Finishing & Screen Printing

SP Hi-Techs Bobst buy gives their capacity a boost

Wednesday 30. June 2021 - The Rs 30-crore turnover company, which supports both commercial printers and the packaging industry,, produces cartons, labels, books magazine, catalogues and product promotion materials. SP Hi-Tech Printers commercial and packaging business is split in the ratio of 50:50.

Hyderabad-based SP Hi-Tech Printers has invested in its first BOBST machine, the Ambition 106 A2 folder-gluer to boost production capacity.
The company has two plants, one in Nacharam and another in Gandhi Nagar in Hyderabad, totaling 40,000-sqft. The Gandhi Nagar plant also houses its corporate office as well as a facility for packaging.
Sudhakar Sunkara, director at SP Hi-Tech Printers, said, “We are strengthening our factory at Gandhi Nagar, and in this process, we were evaluating several alternatives for the folder-gluer. We concluded that the BOBST Ambition 106 A2 folder-gluer offered the best overall solution to fulfil our wider business strategy considering our future plans.”
The 22-year-old company produces close to 1.5-lakh packaging items, including mono and MetPET cartons and printing in up to six-colours. The BOBST Ambition 106 A2 folder-gluer installed at the company is capable to do straight line open blank width of 76-1,100 mm, lock bottom open blank width of 146-1,100mm and a speed of up to 300 m/min. The variable speed independent drive enables easy adjustments on the machines in real-time during running and enables handling of typical boxes.
Sunkara said that the BOBST folder-gluer machine is an addition to his company’s existing folder gluer. “Before installing BOBST Ambition 106 A2 we had constraints with the abilities of the existing folder-gluer. For example, it does not allow us to produce a wide range of cartons, of varying shapes and sizes, at the quality and volume we require. With the BOBST kit we will be able to produce various shapes of straight-line cartons, lock-bottom, disproportionate cartons, double wall boxes, three-ply corrugated boxes of both A and B type, taper crease boxes, which otherwise we could not do with our existing machines,” said Sunkara.
Sunkara added, “That’s not all. The commercial business at present is not in good shape, however, the packaging segment has been consistently growing during the pandemic and we expect the trend to continue in coming years. While we have the capacity to print the required quantity, we also wanted to augment our facility to finish the cartons quickly, rather than creating a bottleneck in the process.”
He added, “Our research suggests the BOBST folder gluer is the best in quality, reliability and productivity for first-class service and commitment to your end customers. This new machinery has enabled us to fold and glue a wide range of cartons to a higher standard and in a more efficient way than before.”
Sunkara is assisted by his brother, Purna Chandra Rao, in managing the print business. The company employs 140 people. According to Sunkara, the packaging market is growing and the demand for good packaged products is growing day by day. “The new BOBST kit gives us the confidence that we will meet the challenges of the future, and be able to offer more innovative solutions to our customers.”