IPAMA & NASSCOM ink MoU

IPAMA and NASSCOM ink MoU for technology upgradation

- to provide innovation platform for enterprises, governments and innovators in emerging technologies.

IPAMA (Indian Printing Packaging & Allied Machinery Manufacturers) and NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Service Companies) have signed a MoU to provide innovation platform for enterprises, governments and innovators in emerging technologies.

The MoU was signed between Iqbal Singh, General Secretary, IPAMA and Sudhanshu Mittal, Head – Gurugram Center & Director – Technical Solutions, (NASSCOM) Center of Excellence – IOT & AI at Noida on 15th July 2020.

NASSCOM Center of Excellence – IoT & AI is part of the Digital India Initiative by Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY), in partnership with the State Governments and NASSCOM.

It is a nationwide program to develop culture of thought leadership, digital transformation and co-creation in Industry 4.0, Automotive, Healthcare, Agriculture, Energy, and other industry verticals. CoE is also engaged in facilitating Technology adoption by the Industry, by bringing the latest and deeptech innovations for Start-ups and Technology Companies and to help grow and scale their business interests. It also provides largest Innovation platform for enterprises, governments and innovators in emerging technologies of AI, ML, IoT, Big Data, Analytics, AR/VR and Robotics for Digital Transformation. NASSCOM aims to be the primary catalyst for development and adoption of innovative digital solutions in different domains.

On the eve of signing of the agreement, Dayaker Reddy, President, IPAMA stated, “This agreement will strengthen the Indian Printing and Packaging Machine manufacturers in upgrading their machines. In India, the emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and advance printing and packaging are user-friendly for endcustomers and ensuring widespread use in different sectors of the industry. The situation will change more in the coming years and more and more companies will come forward to make investments in automation of machines for quality enhancement, increase the production, make economical etc. We are encouraging the companies for adoption of new technologies in the printing and packaging sector.”

Sudhanshu Mittal stated that we are committed to helping Indian manufacturing sector with digital technology adoption to improve their quality, productivity, worker

safety and any other area where they need help. Indian ecosystem has variety of solutions available to meet the requirements of manufacturing companies. Through this partnership we expect that IPAMA members will be able to leverage the expertise offered to adopt the digital technology in their operations and start their Industry 4.0 journey.

The objective of MOU is to impart training to IPAMA Members in the emerging areas of IT based technology and to help them with digital technology adopt in their operations. The Scope of Work incorporated in the agreement reads as under: - • Enable access for the Members of IPAMA to the latest innovative products and solutions from the startups incubated by NASSCOM CoE and from the extended startup ecosystem. • A deep-dive engagement program of NASSCOM CoE to fast track discovery and application of innovative solutions sourced from its network of deep-tech curated startups /innovators, system Integrators and technology companies. • To organize Joint events and workshops to build awareness about the implementation of technology in printing and packaging machine manufacturing segments. • To make members aware of existing and new use-cases as they get created to drive adoption of deep-tech within the industry ecosystem.

NASSCOM CoE was setup in July 2016 as part of the Digital India initiative of MeitY, with the objective of aiding innovative start-ups in the emerging technologies. NASSCOM CoEIoT has centers in Bengaluru, Gurugram and Gandhinagar.

(L-R) – Sudhanshu Mittal, Head – Gurugram Center & Director – Technical Solutions, NASSCOM Center of Excellence – IOT & AI and Prashant Vats, Director-Operations, IPAMA

Get Rs 10000 off on Exchange of your Old Branded Photo Printer and get a new Fujifilm DE-100

Fujifilm announces exchange offer with FUJIFILM Frontier DE-100 Ink Jet Printer, a printer which meets the needs of diverse range of smartphones users’.

Fujifilm has announced an incredible exchange offer – customers can procure a Fujifilm DE-100 and get an attractive Rs.10000 discount while exchanging their existing branded Photo printer. The offer is valid till Sept 30th and is applicable across India.

Since its inception in 2016, The Frontier DE100 has proven to be a revolutionary printer reckoned for achieving high quality prints through a combination of its powerful ink and a high-resolution inkjet head. Its flexible system configuration supports a wide-ranging variety of print products to satisfy an extensive range of digital photography printing opportunities.

Mr. Centhil Nathan, Senior Vice President, Photo Imaging Division, Fujifilm India, commenting on this says, “The product has been seeing a good response because of its high quality prints with sharpness and minimal granular feel. With the capability to produce various value-added prints, this puts us one step ahead of our competition in terms of the whole ecosystem available. Thereby, looking at its decent performance and response from the market since its inception made us to bring forth this offer for our valuable patrons.

For over 85 years, FUJIFILM has continuously evolved and moved with the changes in technology from the analogue to digital. At our core, we have constantly looked at how to reproduce colours and developed new ways of representing your creativity.

This Inkjet Printer has also proved an another cutting edge innovation for the brand as DE100 achieves superior images to that of previous compact inkjet printers with its combination of “ViViDiA D-photo”, four-color ink originally developed by Fujifilm, inkjet head realizing resolutions of 1200 X 1200 dpi, dedicated inkjet paper, and imageprocessing technology “Image Intelligence” The product is also compact and lightweight, making it suitable for installation in shops with limited space. In addition, DE100 can handle a diverse range of print sizes and three different types of surface such as glossy, luster and silk, each of which provides a different feel to the photos to meet customers’ needs.’’

Key Features of the Frontier DE 100

1. High quality prints with sharpness and minimal granular feel Through a combination of “ViViDiA D-photo”, pragmatically developed four-color ink using dye extremely resistant to ozone and light, and inkjet head realizing resolutions of 1200 X 1200 dpi, Fujifilm has achieved a new system that can accurately apply microscopic ink dots with a volume of just one picoliter. Moreover, in combination with the dedicated inkjet paper and Fujifilm’s proprietary image-processing technology “Image Intelligence”, the DE100 achieves superior images to that of previous compact inkjet printers that uses various colours of ink and dye-sublimation printers by using newly developed four-coloured ink.

Printing is available in two different colour modes. The “natural colour reproduction mode” reproduces the “colors as seen” by harnessing the know-how cultivated through silver halide photo print. The “vivid color reproduction mode” is ideal for those occasions where the brighter colour tones are required. Two different colour modes allow the shops to deliver prints with colour reproduction that matches their customers’ needs.

2). Capability to produce various value-added prints From small size prints with the minimum width of 89 mm and feed length of 50 mm through to large prints with a maximum width of 210 mm and a feed length of 1,000 mm, DE100 can produce prints with a diverse range of print sizes. The DE100 can also produce images in a range of different formats including “Square Print” which have become popular among young people due to the influence of social media such as Instagram, “Shuffle Print/Wonder Shuffle Print” in which a number of images are arranged together in a collage. In addition, three different types of surface, glossy, luster and silk are available, ensuring that users can enjoy photos in a wide range of different applications.

(3) Capability to build diverse print systems in accordance with the line-up of print service and installation space The compact, lightweight design of the DE100 results in few restrictions on installation so that it allows shop owners providing photo print services, or other shops that wish to make use of limited available space to provide new photo print services, to build a small-scale print system appropriate for their establishment. It is also possible to combine four DE100s to achieve high processing capacity of 1,320 images per hour (4x6 size; standard quality mode) to go beyond the capacity of a standard large inkjet printer, making the product appropriate for various applications including print systems in shops providing photo print services where high-speed printing is required.

Fujifilm continues to provide easy and valueadded products and services by combining print devices in various output format and software to meet various needs of customers, and thus contribute to further development of photo culture.