COVID-19 has led to a nationwide lockdown, threatening life and economy. Heidelberg urges everyone to rise in unison to break and beat COVID-19. It also urges to co-operate and support the lockdown, by not stepping out of your homes. Like most enterprises, print machinery in perfect condition.
General Maintenance
▪ Clean rollers and apply roller lubricant. Use machine oil, if roller lubricant is unavailable
▪ Clean ink ducts
▪ Drain Dampening Solution-tank and intermediate tank
▪ Clean roller wash-up tank, Apply roller lubricant on rubber tip
▪ Clean machine oil-drip tray
▪ Keep the machine area, and DS platform spick and span
▪ Remove flammable chemicals and put back in storage
▪ Dispose all waste rags after cleaning
▪ Park Feeder pile/ Delivery pile at the bottom
▪ Keep the Feeder/Delivery/Infeed free from dust and lubricate pile chain
▪ Clean Impression cylinder and apply thin coat of oil
▪ Safeguard the machine from dust, and rats/rodents with protective covering
▪ Install traditional/glue mouse-traps at the production room
▪ Grease gripper bars and apply thin coat of oil on gripper shafts
▪ Ensure that printing hand pallet trucks are parked in the proper position
▪ Check input voltage levels with the support of an electrical professional before powering on the press
Cleaning Coating-Unit (Water-base Solvents)
• Circulate lukewarm water for 30-40 minutes
• Clean printing rollers (Metering & form), and coating-pan tray
Cleaning Coating-Units (UV Inks & Coatings)
• Circulate IPA for 30-45 minutes
• Clean Doctor Blade chamber. Replace Doctor blade and end seals when necessary this will prevent chamber leaks and anilox roll damage
Special Care for Coating Unit Impression Cylinder gripper
• Clean and keep cylinder grippers lubricated
• Grease the gripper shaft and cam followers. Only UV grease to be used on UV machine grippers
Blankets and Plates
• Clean all plate cylinders and blankets, and apply a thin coat of oil
We also urge you to implement recommended safety measures in your office and shop-floor, to ensure that you and your colleagues remain unaffected by the pandemic.
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.
