Environmental Milestones
| Produts | |
| 1972 | Waterless offset (press) |
| 1982 | Alcolor dampening unit (press) |
| 1990 | Automatic washup system (press) |
| 1993 | Computer-to-plate (prepress) |
| 1995 | Washup programs for
mineral-oil-free cleansers (press)
Alcohol-free printing (press) Noise-reduction measures (press) Water cooling for presses (press) |
| 1998 | New main drive (press)
Prinect Image Control for color measurement (workflow) |
| 1999 | Waste disposal documentation (prepress) |
| 2000 | Waste air cleaning with CleanStar
(press)
Washup solution disposal with WashStar (press) InkStar ink supply unit (press) Alcosmart metering system (press) 2000 series AirStar air supply unit (press) ScrollStar air compressor (press) |
| 2002 | BG certificates: Tested Emissions
and UV-Optimized (press)
Prinect Axis Control color measurement unit (workflow) |
| 2004 | Chemical-free plates (consumables)
Suprasetters for the 74 and 75 series (prepress) |
| 2005 | PowderStar AP 500 (press) |
| 2006 | Anicolor (press)
Presetting values with the Prinect Pressroom Manager (workflow) |
| 2007 | 3000 series DryStar dryers (press)
3000 series AirStar air supply unit (press) Integrated dampening solution supply and inking unit temperature control unit CombiStar Pro (press) Prinect Inpress Control color measurement unit (workflow) |
| 2008 | Eurobind 4000 (postpress)
Special noise-reducing measures (postpress) Prinect Inspection Control (workflow) Mineral-oil-free inks as Saphira products (consumables) |
| 2009 | Heidelberg becomes the only
manufacturer to offer
carbon-neutral presses (press) |
| 2010 | FoilStar timing for
material-conserving use (press)
Carbon footprint calculating function in Prinect Analyze Point (workflow) |
| 2011 | Saphira Eco Line (consumables)
Package for printing without alcohol (press, consumables) |
| Sites | |
| 1982 | Energy management
(Wiesloch-Walldorf)
Use of waste heat (Heidelberg) |
| 1985 | Construction of new
state-of-the-art foundry (Amstetten)
Sand mold recycling (Amstetten) Powder coating (Wiesloch-Walldorf) |
| 1986 | Use of waste heat in paint shop (Wiesloch-Walldorf) |
| 1992 | Connection to district heating network (Brandenburg) |
| 1995 | Use of aqueous coatings for spray coating (Amstetten) |
| 1996 | Construction of new Environmental
Hall (Wiesloch-Walldorf)
Aqueous-alkaline cleaning systems (Wiesloch-Walldorf, Brandenburg, Amstetten) Job tickets (Heidelberg) |
| 1997 | Use of aqueous coatings for dip
coating (Amstetten)
Dry/minimal lubrication (Wiesloch-Walldorf) |
| 2003 | Energy and material flow management project (Amstetten) |
| 2005 | Alcohol-reduced printing in the
Print Media Centers
(Heidelberg, Wiesloch-Walldorf) |
| 2006 | Lead-free soldering project (Wiesloch-Walldorf) |
| 2008 | Construction of new Hall 11
(Wiesloch-Walldorf)
FSC certification for Print Media Center (Heidelberg, Wiesloch-Walldorf) |
| 2009 | Green fleet policy (German sites) |
| 2010 | Completion of filling station
cleanup project
(Wiesloch-Walldorf) Modification of HVAC systems (Amstetten production) Modification of building and control systems (Gallus, St. Gallen) Installation of an absorption chiller (Amstetten) New powder coating process (Wiesloch-Walldorf) |
| 2011 | Modernization of the compressed
air supply (Brandenburg)
Service life of the central cooling lubricant conditioning system increased from 2 to 3 years (Brandenburg) |
Environmental Milestones
Certification according to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
Heidelberg's German sites for the development and production of integrated solutions for the print media industry, from prepress to press and Postpress, are certified according to ISO 9001 (quality management) and ISO 14001 (environmental management). These include: Amstetten, Brandenburg, Heidelberg, Kiel, Langenfeld und Wiesloch-Walldorf (Certificate AG) as well as Leipzig and Ludwigsburg (Certificate PC). For more than a decade, we've continuously and sustainably developed our quality and environmental management systems covering all functions and processes along the value chain, among them: marketing, development, procurement, production, service and other supporting functions.
