Indian converter to host Omet Varyflex Open House

India’s Pragati Pack is to host an Open House event in Hyderabad, India on April 20 to allow local package printers the chance to see Omet’s Varyflex in-line folding carton press for themselves.
 
Pragati Pack supplies products including folding cartons, blister packs, luxury rigid boxes and more.
 
Pragati Pack installed the Omet Varyflex during summer 2011. The Omet Varyflex installed at Pragati Pack is a UV flexo machine that allows the addition of rotogravure, cold foil and silkscreen units in every position of the press. The Varyflex’s configuration allows printing, reverse printing, foiling, overprinting, metalizing, relief printing and converting to be performed in one pass.
 
At the time of the installation, Pragati Pack director Hemanth Paruchuri said: ‘We're excited about the wide range of substrates that can be printed on the press, from 12 micron all the way up to 600. We're excited at what opportunities this will bring to the carton side of business. [The machine is] very versatile and there are a lot of avenues we can target.’
 
Omet’s Indian agent Weldon Celloplast will be present at the Open House, with managing director Harveer Sahni opening proceedings, while Omet international sales manager Paolo Grasso will talk to attendees about the opportunities the company’s Varyflex in-line folding carton press presents to package printers. Paruchuri will finish the morning’s presentations by speaking about the company’s experience with the Omet Varyflex so far.
 
The event will also feature presentations from other partners and suppliers to the package printing market in India, including EskoArtwork, DuPont and Martin Automatic.
 
Ganpathy Thillai, an application expert from EskoArtwork’s Singapore operation will discuss “Recipe for high-definition flexo - matching offset and gravure quality”; Guruaj Kirsur, a sales specialist at DuPont India will address “Emerging trends in high-quality flexo printing”; Hardik Patel, a marketing specialist at DuPont India will talk about “Advancements in flexo printing”; and David Ho, international sales manager from Martin Automatic, will speak on the topic “Reduce waste and increase profit”.
 
Attendees will finish the Open House with a trip to the Pragati Pack factory for a demonstration of the Omet Varyflex, before a dinner reception that evening.