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EDITORIAL

It has been hard times now for more than a year. We 02 Sustainability In Packaging
know the struggles of the common man and also the Industry
challenges faced by our industry. The printing industry
has faced one of the most critical times in their -by Mitali Sawant
industrial journey by being stretched due to poor
demand, increasing raw material costs, reducing labour 03 India’s Growing Printing -
and of course the CoViD infection itself. The packaging Packaging Sector And
industry seems to have been less affected since many Covid-19
were continuing to work under the “essentials'' banner.
Nevertheless, they too have felt the pinch. -by Prof. Shreemukh Hankare

The plight of the students and teachers cannot be 05 Covid-19, The Global Health
neglected. Students have been restricted to their homes, Crisis
no physical activities, no hands-on training, many disillusioned, loss of attention
and strain on eyes. Teachers on the other hand have been the silent workers who -by Mayuri Dighade
haven't opened their mouth as much as others during this pandemic, majorly
because they had to learn new skills, adapt to new platforms & technologies 08 Impact Of Covid 19 On
irrespective of their age, and had no breaks due to change in academic schedules. Printing And Packaging
Teach, explain, test, evaluate and mark all online! Induestry

The positive side of this whole pandemic has been the urge and learnings of people -by Samridhi Iyer
to always be ready to adapt to new challenges, for anything can strike suddenly like
this dreaded pandemic. Let’s not lower our guards against CoViD, even when we 11 Growth - Before & During
feel it is no longer a threat, because it certainly has a big ego! Pandemic

Due to various reasons, the second issue of Adviteeya Vol. 7 could not be released -by Manaswi Mahesh Khatawkar
last year and neither could we conduct our flagship event P-Pack. However, the
students are back at their best with this 1st Issue of Volume 8 of Adviteeya which 12 Pack-world After The
dwells on the outcomes of the pandemic and the way forward! I am sure you are as Covid-19 Pandemic
excited to read as we are, to present it to you!
-by Disha Chakraborty

13 Interview With Mr. Amey
Sohoni Of Rely Print Systems

-by Mr. Amey Sohoni

20 PPT TIMES

- Prof. Prasad Balan Iyer
Vice Principal & Head,
Dept. of Printing & Packaging Technology,
SIESGST

PUBLISHED BY: Department of Printing And Packaging Technology, SIES Graduate School of Technology,

, Shreemukh Hankare
ADVITEEYA MAGAZINE: The Official Semi-Annual Magazine Of Department Of Printing And Packaging Technology, SIES GST.

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Content & Design by: Krishna Karwa, Mithul Kurlekar, Ninad Deshpande, Sanchita Chavan, Aarti Desai, Yogesh Bhalerao,
Swarangi Bhosale, Haritha Iyer, Chetana Jade, Sudarshan Bhamre, Anagha Anilkumar

