Arch bishop blesses Pressline
installation at Viani Printings, Kochi
The major arch bishop of Ernakulam
Angamaly Arch diocese and the patron
of Viani Printings—Mar George
Cardinal Alanchery inaugurated the new
PRESSLINE – PRIMA 36 multi colour
web offset printing machine and a sheet fed
offset KOMORI – LITHRON LS 25 and
laid the foundation stone for the proposed
new mega project Viani Print Arcade at
Choody near Alwaye in presence of the
auxillary bishop of Ernakulam Angamaly
Arch diocese and chairman of Viani
Printings—Mar Sebastian Adayanthrath, the
auxillary bishop of Ernakulam Angamaly
Arch diocese and vice chairman of Viani
Printings—Mar Jose Puthenveettil, Tony
Chammany—Kochi Corporation mayor,
Gracy Joseph—councilor, Satish Bajwa—the
chairman and managing director of Pressline
India Limited, Angelo Lima Fernande—
founder and managing director of Insight
Group of Companies in the function held
at Viani Printings, Ernakulam North, Kochi.
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The managing director of Viani Printings,
Fr Francis Arickal welcomed the gathering
and the asst director of Viani Printings and
principal of Viani Institute of Advanced
Printing Technology (ViAPT), Fr Dr Paul
Chakkian delivered the vote of thanks.
The arch bishop blessed the gathering
and the machines with sprinkling of holy
water. The major attraction for the august
gathering was the prints in colour coming
out of the Pressline folder and thereafter
the spontaneous print of the news and
pictures related to the inaugural function.
Viani Printings, Kochi is one of the leading
printing and publishing house in Kerala
located at Kochi under the management
of Ernakulam Angamaly Archdiocese of
Syro-Malabar Church. Viani Printings is
having a good team of professionals with
strong/technically qualified and dedicated
staff in all departments.
"In our mega project comprising five acres
of land, we are planning for printing college,
automatic note-book making unit with all
sizes and features, text book printing and
production unit—International Print House,
and packaging and printing unit offering all
packaging solutions," stated Fr Francis Arickal.
Viani Institute of Advanced Printing
Technology (ViAPT) is a continuation of
the printing school started in the year 1967.
Presently this Institute is functioning at
Viani Printings, Kochi and in near future
this will be upgrade as the printing college.
Fr Dr Paul Chakkian is the principal and
Kurias N Chacko, the New Indian Express
Group of Publications former production
manager and technical head of Kerala is
the dean of studies.
Speaking at the function Satish Bajwa
emphasised on the pivotal role printing
plays and said, “It is my great privilege
and pleasure that I am honoured to be here
in august presence of eminences.” “At the
outset I would like to congratulate Rev
Fr Francis Arickal, the managing director
and Rev Fr Paul Chakkian, Kurias, N
Chacko for taking the giant steps towards
the upgradation to bring Viani Printings to
greater heights. I also express my sincere
thanks to the board of directors and their
technical advisors for giving Pressline India
Private Limited, an opportunity to be one
of your associates.”
The sentence “a drop of ink makes millions
think” itself speak billions of words, how
printing plays the pivotal role in shaping
the minds of humans in educating and
molding them. Having complete range of
latest printing machineries and finishing
equipment Viani Printings plays the key
role to maintain the number one literacy
status of Kerala in India. It will not be out
of the way to mention here that the god's
own country is gifted with Viani Printings
to take the printing standards to excellence.
Also appreciate the great contribution of
Viani Printings to this fully literated land for
almost half a century. The latest version of
Presline Prima 36 has been installed
and being commissioned recently to join the
fleet of new machines at Viani Printings.
The Pressline's Prima is capable of printing
12-page newspaper, all in multi colour with
a few more colour combinations to print
16- or 20-page newspaper. The machine can
also print A4 size magazine signatures of
16- or 32-page all in colour. At this occasion
we assure our fullest co-operation to Viani
Printings at all the times to bring the best
possible results and smooth production on
our machines.
“My heartfelt gratitude to imposing their
confidence in Pressline and look forward
to have more potential association in the
days to come,” appreciated Satish Bajwa.
He also offered the facilities available at
the Pressline factory to train the students of
the institute so that, a strong contingent of
trained web offset personal are available in
future to service the web industry associated
with commercial printers, newspapers at
Kerala, nationally and internationally.
