Hyderabad-based Sreevan Offset has installed a Lombardi Synchroline 430 label press at printers. The press was supplied and installed by Vinsak India. It may be recalled that the new press installation comes close on the heels of another Lombardi press installation by Vinsak in Mumbai.

“The ability of the Lombardi press to print from 12 microns unsupported films to 450 micron carton board material makes it a natural choice for us,” said Karunakar, MD and CEO of Sreevan Offset. “The market references provided were also impeccable with many customers having multiple installs of the machine which justifies that the entire eco system of equipment, services and support was functioning well, thus enabling the converter to succeed early.”

Karunakar added, “As a part of our service to the gravure printers, and also to brands in the region, we understood that there was a latent demand for the ability to print short-run flexible packaging on a narrow web press using flexo plates which have a lower cost of origination compared to gravure.” In future, the company plans to cater to the shrink sleeves segment and also to exploit the board printing capabilities on the Synchroline.

Established in the year 2000, Sreevan Offset Printers in Uppal, Hyderabad is a part of a group offering gravure cylinders, flex printing services, and now commercial, label printing, and short-run flexible packaging in the state of Telangana.

Karunakar said, “Vinsak has been highly supportive and instrumental in helping us to finalize on the Synchroline Flexo machine and then install and begin production even during the times of the pandemic. Application support for training our teams has been appreciable.

“Dealing with Sreeven has been an absolute pleasure in terms of their professionalism in discussing the options necessary for the machine, the commercial terms as well their understanding of the end user market,” added Mohan Pailwan, GM, Vinsak India.