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Mitali Sawant footprint and growing i1Dn.vIeDnPtreiYdntObinygUthewKaCNshinOaecsWteu, a?nlo?lyt
consumer awareness
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sustainability, these iJnovheanntneedstGheupterninbteinrgg press but
Environment has and must be companies also face hWeedaidlln’ktninovwentthpartinGtiuntge.nObevregr
a huge priority for us. Plastic challenges like maintaining 5in0v0enyteeadrtshebperfoinrteinGg uptreenssbebrugt
has had a significant impact brand aesthetic, bringing wheasdidanb’lteinvtoentmparisnstinpgr.oOduvceer
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serving as a convenient collection post usage and mwaaschainbele, Chtoinemseamssonpkrsowduecree
packaging solution however running campaigns, lack of ubsoionkgswwooitdhenhibslorcekvsodluiptipoendariny
sustainable packaging is the initiatives, single use plastic imnkachainnde, Cphriensessinegmotnhkesmweorne
need of the hour. bans by government pusairncghmwoeondtetoncbrleoactkestdeixptp.ed in
“Sustainability” in packaging regulatory and lack of ink and pressing them on
industry has now become the alternatives of the same, parchment to create text.
topic of discussion. It is a fast- building capacity & 2. The Chinese also invented
growing concern for generating circular economy. business cards
enterprises as the consumer B2.usTinheessChcianredsseaarelsooninevoefntthede
preference for green products On the other hand, pbruisnitneinsdsucsatrrdys’s most common
are in demand. Many studies sustainability can also drive pBruosdinuecstss.caInrdsthaere1o4n0e0so,f tthhee
show customers/consumers customer value and business Cprhininteisnedusbtergya’snmousstincgomtmheoinr
are even willing to pay more growth. Not only FMCGs but vperorsdiuonctso. fIna thbeusi1n4e0ss0s,catrhde.
for a sustainable brand, all companies should have the TChheinseesceardbsegwaenre nuositnugsedthfeoirr
mainly millennials. The sector motto of contributing to a low cveormsimonercoifal apubrpuosisneesssso cwaerrde.
has already started its journey carbon society, promoting sTeheenseacsacradlslinwgerceanrdost,uusseeddfotor
towards the usage / recycling, and protecting aconmnomuenrcceialapurmpoeseetisnsgo wweitrhe
innovation in sustainable ecosystem. Upcycling has also aseneonthaesr cpaelrlsinogn.cards, used to
packages and recyclability. taken a huge demand these announce a meeting with
days.We should also try another person.
Top FMCG players have reducing our carbon
already begun embedding footprints and act responsibly.
sustainability into their As it is said, a small act, when
business model and are multiplied by millions of
emerging as world leaders for people can transform the
driving the same. Their main world.
aim is to lower the carbon I am immensely proud of
working in an organisation
whose approach is to
"PROTECTS WHAT'S GOOD" -
food, people,planet

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INDIA’S GROWING PRINTING - PACKAGING SECTOR AND
COVID-19

Prof. Shreemukh Hankare products. In fact, the print continuity in today’s
machinery production turbulent times.
Assistant Professor, PPT Department, registered a year-on-year A mixed situation developed
SIESGST growth of 20% in the last few in the digital printing
years. Besides, the two sectors industry: While the personal
India’s Paper and Print projected to grow the most photo sector benefited, other
Industries show large are packaging and published segments such as hospitality
potential. Currently, Demand printing. (hotel, restaurant, catering)
for paper is growing, also due COVID-19 has caused serious and the travel industry
to an increase in demand for disruptions across the globe, required significantly less
packaged products. bringing both humanity and print. It is impossible to say
Resources for the paper businesses to their knees. The that the printing sector grew
market are limited, but printing & packaging domain smoothly throughout the
domestic production is is no different. The quarantine, as this growth
increasing. The paper subsequent lockdowns was unevenly distributed.
industry of India is providing caused by the pandemic have Some companies printed
employment to 400,000 significantly shaken the more than usual, while others
people directly and 1.5 million supply chain arms of this ceased to order print at all.
indirectly. Paper consumption sector, making it challenging Print marketing is a big boost
in India is approximately 15 for businesses to serve for events and exhibitions.
million tonnes per annum. In customers like they Demand for commercial
addition, it is expected to previously used to. The printing has declined during
reach 23.5 tonnes per annum COVID- 19 impact on paper the COVID-19 pandemic.
by 2025. Some of the paper and print industry is seen to No one really knew how long
mills are existing for several be low in comparison to other this would last – but it turns
decades, which make up- sectors. Although there is a out that some people don’t
gradation and investments steep decline in the print want it to return to normal. In
into newer machinery volume, the same will get back fact, a survey by 2,000 staff by
necessary. This opens up to normal once the effects of Theta Financial Reporting
opportunities for the pandemic are subsided. In found that 57% of those
manufacturing companies in fact, the print industry is surveyed said they did not
the sector. expected to get a new lease of want to go back to “the normal
The print market in India is life post normalcy returns. way of working in an office
growing as well. This is mainly Meaning, digital presence for environment with normal
because of the growing print media will become office hours.” While the
demand for high-qualitative critical. ‘normal way of working’ may
However, most players in this not be the same again, we can
space have taken this crisis as expect there to be more
an opportunity to innovate flexible working – which,
their existing business models while it won’t signal the end of
by digitizing their service office printers, there is a
mechanisms and thereby chance their usage will be less
offering digital products and infrequent.
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COVID-19

