Heidelberg

Unit 4,000—a Suprasetter 162 with automatic cassette loading unit—was handed over to Smurfit Kappa from Belgium at a ceremony held in Wiesloch-Walldorf, Germany. Including the predecessor models Trendsetter, Prosetter and Topsetter, Heidelberg has installed more than 10,000 CTP devices worldwide since 1997.

“digi:media was the perfect way to launch our global cooperation with Ricoh,” said Bernhard Schreier, CEO of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. Heidelberg announced the launch of its global sales partnership with Ricoh to the international press on the eve of digi:media, which took place in Düsseldorf from April 7-9, 2011.

“We were very happy with the dramatic improvements in our quality, speed and efficiency with the first Speedmaster XL 105,” said CEO Mark Glendenning, citing the closed-loop color system, superior registration at high speeds, and the ability to print a 300-line screen.

I am writing from Heidelberg, Germany, where I have started a four-month internship at Heidelberger Druckmaschinen. Heidelberg has never before had a student from the United States intern at its world headquarters and, coincidentally, I have never been to Europe.

Heidelberg has announced the following computer-to-plate, press and postpress product installations, including solutions for Aaron Thomas and Associates, Seckman Printing, the Michigan Career and Technical Institute, Quick Stop Printing and Vestcom.

Pricing pressures are arguably as strong in Southern California as they are in any part of the country. For Anaheim, CA-based Advantage Inc., a purveyor of direct mail, commercial printing and marketing solutions, it’s a fact of life.

Commercial printing industry news briefs for April 2011, including items on Competitive Folding and Gateway Printing & Office Supply.

Binding and finishing news from Printing Impressions’ February 2011 edition, featuring items on Muller Martini at Hunkeler Innovationdays and Zoo Printing in Commerce, CA.

The new 3,000-square-meter building adjoins the existing foundry. It had become necessary to enable Heidelberg to produce printing unit side panels and impression cylinders for its large-format presses with a sheet width of up to 162 cm (63.78˝) in sufficient quantities while still adhering to the same high Heidelberg quality standards.

These new products have been tested extensively to ensure their environmental compatibility. The range, which Heidelberg will continue to expand, covers the entire value added chain from prepress and press to postpress. It also meets the strictest industry standards and statutory requirements, even surpassing them in some cases.