Heidelberg and Lüscher Announce Collaboration to Jointly Develop CtP Platesetter with UV Technology
05/02/2012
- Suprasetter 106 UV - cost-effective solution comprising CtP UV platesetter, Saphira products, and Prinect workflow for customers with high plate requirements
- UV technology expands range of applications for Suprasetter series
- Production of Suprasetter 106 UV at Heidelberg site in Wiesloch-Walldorf
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) and Lüscher AG
Maschinenbau (Gretzenbach, Switzerland) have established a
collaboration to develop a CtP platesetter with UV technology.
Bringing together two cutting-edge technologies like this paves the
way for a new member of the Suprasetter family. Heidelberg will
offer the machine as a package solution comprising the Suprasetter
106 UV, conventional UV plates from the Saphira consumables range,
and the prepress solutions of the Prinect print shop workflow. The
Suprasetter 106 UV will be produced at the Heidelberg site in
Wiesloch-Walldorf. Lüscher will be presenting the CtP
platesetter in an adapted design under the name "XDrum! UV" at
drupa in Hall 5, Stand B38. It will be available for customer
installation in fall 2012.
"With a reputation for high-quality technical solutions, Lüscher AG Maschinenbau has been delivering outstanding and state-of-the-art products for the graphic arts industry for over 60 years and is thus the ideal cooperation partner for expanding our prepress portfolio," says Stephan Plenz, member of the Management Board responsible for Equipment at Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. "The UV technology expands the range of applications covered by our Suprasetter family even further. It is a particularly interesting cost-effective alternative for customers with plate requirements of over 15,000 m2 per year if the UV plate also matches the customer's other requirements." The plate requirements of many print shops are growing as the job structure changes. Shrinking print runs coupled with a growing number of jobs call for cost-efficient plate production, particularly for industrial print shops.
"Cooperating with Heidelberg, the world's leading supplier of solutions for sheetfed offset printing, enables us to open up a far wider customer base for our UV platesetter technology," says Anton Tanner, COO of Lüscher AG Maschinenbau. "Working together on the development project for the new external drum platesetter with UV technology in recent months has shown that the two companies intermesh perfectly in terms of technology and focus on innovation," says Peter Berner, CTO of Lüscher AG Maschinenbau.
About Lüscher
Lüscher AG Maschinenbau, headquartered in Gretzenbach (Switzerland), is a global manufacturer of technologically advanced imaging systems for a range of print technologies. Its portfolio includes computer-to-plate systems and automation solutions for commercial, packaging, and industrial printing. For its international sales, the company has a network of independent sales companies in Germany, Italy, Spain, France, and Hong Kong as well as sales offices in the UK, Austria, and China. Lüscher works with qualified sales partners in over 60 countries worldwide. Further information is available from www.luescher.com.
About Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is the world's leading solution provider in the print media industry. All over the world, the name Heidelberg is synonymous with state-of-the art technology, top quality, and closeness to the customer. The group's core business covers the whole value-added and process chain with equipment and services for the 35 x 50 cm (13.78 x 19.69 in) to 120 x 160 cm (47.24 x 62.99 in) format classes in the sheetfed offset sector as well as digital print solutions.
Based in Heidelberg, Germany, and with development and production sites in seven countries and around 250 sales offices in 170 countries, the company supports around 200,000 customers worldwide. Heidelberg produces presses, prepress equipment, and postpress systems in line with strict quality standards predominantly in Germany. Standardized presses in all standard format classes and folding machines for the Chinese market are produced by Heidelberg in Qingpu near Shanghai.
Figure: Heidelberg and Lüscher have established a collaboration to develop a CtP platesetter with UV technology, offering a cost-effective solution primarily for customers with high plate requirements. The new product will be offered as "Suprasetter 106 UV" from Heidelberg and as "XDrum! UV" from Lüscher.
Images and further information on the companies are available in the press portal of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG at www.heidelberg.com and at www.luescher.com.
Heidelberg at drupa 2012
Today's print media service providers are faced with a dynamic and challenging market. Companies that want to achieve success in an environment of this kind need to optimize their business models by seizing on market trends in the industry and using them to their advantage.
