Monthly Archives: May 2010
Laser Engraving and Cutting Machines
Laser Engraving is suitable for a large number of gift items and souvenirs. Engraving can be done on wood, acrylic and other items. The cost of operating the laser machine comes to around Re. 1 per minute excluding labor and rent. The laser engraving machine from Presto comes to around 6 lakhs depending on the configuration and model. This machine would be from Taiwan. Chinese machines are cheaper but quality may be inferior.
Digital Offset Press
Digital offset presses like Truepress costs around Rs. 2 crore and above. The cost of plates and printing comes to around Rs. 1300/- for a four color job for 1000 copies excluding paper cost. The plates are imaged inside the press and a four color job can be completed at less than half an hour. This would be an A3+ job. The life of the machine according to the manufacturer comes to around 10 years. One point to remember is that at this price you could get a Japanese 4 color traditional offset press with double the printing size. Only thing is that you would have to spend around additional Rs. 50 lakhs for a ctp system.