Offset Printing - Sheet-Fed

HEIDELBERG, GERMANY—03/10/2008—At drupa 2008 from May 29 to June 11 (Halls 1 and 2), Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) will be rounding off the upper end of its portfolio for packaging and commercial printers by moving into the 102 x 142 centimeter (40.16 x 55.91 inch) and 120 x 162 centimeter (47.24 x 63.78 inch) format classes. The new platform for the Speedmaster models XL 145 and XL 162 will be put on public show for the first time at the industry event in Düsseldorf. The Heidelberg trade show presentation is based around the slogan “HEI Performance” and “HEI Value”. Visitors to drupa

THEY SAY the best marketing campaigns are those that, over a period of time, seem to take on a life of their own. Such is the case with the series of vintage automobile posters created by Meyers—a point-of-sale, signage and label specialist based in Minneapolis—to promote its large-format sheetfed printing capabilities. When brothers Mark, Chris and David Dillon acquired their first large-format sheetfed press in 1995, they wanted to create a print promotion that would drive home the potential of the new six-color, 63˝ MAN Roland with UV coater to customers and prospects. Although at first tempted to produce a poster utilizing the full

ROLLING MEADOWS, IL—February 26, 2008—Komori will impress visitors to Drupa 08 with a wide range of new technologies aimed at improving productivity and profitability and reducing the environmental load of print. With over thirty live demonstrations per day in the 2,000 square meter stand in Hall 15, Komori will present five solutions that deliver on its message of “Kando”—exceeding customer expectations. Showcasing its most advanced printing systems, Komori will exhibit eight offset presses ranging in size from the small format Spica 529P right up to the System 38S 16-page web. Drupa will also be the launch pad for the next generation of

HEIDELBERG, GERMANY—January 22, 2008—Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) will be demonstrating its technological and innovative skills and the resulting customer benefits at the international drupa 2008 trade show (Dusseldorf, May 29 – June 11). The world market leader will be showcasing solutions for packaging and commercial printing in sheetfed offset in two exhibition halls covering around 7,800 square meters. These include its outstanding Anicolor inking unit technology, the Prinect printshop workflow, and countless other “HEI Lights”, with the Speedmaster XL 162 receiving its world premiere. In Hall 1 (commercial printing) and Hall 2 (packaging printing), Heidelberg will be presenting its comprehensive portfolio of solutions

LAS VEGAS—January 10, 2008—AMS today announced its role as a founding sponsorship of Print UV 2008, the first printing industry event focused exclusively on the growing UV printing market. Designed as an intimate, peer-oriented event, “Print UV” is sponsored by a founding group of key industry participants dedicated to encourage, promote and sustain the growth of UV printing in the global graphic communications industry. “We are thrilled to be a founding sponsor in the formation of the Print UV 2008 Conference and the Print UV Association”, remarked Hans Ulland, Co-Founder and Vice President of Sales for Air Motion Systems. “UV is one of the

By Gareth Ward For more than 50 years printers have been coming to drupa to see the latest developments in presses. It will be no different at next spring when the world’s printers will head for Düsseldorf to see what technical developments Heidelberg, MAN Roland, KBA, Komori or Mitsubishi, as the big five providers of sheetfed presses, have to show. While the demonstrations will certainly impress, there will be a change in emphasis. At previous drupa’s manufacturers have come up with advances in technology to impress visitors, this time the technologies are going to be about offering solutions to the problems that today’s printers

Augsburg, Germany—January 11 , 2008—As part of its long-term focus on ‘Connection of Competence’, the PrintCity alliance is working with several new partners for drupa 2008. These include BAND’ALL, FINESTFOG, GRAPHIC WEB SYSTEMS and LOGOTEC who will all be exhibiting with other PrintCity members in Hall 6, from May 29 to June 11, 2008. Band’ALL International, The Netherlands Band’ALL is a specialist supplier in banding equipment and materials - from hand fed to high-tech fully automatic and fully integrated systems; from basic materials to very fine, full-colour printed paper and film bands placed around all possible products and sealed with an innovative ultra

WILLISTON, VT—11/27/07—KBA North America reports that B&B Print Source, a leading Portland, Oregon, commercial and publication printer, is experiencing higher quality, reduced makeready times and faster running speeds with their new KBA Rapida 105 41-inch six-color sheetfed press with coater. “Our need for a new press was twofold,” says Mike Stevenson, president of B&B Print Source. “First, we were experiencing tremendous company growth, and second, we could see incredible opportunities in long runs that our existing customers currently ran on a web. After reviewing equipment from four major press manufacturers, we chose the KBA Rapida 105 41-inch six-color sheetfed press. With the higher speeds

CARLSTADT, NJ—Pictorial Offset Corp., the largest privately-owned, single-facility commercial printer in the United States, highlighted their environmental efforts during an Advertising Production Club of New York (APC) and Partnership in Print Production (P3) seminar on Monday, November 5, 2007 at The Yale Club in New York City. Don Carli, Institute for Sustainable Communication, Senior Research Fellow, moderated the keynote panel, “Fight Global Climate Change by cutting through the Green Fog” which focused on sustainability issues in printing and advertising. Speakers included David Refkin, Time Inc., Director of Sustainable Development; Gary Pawlaczyk, Pictorial Offset Corporation, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing; and Nick Patrissi,

KENNESAW, GA—November 8, 2007—Heidelberg will host its fifth Annual “Brats & Dots” open house at its state-of-the-art Print Media Demonstration Center (PMDC) in Kennesaw, Ga., on Thursday, November 29 from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Printers from around the Southeast and beyond are invited to see the latest prepress, press and postpress technologies in action and meet one-on-one with Heidelberg experts. Attendees can view live demonstrations of technology advancements in workflow, CtP, sheetfed, postpress, service and consumables. In addition, Heidelberg executives, product managers and staff will be on hand to answer questions and help customers maximize their investments in Heidelberg solutions. “Brats & Dots is designed