many companies switched to to limited handling. Another considerable growth, raising
home offices, which further positive result has been the the demand of packaging. One
accelerated the trend toward rise of food and beverage of the hopeful effects of the
going paperless from a delivery services; which also pandemic has been the rapid
business perspective (there expands the use of this type of digitization of allied
were significantly fewer disposable packaging. industries came from Digital
orders for envelopes, The spread of Coronavirus has India mission. Using new
business cards, letterheads, twisted all the pre pandemic digital architectures, the
binders, etc.). Since people forecasts considerably. packaging industry must
had to stay home, they looked However, the impact of the strengthen its potential in
for distractions and spent pandemic has varied, largely terms of technology, efficacy,
money online. dependent on the end-user skill and global
Around the world, uncertain industry. Even with the competitiveness. The
conditions remain but ongoing- pandemic, the initiatives like Make in India
businesses are starting to industry has continued to and Atmanirbhar Bharat will
open. As the industry moves steadily rise—though not at fuel the demand of the
out of the pandemic, In order the same scale as pre-Covid printing and packaging sector
to capture those times—with the emergence of and will help to overcome the
opportunities in a post-COVID online retail and e-commerce challenges such as cost,
world, print solution brands. Consumers in India technology, regulations, and
providers will have to think have shifted towards e-retail volatile economic conditions.
and work differently, print and e-commerce for With all these positives of new
providers will likely postpone necessities and luxuries normal, India can be a global
high capital investments due alike—a trend that is believed leader of the packaging sector
to uncertainty or the lack of to continue post-Covid as defeating the Chinese
finance. well. monopoly.
Yet, some market segments As per the Indian Ecommerce
have seen signs of growth; this Industry report, e-commerce DID YOU KNOW??
gives us reasons for optimism: in India is anticipated to jump
As consumers have been from USD 39 billion in 2017 to Paper production is actually
forced to isolate themselves at USD 120 billion in 2020, good for the environment
home, demand for goods exhibiting an annual growth Over its life cycle, paper
through eCommerce sites has of 51 percent—the highest in provides environmental,
soared. As we begin to recover, the world. With such an social and economic benefits
demand for goods through e- increase, the packaging while protecting and
Commerce sites is likely to industry in India is set to maintaining public health,
continue, as will demand for follow, specifically due to the welfare and the environment.
corrugated and folding carton rising demand for high This means that paper is one
packaging to ship those quality, safe and hygienic of only a few truly sustainable
products. The COVID-19 packaging. pharmaceuticals products in the world.
pandemic has increased or FMCG sectors such as
demand for flexible packaged food and beverages,
packaging, which is functional food and hygienic
considered more hygienic due products have observed a

