Speedmaster SM 74 - User Report: Windhüterdruck

"The Speedmaster SM 74 and nothing else"

At the Windhüterdruck print shop
in Schorndorf, Germany, the Speedmaster SM 74-2-P-H delivers high quality and customer satis- faction.

Flexibility, fast delivery and first-rate print products - for Bruno Zucchi these are the fundamental elements of a successful print business. The owner of Windhüterdruck in Schorndorf relies on a two-color Speedmaster SM 74 with perfecting device and high-pile delivery to impress his customers every time. The result: satisfied customers and a much higher level of productivity. "With my new SM 74 productivity has gone up by 25 percent," affirms Zucchi.

Over a year ago, the Windhüterdruck print shop replaced its older Speedmaster SM 74-2-P-H with the Speedmaster SM 74-2-P-H model with a new feeder introduced at drupa in 2004. The print shop was founded in 1983 and its customers include leading suppliers to the automobile industry, publishing houses and theaters in and around Stuttgart.

Bruno Zucchi wanted to purchase a new press in order to offer utmost reliability, the highest print quality and stay competitive on an increasingly demanding market. The Speedmaster SM 74-2-P-H was his first choice. "With our SM 74 we primarily print 4/4 color products from brochures and handbooks, to high-quality corporate brochures for the automobile industry, to theater programs, cultural maga- zines and beyond. Runs range from 1,000 to 100,000," Zucchi explains. "The SM 74's outstanding print quality, its much shorter set up times and Heidelberg's excellent service convinced me from the very start to make the purchase."

Feeder with central suction tape
Especially important for Zucchi is the ease of use of the feeder on the Speedmaster SM 74. "I can adjust the settings for all kinds of stock extremely fast. I enter the values on the touchscreen of the Prinect CP2000 and that's it," says Bruno Zucchi. "I've almost forgotten everything making a job change used to involve. I can't imagine working without the Speedmaster SM 74."

Especially the Prinect CP2000 Center touchscreen display reduces the printer's work considerably. "Touchscreen is the best thing for a printer. It's simpler, I can adjust settings more quickly and it doesn't cause any problems." Moreover, any questions that might arise could be answered over the telephone around the clock thanks to the Heidelberg Remote Service.

Bruno Zucchi says he has reached his goals with his new Speedmaster SM 74 and is enthusiastic. "The Speedmaster SM 74 is the best machine for me - it's this and nothing else."