Located in the center of Montreal, and celebrating 25 years in
business, Imprimerie L'Empreinte (L'Empreinte) recently installed a
Speedmaster XL 105 6+L with Inpress Control from Heidelberger
Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg). The company is more than impressed
with this latest leap in technology.
Now occupying 58,000 square ft, and boasting 115 employees,
L'Empreinte is enjoying a successful growth period. "We pride
ourselves on being a high quality printer and offering our
customers more than just a quote", says Sebastien Chartrand,
Director of Operations and pressroom manager. "We have a team of
Customer Service Representatives that work directly with accounts
to make sure that our customers' concepts become a reality. For
example, we have an ink mixing lab from Heidelberg Saphira, and
often our customers can make a last minute change to a color for
optimal effect. For us that is no problem. Staying at the forefront
of technology is also a goal of ours. It gives our customers a
competitive edge."
Best in class for print quality
With the new Speedmaster XL 105 five-color press with
coating the company offers the best in class for print quality and
sets new standards in the Peak Performance Class with a
productivity increase of 30 percent or higher. The press enables
L'Empreinte to offer their customers better quality, faster
delivery, and improved service overall.
High quality - made easy with Prinect Inpress Control
The latest investment of the L'Empreinte family is no
exception. Sebastien Chartrand states: "When we looked for a new
press, quality of print was the chief criteria. We found the
Speedmaster XL 105 inking unit, sheet transfer, colour management
technology, and coating capabilities beyond anything else out
there. Difficult ink motifs were easily realized on this press. We
also decided on the option Prinect Inpress Control. The
spectrophotometric inline measuring system automatically measures
and controls color and register on the fly and at any speed.
Integrated directly into the press, the measuring unit measures
process colors, spot colors and register in the print control
strip. Any corrections required are forwarded directly to the
Prinect Press Center for adjustment. As the press does not need to
be stopped for either make-ready or monitoring of the production
run, Prinect Inpress Control achieves maximum productivity. That's
high quality made easy."
Since its installation, the press has proven to be at least
50 percent faster than any other machine in the plant. It is
important for L'Empreinte to show their client base that they
invest in the best. Sebastien Chartrand said that when customers
walk out to the pressroom, everything about the Speedmaster XL 105
speaks "Hi-Tech". This is what L'Empreinte's customers want in
2012. The new press meets their customers' changing needs and
challenging requirements.
L'Empreinte, founded in 1986 and a perennial winner at the
Grand Gutenberg Awards, has an excellent reputation for the
high-end market and for added value technology services, offering
to their clients a wide range of new services. Multi-channel
marketing, website and applications development, digital services
for the new markets, and now with the new Speedmaster XL-105 6-L
the company offers state-of-the-art technology. The road for the
company's further success looks bright!
Figure 1: (from left) Imprimerie L'Empreinte's Thierry
Vallée, press operator, Marc Labonde, press operator,
François Chartrand, company president, and Sebastien
Chartrand, director of operations in front of the new Speedmaster
XL 105.
Figure 2: The key to success: State-of-the-art technology
offered by the Speedmaster XL 105-6+L press
For further information about the company and image material,
please visit the Press Lounge of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG at
www.heidelberg.com.
For further information, please contact:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Public Relations
Silke Wolf
Phone: +49 (0)6221 92 5061
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 5069
E-Mail:
silke.wolf@heidelberg.com
Contact Canada:
Ken Freek
Phone: +1 (905) 362 4519
E-mail:
ken.freek@heidelberg.com