PRINT 05 Sheetfed/Web Offset presses -- Perfecting Personified

Likewise, Sakurai USA debuted its four-color, 26˝ 466SD/SDP convertible perfector, which runs at 16,000 iph. Standard automation includes automated perfecting changeover, blanket and roller washing, and plate changers.

For commercial and industrial printing applications, Heidelberg featured several perfecting presses, including a 10-color Speedmaster 102 with double-sided aqueous coating and a CutStar sheeter; a Speedmaster CD 74 with coater in an eight-color configuration; a six-color Speedmaster SM 74 with coater and extended delivery; and an eight-color Speedmaster SM 52 with Axis Control. Also, a five-color Speedmaster SM 52 with in-line diecutting made an encore performance, this time featuring a new chamber doctor blade coating unit and UV interdeck and end of press dryers.