Valco Melton gluing systems for carton and corrugation

HALL 10, STAND F42

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Priyanka Sharma
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At Printpack 2019, Valco Melton, a wholly owned subsidiary of Valco Cincinnati Inc, will showcase gluing systems for the folding carton and corrugated applications.

At the Printpack stand, the company will demonstrate gluing systems for folding cartons from Ero, which was acquired by Valco Melton in 2016. The acquisition was made as part of Valco Melton’s strategy to expand its scope of offerings to customers in the paper converting industries, including corrugated, folding carton and bag manufacturing.

Ero has been servicing the needs of the converting industries since 1994. Located in Brescia, Italy, the company specializes in the production of electronic gluer systems for compact and corrugated cardboard boxes, paper bags, wood, sacks and other special gluing applications, as well as glue detection systems for folder-gluers and case makers.

Also, on display will be gluing system for corrugation application from Valco Melton’s own solutions portfolio.

“Folding cartons and corrugation are two fast growing segments in India and through Printpack we will look to tell the industry about the gluing solutions we have. We will showcase both Ero and Valco Melton brands at the event,” says Ravi Kiran, director, Valco Melton India.

Valco Melton has been present in India since 2010 and has developed a significant customer base in both hot melt and cold glue application systems in India and emerging Asian markets.

Gluing systems, folding cartons, corrugation, bag-making machines are energy efficient and require negligible maintenance. The company sells its machines in the Indian Subcontinent, Middle East, East Asia and South East Asia.

At PrintPack India 2019, Vijaya Grafiks will showcase Vijaya veenine – carton folder gluer with advance features, the Vijaya carton folder gluer economical model and window patcher with liner carton attachment alongside other products.

Prashanth Kumar, director, Vijaya Grafiks inc says “Offset printers and converters will be our target audience at the event. We upgrade our machine with advance technologies, frequently. At PrintPack India 2019, we hope to educate our customers better. The company sold 10 machines in 2018 and expects to increase its sales post Printpack 2019.”

At Printpack 2019, Valco Melton will be present at stall F42, hall 10.

2023 promises an interesting ride for print in India

Indian Printer and Publisher founded in 1979 is the oldest B2B trade publication in the multi-platform and multi-channel IPPGroup. While the print and packaging industries have been resilient in the past 33 months since the pandemic lockdown of 25 March 2020, the commercial printing and newspaper industries have yet to recover their pre-Covid trajectory.

The fragmented commercial printing industry faces substantial challenges as does the newspaper industry. While digital short-run printing and the signage industry seem to be recovering a bit faster, ultimately their growth will also be moderated by the progress of the overall economy. On the other hand book printing exports are doing well but they too face several supply-chain and logistics challenges.

The price of publication papers including newsprint has been high in the past year while availability is diminished by several mills shutting down their publication paper and newsprint machines in the past four years. Indian paper mills are also exporting many types of paper and have raised prices for Indian printers. To some extent, this has helped in the recovery of the digital printing industry with its on-demand short-run and low-wastage paradigm.

Ultimately digital print and other digital channels will help print grow in a country where we are still far behind in our paper and print consumption and where digital is a leapfrog technology that will only increase the demand for print in the foreseeable future. For instance, there is no alternative to a rise in textbook consumption but this segment will only reach normality in the next financial year beginning on 1 April 2023.

Thus while the new normal is a moving target and many commercial printers look to diversification, we believe that our target audiences may shift and change. Like them, we will also have to adapt with agility to keep up with their business and technical information needs.

Our 2023 media kit is ready, and it is the right time to take stock and reconnect with your potential markets and customers. Print is the glue for the growth of liberal education, new industry, and an emerging economy. We seek your participation in what promises to be an interesting ride.

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