Colours
Tirupur-based Abarna Colours has installed Tamil Nadu’s first Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 75 5-color plus coater press. AP Murugan, managing director at Abarna Colours, said, “The Heidelberg CX 75 is the latest addition to our kitty. The highly configured press will enable us to move to the next level of quality assurance and to expedite deliveries on time as per our commitment to the clients. Our average production ranges from 2 to 3 lakhs impressions daily.”
The company owns a handmade paper board manufacturing unit that uses recycled cotton as raw material. According to Murugan, the sole reason for investing in the Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 75 is to fulfill their in-house requirement for printing and bringing in quality printing on paper boards where the company had a tough time due to the nature of the board owing to handmade production.
AP Murugan, added, “We began our journey with a Heidelberg single-color SORM press and then added a Heidelberg SM 72 5-color press in our arsenal based on the business volumes. The questions about the improvement of quality and how to bring in machine intelligence on this aspect had pushed us to go for a brand-new press. Also, the guarantee given by the Heidelberg team on the less environmental impact led us to invest in the Speedmaster CX 75. We are growing as an organization and are still on the learning curve and have a lot more arenas to taste and adapt to. We consider learning from our partners, who are our suppliers and customers as we believe in quality and timely delivery.”
The company started its operations in 2017 and the Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 75 5-color press was installed at the 30,000 sq/ft plant in August 2021. The packaging firm also installed screen-printing equipment for labels and tags and die-cutting equipment for postpress operations. Currently, they produce garment packaging cartons, paper covers, hang tags, packaging boxes, folding tags, hangers, band rolls, etc., for garment manufacturers – all using their specialty paperboards. Abarna Colours has already secured the FSC certification and is currently working towards securing ISO and other printing certifications to cater to wider clients.
“We have started the production with Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 75 now. One of the key reasons for investing in Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 75 is to explore special packaging jobs for our clients and create wonders for them. The production quality is exceptional and the job setting times have come down considerably. The service and installation were done on time by the Heidelberg service team, and we are happy,” added Sumith P Nair, head – production at Abarna Colours.
The Speedmaster CX 75 is the combination of XL 75 technology with the SX platform, boasted with automation and peak performance. The double-diameter impression cylinders facilitate gentle sheet transport while accommodating diverse substrates, from paper to cardboard up to 0.8 mm in thickness. Even at a top printing speed of 15,000 sheets per hour, the CX 75 is completely noise-free, according to Heidelberg.
The inking and dampening units of the CX 75 offer color stability and remote-controlled functions ensure short path inking with minimal ink consumption. A maintenance-free, fully foil-lined ink fountain allows quick and easy ink changes, while precise inking and fast ink control response is supported by digitally controlled ink zone motors.
On the new installation of Speedmaster CX 75 at Abarna Colours, Venkataraman, DGM sales of Heidelberg India, said, “When we met Abarna, they had a unique requirement of printing on special paper board made from garment surplus, the paper grammage starts from 300 gsm and they do mostly packaging jobs with special colors and customized cartons, and we analyzed their jobs thoroughly and offered them the CX 75 5-color press with coating configuration.”
For better finishing standards for diverse applications, the coating unit of the CX 75 is fitted with a chamber blade system and a wide range of coating supply and screen roller technologies. Coating plate changes are automatic, quick, and easy for the Speedmaster CX 75. The Speedmaster CX 75 is a compact press designed to take a maximum sheet size of 605 × 750 mm.
“Our vision is based on a step-by-step growth strategy with a focus on having less impact on nature. We aim to have 50% growth every year and try environment-friendly ways of printing techniques and with more focus on the sustainability and growth,” concluded, Murugan.
