Parksons Packaging has installed its second Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102 six-color press with coater at its very impressive unit in Chakan (near Pune). This is within a year of investing in India's first Speedmaster CX 102.

Ramesh Kejriwal, the chairman of Parksons Packaging, said, “Our relationship with Heidelberg is time-tested. Time and again, we have empowered our business with Heidelberg presses."

He said, "The Speedmaster CX 102 is a surefire winner with the Inpress Control technology. Not sure, if I should call it Inpress or Impress because the quality of output is extraordinary. Our decision to go for a second CX 102 was a breeze."
 
Heidelberg India has had 19 installations in 2015. Of this, the Speedmaster CX 102 at Parksons is specially designed to cater to the complex quality requirements in the packaging industry. This press is a combination of the XL class with the tried-and-tested platform of the Speedmaster CD 102.
 
The Chakan installation included the recently launched New Image Control Gen 2 from Heidelberg. The technology facilitates controlling the quality of the entire substrate without any loss of board or paper.”
 
Kejriwal added, "The Prinect Inpress control version 2 and the New Image control features are both quality enhancers, providing the platform to expand our production multi-fold and making the CX 102 ideal for short job runs with low wastage and lesser power requirements."
 
With a production speed of 16,500 sheets per hour, the Speedmaster CX 102 can handle a broad spectrum of substrates ranging from lightweight paper to bending-resistant cardboard, and up to a maximum sheet format of 720 mm x 1,040 mm.
 
KK Sharma, the head of Parksons’ Chakan unit, said, "The CX 102 is a power player, perfect for short and medium runs also, which is now a general trend in the market. Unique wash up systems, AutoPlate, intellistart, Sheet-fed control, plus feeder and delivery, Inpress control, remote coating adjustments, color assistant pro and an array of new features render the press invaluable."

"The configuration is highly flexible," states Ramesh Kejriwal. "The Speedmaster CX 102 can be configured to adapt to the precise requirements of each print job to ensure profitable production. We are eagerly looking forward to replicate the success we had with our first CX 102, and more importantly, we plan to install a third CX 102 in May 2016 at the Chakan Unit."
 
Peter Rego of Heidelberg India said, "Parksons is one of our highly valued partners. We are more than happy to announce our second CX 102 installation at their Pune plant. Production is already in full swing now at the Chakan unit. The New Inpress Control Gen 2 automatically measures and controls color and register on the fly and at any speed. About 40 to 60 sheets are all that are needed to get into production without any pull by the operator. Ink and register are monitored and corrected automatically throughout the entire run."
 
Parksons Packaging has production plants in Chakan (Pune), Daman and Rudrapur, which can convert up to 5500 tonnes of paperboard per month.
 
Parksons Packaging has embarked on expanding its infrastructure with investment in a slew of new offset presses. The packaging converter signed up four highly configured offset presses. This is also part of the overall upgradations which Parksons is implementing at its Daman facility with the replacement of its existing two six-colour presses.