27, 2023 all
all be worth the effort and within a manufacturers will have transitioned
need to be put in an inside out few months companies all over the their unit pack identification to
world will begin reaping the benefits electronic and interoperable
manner starting with the primary of serialization due to seemingly traceability systems.
small milestones achieved over a
packaging and aggregating it over
Track & Trace....
the secondary and tertiary
1.Serialization is mandated by the FDA and all drug
packaging. traceability will come under the direct preview of
FDA in liaison with GS1 for the codes
The main requirements to be able
2.Challenges begin on the production line where
to incorporate serialization are: additional machines for code printing and vision
systems for validating the codes are required
1. Standardized data – GS1
3.Serialization has affected mainly end of line
codes, SNI and GTIN operations after the product is filled

numbers 4.By 2017, all unit packs of drugs will have a
standard numerical identification (SNI) and
2. Flexible coding by November 27, 2023 all manufacturers
should have electronic traceability
3. Interoperability

While basic bar-coding and RFID
systems were already in place, bar-
coding has been largely favored by
companies both big and small due
to its cost effectiveness.
Serialization has affected mainly
end of line operations after the
product is filled and capped or
blister lidding is complete or
cartoning is done. The machines
need to be capable of handling high
speed primary packaging lines –
print & apply labels or codes, verify
and then eject the bad ones out of
the machine. The difference now is
that preprinted bar-coded labels
cannot be used since each item will
differ from every other item so
machine manufacturers had to
develop a print and apply solution

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COLOUR MANAGEMENT IN PRINT INDUSTRY

Gaurav Fasate
Asst.Prof.,SIESGST

Color is the soul of print. The print to down time constraint to entice or calorimeter, spectrophotometer ,
industry has always been convince customers. On the spectro-densitometer, out of these
determined for the quality of print, contrary, conventional-close loop, spectro-densitometer is an answer
whether it's a commercial or a pre-media, pre-press and press to both, achromatic and chromatic
packaging printing line. This workflow is based on an open loop measurement.
demand of quality is not letting us (cross platform) system. This
sit comfortably and do our jobs in a environment brings many These devices enable printers to
routine manner, but keeps complexities in process in terms of control the quality on the press,
provoking us constantly to upgrade various file formats, workflow during and after press run to
our technology. This technical errors, various input output devices validate print quality on pre-
upgradation enables printers not and their comp-atibility. Keeping all determined print parameters like
only to sustain the competition but kinds of constraints in mind, it is density, dot gain, trapping, contrast,
also to run an extra mile. difficult to have quality printing with color measurement, color
good color reproduction at an differences, and metamerism.
An obvious question is, “what is the affordable cost (for both printers There are state of the art high
quality of printing today and why is and customers). precision electronic devices
it such a big deal?”I would say enabled with dynamitic conversion
quality is a matter of expectation Color management is a solution for programs and standard color
and agreement between two this modern (digital) open looped spaces. To incorporate these
parties. It can be defined differently platform challenges and many devices in workflow, a Color Control
for different people with a set on conventional printing issues. Terms Strip is instrumental. These Color
defined level. In printing, quality is like device independent colors, CIE Control Strips can be customized or
the correct reproduction of various color spaces, ICC profiles, made available in standard formats
elements and color is the most spectrophotometers and by the pre-press standardizing,
important among them. densitometers are known to many organizations like UGRA and
in the print industry. But still there is FOGRA. These color control strips
So what is the big deal in it? a huge crowd left who is yet to get are available in the form of digital
enough right exposure on color files to be used on CTF or CTP or
It is really a big deal as the industry management systems. in material form like positive and
has grown many fold and so has negative films. This is a significant
the competition. Long run jobs and In a nutshell, color management is step in controlling prints and
repeat jobs coming to a printer is a an approach and process to calibrating the output devices and
rare sight now, which does not establish a workflow in a given print presses.
allow the printer to give environment by mapping color
conventional on press proofing due characteristics of input, output and Profiling devices on the other hand,
display devices in imaging chain by help in identifying behaviors of input
utilizing device independent color or output devices and compensate
space platform With the help of the errors to avoid color deviation. It
color measuring devices and is a kit which comprises of
supporting software. The devices hardware (color sensors) and
can be categorized as software. It records the
performance of the device against
· color measuring devices the reference file given as input.
This reference is always a CIE color
· profiling devices space.

Measurement devices are again
classified as densitometer,

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The deviation in the performance of Who should buy these measuring Gist...
the device is encrypted in the form devices?
of corresponding device profile. 1.Color is the soul of printing.
A printer with a small or a big 2.The correct reproduction of colors
These profiles are available for setup, digital or conventional, will through an entire job run is a universally
display devices which are a deal with color jobs in publications known requisite till date.
cheaper option and other profilers and packaging, where color is a 3.Color management is a solution for
can map these characteristics or critical criterion in mutual modern (digital) open looped platform
color-cast of all devices like agreement. Ink, paper and challenges and many conventional
scanner, camera printer, presses devices can change in their printing issues.
(digital and conventional) as well as behaviors and thus colors will 4.Color Management enables printers
monitors.These devices come with differ. Here the color management to sustain the cutting edge competition.
a high cost. But they are justified system is key in controlling colors
and worth buying if you are quality and devices. Color management
conscious. Also, because of low systems encompass the Pre-
maintenance, they will pay you press & post-press domain
back in the long run. activities and integrate them to
achieve better results in print.
The CM workflows are available in
market by few companies. I would like to mention here, that
Color management systems are
These CMS can be customized to not directly responsible to
adopt the necessity of any print increase the Print quality but it
facilities or set-up. helps to optimize colors, and
increase predictability and
consistency in printing.