During drupa 2012, from May 3 to 16, Heidelberg will be showcasing in Hall 1 an extended portfolio of products and solutions that have been developed specifically for the latest market requirements. The trade show presentation, held under the banner "Discover HEI", will center on lean production (HEI Productivity), green printing (HEI Eco), web-to-print (HEI Integration), short-run-printing (HEI Flexibility), differentiation through coatings and special effects (HEI Emotions), the future of packaging printing (HEI End), and gaining an edge through the latest know-how (HEI School). The company is exhibiting solutions that enable print shops and postpress businesses to meet the latest market requirements in full.
www.drupa.heidelberg.com
Further information for journalists:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Public Relations
Matthias Hartung
Phone: +49 (0)6221 92-5077
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 99-5077
E-mail: matthias.hartung@heidelberg.com
Lüscher AG Maschinenbau
Marketing
Claudia Roth
Phone: +41 62 767 76 24
Fax +41 62 767 76 76
E-mail: croth@luescher.com
"With a reputation for high-quality technical solutions, Lüscher AG Maschinenbau has been delivering outstanding and state-of-the-art products for the graphic arts industry for over 60 years and is thus the ideal cooperation partner for expanding our prepress portfolio," says Stephan Plenz, member of the Management Board responsible for Equipment at Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. "The UV technology expands the range of applications covered by our Suprasetter family even further. It is a particularly interesting cost-effective alternative for customers with plate requirements of over 15,000 m2 per year if the UV plate also matches the customer's other requirements." The plate requirements of many print shops are growing as the job structure changes. Shrinking print runs coupled with a growing number of jobs call for cost-efficient plate production, particularly for industrial print shops.
"Cooperating with Heidelberg, the world's leading supplier of solutions for sheetfed offset printing, enables us to open up a far wider customer base for our UV platesetter technology," says Anton Tanner, COO of Lüscher AG Maschinenbau. "Working together on the development project for the new external drum platesetter with UV technology in recent months has shown that the two companies intermesh perfectly in terms of technology and focus on innovation," says Peter Berner, CTO of Lüscher AG Maschinenbau.
About Lüscher
Lüscher AG Maschinenbau, headquartered in Gretzenbach (Switzerland), is a global manufacturer of technologically advanced imaging systems for a range of print technologies. Its portfolio includes computer-to-plate systems and automation solutions for commercial, packaging, and industrial printing. For its international sales, the company has a network of independent sales companies in Germany, Italy, Spain, France, and Hong Kong as well as sales offices in the UK, Austria, and China. Lüscher works with qualified sales partners in over 60 countries worldwide. Further information is available from www.luescher.com.
About Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is the world's leading solution provider in the print media industry. All over the world, the name Heidelberg is synonymous with state-of-the art technology, top quality, and closeness to the customer. The group's core business covers the whole value-added and process chain with equipment and services for the 35 x 50 cm (13.78 x 19.69 in) to 120 x 160 cm (47.24 x 62.99 in) format classes in the sheetfed offset sector as well as digital print solutions.
Based in Heidelberg, Germany, and with development and production sites in seven countries and around 250 sales offices in 170 countries, the company supports around 200,000 customers worldwide. Heidelberg produces presses, prepress equipment, and postpress systems in line with strict quality standards predominantly in Germany. Standardized presses in all standard format classes and folding machines for the Chinese market are produced by Heidelberg in Qingpu near Shanghai.
Figure: Heidelberg and Lüscher have established a collaboration to develop a CtP platesetter with UV technology, offering a cost-effective solution primarily for customers with high plate requirements. The new product will be offered as "Suprasetter 106 UV" from Heidelberg and as "XDrum! UV" from Lüscher.
Images and further information on the companies are available in the press portal of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG at www.heidelberg.com and at www.luescher.com.
Heidelberg at drupa 2012
Today's print media service providers are faced with a dynamic and challenging market. Companies that want to achieve success in an environment of this kind need to optimize their business models by seizing on market trends in the industry and using them to their advantage.
During drupa 2012, from May 3 to 16, Heidelberg will be showcasing in Hall 1 an extended portfolio of products and solutions that have been developed specifically for the latest market requirements. The trade show presentation, held under the banner "Discover HEI", will center on lean production (HEI Productivity), green printing (HEI Eco), web-to-print (HEI Integration), short-run-printing (HEI Flexibility), differentiation through coatings and special effects (HEI Emotions), the future of packaging printing (HEI End), and gaining an edge through the latest know-how (HEI School). The company is exhibiting solutions that enable print shops and postpress businesses to meet the latest market requirements in full.
www.drupa.heidelberg.com
Further information for journalists:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Public Relations
Matthias Hartung
Phone: +49 (0)6221 92-5077
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 99-5077
E-mail: matthias.hartung@heidelberg.com
Lüscher AG Maschinenbau
Marketing
Claudia Roth
Phone: +41 62 767 76 24
Fax +41 62 767 76 76
E-mail: croth@luescher.com
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