Heidelberg Advances

Heidelberg Digital is clearly setting out to challenge the existing digital color press manufacturers, including Agfa, IBM, Indigo and Xeikon, among others, as well as Nipson, Océ and even Xerox black-and-white systems. The Kodak 9110 is seen as a challenger to the Xerox DocuTech.

Pfizenmaier revealed that he sees Heidelberg's entry into the digital market as a chance for his company to introduce a "second generation" press range and to offer customers lower sheet (unit) costs. The NexPress products are also currently in development and testing, and studies show that they're printing quite well.