 Color is a powerful tool. Many FACTS ABOUT COLOR green and saw production
good artists and designers increase by 8%.
recognize it's power and use it to  Neuropsychologist, Kurt  Customers of a coffee house
manipulate to their benefit Goldstein experimented with the constantly complained about the
affects of color on one's psyche cool temperature in the room. At
 There is actually research that in the 1930's. These experiments that time, the walls were painted
suggests that the light of colors yielded some interesting results a light blue. After changing the
can affect the center of emotions on how color affects us. For color to orange, there were no
found in the hypothalamus. This example, the experiments more complaints.
region of the brain, in turn affects showed that objects seen in red  The color yellow can cause
the pituitary gland, which light appear bigger or heavier. In nausea, so it is avoided in
controls the endocrine system. contrast, objects that were airplanes.
The endocrine system, in turn viewed in the opposite color,  Black boxes seemed heavier to
controls the thyroid, which green, appeared smaller and workmen than green boxes filled
control hormone levels. lighter. with the same material.
Hormone levels control mood  Blue street lighting resulted in
and emotion. It may be a long Here are a few more ways color is lower crime rates in Glascow in
trip, but color does physically thought to have had an impact on 2000.
affect our body through our mood psychology…
and emotion.  Blue conveys trust and reliability.
 A factory in the United States
changed the color of the
bathrooms to an unpleasant

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Mr. Sagar Waghmare Mr. Vinay Nambiar
3rd Year Student
Asst. Professor
SIES GST
SIES GST
Review on
The Ever Growing - Printing on Plastics
Packaging Industry
There is a rise in the use of plastics for many
Growth in the packaging industry in India is products because of its advantages. Printing on plastic
mainly driven by the food and the pharmaceutical fulfills aesthetic needs, provides information needed by
packaging sectors. The large and growing Indian consumers, and is often prepared by professional
middle class, along with the growth in organized graphic designers. However, for the printer who is
retailing in the country are driving the packaging preparing to print on plastics,
industry. The rapid growth of exports requires superior
packaging standards for the international market. With several unique problems to resolve are:
this the need for adopting better packaging methods,
materials and machinery has become very important *Identifying the properties of the plastic to be printed on.
for Indian businesses.
*Acquiring the appropriate surface treatment if
The average annual growth rate of packaging industry necessary.
is about 13 - 15% as reported in a recent survey.
According to industry sources, the main reason for shift *Selecting a compatible ink that will not only adhere to
from rigid to flexible is that flexible packages are found the substrate but also have the properties necessary to
aesthetically attractive, cost-effective and sturdy. withstand the environment to which the printed item will
Consumer preference for the use of convenient be exposed
packaging and packaged products in affordable
quantities in laminates is also one of the main reasons *Identifying the appropriate process to complete
that have contributed to the growth of flexible printing as a part of the manufacturing process.
packaging in India. The food-processing sector is the
largest user of flexible packaging is estimated to grow Several issues need to be taken into account when
over 35 percent annually. But the market is still very determining the ink of choice once the plastic substrate
competitive when point of conventional rigid packages is determined:-
and flexible packages are compared.
*Will the ink hold up to the environment into which the
Indian packaging industry is highly fragmented with a plastic will be placed?
large number of small scale companies and a few large
integrated players. According to one estimate, there *Can printing and cleanup be accomplished with
are more than 22,000 registered packaging companies environmentally safe solvents?
in India, more than 85 percent of which are MSMEs, as
per Aranca report. Indian government is benefitting all Plastic surfaces must often be treated before
the level of manufacturers in packaging sector with the decorating or imprinting. The treatment is for purposes
concept of “Make In India” which will surely lead to a of cleaning the substrate or to increase its wet ability or
better level of competency. adhesion so it will accept inks or paints.

With time, packaging industry will continue to face The Future
pressures from manufacturers, wholesalers, logistics The future of printing on plastics is taking a new
and supply chain retailers, government regulators and dimension. Digital printing is looked upon as they have
above all from consumers, to look great, prevent an advantage of short runs and rapid requirements.
damage, reduce cost, cut waste and reduce energy The challenge here is the optimization of machines to
use. accept any micron substrate. A new avenue will be
opened in the flexible packaging sector if they are
digitally printed. Also the cost and quality of the print will
involve a trade-off.

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Face to Face

Vaishnavi Panchal (V.P.) : What strategies for the long term Shushant Cowlagi.
was the experience of being objectives for the company. Co- Assistant Manager,
placed first in a company, that incidentally there was also a vacancy Repro India Limited
too you being from the first for the Export market, S.C.:Short term – Meeting targets /
batch of Printing and Packaging thus I was inducted in the same. Long term – Good will / Recall value
Technology? among customers.
V.P.:Can you brief the marketing
Shushant Cowlagi. (S.C.) : It was you developed for a recent V.P.:How will you measure lead
a great experience though a bit of marketing project or program? quality?
mixed as my interest was in
packaging and Repro India was a S.C.:I am actually responsible for S.C. By the space given by the leader
predominantly a print company. the West African region, particularly to make decisions and create future
Nevertheless my decision proved Ghana and Nigeria as it is territory leaders under him.
to be right as Repro is an ideal dealing with Publishers across the
company to start your career with. country developing their titles for the V.P.:What is your best experience
As for the feeling of being the first academic year. while working in the company?
one to be placed from SIES GST, I
am indeed humbled and happy to V.P.:How effectively did you use S.C.:The visits that I have had in the
be a part of history of this glorious the online marketing tools? African countries to generate
institution. business has indeed been an
S.C.:Frankly in my region, the online enriching and confidence building
V.P.:What was the thought penetration has taken place very experience.
process while getting into this effectively. However we at Repro
course at that time? India have developed an online 9
module called Rapples wherein the
S.C.:Frankly speaking, I never learning experience is on a tablet
intended in getting into this field. I instead of textbooks.
was doing my B Sc – IT at SIES and
they invited me for an induction V.P.:What are the strategies to
seminar introducing the PPT market a product?
department. I went with my parents
and was immediately interested in S.C.:All the generic strategies
this field. So you can say it is revolve around the 7P's –
perhaps destiny that I am in this Product/Place/Price/Promotion/
field. People/Process/Physical evidence.

V.P.:How did u enter into V.P.:What are the biggest
marketing? What were the challenges a marketing manager
circumstances u came across? faces today?

