A Class of Its Own
Up to 30 percent more productive than competitor presses. The
highest level of automation. Distinguished by the largest industry
organization in print media: it's no wonder that already more than
3,000 Speedmaster XL 105 printing units have been delivered
worldwide.
"The print quality is excellent, and we regularly reach a production speed of 18,000 sheets per hour. Thanks to the Prinect Press Center, our operators also find the machine straight-forward to operate," said Mark Kerridge, Managing Director of the Benson Group. The Group, the UK's largest independent packaging printer, incorporates Benson Box, where the six-color Speedmaster XL 105 UV with coating unit has been installed. "It has the 2,500th printing unit in the series," says Markus Höfer, director of Product Management for the Speedmaster XL 105. "An impressive number when you consider that we first presented the Speedmaster XL 105 at drupa 2004."
Benson Box is located in Bardon, Leicestershire. The central location in the heart of England is ideal for the company's food industry customers, spread throughout the UK. Founded in the 1920's, Benson Box is now one of the leading suppliers in the folding carton market in the United Kingdom. The Group, with four production facilities in the UK employing nearly 800 personnel, produces annual revenues of more than £85 million (107 million Euro/165 million US Dollars). The Benson Box site produces packaging for food products, including frozen and chilled, for a wide range of customers including all of the UK's major supermarket chains.
Fewer machines, higher productivity
Benson Box is a typical XL 105 customer, with a range of run lengths and a monthly production goal of around ten million sheets. "The Speedmaster XL 105 is specially tailored to the needs of highly industrialized offset printing," says product manager Markus Höfer. "It supplements the existing portfolio with the Speedmaster CD 102 as the flexible all-around machine."
"We purchased the Speedmaster XL 105-6+L UV because we wanted to keep pace with the very latest in press developments and increase our printing capacity at the same time," says Kerridge, who has been satisfied with the way that his latest press investment has settled in to its task.
Preset functions cut makeready times
"The Speedmaster XL 105 is equally popular with print shops in the commercial, packaging and labeling branches," says Höfer. In addition to the impressive production rate of 18,000 sheets per hour, Mark Kerridge particularly values the high level of automation, color stability and comprehensive preset functions which cut makeready times. "The ability to save settings, such as those for the blast and suction air values in the feeder and delivery, help to reduce changeover times between jobs, which is important for us." Values for sheet transfer can also be saved, and both are supported by characteristic curves guidelines. By using the pre-settings, recurring jobs can be finished quicker. Further highlights include: mark-free sheet travel, the high-performance inking and dampening system Hycolor, and the coating unit with multi-loader system for fast anilox roller changes.
Ecologically flawless
"Environmental issues played an important role in our decision to purchase the Speedmaster XL 105-6+L UV," Kerridge remembers. "We are now producing UV print with zero alcohol." The Speedmaster XL 105 proves its environmental friendliness with its "emission-checked" certificate as well as its "optimized UV printing" certificate. It also received the renowned PIA/GATF InterTech award for innovations in 2007. A decisive assessment criterion for the independent jury was the increase in productivity through innovative technology. The Printing Industries of America / Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF), with headquarters in Sewickley near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is the world's largest industry organization for the print media sector.
Perfecting press to attend drupa
The Speedmaster XL 105 is available as a four to ten-color press with optional coating unit. As of mid 2007, it also boasts a UV version and is available with double coating units as well. "We achieve the highest gloss effects with UV. In addition, we can also print unusual materials like laminated substrates, foils or metallized surfaces," says Kerridge. The short drying times associated with UV production allow print products to be finished faster. As a double coating machine, the Speedmaster XL 105 turns into a real all-rounder. Businesses can process conventional colors, and, according to the job, they can apply a primer with UV coating. Heidelberg also offers the machine in various special configurations upon customer request.
Concluding his comment on the Heidelberg machine, Mark Kerridge said: "The launch of the new Heidelberg XL105 has achieved a great deal in terms of the evolution in printing technology. A smooth passage into highly productive printing was fundamentally supported by the strength in depth of Heidelberg employees, who helped our teams deliver significantly better performance than anticipated."
