India’s packaging sector is under pressure to increase capacity while meeting ever-higher brand expectations, and Koenig & Bauer used PAMEX 2026 to demonstrate how advanced technology can resolve that tension. Together with its long-standing partner Indo Polygraph Machinery, the company secured significant investments from leading converters, underscoring its positioning as a “Partner for Profitable Growth.” Among the highlights, Canpac Trends committed to a Rapida 106 with seven printing units and a coater as the centrepiece of its new Indore facility, prioritising reproducibility and brand-compliant results for high-volume production. Akar Limited also placed an order for a Rapida 105, bringing its total fleet of Koenig & Bauer presses to five as it targets further growth in finished packaging.

The numbers tell a compelling story: following a Rapida 105 installation in 2025, the Miracle Group reported a 45% increase in production capacity alongside reduced waste through intelligent automation. Beyond sheetfed offset, Koenig & Bauer is expanding its footprint with the first MetalStar 4 metal decorating press in India and the region’s first RotaJET high-performance digital rotary press. At the Print Summit 2026, the company also showcased its “protected at print” initiative, including varnish protect ‘aegis’, which embeds hidden codes in the varnish layer without altering design workflows and enables smartphone-based authentication. As Aditya Surana, Managing Director of Indo Polygraph Machinery, summarised: “From over 1,000 Rapida printing units to digital innovations, we are setting new standards together.” The message from Mumbai was clear—Indian packaging printers are investing not just in presses, but in scalable platforms that drive measurable performance and new revenue opportunities.

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