S.C.:As I said, I was inducted as a S.C.:Market uncertainties in terms of
GET in Repro and after undergoing dollar rates and oil prices in my
a comprehensive 9 month training market.
program going through nearly 18
departments, I realized my interest V.P.:How to measure marketing
lied into marketing and generating success?
business for the company making

PRINT • ONLINE • EVENTS • RESEARCH

Focus

How Industrial Visits & Internships

are Beneficial to students

Shreeragh Iyer Mumbai itself. Visiting a Newspaper fascinated with the types of
Intern at Printpack Inc. printing company we were packages and different colors in
awestruck by the technology they them, so when I got an opportunity
In 2013, while entering the are currently using there. We could to work in R&DQ under the Project
Printing & Packaging field I knew see the live news-paper printing of Innovations with my colleagues,
nothing about the branch. Like process and connect with that the we let out many designs and
everyone else in my class Printing theory that was taught to us in the models for the new packages. But
part of our branch sounded less class.We went to various industries later when we met some brand
interesting to me. Eager to learn of packaging as well as printing managers and other marketing
something in Packaging and get a also. Variable data printing and officials in the company, , we
job in packaging field we forcefully many other things were new to us. understood that no designs can be
studied the printing subjects in A very nice quote by Albert Einstein launched directly. Marketing people
earlier semesters. During the goes like this will gauge the efficiency of our
second half of our Third year we design and then after their study
were taken to some industrial visits “The important thing is not to they will decide whether to go with
by our faculties which changed my stop questioning. Curiosity has the idea or to scrap the idea.
perspective towards printing its own reason for existing.” Working there with leaders in the
subjects. We were taken to field, we understood how plastics
companies which were big names Out of curiosity we asked many can be differentiated among
in the industry and there we came questions to the people in industry, themselves visually or by knowing
to know that printing is not what we to which their response was their properties. Another thing which
actually thought it to be. Printing overwhelming.In 2014, LMAI were we understood was that there is a
industry is very big and has many ready to sponsor 5 students for a huge competition going on between
parts and is involved on everything trip to Label Expo, Delhi. I was one the companies in the field, and the
that we can imagine. One of our of the lucky 5 who got a chance to one who delivers the output first
faculty in our first lecture told us to visit Label Expo in Delhi. Label efficiently gets the success. So
close our eyes and imagine a life Expo is largest and leading event in benchmarking is an important tool
without printing, everything would Package and printing industry. to sustain in the market and to
be blank around us. Thanks to LMAI & Our Department understand where we stand in
To Add on to this experience, our who sent me to that event where I comparison to our competition.
third year had a subject known as got to see the flexible packaging
Industrial Visit wherein weekly once industry in detail. Big Names like Experience is something which you
we were taken to some industries Omet, Monotech, Avery Dennison, cannot just get from lectures and
of Printing and Packaging in Nilpeter etc were part of the expo books, for that you will have to
and we got a chance to interact with show some curiosity and interact
them, ask them about the with the people in the industry. Take
technology they are exhibiting and up some challenges,
how it is better than other. Later responsibilities, complete them
after my third year in the course I within the given deadline
got an opportunity to do a one successfully and gain some
month internship with a giant in the knowledge from that. I would like to
industry “ Mondelez India Foods
Ltd”. Working there in R&DQ conclude with a quote of Ken
Packaging department I understood Robinson which goes like:
that bookish knowledge is not
sufficient for any practical work. In “Curiosity is the engine of
my childhood I used to be achievement”

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN PRINTING INDUSTRY

Mr. AVINASH KUMAR SINGH., Asst. Prof., SIES GST

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN India, since there are less academic the marketing and sales department
PRINTING INDUSTRY expertise as compared to IT, Extc. of companies, which supply raw
Print communication is one of and other fields. Jobs for printing materials for printing and
the strongest and powerful technologists are available in photographic films. Another option
media of mass communication advertising agencies, is teaching, where jobs exist in
which is growing very rapidly. newspapers/magazines, schools, college and polytechnic
Books, newspapers and government presses, book printers offering vocational, diploma, degree
magazines are the ones that and even more in private and master degree courses. A print
come to mind most often when commercial press as technology technologist in the production
people think about printed consultant. department of a newspaper or a
products. magazine starts his career as
Opportunities are available in the Production supervisor and can go
The printed material either area of: up to the level of General Manager.
book, magazine or newspaper
has a strong impact on society 1. Publishing houses under Students after successful
and plays a key role in nation central and State Govt. completion of printing technology
building. We find the existence courses can get job in printing
of print in every sphere of our 2. Commercial printing companies and media houses
life and it plays crucial role in presses doing Offset, across countries. Generally, the
educating the people and to Flexography, Gravure students are recruited through
provide them clear picture of campus interviews by the major
what is going on in and around 3. Designing and digital advertising agencies,
the world. printing newspapers/magazines, machine
manufacturers, packaging
Printing involves several 4. Security printing industries. Some students get job in
skills. Printing is an industry in 5. Electronic publishing multi-national firms too. This is the
which technical skills holds the 6. Color management solution only field where the demand is
prime importance. Each person 7. Packaging always more.
engaged in performing 8. Print finishing and
typesetting, designing, pasting, Graduates can be
plate making, printing and converting entrepreneurs, consultants or a
binding has a specific and 9. Marketing/management freelancers in digital photography,
specialized role to perform and graphic designing, copy writer,
contribute for the final output. executive sound engineering, graphics,
10. Research and development multimedia & web design ,
Career in Print Industry Printing engineer can also be in animation technology, printing
material testing, colour analysis &
Print Industry is one of the reproduction, and e-publishing.
most flourishing sectors of the
country. The young generation After completing the
of today is seen choosing a program, graduates can go for
career in print & packaging as higher studies or can write
working in this sector gives GRE/TOEFL and apply for further
promising opportunities to stride studies abroad in universities like
ahead very fast. But jobs in the Rochester Institute of Technology,
print packaging also demand lot London College of Communication,
of hard work and patience. Chemnitz University of Technology,
There is a huge opening for and other universities in UK, US,
qualified printing professionals in Germany, Australia, and Canada.

