InfoPrint Solutions Company Pte. Ltd., a joint venture between RICOH & IBM and Sudhir Papers Ltd. has opened India’s first ‘Print Solutions & Application Centre’ based in Bengaluru located at the Karnataka Offset Printers Association’s Technology Centre (TOPTEC). The 2500+ square-foot facilities, representing an initial investment of Rupees 5.5 million, demonstrate Sudhir Papers Ltd and InfoPrint’s strong commitment towards providing of world class printing solutions in the Indian market. The ‘Print Solutions & Application Centre’ is part of Sudhir Gupta Innovation Centre (SGIC) named after late Mr. Sudhir Gupta, a visionary and man of principles, who lead Sudhir Papers Ltd to the path of great heights and innovation.
The Centre is conceptualized, designed and developed to enumerate modern technology in printing related hardware and software solutions across various segments. This Innovation Centre is equipped with state-of-the-art capabilities designed to deliver previously unseen high-value-added services and digital printing solutions to customers in India.
“Through this strategic alliance with Sudhir Paper Ltd, InfoPrint Solutions Company aims to enable customers and business partners from around region to collaborate on the development and testing of next-generation output management solutions, which are focused on generating competitive advantage for our clients, along with significantly improved cost effectiveness” said Rohan Vaidya, GM, India & South Asia.
SGIC will showcase comprehensive printing solutions for production centres, graphic art vendors, industrial groups and general office environments; in areas such as TransPromo, Fleet Management, Workflow, Optimization, Productivity, RFID, and Personalized Mailing. With well-equipped showroom, classroom-style executive briefing centre and office, SGIC provides a workspace for local R&D engineers and employees who offer a spectrum of industry-oriented expertise to share ideas, offer consultancy and enable customers and partners to innovate and transition to new applications and technologies. Customers and business partners can see live demonstration of latest leading edge InfoPrint solutions offering at SGIC and make proof-of-concept, testing and sampling at the Centre.
The Centre is also well equipped to conduct training and seminars for its existing & prospective clients. “With the Innovation Centre, we aim to accelerate innovation for diverse client challenges. With India as a top global economic powerhouse, Indian enterprises are transi-tioning into world-class global operations. At Sudhir Gupta Innovation Centre, we will offer technology and application resource to enable our customers to innovate, transition and transform.” said Varun Gupta, Sudhir Papers Ltd.
On display at SGIC is the latest InfoPrint WorkGroup, Industrial, Thermal & Cutsheet printer for live demonstration & information sharing. InfoPrint will soon be launching the state-of-art color Cutsheet printer model ‘Pro C900’ & Continuous form WorkGroup Laser Printer ‘Rocky’ in the market. Innovations, Enablement & Transition are the three customer-centric objectives of the Centre. About InfoPrint Solutions CompanyInfoPrint Solutions Company, headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, will bring to market the advantages IBM and Ricoh have in development, manufacturing, marketing and building strategic solutions for customers, creating a growth-oriented global enterprise that is strategically focused on the output market.