Heidelberg Digital Significantly Enhances the Power, Performance of Its Digimaster Print Engine

New software and accessories to bolster black-and-white digital printing productivity

Heidelberg Digital L.L.C. has developed a new software platform and product accessories that will greatly enhance digital printing productivity and workflow.

The latest portfolio of Heidelberg products adds new capabilities and functionality to high-volume printing solutions, including the Heidelberg Digimaster print engine.

• Heidelberg ImageSmart Document Mastering Software and Workstation. The software employs a PDF-based workflow to enhance pre-flighting for document assembly, viewing, editing and proofing. The hardware workstation works seamlessly with the new software to deliver maximum speed and efficiency.
• Heidelberg ImageSmart Production Software, which expands the Digimaster's functionality to offer full PDF support.
• Heidelberg Inserter, a Digimaster 9110 accessory offering the ability to insert both pre-printed color and image-rich documents into black-and-white documents, easily, without slowing down workflow.
• Heidelberg Imagedirect 665 Production Scanner, which delivers true 600 x 600-dpi resolution at its full speed of 65 pages per minute. The scanner, announced in May, will be available in the first quarter of 2001.

Heidelberg also will offer a solution for on-demand perfect bookbinding, made by C.P. Bourg and supported by Heidelberg.

"For 150 years, Heidelberg has been a leader in developing innovative technology solutions for our customers," said Tomas Roztocil, Senior Vice President of Research and Development, Heidelberg Digital. "Today, Heidelberg Digital is extending that tradition, with a new software platform and accessories that will change the face of digital high-volume black-and-white printing and enable printers to maximum their productivity and their profits."

Roztocil added that existing customers can take advantage of the new products and accessories as upgrade options, so they can make the most out of their current equipment investment.

The Digimaster engine is designed to meet the workflow needs of on-demand printing and duplicating. The system enables 110-page per minute black-and-white printing and employs an open architecture that is easily integrated into networks. It prints stored document or image files, scanned hard copy and data print streams. Customers can employ the system to easily produce manuals, booklets and other frequently revised publications, as well as customized documents, such as financial reports and brochures.

Like its Digimaster print engine, the new solutions will be available through Canon, Danka, Heidelberg and IBM. These companies sell its print engine to the world's print-on-demand customers.

• Canon offers the imageRUNNER 110.
• Danka and Heidelberg sell the Digimaster 9110.
• IBM employs the engine in its Infoprint 2000 RP1, NP1 and DP1 solutions.

The sales channels have helped the Digimaster engine make a name for itself in the industry, as Heidelberg Digital recently shipped its 1,000th engine in its first year in the market.

For further information:
Heidelberg Digital L.L.C.
Doug Sprei
Tel.: +1 (0)716 512 8054
E-mail: doug.sprei@heidelberg.com

For further information:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Communications
Thomas Fichtl
Tel. +49 (0)6221 92 47 47
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 50 69
E-mail: thomas.fichtl@heidelberg.com