13

Year 1996
Year 2016

DIVISION OF POSITIVE PACKAGING INDUSTRIES LTD.

Acuprint Systems Pvt. Ltd. Was Established in 1996, commencing its commercial production in January 1997.
It is a part of ENPEE Group of Industries and associates of Positive Packaging Industries Ltd.
Engaged in the Production / Supply of Rotogravure Printing Cylinders to Flexible Packaging Industry.

Mile Stones:
1997: Cylinder making facility at Taloja with capacity of 300 cylinders per month, M- 500 Engraver, MDC Polishing
Machine, Helford Proofing press.
2000: Extended capacity to 600 cylinders per month, OHIO M850 Engraver, K Walter CFM Machine.
2004: Established associate cylinder manufacturing company at FCNL, Lagos.
2005: Established new cylinder manufacturing plant at Bangalore.
2008:Additional Plating / Engraving / Prepress facilities at Taloja Plant.
2011: Established completely automatic cylinder manufacturing facility at Prime tech Dubai, Associate of Positive Packaging
United.
2013: Introducing fully automatic cylinder manufacturing facility at Taloja, Making the capacity of 4000 cylinders per month.
2015: Complete new facility, Relocation of old facilities at Bangalore with capacity of 2000 cylinders per month.

Technology:
1. EskoAutomation Engines, withArtwork Systems and Despack forArtwork Processing.
2. GMG & EFI Colour Print Manufacture and Profile Building Software.
3. Digital Page: Digital Proof verification Software.
4. X- Rite Colour Measurement Software.
5. Laser Engraving System.
6. X Treme Engraving system.
7. FullyAutomatic Cylinder Manufacturing plant.
8. Centralized Industrial Trade efficient plant contributing to EPFI standards.
9. ERP manufacturing software for job processing and customer order execution.
10. Axicon and CIS 2D/ Liner/ Smart HD Barcode Verification System.

The flexible packaging market in India has grown rapidly over the last three decades and currently accounts for 29% of the
consumer packaging market. Significantly better packaging economics, improved product features, developments in high-
barrier films, multi-color printing and high speed filling lines for reels and pouches are some of the factors that have aided
flexible packaging in gaining a significant share of the consumer packaging market.

More than 87% of the flexible packaging material is in printed form. For printing various technologies such as gravure, flexo
and offset is being used. Major printing in India is still done through gravure cylinders to achieve high resolution graphic
designs in multicolor. Flexible packaging converting industry in India is fragmented with a large number of small & medium
enterprises. Gravure cylinders in various sizes are being used by these enterprises. To reduce design to pack timelines, efforts
are made by various stakeholders including gravure cylinder makers. A fully automatic cylinder production line is becoming a
reality andAcuprint is the first to implement it successfully in India.

Way Forward...................
Recently PPIL & its associate companies in India & Middle East have become a part of Huhtamaki.
Multi Locations –International Foot Prints for Rotogravure Printing Industry by virtue of Huhtamaki brings unlimited
opportunities for Line Repro Graphics and Cylinder manufacturing services toAcuprint Systems

Umakant G. Sawant
Associate Vice President-
Cylinder Operations

Face to Face

Gaurav Joshi(G.J.) : How did employees, whom I have trained
you think of getting into right form the basics.
entrepreneurship?
G.J.: How do handle your
Mangesh Kasliwal(M.K.) :When I clients?
was working an idea struck me as
to why should I work for 8-10 M.K.: The competition is very
hours per shift to earn a tough. So, to reduce the cost of
livelihood, I thought that I could do article I have employed machines
this along with creating that reduces human effort and
employment for people so that thus the article cost is reduced
they can live a better life too. That maintaining the quality of article.
is when I thought of entering
entrepreneurship. Before G.J.: What is your mantra for Mangesh Kasliwal
venturing into entrepreneurship, I success? Director,
did a complete survey of the
market for about a year, met M.K.: If my company works for Shree Balaji
almost 8-10 manufacturers, say a product of Re.1, I will invest Disposal Pvt.Ltd.
identified the needs of the market 10% for future business
and then derived a solution to expansion, 15% will be my Did you know?
fulfill those needs. company profit and the rest 75%
will be cost of article
G.J.: What is your current manufacturing.
setup?
G.J.: What are issues faced by
M.K.: My current setup includes a manufacturers in India today?
Thermoforming machine and also
an extruder with 18 different M.K.: The main issue is of
moulds. My company can
manufacture variety of plastic fluctuating cost of the
glasses, fruit juice glasses, tea
cups, ice-cream cups etc. raw materials as the

G.J.: Did you come across any market is not stable.
bottlenecks?
The crude oil market is TpihrnRiepnir1aJnpIait5ovnonimn1Grin5datt8Vig6eaaufiJnt9saaisnag.erm4gnsarAstgeimhcustastapuheeoatBcrageKeeihfrpradnusyisirirnsnatsssibsan2ntghteityuarn9otldotElasr,RefhlMenrde1HwiIeadBsg7nfuaejioalhcted8miprhlkkas0iiRmaeabttlhyiythiaafninanosiiimltcrinagteniKsh,uwmnrtGasaon1sgtrolpop8caykshhaah1r.aaaipte8cnt,edeadr.Ritnhoye .
M.K. Yes, many a times as you
can see there is a tough not stable which in turn
competition in the market. results in the rising –
The one who is selling the article lowering of the cost of
at a lower cost is on a higher the raw materials.
demand, but still the cost of raw
materials need to be considered. G.J.: Any suggestions
for students?
G.J.: What was your memorable
achievement till today? M.K.: The quality of
education given at SIES
M.K.: My main achievement was GST is simply the best.
to bring people together who are The infrastructure is good;
less educated to the main stream. machines are available for
Today, after 4 years into the practical experience to
market, I have 22 employees students. Believe in yourself,
working for me and the main part Work hard and you will surely
is that 50% of them are women succeed in your career, and
the last one - Be patient ,
success will be yours if you
have worked for it.

