Barcom’s Managing Director, Prasanna Sahu, says, “There is no label printing firm in India which has been ISO 22000 certified. This gives us an edge to stay one step ahead of the game.”
Barcom produces consumer product and security labels on multiple high technology label presses at its 30,000 sq ft plant in Vasai, near Mumbai. Sahu says, “It was necessary for us to opt for high-end technology as it gave us an edge. Moreover, buyers today demand high quality from us and this led us to invest in high-end technology.”
Barcom Industries’ investment in Esko’s prepress tools includes PackEdge, a full-featured packaging preproduction editor focused on major pain points such as CAD/graphics misalignments, trapping, distortion, screening, and barcodes.
Flexo Tools, a plug-in for Adobe Photoshop, anticipates and fixes graphic reproduction aspects for flexo printing. “The Esko software and hardware solution will allow us to innovate and improve. The quality will also enhance our standing in security labels, and the in house setup saves us time and cost,” states Sahu.
The flexo workflow at Barcom is completed by the Esko FlexRip that is used to drive the CDI 4835 for exposing flexographic plates. The high-resolution imager offers quality results for multicolor labels with enhanced security features.
Esko India’s Sales director, Shrihari Rao says, “It is important to implement the pre-press in a structured way, stage-wise. Barcom did it exactly the wayit needs to be done. They installed the best in Packaging software first and gave their team enough time to learn the preparation of ArtWork for Flexo Printing. It was a natural progress to just add the imaging device and they chose to bring in the state-of-the-art CDI 4835. The Plates produced on day one was ready to go to the press. The focus that Barcom has on technology implementation and certification is commendable and Esko is really proud to be associated with Mr. Sahu.”
