Frank Burgos imparts knowledge at Flexo Gurukul
Flexo Gurukul, a two-day technical seminar organized by Fasco Printech and sponsored by Italian label press manufacturer Omet, kicked off on a positive note in Mumbai. Harveer Sahni, chief mentor at Fasco Printech welcomed the audience and emphasized the relevance of training in the label industry. He said, ‘Time has come when it is not just the trained operator who makes the difference. It is the entire team in production that needs to understand the nuances of technology employed in print.’ Writes Aakriti Agarwal.
Frank Burgos, consultant at FlexoExchange and flexo expert for the last 30 years, touched upon the basics of flexo printing in detail starting from ink components, varieties of ink, their advantages and disadvantages, ink tests, photopolymer plates, establishing main exposure time, processing, inspecting and handling of plates, and flexo plate mounting tapes. Day two saw Burgos explaining photopolymer plate defects and their effects on printing and anilox rolls, all covered in depth. Post session saw Burgos responding to attendees’ questions and queries.
The seminar was attended by some prominent companies from across the country including Sai Packaging, Ajanta Packaging, Zircon, Creative Labels, Malhotra Graphics, Astron Packaging, Prakash Labels, Best Labels, Standard Printers Providers, Jandu Engineering, Avery Dennison, UPM Raflatac, Siegwerk, Spinks India, Fujifilm Sericol, Kaygee Loparex, Rotometrics, Tesa Tapes, Esko Graphics, Kris Flexipacks, Daetwyler, X-Rite, Windmoeller and Holscher, Nilpeter and Multitec, amongst others. There were some offset printers such as Neat Prints from Ahmednagar at the seminar who are evaluating the diversification to label printing industry.
The event aimed at imparting knowledge starting from the basics of flexographic technology and eventually becoming more technical and in-depth, with each session welcomed and appreciated by the industry.
Manish Kapoor of Nilpeter India said, ‘This is a first such training program in India and the industry must support it.’ Jai Chandra, managing director, Veepee said, ‘I did not expect an industry seminar to be so good. I am attending it on both the days and really enjoying it.’ People attending the first session were seen actively taking notes and asking questions to Burgos.
Sahni said, ‘I am very happy to inform that more than 50 percent of people attending FlexoGurukul in Mumbai have travelled from outside the city.’ With the aim of further developing the event, Pawandeep Sahni of Fasco Printech, took the printers’ consensus on starting a print advisory system in the country. The next session of Flexo Gurukul is scheduled on 27 and 28 October in Delhi. The attendees in the next seminar will get a CD of the first session at a nominal cost to ensure everyone attending the seminar is on the same page.
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