After losing the better part of two months, Pelican has shipped almost three dozen flexible packaging printing, converting, and special machines in the past six months. These include almost two dozen of its new generation rotogravure presses with improved metallurgy and mechanical engineering design. Pelican’s new generation gravure presses have improved stability while printing, improved web tension control and registration. The registration system and software have been considerably improved on the new generation presses for precision and ease of use. Also, there are improvements in the semi-flotation dryer for enhanced curing with the added benefit of reducing energy consumption.
Apart from its new generation gravure presses, the company has in the past six months shipped various converting equipment ranging from web inspection, more than half a dozen slitter rewinders, and some flexo woven sack printing machines. The company has also produced and shipped several unique machines that are critical for the production of wearables for the protection of health workers, right from its N95 mask manufacturing machine to special purpose machines for special applications on required materials.
Pelican has busy manufacturing gravure presses and converting equipment for flexible packaging from its new plant in Rajkot at a record rate. In addition, the company has used its design, engineering, and manufacturing agility and capabilities to take a full part in the effort to support health workers and citizens in confronting the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. The company expects to keep shipping machines at a high rate till March end to complete the financial year on a positive note.
