Heidelberg Opens Print Media Center in Wiesloch-Walldorf with Demonstrations for Packaging Printing Customers
- Demonstrations aimed at specific target groups now at two locations
- Packaging printing a growth market
- New basic press text on packaging printing
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) opened its new Print
Media Center (PMC) in Wiesloch-Walldorf with a series of successful
customer events.
Over a period of four days, more than 100 packaging printers from all over Europe obtained a comprehensive overview of the Heidelberg solution portfolio. Virtually all the innovations introduced at drupa 2008 have now been integrated in the PMC.
The PMC is located in Hall 11, which opened in fall last year and is also used for assembly of the new large-format Speedmaster XL 145 and XL 162 presses. With a total area of 4,000 square meters, Wiesloch-Walldorf now boasts the world's largest competence center for packaging/label printing and special applications. Heidelberg uses three complete production lines at the PMC to demonstrate state-of-the-art integrated folding carton production, taking in everything from layout work to the complete, packaged folding carton. It is equipped with a total of six Speedmaster presses in formats 35 x 52 centimeters (13.8 x 20.5 inches) to 121 x 162 centimeters (47.6 x 63.8 inches).
Over a period of four days, more than 100 packaging printers from all over Europe obtained a comprehensive overview of the Heidelberg solution portfolio. Virtually all the innovations introduced at drupa 2008 have now been integrated in the PMC.
The PMC is located in Hall 11, which opened in fall last year and is also used for assembly of the new large-format Speedmaster XL 145 and XL 162 presses. With a total area of 4,000 square meters, Wiesloch-Walldorf now boasts the world's largest competence center for packaging/label printing and special applications. Heidelberg uses three complete production lines at the PMC to demonstrate state-of-the-art integrated folding carton production, taking in everything from layout work to the complete, packaged folding carton. It is equipped with a total of six Speedmaster presses in formats 35 x 52 centimeters (13.8 x 20.5 inches) to 121 x 162 centimeters (47.6 x 63.8 inches).
The Suprasetter CtP platesetter, the Varimatrix and Dymatrix die
cutters, and the Diana and Easygluer folder gluers can be networked
with the new Prinect Packaging Workflow. Special applications
provide opportunities to stand out from the competition. These
include UV printing, cold foil applications, and surface finishing
with Duo technology, which can be combined with flexographic
printing before and after offset printing. An ink-mixing room and a
fully equipped workshop for die cutters - a joint initiative with
Heidelberg partner Marbach - round off the facilities. Customers
can discover innovative brand protection and security options with
the new inkjet technology Linoprint. The PMC in Wiesloch-Walldorf
is expected to attract a total of around 600 customers each year.
From spring 2009, the Print Media Academy will also offer packaging
printing courses and training.
"Our Print Media Center now has two locations where we can
provide customer demonstrations for specific target groups,"
explains Karl Kowalczyk, Head of the PMC at Heidelberg. "At
Heidelberg headquarters we cater to commercial printers, while
Wiesloch-Walldorf focuses on packaging printing and special
applications," he adds. The Print Media Center in Heidelberg
now incorporates the latest solutions and products from drupa 2008.
Last year alone, the PMC had visitors from over 1,450 printshops
and provided 2,400 demonstrations.
Both the demonstration center in Heidelberg and the one in Wiesloch-Walldorf have Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) quality seal certification. By using FSC paper and card - that is to say materials from sustainably managed forests - and supporting the global FSC system, Heidelberg is making a further important contribution to its strategy of environmental and corporate social responsibility.
Both the demonstration center in Heidelberg and the one in Wiesloch-Walldorf have Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) quality seal certification. By using FSC paper and card - that is to say materials from sustainably managed forests - and supporting the global FSC system, Heidelberg is making a further important contribution to its strategy of environmental and corporate social responsibility.
Packaging printing - a growth market
The packaging market is growing around twice as fast as the traditional commercial printing market, and this trend is ongoing. As a result, Heidelberg is stepping up its activities in this market segment, and its new large-format presses - the Speedmaster XL 145 and XL 162 - were among the products showcased at drupa 2008. No fewer than 20 of these presses have already been sold all over the world, half of them for packaging and the other half for commercial and letterpress printing. Heidelberg is planning to increase the proportion of its total sales accounted for by the market segment of folding cartons and labels - which is less sensitive to economic develop-ments - from the current level of 15 to 25 percent in the midterm.
The new Print Media Center in Wiesloch-Walldorf enables Heidelberg to cater specifically to the needs of packaging printers and demonstrate its know-how in this field. Copaco was among the first groups of customers to be given a comprehensive demonstration. This partnership of four medium-sized packaging manufacturers based in Mainz celebrated its 40th anniversary this year and the Copaco Group is now in the top five in its industry in Europe. Heidelberg used live production operations and talks to demonstrate the latest solutions for improved makeready times and productivity, surface finishes and special applications, integrated printshop workflows, counterfeit protection, and options for the new large format.
New basic press text on packaging printing
Heidelberg has been active in packaging printing for a great many years and is the only manufacturer to offer end-to-end production and software solutions from a single source. The new basic press text on packaging printing provides an overview of the company's strategy and portfolio. It sets out facts and figures, looks at trends in packaging printing, and gives details about the company's positioning in this market segment. Solutions and products for prepress, press, and postpress are also described in detail, as are issues such as integration and networking, customizing, surface finishing, and piracy protection.
This basic press text is available here: www.heidelberg.com .
