Heidelberg

HEIDELBERG, GERMANY—Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) announced that Marcel Kiessling, a member of the company’s executive management board for sales and service, has left the company as part of a mutual agreement. Kiessling joined Heidelberg in 1989 and was responsible for guiding the Americas business from 2004 to 2010.

The new Speedmaster CD 102 from Heidelberg, equipped with Preset Plus Delivery and a comprehensive package of automation components, can boost productivity by around 10 percent on the previous series. The press will be available in April.

Juergen Grimm has been chosen to succeed president Harald Weimer as president of Heidelberg Americas, effective April 1. Grimm most recently led the worldwide Business Area Sheetfed for Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, and in his new role, he will have responsibility for Heidelberg USA, Heidelberg Canada, Heidelberg Mexico and Heidelberg Brazil.

Heidelberg has announced some key changes to its executive management board. Marcel Kiessling, member of the executive management board for sales and services, will leave the company by mutual agreement on March 31, 2014. Harald Weimer succeeds Kiessling as a new member of the executive management board.

Say goodbye to Mercury Print Productions. The Rochester, NY, commercial printing company is ditching its name, and its twin operations on Rochester's northwest side, as it relocates to Gates' Rochester Tech Park. Along with the move, Mercury is spending several million dollars on new equipment

Next week will see the start of what will likely be three months of moving as Mercury consolidates both plants into 170,000 square feet of space in Rochester Tech Park's Building 4, CEO John Place said.

ROCHESTER, NY—No, Mercury Print Productions isn't entering the witness protection program. It is, however, changing its name and relocating its business to another area of its Rochester, NY, home city.

Zenger Group has been an innovative force in the western New York’s printing industry for more than 30 years. At its new corporate headquarters and plant in Tonawanda, NY, the company has installed an eight-color Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 perfector with Axis Control.

The addition of a new five-color Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102 press with Inpress Control, aqueous coater and extended delivery at Ryan Printing in Blauvelt, NY, has transitioned the company from a one-shift operation to a full-size shop.

Heidelberg announces that series production of the Speedmaster XL 75 Anicolor began in Wiesloch-Walldorf, Germany, at the start of this year. In Heidelberg USA's North American Print and Packaging Technology Center in Atlanta, the press is installed and ready for demonstrations upon request.

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) will be running a wide range of events at its Print Media Center (PMC) in Heidelberg and Wiesloch-Walldorf, Germany, during the the first half of 2014. HEI Open Days and Heidelberg Info Days will provide an overview of the latest technologies and offer solutions for trends in the print media industry.