Established in 2002, Kolkata-based DG Offset operates out of a 3,000-square-foot facility with a team of 15. The commercial printing establishment, founded by Anamta Kumar Gayen, is based in Behala, Southwest Kolkata.
Gayen takes pride in the fact that Purba Banglar Galpo (Eastern Bengal Stories), a curated collection of 12 short stories by Rabindranath Tagore focusing on the landscapes, dialects, and rural life of East Bengal, was fully produced at DG Offset and inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The company prints books, magazines, educational publishing materials, and local and institutional commercial print, along with print exports. The Behala facility houses three offset machines and five post-press machines, with full in-house binding facilities since 2024. DG Offset prints approximately 30 to 100 books monthly for 15 to 20 customers and uses all types of maplitho and art paper.
Prior to acquiring a Bindwel Blue Chip single-clamp machine, Gayen faced challenges with time-bound transportation and rising transport costs. Increasing customer demand led the printer to look for a perfect binding and bookmaking system.
“The Bindwel Blue Chip has helped us do more printing and binding work in-house. The nipping feature is the most useful because it gives the book a clean and finished look. We receive regular follow-up and service support from Bindwel’s Mr Krishna. The Bindwel team is professional, and the service engineers knowledgeable. We will definitely recommend Bindwel to our fellow printers.”
According to Gayen, speed, consistency, waste reduction, labor savings, turnaround time, quality, and output are some of the measurable improvements observed after installation. “Technomelt Q 970, Q4525, and AS320 adhesives are being used for binding operations. These were recommended by Bindwel engineers as well as Mr Krishna,” he said.
Gayen said the most complex jobs handled by DG Offset were engineering books of 1,100 pages each. “They were bound directly using hotmelt/perfect binding, and we were able to execute them successfully.”
Another recent project was a book weighing 3 kg, with a spine thickness of 7 cm and a length of 20 cm. One industry trend the printer has noticed is the expansion of the domestic book market, along with rising demand for high-quality books.
In the coming days, Gayen believes only those commercial printers with in-house printing and binding operations will be able to handle more book-binding work than those who outsource post-press.