The packaging market is growing around twice as fast as the traditional commercial printing market, and this trend is ongoing. As a result, Heidelberg is stepping up its activities in this market segment, and its new large-format presses - the Speedmaster XL 145 and XL 162 - were among the products showcased at drupa 2008. No fewer than 20 of these presses have already been sold all over the world, half of them for packaging and the other half for commercial and letterpress printing. Heidelberg is planning to increase the proportion of its total sales accounted for by the market segment of folding cartons and labels - which is less sensitive to economic develop-ments - from the current level of 15 to 25 percent in the midterm.
The new Print Media Center in Wiesloch-Walldorf enables Heidelberg to cater specifically to the needs of packaging printers and demonstrate its know-how in this field. Copaco was among the first groups of customers to be given a comprehensive demonstration. This partnership of four medium-sized packaging manufacturers based in Mainz celebrated its 40th anniversary this year and the Copaco Group is now in the top five in its industry in Europe. Heidelberg used live production operations and talks to demonstrate the latest solutions for improved makeready times and productivity, surface finishes and special applications, integrated printshop workflows, counterfeit protection, and options for the new large format.
New basic press text on packaging printing
Heidelberg has been active in packaging printing for a great many years and is the only manufacturer to offer end-to-end production and software solutions from a single source. The new basic press text on packaging printing provides an overview of the company's strategy and portfolio. It sets out facts and figures, looks at trends in packaging printing, and gives details about the company's positioning in this market segment. Solutions and products for prepress, press, and postpress are also described in detail, as are issues such as integration and networking, customizing, surface finishing, and piracy protection.
This basic press text is available here: www.heidelberg.com .
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Facts and figures relating to the Print Media Center in
Wiesloch-Walldorf:
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Postpress:
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Press:
Heidelberg can provide packaging printers with demonstrations on three fully integrated production lines that cover everything from layout to the completed folding carton at its new Print Media Center in Wiesloch-Walldorf.
Image 2: Group on the upper floor
The upper floor of the Print Media Center in Wiesloch-Walldorf is used for presentations, giving guests an excellent view of the demonstration center.
Image 3: Speedmaster XL 162
The Speedmaster XL 162 - one of the highlights at the new Print Media Center in Wiesloch-Walldorf. Heidelberg unveiled this press at drupa 2008.
Image 4: Dymatrix die cutter:
The Print Media Center in Wiesloch-Walldorf demonstrates how the Dymatrix die cutter is set up for a new job.
For further information, please contact:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Communications
Hilde Weisser
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 92 50 66
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 50 69
E-mail: hilde.weisser@heidelberg.com
- Competence center for folding carton/label production and special applications
- Area: 4,000 square meters
- Part of Hall 11, which has a total area of 35,000 square meters
Prepress:
- Suprasetter 190
- Prinance MIS
- Prinect Prepress Manager
- Prinect Packaging Workflow
Press:
- Speedmaster XL 162 six-color press with coating unit and Prinect Inpress Control
- Speedmaster XL 105 Duo eight-color press with dual coating unit and FoilStar
- Speedmaster XL 105 six-color press with coating unit and comprehensive logistics
- Speedmaster XL 75 Duo six-color press with dual coating unit
- Speedmaster XL 75 eight-color press with perfecting device, coating unit, and FoilStar
- Speedmaster SM 52 six-color press with inline die cutter and coating unit
Postpress:
Die cutters:
- Varimatrix 105 CS
- Dymatrix 106 Pro CSB
- Dymatrix 142 CSB
- Diana 45
- Diana X 115 with Diana Feeder and automatic Diana Packer (Winkler & Dünnebier palletizer)
- Diana X 135 with turning module
- Easygluer 100
- Competence center for commercial printing
- Area: 3,000 square meters
- Located at company headquarters in Heidelberg
Prepress:
- Suprasetter platesetters in various formats and with different levels of automation
- All available Prinect workflow solutions for color management, quality management, and integration systems plus the Prinance management information system
Press:
- Four Speedmaster models in the 70 x 100 centimeter (27.56 x 39.37 inch) format class, including the new Speedmaster XL 105 ten-color press with perfecting device, Prinect Inpress Control, and Autoplate XL
- Four Speedmaster models in the 50 x 70 centimeter (19.69 x 27.56 inch) format class, including the new Speedmaster XL 75 eight-color press with perfecting device, coating unit, Prinect Inpress Control, and Autoplate XL
- Four Speedmaster models in A3 format (30 x 50 centimeters /
11.81 x 19.69 inches), from a two-color press with perfecting
device to the Speedmaster SM 52 five-color press with Anicolor
inking units
- The cutting, folding, saddlestitching, and adhesive binding processes are demonstrated on various models.
- The Ludwigsburg and Leipzig sites also have capacity for
special postpress applications.
Heidelberg can provide packaging printers with demonstrations on three fully integrated production lines that cover everything from layout to the completed folding carton at its new Print Media Center in Wiesloch-Walldorf.
Image 2: Group on the upper floor
The upper floor of the Print Media Center in Wiesloch-Walldorf is used for presentations, giving guests an excellent view of the demonstration center.
Image 3: Speedmaster XL 162
The Speedmaster XL 162 - one of the highlights at the new Print Media Center in Wiesloch-Walldorf. Heidelberg unveiled this press at drupa 2008.
Image 4: Dymatrix die cutter:
The Print Media Center in Wiesloch-Walldorf demonstrates how the Dymatrix die cutter is set up for a new job.
For further information, please contact:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Communications
Hilde Weisser
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 92 50 66
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 50 69
E-mail: hilde.weisser@heidelberg.com
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