L And R: Sanjay Sabharwal of the Uflex engineering sectionalisation, Gianfranco Nespoli of Comiflex and Ajay Tandon of Uflex engineering and new production development at the Uflex engineering division at Noida. Photo PSA

The initial design and development work of the CI flexo press will be washed in Italy, while the manufacturing bit volition happen in India. However, in the future design and development may also be extended to India, co-ordinate to Tandon. All the components have been specified and the outsourced components, whether to be imported or locally bought, have been ordered while others are under manufacture at the Uflex engineering plant. Currently, l% of the components to be used in the printing will be sourced from Europe while the remaining will be indigenous. However, Uflex aims at taking up the indigenous sourcing to nigh lxxx%.

The nearly critical and of import component of the CI press—the CI cylinder—volition be imported from Europe, but it may exist manufactured in Bharat at a later stage. "In fact, manufacturing CI drums in India could be a dream considering of the steps involved and the infrastructure to accept all those steps under a unmarried roof may not be practical," says Sabharwal.

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