Greater Efficiency Is Goal of Latest Install Sites for Heidelberg Solutions

The inplant expects to realize further improvements in productivity with the integration of Prinect Pressroom Manager and Prinect Integration Manager with its Agfa Apogee workflow. Image quality and color consistency are monitored by Prinect ImageControl, Heidelberg’s spectrophotometric measurement and control system.

“Our goal is to design for digital and achieve acceptable color consistency from device to device within our operation,” Olsen said. The inplant currently is evaluating Heidelberg’s Prinect Color Toolbox solution for cross-platform color management.

The new press’ higher running speed, productivity, perfecting capability, and advanced automation are also responsible for a reduction in the amount of printing that must be outsourced, Olsen said. While the SM 52 is currently running for one shift only during the learning phase, Olsen anticipates that in time, increasing volume will result in the addition of a second shift. Overall, Olsen said, the new installation reflects the Mayo Clinic’s commitment to continuous improvement across the organization.

In continuous operation since 1946, the Print Publication operation is responsible for printing forms and other documentation for the Mayo Clinic’s internal communications, and patient education and public affairs outreach.

PRP Companies Goes Chemfree with Suprasetter A52 Platesetter

PRP Companies (previously known as Poor Richard’s Press) in San Luis Obispo, CA, has installed a Suprasetter A52 CTP device from Heidelberg. The new platesetter is the centerpiece of the company’s Prinect Prepress Manager workflow, and is used to image Saphira chemfree plates for use in PRP’s Printmaster QM 46-2 presses all the way up to its SM 52 6-color perfector.