Heidelberg Presents its Entire Digital Print Portfolio under the Name Linoprint

• Digital print solutions for the advertising and packaging printing sectors grouped under the name Heidelberg Linoprint
• Partnership with Ricoh to be expanded as planned: Heidelberg Linoprint C is the product line for short-run and variable digital printing
• The Prinect Digital Print Manager enables highly efficient processes in the digital workflow and seamless integration of offset and digital printing
• Heidelberg Linoprint L is the product line for digital packaging printing based on inkjet solutions from Heidelberg

At drupa Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) has launched its complete range of digital print solutions for advertising and packaging printing under the name Heidelberg Linoprint.

"Heidelberg has used drupa as a platform to unveil the full integration of all its digital print solutions for short and variable runs in the advertising and packaging printing sectors in its own product portfolio. This way, our customers benefit from the close interlinking of offset and digital printing that print shops can use to boost their competitiveness further. The name Heidelberg Linoprint stands for the entire digital print portfolio of Heidelberg," says Stephan Plenz, member of the Management Board responsible for Heidelberg Equipment.

Linoprint C model to be equipped as standard with new Prinect Digital Print Manager
Even without integration into a complete workflow, this solution provides users with a highly efficient and transparent digital print workflow with a wide range of functions, such as variable data management, postpress with digital inline finishing systems, and a document-oriented workflow. Optional integration into the Prinect print shop workflow creates a seamless hybrid workflow between offset and digital printing that is unique in the industry. Users therefore have access to all the functions of the Prinect workflow, such as job planning and costing, standardized color management, and end-to-end management and production control from prepress and press all the way through to postpress.

This enables print shops to manage and calculate both their offset and digital print jobs from a single workflow.

Digital presses from Canon, HP, Kodak, and Xerox can still be integrated into the Prinect workflow with the new Prinect Digital Print Connector, but with a reduced range of functions.

Linoprint L product line for digital packaging printing based on inkjet solutions from Heidelberg
Having acquired digital print specialist CSAT in 2011, Heidelberg offers inkjet systems for the digital printing of labels, blister packs, and films under the name Heidelberg Linoprint L. The Heidelberg Linoprint L (formerly iTS6oo) is a drop-on-demand system for the economical production of complex short to medium-sized label and film runs and applications with variable content. Users thus have access to a solution that enables pioneering applications, such as smart labels, security printing, and traceable labels.

"The Heidelberg Linoprint L series provides packaging manufacturers with a tried-and-tested and technologically advanced drop-on-demand inkjet system that can either be operated as a standalone machine or integrated into packaging lines. This enables them to meet new market requirements cost-effectively. At the same time, users enjoy the benefits of the global sales network and the excellent service quality of the leading solution provider for the print media industry," says Daniel Dreyer, Head Digital Packaging Solutions at Heidelberg.