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Focus

WHY PARTICIPATION IN P-PACK AND
ALL IPI EVENTS ARE ESSENTIAL

Pranav Nair
Intern at PrintPack

Inc.

2014 saw the inauguration of the so important. From voicing your It was not resourceful and use
Student chapter of Indian Plastics own opinions to respecting other these things to our advantage.
Institute(IPI). SIES GST along with individual's ideas, we understood Then there was the quiz itself,
MIT Aurangabad became the how to function as a team. When it which gave the final year students
Student chapter representatives comes to teams, responsibilities a chance to display their technical
for IPI in Maharashtra, a technical were delegated to different teams skills and intellectual prowess. The
body that brings together all the each comprising of 7-8 members. younger students also got to learn
experts and institutes of plastics These teams gave a good about a lot of new concepts and
on a single platform. From opportunity for those students who terms which they would be learning
conducting frequent seminars and are introverts. Choosing their area in their forthcoming semesters.
lectures to conferences and of interest and expertise they were Apart from this, the students were
workshops, IPI has played a given assignments that helped able to interact with other students
pivotal role in understanding and them to perform to the best of their from different universities.
improving the standards of plastic abilities in their respective teams. In conclusion, I would say that it is
processing as well as conversion Teamwork is an experience definitely one of the experiences
technologies. whereas experience is something that I will cherish forever. The
So, naturally the team was very that no matter how smart a person student phase is something that will
eager to get going. Along with our is, cannot be obtained just by come only once in a person's
esteemed faculties we started attending lectures and scoring good lifetime. As I'm now in my 8th
debating to finalize the event and marks. Exposure to handling semester and going through my
the areas that it would cover, responsibilities, commitment to internship phase, I already miss
which led to the conception of 'P- deadlines, and constant follow ups coming to college and just
PACK', a national level inter- are a basic necessity for any participating in all these activities. I
collegiate quiz competition. P- student and the teams were personally would urge every single
PACK 2015 saw 12 teams from 5 subjected to these in plenty. always student to participate in these
different easy as we hit a lot of impediments events and contribute not only to
states. along the way. Instead of being their own personal character
Teamwork is a major trait for any disappointed, the professors helped growth but also to the institute and
person in the industry and we us to be patient and to think calmly. to our branch as well.
learnt a great deal about why it is We understood

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ALDASHBEEELSSLIFVE

After the revision of syllabus of BE Printing and Packaging Technology
course the first batch will graduate in June 2016. Internships are included as
part of the syllabus in the final semester. The current batch of students are

placed for their internships in the following companies.

Marico

Fizzy Foodlabs Unique
Ball Corporation
Times Of India, Kandivili Mcure Pharma
PrintPack
andGEAslsoierbloaPllir5oTpaecckhnologies

Hindustan Times Vimalachal Print and Pack

Cipla Stanpak

ITC, Haridwar and Chennai Kodak

Ruchi Soya HUL

Pentasoft

We are Thankful for the support shown by the industry.

Focus

Market Value of Labels

Labels are a part of a packaging we their process thus increasing brand
normally see in any kind of product.
They have different functions identity and traceability. The label
depending upon its application, i.e.
Brand Identification, Track & Trace, industry is growing with
Anti-Counterfeit etc. They can be
categorized into Self Adhesive, Wet continuous research and
Glue Labels, Shrink Labels.
The Global Self-Adhesive Labels developments by label-stock
Market is expected to be valued at
around $36.92 Billion by 2020, manufacturers, brand owners,
growing at a compound annual
growth rate(CAGR) of 4.81% from converters and end use
2015 to 2020.This market is
expected to witness significant requirements of customers who
growth in the future with the
increasing popularity of their drive all three.
benefits and usage in the
packaging industry and its growing The year 2012 saw many merger
demand in the industrial as well as
retail sectors. and acquisitions of Major label
Countries like China, Brazil, and
India have emerged as growing manufacturing companies by
markets for self-adhesive labels.
The growth of e-commerce sector MNC's, with Bangalore based
has been a major factor in
contributing to the rising demand of WintekFlexo Prints acquired by
self-adhesive labels. The growing
interest of consumers regarding ITW Signode, Interlabels which had
product content and authentication
is also one of the key drivers of self- 3 plants in India being acquired by Siddanth subramanian
adhesive labels such as holograms,
barcodes,etc. Skanem Group, Europe's largest Technical sales Executive
The label industry has seen a
drastic transformation from Wet label manufacturer. Another major ITW Signode
Glue Labels to Self-Adhesive acquisition was by Finland based
Labels in the last 5 to 10 years. Not
only in Cosmetics, but Industrial Huhtamaki PPL acquiring Positive R&D activities and innovations in
and Food Industries too have
acknowledged the growth of these Packaging and its allied business of self-adhesive label manufacturing.
labels by incorporating them into
Webtech Labels, SGRE Labels and SMI Coated Products is an

Accuprint. This has exposed the emerging brand with make in India

Indian Label industry to the rest of also scaling new heights.

the world, thus enabling exports Indian Label converters and label-

market businesses. Other major stock manufacturers, network

stake holders in Indian Label through LMAI, where all

converting are Ajanta Packaging, professionals of the industry are

Sel- Jagat, Zircon Technologies, brought together to build

Pragati Packaging, Sai Packaging, professional relationships,

Any Graphics, Reyenders and so communicate and discuss on

on… various topics such as Digital

With over 90 installations in India, Labels, Liner-less Labels etc.

and still counting Gallus is Thus the Indian Label industry is all

emerging as the pioneer of Label set to grow for the next Fiscal,

Converting equipment. Other keeping in mind the growing trends

machinery manufacturers Mark of Just in time needs and

Andy, Nuova Guide are also having investments by new start-ups.