And Höfer proceeds to announce the next highlight: : "At drupa 2008, we'll be presenting the new Speedmaster XL 105 with perfecting device for the first time ever," announces Höfer.
"The print quality is excellent, and we regularly reach a production speed of 18,000 sheets per hour. Thanks to the Prinect Press Center, our operators also find the machine straight-forward to operate," said Mark Kerridge, Managing Director of the Benson Group. The Group, the UK's largest independent packaging printer, incorporates Benson Box, where the six-color Speedmaster XL 105 UV with coating unit has been installed. "It has the 2,500th printing unit in the series," says Markus Höfer, director of Product Management for the Speedmaster XL 105. "An impressive number when you consider that we first presented the Speedmaster XL 105 at drupa 2004."
Benson Box is located in Bardon, Leicestershire. The central location in the heart of England is ideal for the company's food industry customers, spread throughout the UK. Founded in the 1920's, Benson Box is now one of the leading suppliers in the folding carton market in the United Kingdom. The Group, with four production facilities in the UK employing nearly 800 personnel, produces annual revenues of more than £85 million (107 million Euro/165 million US Dollars). The Benson Box site produces packaging for food products, including frozen and chilled, for a wide range of customers including all of the UK's major supermarket chains.
Fewer machines, higher productivity
Benson Box is a typical XL 105 customer, with a range of run lengths and a monthly production goal of around ten million sheets. "The Speedmaster XL 105 is specially tailored to the needs of highly industrialized offset printing," says product manager Markus Höfer. "It supplements the existing portfolio with the Speedmaster CD 102 as the flexible all-around machine."
"We purchased the Speedmaster XL 105-6+L UV because we wanted to keep pace with the very latest in press developments and increase our printing capacity at the same time," says Kerridge, who has been satisfied with the way that his latest press investment has settled in to its task.
Preset functions cut makeready times
"The Speedmaster XL 105 is equally popular with print shops in the commercial, packaging and labeling branches," says Höfer. In addition to the impressive production rate of 18,000 sheets per hour, Mark Kerridge particularly values the high level of automation, color stability and comprehensive preset functions which cut makeready times. "The ability to save settings, such as those for the blast and suction air values in the feeder and delivery, help to reduce changeover times between jobs, which is important for us." Values for sheet transfer can also be saved, and both are supported by characteristic curves guidelines. By using the pre-settings, recurring jobs can be finished quicker. Further highlights include: mark-free sheet travel, the high-performance inking and dampening system Hycolor, and the coating unit with multi-loader system for fast anilox roller changes.
Ecologically flawless
"Environmental issues played an important role in our decision to purchase the Speedmaster XL 105-6+L UV," Kerridge remembers. "We are now producing UV print with zero alcohol." The Speedmaster XL 105 proves its environmental friendliness with its "emission-checked" certificate as well as its "optimized UV printing" certificate. It also received the renowned PIA/GATF InterTech award for innovations in 2007. A decisive assessment criterion for the independent jury was the increase in productivity through innovative technology. The Printing Industries of America / Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF), with headquarters in Sewickley near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is the world's largest industry organization for the print media sector.
Perfecting press to attend drupa
The Speedmaster XL 105 is available as a four to ten-color press with optional coating unit. As of mid 2007, it also boasts a UV version and is available with double coating units as well. "We achieve the highest gloss effects with UV. In addition, we can also print unusual materials like laminated substrates, foils or metallized surfaces," says Kerridge. The short drying times associated with UV production allow print products to be finished faster. As a double coating machine, the Speedmaster XL 105 turns into a real all-rounder. Businesses can process conventional colors, and, according to the job, they can apply a primer with UV coating. Heidelberg also offers the machine in various special configurations upon customer request.
Concluding his comment on the Heidelberg machine, Mark Kerridge said: "The launch of the new Heidelberg XL105 has achieved a great deal in terms of the evolution in printing technology. A smooth passage into highly productive printing was fundamentally supported by the strength in depth of Heidelberg employees, who helped our teams deliver significantly better performance than anticipated."
And Höfer proceeds to announce the next highlight: : "At drupa 2008, we'll be presenting the new Speedmaster XL 105 with perfecting device for the first time ever," announces Höfer.
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