FMN | October 1st, 2018

Nilpeter Establishes New Manufacturing Site In India Nilpeter has opened a new manufacturing and de- velopment facility in Mahindra World City, Chennai, India, to expand on the company’s current global setup. The manufacturing site in India will comple- ment the current sites in Denmark and the United States. “2018 marks the 10th year of operations for Nilpeter India, and we are delighted to celebrate the occasion by moving into brand new facilities,” said Alan Barretto, Managing Director, Nilpeter India Pvt Ltd.“The 3,500-square-meter modern building houses manufacturing and assembly lines, R&D environ- ment, Customer Care Center, and a large Technology Center. If we choose to expand, the land area also al- lows for additional expansion over time. “The new facility will house more than 70 Nilpeter India employees and will more than double the cur- rent press manufacturing capacity,” Barretto contin- ued. “Starting out as an assembly unit catering to India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, the last few years have seen us expand with shipments to Middle East,Asia,Africa and Europe.With the new facility and the corporate decision to move all FB-Line produc- tion to India, we expect to supply more presses to Europe and the Americas in the near future.” FTA Issues Call for Entries For Flexography Awards Flexographic Technical Association (FTA), an- nounced the launch of the 2019 Excellence in Flex- ography Awards Competition. This competition celebrates the outstanding print jobs achieved by an industry always advocating progress. With nine categories, the Excellence in Flexography Awards are open to all organizations, regardless of size, segment or membership status. The categories are:Wide Web; MidWeb; NarrowWeb; Combined Cor- rugated; Preprinted Linerboard; Envelope; Self-Promo- tion; Non-Traditional; and Student. The 2019 iteration follows the success of last year’s competition, which celebrated 114 total winners. Thirty-eight took home gold, 39 received silver, bronze went to 33 winners, one Non-Traditional and three Self-Promotion awards were given out, and six prints were named Best of Show. The deadline for entries is January 17, 2019. Win- ners will be announced at the Awards Banquet on Sunday, May 5, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to close out day one of Forum 2019.

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