HEIDELBERG India and Printech Park Open Printing Competence Centre

14 October 2026: HEIDELBERG India and Printech Park Cluster have established a printing competence centre at KIADB Industrial Area, Harohalli, near Bengaluru. Announced on 7 August 2026, the Common Facility Centre combines sheetfed offset production, workflow demonstrations and operator training, giving printers and MSMEs access to equipment and practical learning before they commit to investment.

What the printing competence centre offers

The facility serves printers, converters, print buyers, students and industry professionals. HEIDELBERG describes a working commercial printing environment covering prepress, colour management, press operations and finishing. The partners present it as a Centre of Excellence.

The company calls it India’s first integrated sheetfed offset printing, workflow and training competence centre. That description remains a company claim, rather than an independently verified national first.

For context on the supplier’s wider approach, Screen Print India has also covered its India growth strategy, including demonstration installations and partner networks.

Which machines are installed at Harohalli?

HEIDELBERG’s equipment listing identifies four systems at the centre:

Speedmaster CS 92: a four-colour sheetfed offset press with a coating unit.
Suprasetter A 106: a Computer-to-Plate (CtP) system for prepress.
Polar 115 PF: a cutting machine.
Stahlfolder CH 66: folding equipment for postpress work.

Together, these systems let visitors follow the relationship between plate preparation, offset printing and finishing, rather than evaluate each machine in isolation.

Training and Prinect workflow demonstrations

Planned activities include advanced operator training, practical skill development, live machinery demonstrations and industry knowledge sharing. HEIDELBERG also identifies demonstrations of its Prinect workflow and promotion of automation as areas of collaboration.

Samir Patkar, identified in the announcement as President of HEIDELBERG India, said the facility would support continuous learning and hands-on training with company specialists. The aim is to give operators and production teams experience of connected printing processes, not simply a view of individual machines.

Readers examining the software side can compare this remit with HEIDELBERG’s production analytics tools, covered separately by Screen Print India. The Harohalli announcement does not specify individual Prinect modules.

Who is behind the collaboration?

Printech Park Cluster’s MoU signatories were C. R. Janardhana, Chairman; Ashok Kumar, Vice Chairman; and B. R. Sathya Kumar, Governing Council Member. Upendra Rajadnya, Robert Joseph and B. S. Chandrashekar represented HEIDELBERG India.

What does it mean for MSMEs?

Janardhana said the facility would let printers and print buyers access production capabilities and modern workflows without substantial capital investment. For micro, small and medium enterprises, the intended benefit is access to shared equipment and technical learning before deciding what to buy.

The centre’s stated purpose includes technology evaluation and process improvement, but the announcement offers no measured productivity gains, training outcomes or cost savings.

For comparison, Screen Print India’s report on the Sivakasi postpress training initiative describes a separate HEIDELBERG India collaboration with Sri Kaliswari Group around MK Masterwork equipment. Harohalli’s announced remit combines sheetfed offset production with workflow demonstrations and training.