Pragati Pack, part of the Pragati Group is a five-decade-old company providing printing and finishing services for a range of products, including machinry for from marketing collateral to packaging and labels. The company has won the SAPPI International Printer of the Year for a record three times and is known for being equipped with the latest machinery for high-quality printing and finishing with a short turnaround time.

Vinsak, a printing equipment supplier, has installed India’s first Pantec Rhino at Pragati. The machine is touted as the most powerful in-line flatbed embosser on the market equipped with foiling and hologram ebellishement capability. It has a revolvable foil head to apply foil across and in web direction. It’s operating speed of seven strokes per second allows production at high speeds with cost-effective tools.

Rhino II also accommodates two foil stepping servo units for independent patterns and six individually controlable heating zones for maximum flexibility in heat management on demanding multi-step designs.

Hemanth Paruchuri, director of Pragati Pack, comments, “We wiitnessed a live demo of the Pantec Rhino at Labelexpo India 2016 and found it a complete fit with our existing infrastructure. We are looking to incorporate this machine into the labeling of wine and cosmetics. The flat bed systems and the high pressure allows us to add a lot of value to our offerings and also allows us to access niche markets to provide embellishment products at par with the global market.”

Ranesh Bajaj, director of Vinsak India Pvt. Ltd., adds, ”The best part about this machine is that you can attach it inline to any printing press for complete printing as well as finishing in one go. It will save on turnaround time while producing high-quality finishing. We’s also like to congratulate Mr. Hemanth Paruchuri and his family for installation of a new machine at their plant. We wish them success and hope they grow in leaps and bounds.”