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FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

z Customers demand quality and speed in flexible packaging

Nagpur ’ s Vaibhav Plasto orders two Bobst NOVA RS 5003 gravure presses

Nagpur-based flexible packaging printer-converter Vaibhav Plasto Printing & Packaging has ordered a pair of Bobst Nova RS 5003 gravure printing presses . The company has been operating a Bobst RS 5002 gravure press for half a dozen years .
Shardul Sharma

“ first Bobst press was the 5002 installed in 2015 . We were extremely happy with the way Bobst handled the post-sales services . Their team was always ready to troubleshoot and whenever there was any issue with the press , they were there to fix the problem . We had faced some minor issues with the 5002 we bought , but Bobst did not deny the problems – all the problems were accepted and worked upon which we appreciated . Hence , when we were deciding to get the new presses , we automatically went for the two Bobst Nova RS 5003 presses ,” says Vaibhav Agrawal , director of Vaibhav Plasto Printing & Packaging .

The first of the two presses has landed in Nagpur and will arrive at the company ’ s shop floor by end-January 2022 . The installation is expected to take two months . The second Bobst Nova RS 5003 will arrive after another three months and is expected to be installed in the middle of this year .
Vaibhav Plasto is among the fastest-growing companies in central India with a turnover of more than Rs 1,000 crore and more than 2,000 employees . In 2007 , it diversified and started the printing and packaging division at the Hingna Industrial Area in Nagpur , and called it Vaibhav Plasto Printing & Packaging .
The group operates in two verticals . RC Plasto Tanks and Pipes , which is managed by directors Neelesh and Vishal Agrawal , while the flexible printing , packaging , and shrink sleeve labels business division is headed by Vaibhav Agarwal , the director of Vaibhav Plasto Printing & Packaging .
The Nova RS 5003 is a highly productive gravure press that delivers quality performance on a variety of flexible materials , including the new eco-friendly packaging substrates . The press is easy to operate with fast make-readies and
L-R : Vaibhav Agarwal , Neelesh Agarwal and Vishal Agrawal of the Vaibhav group
We were extremely happy with the way Bobst handled the post-sales services . Their team was always ready to troubleshoot and whenever there was any issue with the press , they were there to fix the problem .
22 Packaging South Asia 5 February 2022