Mumbai’s Ajanta Print Arts gets Bobst India’s 1000th folder-gluer
On 20 January 2021, Bobst Bharat organized a celebration to marker the handover of its 1000th folder gluer from the Pune plant in Western Republic of india. The 1000th folder-gluer, a Bobst VISIONFOLD, is to be shipped to Bombay-based carton specialist Ajanta Impress Arts. Information technology will be Ajanta Print Arts' seventh Bobst auto comprising multiple Autoplaten dice-cutters and folder gluers. Along with the Bobst Bharat team and several guests at the celebration, Ajanta'southward top management comprising Vinod Khanna, Vivek Khanna, and Vikas Khanna was present for the handover.
"Congratulations to Bobst India for rolling out the 1000th binder-gluer. It is a matter of national pride that Bobst is manufacturing in Republic of india and exporting to the world. Ajanta ventured into packaging in 1998, and our relationship with Bobst goes back to that fourth dimension. Effectually 2010, Ajanta'south journeying in packaging really picked up. We believe that Bobst is our partner when information technology comes to converting and end-of-line production," said Vinod Khanna.
Bobst'south expansive Pune plant was set up in 2003 to industry several components and machinery for flexible packaging, corrugation, and refurbishing equipment. In 2010 Bobst, started producing binder gluers in Pune, with the get-go binder gluer rolling out in April of that twelvemonth.
Venugopal Menon of Bobst India signals the entire team's contribution. "The credit for the milestone of rolling out the 1000th binder-gluer goes to everybody at the company, whether its manufacturing, pattern, buy, sales, assembly and service. This achievement would not accept been possible without the whole team," he said.
Vikas Khanna added that Bobst is the natural choice for converting equipment because of Bobst'southward experience in the sector for over a century. "7 machines and twenty years of relationship has been a gradual and satisfying process. Also, it is reassuring for us that Bobst has a large squad in Republic of india. Other than Bobst, there isn't whatsoever other global converting equipment company that has such a stiff manufacturing and services base in Republic of india."
Back up in the lockdown and outlook for FY 21-22
The reward of Bobst's comprehensive Indian presence was felt, especially during the challenging initial months of the national lockdown appear in March 2020, Vikas Khanna added, "It was a lot easier for us during the lockdown because of Bobst India'southward large local footprint. If anyone required assistance from a supplier based overseas, there was no adventure that assistance would have come during the national lockdown."
Commenting on the 2021-2022 fiscal yr outlook, Vivek Khanna stated that if in that location are no further lockdowns, the packaging industry, especially the carton segment, should practise well. "It should be a good year if there are no further unwelcome surprises in the shape of a second moving ridge or some other round of lockdowns. But the 2021-2022 fiscal year would likewise come up with some challenges such as ascent raw material prices."
Bobst India and packaging take come up a long way
Bobst'southward presence in Republic of india goes back to 1995 when the Indian packaging manufacture was in its infancy with basic sales and service operations. On the carton side, Bobst Republic of india was mostly selling refurbished machines. In fact, until 2000-2001, about seventy% of its sales would come from refurbished machines, and the visitor operated a small refurbishing plant near Pune. This continued till 2003, when Indian economic growth and the carton industry began to grow in more than structured ways and aspired to global standards and productivity.
"Nosotros saw a major shift in the manufacture around 2003 when converters and make owners started looking at engineering differently. The volumes started increasing, as did the need for quality from brand owners. For Bobst Bharat, things changed every bit well. We started selling more than brand-new machines," says Menon.
Bobst India's General Manager, Upendra Deglurkar adds that information technology was around 2003 that its management realized that the Indian market had great potential. In the aforementioned twelvemonth, its electric current institute, built on a substantial plot of land with room to abound, was inaugurated.
"Bobst India'south timing was perfect. Nosotros inaugurated our present Pune plant effectually the same time that the Indian manufacture took off. Since then, the Packaging Industry has come a long way, and so have we. Indian converters are now at par with their global peers when it comes to quality and innovation. At the aforementioned time, Bobst India has become a leading manufacturer and supplier of converting equipment," explains Deglurkar.
Bobst India's Pune plant now supplies folder gluers and downstream modules for FFG catering to the corrugated board manufacture in India every bit well equally the global market. Bobst's folder gluer range comprises the Ambition, Visionfold, Expertfold, and Masterfold. The range is still manufactured around the globe, in the four different production sites – India, Switzerland, Brazil, and People's republic of china.
Source: https://packagingsouthasia.com/events/arts-gets-bobst-india/
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