Heatset Web Offset Presses -- Hot Rumors Cool Off

An outline deal has been agreed upon in principle, but some issues remain to be resolved before definitive documents are expected to be executed over the coming weeks.

Heidelberg will still display web presses at the upcoming Drupa trade show in Germany, reports Greg Norris, manager of marketing communications. Its newest offering, the Sunday 3000/32, is a single-circumference web press that offers the advantage of an eight-pages-across cylinder configuration. A web width of 72˝ allows the press to print 32 magazine-size pages per revolution at speeds of up to 100,000 iph.