equal market value. Label stock

manufacturers Avery Dennison,

UPM Raflatac are at par with the

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Focus

HOW ACTIVITIES IN THE INSTITUTE ARE HELPING IN INDUSTRIES

“Choose a job you love,
and you will never have to work
a day in your life.” -Confucius

Ms. Dekshitha Sridhar
Packaging Procurement

Intern at
Hindustan Unilever Limited

Today's industries demand pro- accomplishment. a tool for self-discovery, as it allows
Working and achieving the goals as you to learn what you truly enjoy
active employees who do not choke a team, teaches one the meaning of and is often the best way to
by challenges and remain poised coordination and team-work; one discover your desired path in life.
under pressure. While taking the gets the exposure of working with One of the major riding factors to
lead in college activities exhibits people of different mind set and get into the big industry and gel
leadership skills, being an NSS attitude. with people was my strong extra
volunteer shows the dedication in This eventually helped me gain a curriculum which is helping me
serving back to the society. firmer understanding of my own even today in my growth in the
Excelling in academics, at the same strengths and weaknesses, and industry.
time, participating in extra-curricular grow personally and professionally. Knowledge without doubt is
activities teaches one to manage Being part of the Sponsorship team, important for success. But this
time efficiently and maintain a Event Management team, Public knowledge should not be restricted
balance across various spheres. relation and Event head of an just to the curricular books, as
activity, these roles required a great practical prowess is as important as
Apart from this, the activities have degree of honesty, integrity and theoretical cognizance. Following
contributed to my overall personality responsibility, all of which help to one's interest, even if it means
development and taught me give you an edge over others in the traveling an untrodden path, gives
techniques viz. time management industry. you a true chance to stand “OUT
and prioritizing, learning about long Basically all these activities OF THE BOX”. Hence, apply your
term commitments, interpersonal demonstrate experiences outside the grasped theories into practicality
relationships, responsibility, co- educational sphere in the form of and ensure that your choices are
operation and most importantly, work experience, sport or always based on your interests and
confidence. These in turn raise volunteering. Anything you're likes.
one's self-esteem and give an passionate about should be used as
increased sense of

20 Department of Printing & Packaging Technology

Print MIS:Profit Focused Print Management Focus

Currently most printing companies sources – Internet-based printers; generated by a Print MIS solution
in India do not utilize any Print MIS offshore outsourcing of printand the reduce order-entry errors by
and hence a lot of time and decision by marketers not to print at eliminating rekeying. And repeat
resource is spent in the process of all. Threats and challenges orders are easier because
the job from the acquisition of the abound, and the only way a printer previously-used job tickets can be
job to the delivery. This in turn can hope to survive long-term is to recalled, copied and resubmitted
affects the revenue generation of improve efficiency, take cost out of directly to production. All of this
the company in a very big way. At the process, and create a market increases efficiency, reduces costs,
present many companies do not go differentiation that ensures some and translates into higher margins
for a Print MIS for many reasons level of competitive advantage. and greater profitability. Think about
which usually include a high initial it: Have you ever had a job that was
investment of purchasing the Today's Print MIS solutions provide finished wrong in the bindery
system and an even larger cost of the foundation for addressing these because the job specs changed
implementation of the system which competitive challenges. In fact, with and the bindery was not informed?
on a normal basis takes between a business moving at the speed of This is only one example of
months time to eight months the Internet, a good MIS isn't an expensive mistakes that can easily
depending on the complexity of the option—it's an absolute be made without access by all
setup of the industry. Although this necessity. Print MIS provides the workers to real-time information.
can be seen as a determinant the tools for managing financial,
benefits seen after a few months of administrative and production Although management information
the implementation of the system operations. And, it delivers the systems have found a niche in
can very easily justify the cost and process integration a printer needs virtually every manufacturing
inconvenience incurred for this to achieve the level of speed, cost environment, the printing industry
purpose. It's noticed that although leadership, quality, service and has been slower to adopt these
many ERP systems like SAP exist flexibility required to remain viable tools globally.
in the current market they cannot and competitive.
really cater to all the complex and But in today's economy, automation
diverse needs of a printing industry An investment in an integrated Print of the print production process has
as much as a Print MIS could. MIS solution quickly pays for itself become more commonplace—and
because it delivers real-time vital to survival. Today's printers are
The essence of any successful business information across the increasingly finding that manual
business is management's ability to gamut of business processes tracking processes and
recognize and respond to the need associated with the production of a disconnected datagathering
for change, and driving meaningful printed product, from the time the practices no longer meet their
change into your business requires customer decides to buy, through needs. They are finding that with
innovative thinking. All too often, quoting and estimating, production, these traditional practices, it is too
we fall back on “the way we have distribution and invoicing. It enables difficult to see the big picture and
always done things” and fail to a manager or worker to obtain real- acquire meaningful information in a
make the effort to look for a new time information about a job, a cost timely manner. The absence of a
and different perspective—a center, a customer, inventory single, organized core of business
paradigm shift. status, or any other relevant aspect information adversely impacts both
of the business. Additionally, an the daily operation of a business
Printers face numerous challenges integrated Print MIS solution can and the identification and
today that are more intense than reduce administrative overhead by implementation of the incremental
they were in the past, including eliminating the need to manually process improvements critical in a
competitive pressure from other collect and track waste data, page fast-paced and increasingly
printers, consolidation, counts and other information that competitive world.
globalization, shorter runs, faster can be easily and automatically
turn times and the widespread captured by today's more Snehal Kamble,
adoption of digital technologies. automated printing and finishing 3rd Year Student,
Competition increasingly comes equipment, and sent directly to the
from a wide array of nontraditional MIS solution. Electronic job tickets SIES GST

21

Face to Face Almost all the books that you refer
are written by the professors from
Seni Samuel (S.S.): As you were a MSU and it's also the only university
teaching assistant in Michigan that has PhD program in Packaging.
state university, how was your
experience being a teacher?

