Laszlo Bokor, commercial manager of MarquipWardUnited, said: "This association will offer proof presses for the flexo and gravure printing industry.

"The focus will be on the complete range starting from the manual standard version to the highly sophisticated automatic versions."

He added: "We are aware of the competition and sensitivity of the Indian market. As such, each and every proposal will be customised to suit the exact requirement of the customer."

Bokor also said the company is aware that the success of a capital investment can be determined from the length of the return of investment period.

He said: "Our after sales team will be in permanent contact with the customers to monitor the performance of the installed machine bases, to offer upgrades, machine rebuilds and additional operator trainings."

Jayesh Pathare, vice president, print and packaging solution at ATE Enterprises, said: "ATE has added the Ameco proofing press from MarquipWardUnited and sees it as one more synergic product in the existing range of products.

"These products from Ameco will add value to the customers' printing process. Ameco is one of the oldest and best known organisations, and has a strong reference list throughout the world."

He added: "Ameco's quality, operational advantages and particularly its low maintenance requirements backed by ATE's prompt after-sales service, is sure to impress those who are serious about high quality and output in the print and packaging sector."