Sivakasi-based Kaliswari Group has invested in fourth Polar 115 PF paper cutting equipment to strengthen its postpress operations. A.P. Selvarajan, Director at Kaliswari Group, said, “The new Polar 115 PF cutting equipment will further enhance our commitment towards excellent delivery and just in time services to all our factories in need of labels, wick coverings and wrappers.
The Polar 115 PF is suitable for all standard cutting jobs. The cutting equipment is best suited for all the offset formats of 70×100 cm. With cutting width up to 115 cm, the intuitive cutting program enhance faster knife changes and shortest makeready times. The Polar’s positioning system comes with mechanical positioning accuracy of 1/1000 mm and renders greater cutting precision. The Polar is highly reliable for everyday production.
Selvarajan, added, “Like Heidelberg, we always prefer Polar cutting equipment, which is a perfect combination of quality and innovation. We used to cut thin paper stock for firework labels and even thin paper stock for cracker wicks with 100% precision, the touch screen operation is more user friendly for our operators”
Kaliswari Group had an amazing run since its inception in 1923 as a match factory. Over the years, the Group grew strength to strength, and soon the company expanded its arms into fireworks. The Kaliswari Group manufactures and sells fireworks under reputed brand name “Cock”. Other than the Pyrotechnic business, the company also owns educational institutions, transportation company, and hotels in Tamil Nadu.
The in-house printing division caters to the commercial and packaging needs of the fireworks and other businesses. Today, the Kaliswari group operates more than 30 factories and with an employee strength of 9,000 plus people.
The nine-decade old print house has a complete display of pre-press, press, and post-press equipment including the Heidelberg Speedmaster CS 92 four-color press installed in 2015, first in India to bolster the printing division, also has Polar 115 XT, Polar N Plus, and Suprasetter A 106 CtP equipment with Prinect software including plate on demand.
