Day 4 – Machine Dalal bids adieu to Printpack India, 2017

Some few years ago, the United States supreme court passed a judgement with regards to political funding. The much-maligned judgment stated that corporations are people. In the annals of democracy that may not be a nice thing to say but as a businessman I sense that the judge might have a point.

Machine Dalal is one such human. In our endeavor to create an ecosystem for the print, graphic and related industry where the professionals from all walks of the industry would exchange information from buying, selling, promoting, advertising and marketing. In effect reaching to the relevant members of the industry.

The four days that we had spent at Printpack 2017, were an eye opener for every one of us. From industry professionals that are the real force behind Machine Dalal and yours truly who is the Program Manager that reports to three bosses for this one project, and in their defense, each more benevolent than the other.

Now coming back to the experience of the Machine Dalal team at Printpack 2017. And if I had to sum it up in one word, it would be eye-opening, and that our journey was longer and more arduous than we had assumed to be. The industry is not only vast but also growing at an imaginable pace and was an eclectic mix of Indian and foreign players, and if were to become the leading marketplace for the industry, we would have to work harder, longer, and smarter.

Lessons were learnt, some were hard, and some were too bitter to stomach and all of them are for us to introspect and make ourselves better, and not for public consumption. Well, at least for now. Though I will add that we went to Printpack 2017, as brash middle aged entrepreneurs, and we have come back a little older, a little humbler and hopefully a little bit wiser.

And, to repeat myself ad verbatim, Machine Dalal is the world’s best marketplace for print, graphic and related industry.

Hence, if you wish to buy and sell new or used machinery and equipment, it could be sheet fed, web, converting, digital, or lamination. It could belong to any category, press, pre-press, or post press, and soon a plotter. Machine Dalal is the place for you.

You could find us online at our Website or download our App Store or Play Store respectively.

Machine Dalal is the global trading platform for the printing, packaging, and converting industry—designed to evolve with the needs of the market. We are continually innovating - from powerful search tools to integrated social media marketing, a growing newsletter audience, and our newly launched digital magazine, we are building a robust ecosystem to support print machinery sellers and buyers worldwide.

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To explore business opportunities or partnerships, feel free to get in touch with us.