PCRI crest Packaging Clinic &
Research Institute

Meet Our Experts

Experienced specialists in printing, packaging technology and plant operations. PCRI experts combine practical plant knowledge with standards-based guidance and are available for site visits across India.

Our Specialists

Specialists in printing, packaging technology and plant operations. Each works with PCRI as an independent practitioner, so you are matched with the person whose background fits your problem.

Kishor Surti, Print Expert at PCRI

Kishor Surti

Print Expert

Forty-five years of techno-commercial experience, most of it in printing plants. He advises on print operations, business systems and major equipment investments.

  • 45+ years
  • Printing industry
  • Techno-commercial
  • Print operations and plant performance
  • Commercial alignment of technical decisions
  • Strengthening business systems
  • Evaluating an investment before it is made
Ashok Kumar Das, Additional Director at PCRI

Ashok Kumar Das

Additional Director

An MBA in Operations with a Diploma in Packaging from IIP Kolkata, plus degrees in printing and business. He works where product development, procurement and print production meet, usually on cost.

  • MBA Operations
  • Diploma in Packaging, IIP Kolkata
  • Printing and business degrees
  • Product development
  • Procurement and vendor management
  • Print production
  • Cost reduction programmes
Joji Joseph, Packaging Technology Consultant at PCRI

Joji Joseph

Packaging Technology Consultant

Thirty years in FMCG packaging, much of it international. A PG Diploma in Packaging Technology from IIP Mumbai behind him, and a habit of solving problems at the process rather than the pack.

  • 30+ years
  • International FMCG
  • PG Diploma, IIP Mumbai
  • New product development
  • Material sourcing
  • Quality management systems
  • Process engineering
Not sure which one you need? Describe the problem and PCRI will match it to the right expert, or to a test instead. Describe the problem
A PCRI expert walking a client site with the plant team

How to Engage an Expert

  1. 01

    Tell us the problem

    What the plant makes, what is going wrong, and how soon you need someone.

  2. 02

    We match the expert

    Print, packaging technology or operations, depending on where the problem lies.

  3. 03

    A visit or a call

    On site at your plant, or a scheduled session if the question can be answered remotely.

  4. 04

    Written follow-up

    What they saw, what to change, and what to test, with the laboratory behind it if needed.

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Areas of Expertise

PCRI is a single window for packaging testing, training, consultancy and audit. Expert deployment is the part that comes to you.

  • Printing and print quality
  • Flexible packaging
  • Corrugated packaging
  • Product development
  • Material sourcing
  • Procurement and vendor management
  • Cost reduction
  • Quality systems
  • Process engineering
  • Plant operations

Request an Expert Visit

We will tell you whether it needs an expert visit, a laboratory test, or both, before anything is committed.