On 28 November 2019, Omet celebrated the launch of its India subsidiary, Omet India, at an event in New Delhi which was well attended by Omet’s partners, suppliers, printers and brand owners.
Harveer Sahni, chairman of Weldon Celloplast welcomed the evening guests while remembering fondly Omet’s relationship with India which began in the late 90’s. Sahni shared how Angelo Bartesaghi, the founder of Omet, was the only ‘label guy’ in a business delegate from Italy that came to India some 22 years ago and how after the ‘initial connect’, Sahni had taken him to Prakash Labels for a plant visit.
Sahni further said, “The Omet brand in India has been nurtured with care, and now taking the legacy forward, we entrust the job to our next generation. I’m proud that Marco Calcagni’s son Andrea and my son Pawandeep are chosen to grow the Omet business and bring value to the Weldon-Omet partnership.”
Marco Calcagni, sales and marketing director, Omet gave an overview of Omet. Calcagni said, “We have our machines running in more than 100 countries including America, Australia and India. I believe that for the future, we can create a great going together with you [customer, supplier and partner] – we must be keep connected together. Our machines can cover different sectors and I believe we can share our experience not only about the machines but also about how to approach a particular market.”
Andrea Calcagni highlighted Omet India’s team comprises 13 persons, of which ten engineers stationed permanently in the country. He said, “We want to give a premium experience to our customers in India right from the inquiry to press installation and the smooth functioning of the press after that. We want to collaborate with the industry and its associations and co-suppliers to ensure the development of the whole industry. I would also like to cite an example from the US where have a press installed in a university where students, customers, and our technicians are trained we work on new developments for our presses. We hope to do the same in India. Omet India needs to become the center of excellence for the Indian market and even further – ready to train and create a pool of engineers.”
Pawandeep Sahni of Omet India said, “Today is a very special day for me because I saw a vision of Omet India right from the day I went for my induction at Omet in Italy nearly eight/nine years ago. But it is not actually about today: it is about tomorrow. With the fulfillment of my first dream of making Omet India happen, my next dream is about further scaling up the Indian label printers. In the coming days, I along with Andrea Calcagni will visit as many printers in India as we can to share ideas, discussions, and initiatives that the company aims to take to ensure Indian printers reach global customers.”
In India, Omet has 30 presses running of which 27 were sold by Weldon Celloplast. The company installed three presses in 2019.
