Once again, two customers of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
(Heidelberg) have come out on top at the CIPPI Awards 2008.
Metzgerdruck GmbH in Obrigheim, Germany won the "Best
cost/benefit realization" category, while first place in the
"Best process automation implementation - Asia Pacific"
category went to Australian print shop Southern Colour Ltd. Both
companies use the Prinect integrated workflow from Heidelberg.
Metzgerdruck is a family company focusing on commercial
printing. Thanks to process integration with Prinect, it has
benefited from a significant increase in productivity. Full
integration was achieved in three project phases, starting back in
2005. The return on investment over a five-period period is around
1,300 percent.
ased in the Australian state of Victoria, the Southern Colour print
shop is a fast-growing company focusing on the production of
high-quality print products in medium to long runs. In a long-term
integration project based on the Prinect print shop workflow,
Southern Colour automated its prepress operations and created a
link to the pressroom. Customers were also given more online
connection options. These measures enabled Southern Colour to
increase its monthly plate throughput by 250 percent while also
cutting staffing levels by 30 percent. Thanks to a big reduction in
paper waste and makeready times coupled with enhanced production
quality, Southern Colour exceeded even its own targets.
Dr. Jürgen Rautert - a member of the Heidelberg
Management Board who will also be responsible for sales management
at the company from July 1, 2008 - commented on the success of
Heidelberg customers at the CIPPI Awards. "Integrated workflow
solutions with the Prinect print shop workflow result in
considerable economic benefits for users - the results of the CIPPI
prize winners demonstrate this very clearly. They also underline
that the number of integrated print shops worldwide is increasing
all the time," he said.
Representatives of the CIP4 organization presented the
winners with their awards at drupa 2008.
Images 1+2:
Happy CIPPI Award winners - Heidelberg customers Metzgerdruck
and Southern Colour together with regional Heidelberg
representatives at the award ceremony at drupa 2008 in
Düsseldorf.
About CIP4:
CIP4 brings together manufacturers, consultants, and
end-users from the print media industry and related industries. The
primary aim of the organization is to support and progress the
manufacturer-neutral JDF and PPF data formats and to introduce them
onto the global market. The certification process for products that
support JDF, which is being planned by CIP4, will play a
significant part in achieving this aim. Further information on
CIP4, including membership details, is available on the
organization's website,
www.cip4.org .
For further information, please contact:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Communications
Matthias Hartung
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 92 50 77
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 50 69
E-mail:
matthias.hartung@heidelberg.com