Uhlmann Pac-Systeme GmbH & Co KG, one of the world's leading suppliers of packaging machinery and comprehensive services for pharmaceutical products in blisters and bottles, announced the commencement of its India operations- Uhlmann India Pvt Ltd. Headquartered in Pune. It is a wholly owned sales and service company that will locally support existing Indian customers and solicit new orders. The company will have another sales office in Mumbai, which will complement their presence providing assistance on the project planning of new machines, the supply of tools and spare parts or support services. The announcement was made by Siegfried Drost, Managing Director, Uhlmann Pac-Systeme GmbH & Co. KG along with Sumeet Arora, Managing Director, Uhlmann India Pvt Ltd and Holger Hochdorfer, India Project Director.

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