myHeidelbergONLINE Issue 11

• The Speedmaster That Can See
• POLAR Loyalty Special
• Plugging Cost Leaks with Prinect
• SAVE Thousands on a Demo Printmaster QM 46 2-color press
• NEW! Prinect Data Protection Solution Specials
• Show Us Your Heidelberg

The Speedmaster That Can See

The Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 74 and Speedmaster XL 105 now come with a spectral "eye": Prinect Inpress Control. As a result, the slightest deviations in color no longer stand a chance. They are recognized immediately and automatically corrected - without having to pull any sheets.
 
How can you reduce make-ready times and avoid having to stop the press and pull sheets? This is a question that is particularly on the minds of print shops with frequent job changes, short runs and standardized jobs. Heidelberg offers the answer with its Prinect Inpress Control: The inline measuring system precisely measures each printed sheet in the color control bar while the press is running even at printing speeds of up to 18,000 sheets per hour.    Read Full Story

Plugging Cost Leaks with Prinect

Many print shops fail to gain a competitive advantage because they don't know about the "hidden" costs and internal expenditures needed for the administration and processing of jobs. Prinect Product Manager, Reiner Bachthaler, explains how you can reduce costs and create higher margins with integrated print shop management.

Mr. Bachthaler, you claim that many print shops aren't aware of the time and costs associated with the administration they do for each job. If I may provoke you just a bit - does this mean that some jobs are produced blindfolded and without a plan?

Bachthaler: No. But many businesses only record expenses for materials, machines and employees, and not the administrative costs - for example the time and work needed to enter job and production data multiple times or to revise orders. Added to that is the time and effort needed to procure information from other departments, for example information for the sales and marketing departments on whether or not desired changes from the customer can still be factored in. Since these additional costs are difficult to record, the connected savings potential remains hidden to managers and therefore left unutilized.     Read Full Story

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Show Us Your Heidelberg

"We're a Heidelberg shop." It's always been a mark of distinction in the printing industry, and the Heidelberg users on these pages are proud to claim it. We salute them!