09/21/2015
A.P Selvarajan, Director - Kaliswari Group with the Speedmaster CS 92 Press at Print China Exhibition.
In a trend-setting move, Sivakasi-based Kaliswari Group added the Heidelberg Speedmaster CS 92 four-colour press to its in-house printing division. With this installation, the global Fireworks exporter earns the accolade of buying the firstever Heidelberg Speedmaster CS 92 in the country.
The Kaliswari group manufactures and sells fireworks under the well-established and reputed “Cock” brand. Pyrotechnics is the key business, but the 92-year old Kaliswari group also operates in other diverse verticals, such as educational institutions, transportation and hotels. An in-house printing division caters to the commercial and packaging needs of the Group’s own Fireworks and other businesses.
A.P. Selvarajan, the Director of Kaliswari Group is clearly excited about his latest investment. “We are more than happy to invest in the first Speedmaster CS 92 press in India. The format and production speeds of the CS92 score an A+, but the wow factor is the assured savings in plate and paper costs.”
Launched in the 'Print China' exhibition in April 2015, the Speedmaster CS 92 was specially targeted at the Asian printing fraternity. A.P. Selvarajan impressed by the technical advantages that the Speedmaster CS92 had to offer, after watching a demo at ‘Print China’. He signed up for the press in the very next month. The installation is currently in the works and the press is expected to be operational by this month-end.
The Speedmaster CS 92, a size 37- format press, has a production speed of 15,000 sheets per hour. It can handle substrates with thickness ranging from 0.03 mm – 0.6 mm (0.0012 in – 0.024 in).
Printing plate costs are almost 20% lower with the CS92, a key competitive advantage in a fiercely contested market. The unique format class caters to about 90% of commercial print products. Alongside the classic 16-page A4 format, the Speedmaster CS 92 also promotes the use of additional imposition layouts – Nine A4 repeats or 6-page products in three rows of repeats.
Ganesh Kumar, Senior Sales Manager, Heidelberg India for Sivakasi region states, “The Speedmaster CS 92 is based on the extremely successful press format – the Speedmaster CD 102. This ensures stable print quality throughout the entire run, exceptionally easy operation, and outstanding productivity. Developed by Heidelberg engineers in Germany and equipped with highperformance components such as the fully automated Preset Plus Feeder and Preset Plus delivery with pile heights of 1.3 meters (51.18 in), contact-free AirTransfer System, stable inking and Alcolor dampening with vario system, intellistart for easy make-ready, the Speedmaster CS 92 is a reliable and secure investment. In addition, the press can be converted for UV operation as well.”
Although the in-house printing unit was founded as an offshoot of the Fireworks division, it is well endowed with state-of-the-art pre-press facilities such as multicolour offset presses and flexo printing presses, while the Postpress portfolio features Polar cutters, die-cutters and folder gluers.
Indeed, the journey has been eventful and sizzling for the Kaliswari Group that was established in 1923 as a Match factory. The company exploded into prominence and growth, after expanding into Fireworks. Today, the company controls over 30 factories and has an employee count exceeding 9,000.
On a concluding note, A.P. Selvarajan states, “The Speedmaster CS92 will be a value and proud addition in our 9 decade journey. We hope to accomplish a lot with this latest wonder from Heidelberg.”
09/21/2015
In a trend-setting move, Sivakasi-based Kaliswari Group added the Heidelberg Speedmaster CS 92 four-colour press to its in-house printing division. With this installation, the global Fireworks exporter earns the accolade of buying the firstever Heidelberg Speedmaster CS 92 in the country.
The Kaliswari group manufactures and sells fireworks under the well-established and reputed “Cock” brand. Pyrotechnics is the key business, but the 92-year old Kaliswari group also operates in other diverse verticals, such as educational institutions, transportation and hotels. An in-house printing division caters to the commercial and packaging needs of the Group’s own Fireworks and other businesses.
A.P. Selvarajan, the Director of Kaliswari Group is clearly excited about his latest investment. “We are more than happy to invest in the first Speedmaster CS 92 press in India. The format and production speeds of the CS92 score an A+, but the wow factor is the assured savings in plate and paper costs.”
Launched in the 'Print China' exhibition in April 2015, the Speedmaster CS 92 was specially targeted at the Asian printing fraternity. A.P. Selvarajan impressed by the technical advantages that the Speedmaster CS92 had to offer, after watching a demo at ‘Print China’. He signed up for the press in the very next month. The installation is currently in the works and the press is expected to be operational by this month-end.
The Speedmaster CS 92, a size 37- format press, has a production speed of 15,000 sheets per hour. It can handle substrates with thickness ranging from 0.03 mm – 0.6 mm (0.0012 in – 0.024 in).
Printing plate costs are almost 20% lower with the CS92, a key competitive advantage in a fiercely contested market. The unique format class caters to about 90% of commercial print products. Alongside the classic 16-page A4 format, the Speedmaster CS 92 also promotes the use of additional imposition layouts – Nine A4 repeats or 6-page products in three rows of repeats.
Ganesh Kumar, Senior Sales Manager, Heidelberg India for Sivakasi region states, “The Speedmaster CS 92 is based on the extremely successful press format – the Speedmaster CD 102. This ensures stable print quality throughout the entire run, exceptionally easy operation, and outstanding productivity. Developed by Heidelberg engineers in Germany and equipped with highperformance components such as the fully automated Preset Plus Feeder and Preset Plus delivery with pile heights of 1.3 meters (51.18 in), contact-free AirTransfer System, stable inking and Alcolor dampening with vario system, intellistart for easy make-ready, the Speedmaster CS 92 is a reliable and secure investment. In addition, the press can be converted for UV operation as well.”
Although the in-house printing unit was founded as an offshoot of the Fireworks division, it is well endowed with state-of-the-art pre-press facilities such as multicolour offset presses and flexo printing presses, while the Postpress portfolio features Polar cutters, die-cutters and folder gluers.
Indeed, the journey has been eventful and sizzling for the Kaliswari Group that was established in 1923 as a Match factory. The company exploded into prominence and growth, after expanding into Fireworks. Today, the company controls over 30 factories and has an employee count exceeding 9,000.
On a concluding note, A.P. Selvarajan states, “The Speedmaster CS92 will be a value and proud addition in our 9 decade journey. We hope to accomplish a lot with this latest wonder from Heidelberg.”
