Heidelberg Deems Launch of Speedmaster SX a Success as 1,000+ Printing Units Already Sold

HEIDELBERG, GERMANY—Nov. 20, 2012—Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) has now sold more than 1,000 printing units of its new Speedmaster SX series worldwide. The company unveiled the Speedmaster SX 52/SX 52 Anicolor, SX 74, and SX 102 series at the drupa 2012 trade show in Dusseldorf.

The design concept already employed in the Speedmaster CX 102 of bringing the high-end technologies of the Speedmaster XL class to the proven machine platform of the Speedmaster SM has been a hit with customers. This makes these technologies available to a broad base of users and delivers a perfect response to the trend towards shorter print runs, increasing numbers of print jobs, elaborate surface finishes, and environmentally-friendly production.