Mumbai-based RK Offset is a digital textile printer, which recently installed Konica Minolta’s C12000 press at its facility to boost its production capacity. The Goregaon-based provider established its business 12 years ago and has been in trade with Konica Minolta ever since, acquiring several other presses from the manufacturer. The provider gradually went on to become an in-house, one-stop solution for all textile printing requirements.
RK Offset has been a veteran user of Konica Minolta’s digital presses, though the company’s proprietor Dinesh Satra, owner of RK Offset says many a time, he did consider products from other manufacturers, “The deal kept falling short. Not many manufacturers can provide after-sale service as quickly as Konica Minolta does. Its machines accommodate all our printing necessities efficiently,” he said.
The digital textile printing industry has seen decent growth in recent years and competition has grown accordingly. “I think it’s all in the name,” Satra said. “All our clients are repeat customers and we get huge orders. Businesses can’t exist without competition but I think of it as a growth opportunity. If my competition is doing something good, I have to do it better and that is the core of growth in my opinion.”
The 2024 edition of the Pamex printing show in Mumbai – which covers labels, cartons, flexible packaging, and corrugation – will extend its focus on textile printing and the soft signage industry. The event, organized by the All India Federation of Master Printers in association with Print-Packaging.Com, will be held from 6-9 February 2024 in Mumbai.
The Indian Printing Industry has witnessed increasing cross-segment migration, especially after the pandemic. The changing dynamics of the industry were highlighted at Pamex 2023, which dedicated an exclusive hall to labels and flexible packaging. This year’s theme was ‘Convergence in Print’.
