Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105 Proves Its Mettle in Tough Times

“The XL 105 is a hungry press that enables us to turn work faster and produce more jobs in less time,” he said, citing one recent instance when one of Walker’s largest customers came to the company with a request to shrink the time it took to produce a monthly publication from five days (including prepress) to three, also including layout. Thanks to the speed and makeready efficiency of the XL 105, “We were able to print the job in 24 hours and meet this important client’s expectations,” said Blackwell, who no longer dreads being slammed with several big projects at once that must be completed in a short period of time. “The XL 105 is more than twice as productive as a conventional 40” press,” said Blackwell, who runs the XL 105 at 18,000 sph consistently over the course of two eight-hour shifts per day.