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INTERVIEW WITH MR. AMEY SOHONI OF RELY
PRINT SYSTEMS

Adviteeya Team (AT):Good Mr Amey Sohoni machinery but also with
morning sir, it is a great highly effective production
honour to interview you Partner at Rely Print Systems LLP systems and software which
today! What inspired you to will help the industry to grow
start Rely Print Systems? us to extend all the required faster.
Mr. Amey Sohoni (AS): From support for our customers
the start of my career in the and allowed us to grow as (AT): Did this Covid situation
industry my passion was to well. Before suggesting any impact your business? How
understand the technology, product to customers we did you plan the work with
develop new applications always study it from a less manpower or sources
based on technology, i.e. the technological & commercial during this pandemic?
technical selling of a product, perspective and then only (AS): The current pandemic
and this passion was a driving promote the product. And that situation has turned the way
force to start my own venture is why you will always see the industry was working, no
in the field of technical selling best of the best products in doubt it had slowed the
where we consult the the industry in our bouquet growth and created major
technical need of our like Mimaki Eco Solvent and issues with the cash flows of
customer and then suggest UV Printers, Xerox Digital young organizations like us,
them the required machinery. Printers Etc. but at the same time we
learned a lot from it. The
(AT): It’s a difficult task to (AT): Where do you think pandemic taught us to do
make a place in the market Indian Printing Industry more in the less available
today. Can you please tell us stands in the global market? resources. Instead of getting
what were the biggest (AS): According to me Indian nervous we utilized our time
challenges you faced in the Print Industry is a major in developing and sharpening
initial years? market for all global leaders in our technical and sales skills.
(AS): Yes definitely as a young machinery / consumables We utilized the digital
organization, establishing manufacturing. As compared marketing strategy and
yourself in a market is always with global trends we are still achieved some amount of
difficult, but it becomes easy if behind with the technological business. For improving the
you are able to convey your updation and adapting the cash flow we analyzed our
customers about your USP, new technology. Now the spending and took the
your commitment, positive trend has changed and the corrective actions to cut down
attitude, straightforward & industry is trying to update the cost on certain things. I
genuine behaviour for with not only the latest would say it was a difficult
customers will make a path time for us but with a positive
for you. attitude and with the support
Team Rely Print System LLP is of our team we overcame it.
having the vision to provide
best of the best solutions and (AT): How did you manage to
products to our customers. In keep yourself as well as your
our initial years the true co-workers motivated during
challenge for us was to this COVID situation?
develop a range of products (AS): I believe if we keep a
and solutions which allowed positive attitude towards any

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PRINT SYSTEMS

situation we find the way related to work we can ensure industry and it is the most
through it. To keep myself that they are doing it properly favoured machine by
motivated I used to do and correctly. customers.
meditation and listen to talks
of spiritual gurus, business (AT): Which printing (AT): In the digital Era, What
coaches etc. Which helped me technology do you believe do you think is the key to
a lot to be focused on work would flourish in the coming sustain a company in the
and to take all the necessary year? printing industry?
decisions. (AS): In the field of signage (AS): According to me the key
For our team, as I told earlier, and graphics industry, to sustain is to keep learning
we took it as a time to develop according to me, Inkjet UV new things, update yourself
our technical and selling technology like Mimaki UCJV/ and your production units
skills, and for that we have UJV/ UJF etc will be the future with the latest technology, and
organized some training because of its versatile try to develop unique
which helped our team to printing applications starting applications. Few of our
grow. We used to do the video from sign and graphics, customers have developed
meeting with the team during printing of industrial unique applications in the
which we shared the success Components, printing of field of industrial metal label
stories and kept ourselves wallpapers and other interior printing with our Mimaki UV
motivated. applications etc. Printers which have helped
For labels and packaging them to stand high in the
(AT): How according to you industry, short run label tightcompetitive
should leaders be and how applications are forcing the environment.
would you describe your industry to add digital
relation with your printers which are able to (AT): What are the skills that
employees? produce short quantity at you anticipate in upcoming
(AS): The leader should be competitive rates. printing and packaging
passionate about his/her engineers?
work, he should make a path (AT): Does your Company (AS): You should know and
for others to follow and that’s support the Make in India clearly understand the basics
why he should be committed initiative? Do you partner of Printing Technology along
to work as well as for the team. with Indian Brands? with the study of packaging
At the same time, the leader (AS): Yes we do support the techniques. As a student I
should be open minded for Make in India Initiative and would suggest you to keep
any value addition / where ever possible for us we updating yourself with the
suggestion from his or her promote the products of trends in the industry. You can
team. Indian Manufactures. We are understand the trends by
proud to say the Indian visiting the exhibitions,
I have always believed to have Brands which we are reading the industrial
a combination of professional representing are best of the magazines etc. Don’t rely on
and friendly relations with the best in the market and we are your syllabus only, but try to
team as it will allow you to associated with XLJET gain knowledge from industry
understand your team better, lamination machines who are and keep learning!
but at the same time when it is having the highest share in the

