Est. 2005 · Pune, Maharashtra
Since 2005, Orchid Digitals has been Pune’s trusted partner for digital printing, signage, and brand identity. From a single black-and-white printer to a full-service powerhouse across three locations.
Hi. My name is Mitesh Sanghani.
And if you are reading this, you are probably curious about the people and the philosophy powering Orchid Digitals. Our history, how we got to where we currently are and what we see in our future.
Before Orchid, I wore many hats. I worked in finance, helped my father in the paper business, taught IT, worked at a paper mill in Saharanpur, and even washed cars briefly at a garage in Mumbai.
It was a stint at a packaging unit and an offset press in Pune that planted the seed of this business in my mind.
I started Orchid Digitals in 2005 with the strong conviction that digital printing in Pune was about to take off.
“Digital printing in India was fairly nascent at the dawn of the millennium — and I felt making my mark here should be fairly easy. I was both right and wrong.“
Running a digital print bureau demands a rare mix: printing technology know-how, computer skills, design sensibility, the willingness to maintain complex equipment and of course, a working knowledge of business administration.
I had some of these skill sets. The rest, I learned on the fly. And Orchid grew with every lesson.
The journey of Orchid Digitals (and with it, my own) has gone through several important milestones that got us where we are today. Let me take you on a quick stroll through this long and eventful journey that changed the City of Poona, and with it, Orchid Digitals and me.
Store Manager (And Problem Solver)
Store Manager (And Problem Solver)
Nilesh has a bird’s-eye view of everything happening at our Omkareshwar store in Pune. Job scheduling and production runs are his responsibility.
He is also an all-rounder who excels in all our departments. Be it digital printing, wide-format printing, or signboard fabrication.
So if you have a question about your job status, or you need a project to be costed, he is the right person to answer your query.
When not at work, you’ll find Nilesh hitting the local gym hard.
Store Manager at Orchid Kanyashala
Store Manager at Orchid Kanyashala
The darling of everyone at Orchid, Pritam, is in charge of our router and laser engraving division. Pritam also oversees the fabrication and installation of glow sign boards.
But he is equally comfortable in the flex room, eco-solvent, digital, and lamination sections.
Pritam is also a hands-on kind of guy who can maintain and repair equipment as well as most certified engineers.
Accounts & Front Desk
Accounts & Front Desk
Suresh Kaka has been a part of the Sanghani family businesses for more than 2 decades. At Orchid his primary function is accounting.
He also mans the front desk and excels at customer communication. He is your go to guy for all things related to payments, banking transactions and job deliveries.
Digital Print Production & Prototypes
Digital Print Production & Prototypes
Laxman is our ideas guy. He understands customer needs and makes prototypes for them to approve. You can rely on him to provide the most cost effective solutions for your print job.
He also attacks with gusto, complex jobs that others would shy away from. Jobs as varied as brochures, parking stickers or even shape-cut standees, fall in his domain.
Foreman
Production of Glow Sign Boards
Operator
Transportation & Local Deliveries
Transportation & Local Deliveries
Kishor is our resident storyteller and anecdotist. And when not imparting a homily, Kishor sees to it that your goods get delivered on time. I would rank him as perhaps the most eager and diligent worker at Orchid.
And while he bears a lot of good natured ribbing from his counterparts, Orchid would not be able to function without his logistics support.
Lamination and Finishing
Operator
Operator
Somnath does two things really well. One – he looks at you with soulful eyes, and two – he runs our CNC and laser cutting machines. When it comes to laser-cutting your stencils and fabricating glow signboards, you can’t do better than Somnath. Need a logo rendered in a weird shape or perhaps you are looking to laser cut an exotic material like silk? Somnath will guide you through the ins and outs of the same.
Out-of-the-ordinary jobs like printing on a Rubik’s Cube or a Jigsaw Puzzle are par for the course for him.
Grand Patriarch
Grand Patriarch
‘Papa’ as he is known to all the boys at Orchid Digitals and even our customers is not involved in the day to day operations of our organisation. But his back end support especially in the field of taxation and debtor recovery is absolutely invaluable.
No major decision regarding the business is taken without his consent. Owners of many ad agencies and senior businessmen from the paper and printing industry also have a direct connect with him.
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