Heidelberg Receives Orders in Excess of 185 Million Euro at the US Trade Fair Graph Expo
10/06/2000
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is continuing to expand
its leading position on the world market. At this year's
largest US trade fair for the graphic arts industry, Graph Expo
2000 (September 24 - 27, 2000, Chicago), Heidelberg received orders
in excess of 185 million Euro. "With its member states the
USA, Mexico and Canada, NAFTA is the world's largest domestic
market. For Heidelberg, the American free-trade zone plays a key
role - in the last fiscal year (1999/2000), we achieved 33 percent
of our group sales there", explains Chairman of the Management
Board Bernhard Schreier.
The success in Chicago is particularly pleasing, especially after the record figures already achieved at drupa (May 18 - 31, 2000, Düsseldorf). It confirms once again the company's new strategic alignment as a solution provider for the entire printing and publishing industry. The company was also delighted with the number of visitors. Practically every one of the 46,000 guests at Graph Expo visited the Heidelberg stand.
Heidelberg's portfolio at Graph Expo included complete solutions tailored to the precise needs of its customers. These included printing presses, but also prepress and postpress products, software, consumables and services. Excellent orders were received in all sectors.
For the first time in North America, Heidelberg has introduced its digital color printing press NexPress 2100. Heidelberg will be launching the four-color digital press, developed in a joint venture with Kodak, onto the market over the course of next year. Customers' responses were overwhelmingly positive and highlight Heidelberg's commitment to digital printing.
For further information:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Investor Relations
Dirk Kaliebe
Tel: +49 (0)6221 92 60 20
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 60 61
E-mail: dirk.kaliebe@heidelberg.com
The success in Chicago is particularly pleasing, especially after the record figures already achieved at drupa (May 18 - 31, 2000, Düsseldorf). It confirms once again the company's new strategic alignment as a solution provider for the entire printing and publishing industry. The company was also delighted with the number of visitors. Practically every one of the 46,000 guests at Graph Expo visited the Heidelberg stand.
Heidelberg's portfolio at Graph Expo included complete solutions tailored to the precise needs of its customers. These included printing presses, but also prepress and postpress products, software, consumables and services. Excellent orders were received in all sectors.
For the first time in North America, Heidelberg has introduced its digital color printing press NexPress 2100. Heidelberg will be launching the four-color digital press, developed in a joint venture with Kodak, onto the market over the course of next year. Customers' responses were overwhelmingly positive and highlight Heidelberg's commitment to digital printing.
For further information:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Investor Relations
Dirk Kaliebe
Tel: +49 (0)6221 92 60 20
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 60 61
E-mail: dirk.kaliebe@heidelberg.com
Company Profile
Over the course of its more than 150-year history, Heidelberg has grown from a traditional printing press manufacturer to become the world's largest solutions provider for the print media industry. With its seamlessly integrated hardware and software solutions, it has established a commanding lead over other market players. Heidelberg is a one-stop supplier of everything from prepress solutions to a wide range of products for printing and finishing processes, relevant training and accompanying services. More
