Nick Hughes of Nilpeter UK (Left) with Shaun Hanson, Reflex Label Plus (Right), holding the Best Print Award from the 2021 FlexoTech International Print & Innovations Awards
The Leeds-based printer Reflex Label Plus recently acquired the second Nilpeter FA-Line press. Nilpeter FA-Line is a fully loaded FA-22 press having more features.
Built around the modern printing operator, with an intuitive user interface and fully mobile print controls, the Nilpeter FA-Line provides a maximum level of stability, the tightest register tolerance, and excellent printing results on multiple substrates. All normal self-adhesive materials, including flexible packaging films, polymer films, metallic films, and paper.
Reflex Label Plus speaks about the positive experience with Nilpeter
Shaun Hanson, Keighley site manager of Reflex Label Plus, said, “We decided to invest in another Nilpeterpress because of our previous positive experience with them, and their reputation for world-class customer service, and they did not disappoint.”
“The team supported us at every stage of the purchase journey. From outlining our specific needs right at the beginning to liaising with the four other machinery suppliers involved in the project to see it through to fruition. The time and attention taken by the team at Nilpeter meant that installation was easy and stress-free, with any challenges handled quickly and professionally by their engineers.”
“The press quality is second to none, and this, coupled with the excellent follow-up training, means that we have already produced some of the most technologically advanced labels in the world. This machine has been built to last and will be serving us for many years to come, I am excited to see what more we can achieve,” Hanson concludes.
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.
