The Prepress Department processes the input files received from customers and gets their approval on either hardcopy or softcopy proofs. These processed and approved files are used to make plates which act as the master copy for the copies reproduced.

The Prepress Department processes the input files received from customers and gets their approval on either hardcopy or softcopy proofs. These processed and approved files are used to make plates which act as the master copy for the copies reproduced.

Proofs are then sent to the customer in either softcopy (PDFs through email/FTP) or hardcopy (colour-calibrated inkjet proofs) for their approval. Our proofing system consists of Epson proofers driven by the award-winning GMG ColorProof software. The proofs are colour-calibrated to give a close match to the results achieved on our offset presses.

Once the proofs are approved, the files along with the approved reference proofs are sent to the output team to make plates on our Computer-to-Plate (CtP) systems. The Esko Graphics Scope workflow is used for RIPping, Trapping, Imposition and 1-bit TIFF output. These are output on Creo Trendsetter and Screen PlateRite CtP systems.

The final approved files are also archived on completion of the project. We maintain a fully backed up archive of jobs for over an year. Should the need arise to reprint or repurpose the data, the customer can rely on Pragati’s data repository.

We are equipped with state-of-the-art printing machines from Mitsubishi and Komori, in configurations upto 6 colours with online coating. Sheet formats of upto 28.5” x 40” can be printed.

Our latest Mitsubishi 6-colour UV Press with Double-coater is one of the few of its kind in the world, and allows us to print on a wide range of substrates such as plastic, metallized surfaces, etc. apart from paper. The double coater also opens up possibilities for a range of inline finishing options such as the popular mix of gloss and texture or gloss and matt finishes.Our press line-up:

A wide range of finishing and binding options are available to make your project stand out from the crowd! Various value-added operations such as foiling, embossing, die-cutting, spot coating, etc. are all available in-house so there is better quality control and quicker turnaround.

Highly automated machines for binding allow us to quickly set-up and complete jobs – whether they are simple or complex and whether the quantities are small or large.

Pragati runs its operations on a custom-developed ERP system which handles all aspects of the operation from estimation, job tracking, scheduling, deliveries and invoicing. A network of over 100 computers all over the facility are hooked onto the ERP system. As each operation gets competed, it gets logged into the system.

Our automated estimation system allows us to quickly and accurately get back to your requests for quotations. The intelligence built into the system guides the estimator in choosing the most economical method of production and calculates the cost accordingly.

As soon as an order is confirmed, a tracking number is mailed to the customer, which can be used to access the status of the job on our website. As the job moves through various operations, its status is automatically updated, and this is made available on the tracking information on our website. And as and when any material is dispatched, an automatically generated mail is sent to the customer to notify them of the material dispatched, along with the courier details.