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PPT TIMES

STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS:

E Policy centre Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam Young Research Fellowship constituting
monetary benefits of Rs. 10,000/- along with citation scroll and a medallion in
June 2020. This Two students Ms. Rima Mondal and Mr. Mahaganesh Thevar of T.E
PPT bagged two months work from home summer internship at Phabio
Enterprises Pvt Ltd which is a Startup by IIT Bombay Alumni in May 2020.

The project “Bioleather: A Flexible Packaging Material as an alternative for
plastics” has bagged TERRproject is being carried out by Ms. Shruti Belose and Ms.
Aarti Desai of S.E PPT and guided by Mrs. Katyayini Shirur.

Ms. Aarti Desai from TE PPT won the Print Olympiad 2020 (West Zone) organized
by Offset Printers Association Ludhiana and All India Federation of Master
Printers, New Delhi in Sept. 2020.

"Kombucha Scoby – A flexible material as an alternative to plastic packaging" was
selected in March 2021 for a Poster Presentation at the 30th International
Association of Packaging Research Institutes (IAPRI) Virtual Members' Conference
to be held in June 2021. The project is being done by two students - Ms. Aarti Desai
& Ms. Shruti Belose under the guidance of Prof. Katyayini Shirur.

Four students of Third Year PPT who had participated in "Make-a-Case"
competition won the First Prize on March 30, 2021. "Make-a-Case" is a national
online competition for students in India's Top B-Schools, Technology and Science
Universities to IDENTIFY and SHOWCASE HIGH-IMPACT Plastic Waste Reduction
INITIATIVES in India, jointly organised by Commitments Accelerator for Plastic
Pollution (CAPP), Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Ocean Recovery Alliance
(ORA), Indian Plastics Institute (IPI) and sponsored by the Chellaram Foundation.
165 Teams across India had participated in this competition. The winning team
gets USD1000, One-month internship with an international organization working
on plastic pollution, presentation & participation at an international conference
and case-study being published in the IPI journal.

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DEPARTMENT EVENTS:

One day webinar on Plastics and new normal, what next? By Indian Plastics
Institute Governing Council, Mumbai Chapter & SIES GST Student Chapter on 9th
July, 2020

One day webinar on Job Scenario, Industry expectations, entrepreneurship &
emerging areas was organized by the Department on July 18, 2020 by Mr. S.
Srinivasan, Head of Customer Relationship Management, Sales Education, Siemens
Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. and Mr. Sanjeev Srinivasan (PPT Alumnus), Strategic Business,
Phoenix Mecano India.

The Department successfully conducted a 1 week ISTE approved Short-Term
Training Programme on "Adhesives & Coatings for Printing & Packaging", from Jan
11 to 16, 2021 with participants from Industry & Academia. The trainer was Shri
Shrikant Athavale, a veteran from theAdhesives / Coatings industry.

The Department initiated the Alumni Interaction Series on February 20, 2021 by
Mr. Milind Dohade (2010 PPT Batch), Quality Control & Technical Support
Manager at Flex Europa, Poland who spoke on Flexible Packaging.

The Indian Plastics Institute Student Chapter of SIES GST organised an online
webinar on "Plastic Waste Management & PET Recycling" by Mr. Rajesh Gera (Ex -
AVP, RIL - PET div) as the first session under the Industry Interaction Series 2021
on March 6, 2021 through MS Teams, which was attended by over 100
participants.

The Department organised the second session under the Alumni Interaction Series
by Mr. Sushant Cowlagi (Artwork Production Specialist, Hindustan Unilever Ltd) as
the on March 20, 2021 through MS Teams, which was attended by over 70 students
& PPT alumni.

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