colordruck Baiersbronn Orders World’s First Speedmaster XL 106 Six-Color Press with Dual Coating Unit

• Display machine to be sent to packaging manufacturer after drupa 2012
• Customer benefits from cutting-edge technology with minimal makeready times and stable production speeds
• Order includes full-service contract for 72 months
• Press supports the company's ecological print production

colordruck Baiersbronn (colordruck), one of Europe's technology leaders in folding carton packaging, has invested in a Speedmaster XL 106 six-color press with dual coating unit from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) and is to be sent the drupa display machine. This configuration is the first of its kind in the world, reaching a length of almost 30 meters with its ten printing units. Boasting extremely short makeready times and stable production speeds, this press delivers maximum productivity. The order also includes a full-service contract for 72 months. "Our strategy is based on using state-of-the-art technology to achieve maximum productivity and impress our customers with outstanding product quality," says Managing Director Martin Bruttel. colordruck was the first user to employ a Speedmaster XL 105 six-color press after drupa 2004 and, in 2011, installed the 1000th machine of this successful series - a Speedmaster XL 105 six-color press with full logistics workflow and fully automatic non-stop system. "In Heidelberg, we have found a partner whose machines offer a secure investment and competitive production. We can also count on the quality of the company's services," says Bruttel.

Press supports the company's ecological print production
More than 180 staff work at colordruck, producing high-quality folding cartons for foodstuffs, confectionery, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, toys, textiles, and chemicals. Its customers include well-known manufacturers of branded goods and industrial companies. colordruck is committed to ecological print production and takes an integrated approach to environmental protection, as evidenced by its environmentally friendly energy recovery system for heating and cooling its buildings and the use of green electricity. The Speedmaster XL 106 boasts fast makeready times and rapid inking-up, which help make further significant reductions in material consumption, thus ensuring climate-friendly folding carton production. As with all the other machines in the pressroom of colordruck Baiersbronn, the new Speedmaster XL 106 is climate-neutral, too, since the entire Heidelberg presentation at drupa was staged on a carbon-neutral basis.

Figure 1: colordruck Baiersbronn will be sent the Speedmaster XL 106 six-color with dual-coating unit directly subsequent to drupa: (from left to right) Alexander Schuster, Head Sales Germany Region Central (HDD); Ralf Fahrner, Sales Director colordruck; Helmut Schreiber, Sales Representative HDD; Martin Bruttel, Managing Director colorduck; Thomas Pfefferle, Managing Director colordruck; Sascha Knabe, Head of Sales HDD; Renate Bengel, Associate colordruck and Heidelberg Board Member Stephan Plenz.

For further information about the company and image material, please visit the Press Lounge of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG at www.heidelberg.com.


Heidelberg at drupa 2012
Today's print media service providers are faced with a dynamic and challenging market. Anyone wishing to achieve business success in an environment of this kind needs to optimize their business model. They need to seize on the latest trends in industry and use 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


For further information, please contact:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Public Relations
Hilde Weisser
Phone: +49 (0)6221 92-5066
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92-5069
E-mail: hilde.weisser@heidelberg.com