PHOTO: Uday Shah and Jignesh Patel of Vishva Exim of India showed one of their Veloss bag makers at the open house in Cape Town in July
VISHVA Exim of Ahmedabad, India, recently held an open house show in Cape Town – specifically for Cape users of its extruders and bag-makers who were not able to attend the Propak Africa show in Johannesburg earlier this year.
By all accounts, there was not a good attendance by Cape convertors at the Propak event, so Uday Shah and Jignesh Patel of Vishva, CEO and technical director respectively of the Indian machine manufacturer, exhibited one of their entry level bag-makers at the show at Bantam Plastics in Diep River. Invited guests dropped in over the two days of the mini show to see how the bag making machine performed, with the main observations being that the system is versatile and efficient, which are important criteria for start-up businesses where there is a particular need to purchase reliable equipment yet which doesn’t break the bank.
The Veloss 800 side seal machine can manufacture bags up to 600mm wide by 800mm long. The unit on show manufactured postal envelope bags which included an adhesive sealing strip, in itself a relatively complex task for what is really a simple machine.
A number of Cape convertors visited and were impressed by the Vishva technology.
Vishva’s machines have become popular in Southern Africa, which is not surprising as the Indian machine maker has transferred lessons learned from the ultra-competitive Indian market, where margins in the film extrusion and bag making sector are incredibly tight.
Vishva’s customer support is something which users of the Indian machine manufacturers are happy about. The result has been simple, with over 50 machines now installed in South Africa. Vishva has learned a lot about the specific needs of bag makers in the Southern Africa region and has shown a willingness to both modify systems and make further developments.
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