Mumbai-headquartered Parksons Packaging has commissioned the country’s first HP Indigo 30000 digital press for monocartons at its Daman plant. This is Parkson’s first digital press and also the first B2-format digital press in the Indian monocarton industry. The new investment will enable Parksons to produce high-quality 20 x 30-inch applications for the carton industry. The HP Indigo 3000 is a one-of-a-kind, field proven, digital folding carton press that can help the carton printing industry to address the demands coming from the healthcare, food and beverage, personal care and cosmetics sectors.
The HP Indigo 30000 press at Parksons’ Daman plant is a uniquely and highly configured 7-color press with two Tresu iCoat 30000 inline coaters designed for folding carton production and total integration with the HP Indigo 30000 digital press. Water-based and UV varnishes can be used for a wide range of applications. The other advantage is it can print variable data. So it could be different artworks, it could be different messages, it could be multiple codes, it could be assorted security features. “It’s a question of how you connect the software and the data-points with the printing press. This is not possible on an offset press. That’s the strength of variable data printing on this machine,” said Ramesh Kejriwal, chairman of Parksons Packaging.
“We have been looking at cutting edge technology for our business and HP Indigo 30000 is the perfect fit because it has the right technology in terms of their system and quality. The entire market is evolving, and the brand owners are looking at how they can enhance their brands and launch new products. We have taken a significant step in that direction by partnering with HP,” said Ramesh Kejriwal.
“The HP technology will simplify the complexity of design handling, allow our customers to dip in and out of their short-run requirements, smart packaging support like greater track-and-trace and the ability to interact with their end-users,” said Siddharth Kejriwal, director of Parksons Packaging.
Parksons Packaging has plants in the North, East, South and Western parts of India and is an acknowledged master of offset printing techniques. Its six plants operate more than 20 highly configured offset press lines. In the last several years, the company has been experiencing a greater demand for short run cartons from the pharma and FMCG segments.
Alon Bar-Shany, vice president and general manager at HP Indigo, said, “Brands want quality and good price, they want faster on-time delivery, they want to be able to react much faster through various elements of customization, and there’s a certain growing aspect of brand protection and security. With the HP Indigo presses, we are trying not to just provide printing technology, but work on an interim solution, which will enable everything from design, color management, printing to finishing, and of course meeting the very high-quality standards of offset.”
“HP Indigo 30000 brings path-breaking innovation into packaging printing segment with its unique digital capabilities that can help create customized and personalized products. We are excited to work with Parksons Packaging and help them drive greater value and quality for their customers,” said A Appadurai, country manager, Indigo and PageWide Web Press, Graphics Solutions Business, HP India.