Print Plus X - from Printer to Media Service Provider
One of the main topics in the latest issue of Heidelberg
News (number 263) is the rapid expansion of digital media and the
far-reaching effects this is having on media usage. As a result, it
is now more important than ever that the advantages of print are
made absolutely clear. Print shops must therefore ensure that their
printed media expertise is firmly focused on the challenges posed
by this changing media landscape. One example of this is
Dresden-based company SDV. The company has developed into a media
service provider that uses information technology for web-based
print production, direct marketing and distribution, for example.
In another feature, readers can find out about the group of
companies working with Franz Kuthal GmbH & Ko. KG in the German
town of Mainaschaff and how a combination of print, logistics and
IT can open the door to new areas of business. The customer
magazine of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG also introduces
Oslo-based Joker Grafisk. The company's digital Prinect
Workflow has helped it achieve significant growth, even in sparsely
populated Norway. And Grasl Druck & Neue Medien in Austria
demonstrates how the Prinect Digital Print Manager can
successfully - and profitably - combine the worlds of
offset and digital printing.
The magazine also provides further details of the new large
format machines from Heidelberg, the Speedmaster XL 145 and XL 162,
and gives an overview of POLAR-Mohr's cutting systems. In addition,
readers can learn how a Speedmaster SM 52 and Speedmaster CD 74
helped Greek Terry Karis achieve the American Dream. And last, but
by no means least, this issue of Heidelberg News features the Swiss
Wohn- und Bürozentrum für Körperbehinderte
(organization providing residential and work support for disabled
people), giving an insight into a very different type of print
shop, examines the real business opportunities offered by the
virtual world of "Second Life", and asks trend researcher
Peter Wippermann for his views on the future of printed media.
Issue 262 of Heidelberg News is available now. Copies for
your own use can be downloaded from
www.heidelberg-news.com , or
requested by e-mailing
heidelberg.news@heidelberg.com or faxing +49
(0)6221 92 50 42.
For further information, please contact:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Communications
Hans-Dieter Siegfried
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 92 50 63
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 50 69
E-mail:
hans-dieter.siegfried@heidelberg.com