Late Shri Madan Lal Nagpal 5-10-27 to 16-3-97 Founder
Sumit Nagpal Director	Vikas Nagpal Director

Those who are even remotely concerned with the corrugating industry often face certain problems while dealing with these machines. And although they may not realise it, the solutions to these vexing troubles often lie in the simplest of measures.

This handbook is the result of painstaking effort by Sumit Nagpal (presently heading the Nagpal Group) to understand and eliminate some of these irritants. Having carefully compiled matter taken from various sources, the author has succeeded in presenting a ready guide for manufacturers and end-users of corrugating machines alike. The common problems that one encounters while operating corrugating machines are set down in simple and easy-to understand terms along with their solutions. A small section touches upon the area of printing as well. The present booklet effectively drives away most of the cobwebs associated with the corrugating machines.

The Nagpal Group is one of the leading manufacturers of paper corrugated board box and printing machinery in the country. In business for over forty years, it caters to both domestic as well as international markets such as Africa, UAE, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan among others.

With the 21st century just round the corner and an evergrowing need for sophisticated packaging, the future of corrugated packaging can best be described as bright, and the use of corrugated packaging in the environs of the next century can only be termed phenomenal.

Keeping this in mind, the company has launched, after extensive research and experimentation, an aU new, hi-tech product line that includes 5-ply automotive board making plant, fingerless corrugating machine with double profile, shaftless mill roll stand, flexo printer sloter, rotary die cutter, folder gluer and other allied machinery.

Having established a manufacturing lead, the company is way ahead of its competitors and plans to stay that way for years to come. The Nagpal Group which was established by Mr Madon Lal Nagpal is presently going from strength to strength under the able guidance of his son Mr Bharat Kumar Nagpal and his grandson - the author of this extremely useful guide. The author has established himself as a packaging technologist by way of undertaking training in the field of packaging from Indian Institute of Packaging which is a national body in the of field of packaging technology. The author is extremely grateful to Mr N. C. Saha, who is presently (Joint Director) in Indian Institute of Packaging-New Delhi for his constant guidance & help to bring out this useful publication.

The company takes deep interest in all affairs of its clients and customers lending a keen ear to their problem areas and growth prospects for future decades. This offering is one attempt in that direction by the young leader of The Nagpal Group. It is hoped that it will meet the expectations of all readers.

The advent of the indigenous corrugated board/box manufacturing machinery and conversion industry has provided the much needed fillip to the country as a large majority of package user sectors were largely dependent on wood and wood based packages. Not only this has been causing a depletion of forest resources but also was creating environmental imbalances. The corrugated board/box conversion units being spread far and wide in the country could cater to the industry needs, thus overcoming any logistics constraints.

Over the years the corrugated industry has enhanced their technical capabilities and today the buyer-seller segments are graduated to interact fairly on a technical ground. A sense of quality and value has taken root, which needs to be nourished further so as to make the industry march forward. An internationally acceptable confidence limit and quality standards are the need of the day.

The contribution of the machinery-manufacturing segment is also noteworthy and commendable. That the indigenously produced conversion machinery has a world wide demand speaks eloquently.

The close association and understanding of the machinery manufacturing, board and box conversion and user sector are the single largest contributory factor for the pace of the growth witnessed.

Quality and quality consistency will be the driving force in the days to come and will also be the credibility quotient. This is best achieved by understanding the machinery operating factors and raw materials. A diagnosis of the 'why and how' and 'what to do' helps to overcome most problems, find remedial measures and streamline the man machine-material towards productivity, consistency and quality.

This handbook, narrated and illustrated in a simplistic manner, is conceptualised against this background and is useful to all from the shop floor to the decision makers, and thus derives the value.

The Indian Institute of Packaging feels proud as the author of the Handbook is one of its own alumni having completed the certificate programme.

P. V. NARAYANAN
DIRECTOR
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PACKAGING