Technical Seminar 2024 on “Offset Packaging”
The Regional Institute of Printing Technology Alumni Association (RIPTAA) organized a Technical Seminar at RIPT on “Offset Packaging” on 24th March, 2018. The main speaker in the seminar was Mr. Manoj Kumar Kochar, GM – Sales & Marketing, Suba Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Present in the seminar were the students, faculty members and the respected Principal of RIPT along with a few alumni members. RIPTAA President, Mr. Suren Dhote, introduced the speaker to the audience. The information rich presentation by Mr. Kochar was well received by the students and went a long way in expanding their knowledge in this flourishing technology.
Areas covered in the presentation, with visual support, were machines on Cutting & Printing, Surface Finishing, Lamination, Foil Stamping, UV Coating, Screen Printing, Inline Cold Foiling, Single Facer 2ply, Flute Lamination, Die Cutting, Stripping & Blanking, Quality Inspection, Window Patching, Folder Gluer, Pouching, Dispatching etc.
Special gratitude was expressed to the Speaker, the Principal of RIPT Mr. Diptendu Chowdhury and all faculty members of RIPT for sparing their valuable time, for giving logistical support and helping RIPTAA in all possible ways for organizing the programme.
RIPT being a regional college, RIPTAA comprises of Alumni from all states in the East and North East, who are spread across the country and even abroad. At present there are about 500 odd active members who attend our programmes regularly and another about 2000 floating members. They hold responsible positions in photography, printing, packaging, ink, paper, newspaper & multimedia companies and contribute to the development of the country.
The working of the Alumni association is governed by its constitution which mandates an Executive Body, consisting of sixteen working members, elected for two years. The election is held in the AGM held every year on 15 th August in Kolkata. The members of the EB and it’s President is elected from the regular members of RIPTAA. They conduct all the activities of RIPTAA throughout the two-year period along with publishing a quarterly mouthpiece ‘PrintOut’. It is a technical journal brought out highlighting technological updates, industry news, achievement, products of important brands and briefings of RIPTAA activities. All the activities of RIPTAA are well publicized through its Facebook Account, WhatsApp and website.
The executive body of RIPTAA comprises of the President, Vice President, the Secretary, Asst. Secretary, the Treasurer and 11 other members. Additionally, a member can also be co-opted if situation demands. For 2023-24 and 2024-25, the office bearers are Mr. Surendra B Dhote, President; Mr. Hillol Sinha, Vice-President; Mr. Apratim Mukherji, Secretary, Mr. Biplab Ghosh, Asst. Secretary and Mr. Tapas Roy, Treasurer. These official of RIPTAA along with other EB members constantly meet on regular basis at the present official address at Bharat Lithographing Company, Kolkata.
RIPTAA is also invited to mega printing and allied exhibitions held in various parts of the country. Some recent participations were in PAMEX at Mumbai, SCREENTEX India at Kolkata, Eastern PrintPack at Kolkata and PrintPack India at Noida. These involvements have made RIPTAA a household name among the forerunners in the industry and helped pursue the cause of its members. Visit of student groups from RIPT in these fares are also sponsored by RIPTAA to help them understand the latest trend in Printing and allied industry.
All details of the events organized and participated by RIPTAA may be found under the Events held section in RIPTAA website www.riptaa.in or at facebook.com/riptaa.
Last, but not the least, we are glad to announce that various benevolent activities of RIPTAA have been recognized by Government agencies and any donations made by any organization willing to support the activities of RIPTAA will henceforth attract tax exemption.
RIPTAA brings together alumni, students, and industry professionals to encourage knowledge sharing, professional interaction, and long-term engagement with the printing and graphic technology community.
The Regional Institute of Printing Technology Alumni Association was formed in the year 1986. Since then every student who graduates from this esteemed institution becomes an associate member of the association.
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