Heidelberg Produces the 25,000th Speedmaster SM 52 Printing Unit

At Ipex 06, the Speedmaster SM 52 was also showcased for the first time as a long perfecting press with ten printing units. For instance, this enables four colors plus a spot color to be printed on both the front and reverse in a single pass.

Getting better all the time

The Speedmaster SM 52 was launched at drupa 1995. Since 1996, Heidelberg has been supplying the press with a high-pile delivery, powder spray device, and inking unit temperature control. UV printing has been possible since 1998. A coating unit with an extended high-pile delivery was added in 2000, while 2002 saw the unveiling of an inline die-cutting unit. This is located after the last printing unit and means that printing, die-cutting, kiss-cutting, perforating, and creasing can be performed in a single pass. The Speedmaster SM 52 was presented at drupa 2004 as the first press of its format class to be available with eight printing units.