In the high-stakes world of industrial packaging, where production volumes and machine efficiency define a company’s market edge, there exists an unspoken industry benchmark, the 1650mm width limit.
For decades, this number has served as the technical boundary for the largest sheet sizes handled by automatic flute laminators and pasting machines globally. Major machine manufacturers from Europe to China have comfortably remained within this limit, designing their systems around the practicalities of 1450mm and 1650mm widths, sizes sufficient for most consumer packaging needs.
While most of the global industry continued to operate within the accepted 1650mm limit, a quiet yet determined innovation was unfolding, not in the traditional manufacturing hubs like China, but in India. Leading this innovation was VIG Graphics, an engineering-driven company that developed the VIG 2800, the world’s largest 5 Ply Flute Laminator, built to surpass global standards.
The Global Limit No One Challenged
To appreciate the significance of what VIG has accomplished, it’s important to understand why 1650mm became an unofficial cap in the first place.
This width limit wasn’t subjective. It was born out of decades of standardization, market demand, and design practicality. Most corrugated cartons in industries like FMCG, apparel, electronics, and logistics fall well within this size range. As such, machine manufacturers optimized their engineering, parts inventory, and manufacturing lines around widths that rarely needed to go beyond 1650mm.
More importantly, machines larger than 1650mm pose serious challenges:
- Mechanical Stress and Weight Distribution: Wider machines mean greater structural load, which calls for heavy-duty frames, superior alignment systems, and advanced servo controls.
- Vibration and Speed Management: Wider paper or board sheets amplify even the smallest operational errors. Maintaining high speeds without losing precision becomes exponentially harder.
- Low Global Demand: Very few companies worldwide regularly need carton sizes wider than 1650mm. Serving such a niche requires custom-built solutions that most large manufacturers shy away from.
So, the logic was simple: Why invest in breaking a ceiling nobody was asking to be broken?
But What If There Was a Need?
That’s the question that VIG Graphics dared to ask. Headquartered in Faridabad, Haryana, India, VIG Graphics has built a reputation as a solution-oriented manufacturer of high-performance corrugated packaging machines. Over the years, their close relationships with customers across India and beyond revealed a glaring gap in the market:
Many industries, especially in agriculture, furniture, automotive, and industrial shipping, were increasingly demanding jumbo cartons. These weren’t the typical e-commerce delivery boxes. These were heavy-duty, large-format corrugated containers used for items like:
- Bulk Fruit Boxes and Vegetable Exports
- Automotive Components
- Steel Coils
- Electronics and White Goods
- Construction and Industrial Materials
And yet, manufacturers producing these boxes were forced to either work with suboptimal setups or manually handle large sheets, both inefficient and expensive.
Introducing the VIG 2800
The VIG 2800 Flute Laminator is a monumental machine in every sense of the word. With a working width capacity of 2800mm, it redefines what’s technically possible in corrugated board lamination. From its sturdy structure to its smart automation, every element of the machine is engineered to deliver:
- Seamless 5 Ply flute lamination on extra-wide boards
- Precision gluing and pasting even at high speeds
- Reduced changeover times and labor input, even for large jobs
- Custom adjustments to suit a variety of flute types and GSM ranges
Its design is not a scaled-up version of a 1450 model. Instead, it’s a from-scratch innovation, reimagined to handle wide-format boards without compromising performance.
This is not just another Indian machine. This is a global standard reimagined in India.
When VIG Graphics says, “Nobody Makes Greater than 1650 Sizes in the World,” it’s not a marketing stunt. It’s a direct reflection of the innovation gap that VIG Graphics has filled.
Here’s why that claim matters:
- It positions India as a design and engineering leader in packaging automation.
- It challenges gratification in international manufacturing, especially in countries that once dominated the sector like China.
- It empowers Indian and international box makers to scale up their operations, enter new markets, and meet growing packaging demands with ease.
It is also proof of VIG Graphics’ mindset, not to compete, but to lead.
How Maheshwar Packaging Scaled with the VIG 2800
The first installation of the VIG 2800 was at Maheshwar Packaging in Nashik, a company that had been previously importing machines from China. Their operations required handling oversized boards for heavy-duty carton production, something no machine on the market could fully support.
With the VIG 2800 now operational for over an year, Maheshwar Packaging has reported:
- Over 30% improvement in production efficiency
- Significant cost savings due to local service support and spare availability
- Flawless handling of large board sizes with zero bottlenecks
What was once a daily operational struggle is now a competitive advantage.
Made In India, Made For The World
The VIG 2800 stands as a proud witness to Indian manufacturing’s ability to dream bigger and build better. It aligns perfectly with the country’s Make In India initiative, but goes beyond nationalism, proving that Indian machinery can set global benchmarks in both scale and quality.
Today, when a potential customer asks, “Can you handle 2400mm or 2800mm wide boards?” Thanks to VIG Graphics, the answer is finally, and confidently “Yes.”
“Nobody Makes Greater than 1650 Sizes in the World” is more than a tagline. It’s a symbol of innovation, scale, and bold leadership. It reminds us that true advancement doesn’t always come from following the rules, but from questioning the limits that others have accepted for too long.
With the VIG 2800, VIG Graphics hasn’t just built a machine. They’ve built a future, wider, faster, and far more ambitious than ever before!