Mubarak Mustafa (M.M.): It was a S.S.: What were the challenges
complete new experience; it helped you faced during your MS in
me understand the nuances of abroad?
teaching, such that the students get
the maximum benefit from the class. M.M.: The biggest challenge is the
S.S.: What are the common risks change in education, time
for packaging engineer? How can management and prioritization.
it be tackled?
S.S.: What changes you had to Mubarak Mustafa
M.M.: The biggest risk I feel is getting bring in yourself to do masters Packaging Engineer,
siloed in a specific vertical and not outside India?
pushing oneself to learn different Tesla Motor,United States.
verticals within packaging. Working M.M.: I think the biggest change you
in different verticals helps grow the need to bring is to bring you own M.M.: Time management, like I said
packaging engineer within you.(by perspective and stick to it, you can't before this is one thing you should
vertical I mean industry and job get away with last minute study and have in order to succeed and the
description – i.e. Automotive, take someone else's work ability to say no.
Medical, Industrial, Graphic design (copying/plagiarism)
etc.) S.S.: At the time of internship in
S.S.: Would you like to share Godiva Chocolatier, what things
S.S.: What difference is found situations when your leadership did you learn and develop?
between the educational patterns skills were needed?
in abroad and India? M.M.: The biggest thing I learnt is
M.M.: There are many situations taking into account the global
M.M.: The biggest difference is the where you need to take the lead and demographic need. The thing that
hands on education that you get in accomplish stuff as many courses works in one country or geographic
USA as compared to India. In USA here have group projects and people location might not work everywhere
you are judged by how you apply in your group might be from all over and will not appease everyone.
what you learnt rather than the the world. I think the most important
textbook knowledge gained through quality that one should have is S.S.: What skills are needed for
classroom education. compassion and empathy in order to being a good packaging
understand why someone is doing engineer?
S.S.: Can you tell us some details what he or she
about the university you studied is doing and the background they are
in? coming from.

M.M.: The university I attended is S.S.: How did you balance your M.M.: I think it's a mix of almost
Michigan State University or MSU, academic work with your everything from business acumen to
it's the oldest and first university to extracurricular activities? marketing pitch, supply chain and
start Packaging as a discipline, yes the packaging sense behind it.

22 Department of Printing & Packaging Technology

Focus

Laminated Tube as a Packaging Format

Labels are a part of a packaging we labels by incorporating them into Packaging and its allied business of
normally see in any kind of product. their process thus increasing brand Webtech Labels, SGRE Labels and
They have different functions identity and traceability. The label Accuprint. This has exposed the
depending upon its application, i.e. industry is growing with continuous Indian Label industry to the rest of
Brand Identification, Track & Trace, research and developments by the world, thus enabling exports
Anti-Counterfeit etc. They can be label-stock manufacturers, brand market businesses. Other major
categorized into Self Adhesive, Wet owners, converters and end use stake holders in Indian Label
Glue Labels, Shrink Labels. requirements of customers who converting are Ajanta Packaging,
The Global Self-Adhesive Labels Sel- Jagat, Zircon Technologies,
Market is expected to be valued at Chandrashekhar Abhyankar Pragati Packaging, Sai Packaging,
around $36.92 Billion by 2020, Professor, SIES GST Any Graphics, Reyenders and so
growing at a compound annual on…
growth rate(CAGR) of 4.81% from drie all three. With over 90 installations in India,
2015 to 2020.This market is The year 2012 saw many merger and still counting Gallus is
expected to witness significant and acquisitions of Major label emerging as the pioneer of Label
growth in the future with the manufacturing companies by Converting equipment. Other
increasing popularity of their MNC's, with Bangalore based machinery manufacturers Mark
benefits and usage in the WintekFlexo Prints acquired by ITW Andy, Nuova Guide are also having
packaging industry and its growing Signode, Interlabels which had 3 equal market value. Label stock
demand in the industrial as well as plants in India being acquired by manufacturers Avery Dennison,
retail sectors. Skanem Group, Europe's largest UPM Raflatac are at par with the
Countries like China, Brazil, and label manufacturer. Another major R&D activities and innovations in
India have emerged as growing acquisition was by Finland based self-adhesive label manufacturing.
markets for self-adhesive labels. Huhtamaki PPL acquiring Positive SMI Coated Products is an
The growth of e-commerce sector emerging brand with make in India
has been a major factor in also scaling new heights.
contributing to the rising demand of Indian Label converters and label-
self-adhesive labels. The growing stock manufacturers, network
interest of consumers regarding through LMAI, where all
product content and authentication professionals of the industry are
is also one of the key drivers of self- brought together to build
adhesive labels such as holograms, professional relationships,
barcodes,etc. communicate and discuss on
The label industry has seen a various topics such as Digital
drastic transformation from Wet Labels, Liner-less Labels etc.
Glue Labels to Self-Adhesive Thus the Indian Label industry is all
Labels in the last 5 to 10 years. Not set to grow for the next Fiscal,
only in Cosmetics, but Industrial keeping in mind the growing trends
and Food Industries too have of Just in time needs and
acknowledged the growth of these investments by new start-ups.

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Focus

Inkjet in additive manufacturing

Rashmi Bhat,
Asst Professor, SIES GST

Although inkjet was originally The dis advantages are less speed When this is used to generate
conceived as a digital printing and low homogenity. models of 3D objects from relatively
process, the features needed for low performance materials, it is
printing also have the potential to In the manufacturing context, it is called Rapid Prototyping. This
provide the foundations of a generic helpful to classify printing processes method has now been established
manufacturing process in which a into three types: 2, 21/2 and 3 for several decades and is routinely
functional fluid is delivered in very dimensional printing. 2D printing, used as part of engineering design,
precise quantities at virtually any where the height of the deposited modelling and visualization
location within a defined working material is irrelevant compared with processes. The logical extension to
volume. For graphics printing, the the width of the printed pattern, is additive manufacturing, implying the
functional fluid is an ink, delivering widely used for graphics. In use of materials whose properties
defined amounts of colour to defined comparison, in 21/2D printing height are appropriate to the function of the
positions on a two-dimensional variations are important but only in final device,has been developing in
substrate. However, it has now been regions defined by a 2D printed plan. recent years. In particular, electrical
well demonstrated that In contrast, 3D printing processes circuits have been built by inkjet
inkjet technologies can also be used can freely create features with printing and compete with
to form fully three dimensional accurate control in three orthogonal conventional printed circuit
objects by printing: a type of additive directions. manufacturing particularly in respect
manufacturing. to the number of layers. The printing
To employ inkjet as a manufacturing of conductive layers on to flexible
Inkjet has the following advantages process, the definition of an ink must and transparent substrates has
for addtive manufacturing be broadened to include any fluid recently been demonstrated, a
that can be converted to a solid with process unattainable by established
· Flexible and versatile and appropriate properties, and the methods.
operation of the printing machine
can be set up with low effort. needs to be extended to at least Inkjet is a used in making printed
21/2D to allow for the building up of a
· It is suited for low viscosity solid structure in multiple layers. electronics because of its versatility

soluble materials like and the advantage of benifits of small

organic semiconductors. scale production for prototyping.

When multiple layers are needed to

make the complete circuit inkjet is

advantageous for short runs and

trials. It is prefered for organic

semiconductors in organic field

effect transistors, integrated circuits,

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Focus

organic photovoltaic cells and Nanography -
organic light emitting diodes. The fascinating future of Printing
Perhaps the most ambitious form of
additive manufacturing has been Subramanian S.R.
devised in the context of Asst.Professor SIESGST
regenerative medicine, in which
biological materials, including stem Nanography through -out, irrespective of the
cells, are used to grow replacement substrate we use for printing.
organs. In this case, the filler material It is the buzzing word in Printing
may be a wax or a porous material, world recently. It is the revolutionary The ink plays a vital role in
the active material includes the stem digital printing technology introduced reproducible color gamut in any
cells, and the postprocessing by Landa's. It is as efficient as offset prining process. As far as
consists of growing the cells to form and versatile as digital printing. It is a nanography process is considered,
the organ. Other biological game-changing technology for the extremely small size of the nano-
applications include the direct specifically folding carton packaging ink pigments achieve a wider range
printing of tissue to reproduce bone market that will enable profitable of color gamut in comparison with
structures. production of short to medium run any of the existing printing
The Computer to Plate applications lengths. The uniqueness of Landa processes. The seven color palette
for offset use inkjet printers to Nanographic printing process is, it cover more pantone colors and
deposit the image area coating as can print at high speeds even at practically eliminate the need for spot
per the design. In flexography inkjet seven color palette. The nano-ink colors, off press color mixing and on-
is used to create masks for digitally colorants and special inks developed press ink replacements.
imaged plates. Inkjet is also used for for this technology are water-based
making UV blocking sheets for and eco-friendly. Another major advantage of Nano-
creating screen stencil. inks are they are eco-friendly. They
The attractions of additive Nano-ink contain only fewer quantities of
manufacturing are similar to those of volatile organic compounds(VOCs)
digital printing: no mould is required When particle size of any material is than most conventional printing inks.
and no limits are placed upon pattern reduced to nano scale, the material As the pigment particles are smaller
repeat or complexity, short runs are acquires unexpected properties. in diameter than conventional inks, it
economical, inks can be changed Some particles become super-hard, delivers more brilliant colors using
rapidly, the unit of manufacturing can able to protect surfaces from less pigment.
be small with relatively low capital abrasion; some become super-
investment, and, most importantly, absorbent in blood stream, enabling As we all know, it eliminates the need
the process is additive rather than unique drug delivery systems. As a for printing plates and reduces make-
subtractive, implying much less result of decade long research, ready time and waste. It also enables
material waste and a more Landa observed that ink pigments the printer to print the exact quantity
sustainable process. It needs less when reduced to nano-metric scale, requested by the customer.
investments and we can work on become unusually powerful
wider range of materials. There are, colorants. In conclusion, Landa Nanographic
therefore, strong commercial printing process, combines lower
incentives to develop additive In Printing, everything depends on operating costs compared to offset
manufacturing. the reproduction of dot. It makes the and higher speeds and versatility of
difference in quality and enables us digital printing & bridges the
to benchmark amongst competitors. profitability gap. It enables print
Landa nano ink consistently produce providers and converters to use
extremely round dots with sharp digital printing for mainstream
edges and optical uniformity and applications.
consistent density. This is consistent

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Mumbai • Ahmedabad • Indore • Goa • Rajkot • Silvassa

Drupa Facts 2016 FOCUS

1 Drupa stands for Digitalization, HIGHLIGHTING FEW INNOVATIVE
Rapid Manufacturing, Utilities, TECHNOLOGIES
and Packaging.

2 An international trade fair . Nanography: It is based on Nanotechnology,
organized by Messe Düsseldorf which is the science of ultra-small particles.
GmBH It enables the printer to migrate main stream
application to digitalized printing.

3 World's largest and famous T-book: Contains photographs and
exhibition embedded loudspeakers reads aloud
the information printed in the book
along with the meanings

4 Around 3, 14,500 experts from FUNCTIONAL PRINTING
130 countries visit Drupa.

Total number of visitors MULTICHANNEL

5 Germany 40 %
Other countries 60 %

Total number of exhibitors PACKAGING PRODUCTION

6 Germany : 613 3D PRINTING
Other countries: 1,231
GREEN PRINTING
Top 5 countries of origin

7 India 8% Belgium 7%
France 7% Netherlands 6%
Great Britain, Northern Ireland 5%

'DIP', a Global Platform for innovation

8 is place where future -oriented
companies using innovative
technologies connect with
visionary strategists.

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TEAM ADVITEEYA

Design Team ( left to right ) : Mehul Hogade, Akash Jadhav, Akash Kulkarni.

Editorial Team ( left to right ) : Gaurav Joshi, Sanjay Mudliar, Santosh Kawar, Akhil Sai Konda, Pranav Parmar,
Seni Samuel, Dharti Shethiya, Geeta Ghule, Vaishnavi Panchal, Shreya Rai.