Heidelberg Exhibits Integrated Printing and Media House of the
Future
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) will have an
entirely new presence at CeBIT, which will be held from March 22 -
28, 2001, in Hanover.
The company will have a new location (Stand 6 A2) in Hall 1
and will be exhibiting its solutions for digital printing and
software applications for printing companies and printing centers
in large enterprises on an area of almost 900 squaremeter. "The
printshop of the future must develop into an integrated print and
media house," explains Holger Reichardt, Marketing Director at
Heidelberg. "We want to use CeBIT to address not just classical
target groups from the graphic arts industry, but also new
customers such as IT specialists and decision makers and buyers in
in-house print shops, local authorities and industrial companies.
We will also be lobbying for the print media at what is the world's
most important communication fair", adds Holger
Reichardt.
The modern printing industry is an integral part of the
communications sector. With its integrated solutions and network
processes, Heidelberg has based its strategy on precisely this
fact. What is more, the fact that IT and print are growing ever
closer together will be illustrated by means of a real business
transaction which will be shown at the stand and in a
presentation.
Print expertise in action
This motto will be used at CeBIT to show visitors all
processes encountered in the digital workflow - beginning from data
capture and processing to final output on a whole range of devices.
Standard interfaces such as PDF and JDF, which Heidelberg played a
major part in developing, have made device-independent processing
possible. The data input devices on display at CeBIT will include
the Colorcam digital camera, Linoscan scanners and Nexscan scanners
with New Color 7000 image processing software. The Prinergy and
Delta Direct workflow solutions form the bridge to the press stage.
The print job is output on the Digimaster 9110 digital print
solution, the NexPress digital color printing system or the fully
digital Quickmaster DI 46-4 sheetfed offset press, depending on the
customer's requirements. Personalized printing, print on demand and
short-run color can also be implemented quickly and in high
quality. Subsequent finishing options are controlled directly using
prepress data - thanks to the information stored in job tickets.
The Prinance software tracks the job data from the initial
quotation to the actual costing and invoicing stages, thereby
ensuring commercial transparency. The user can see at a glance
whether the print job is profitable and can then improve the job
flow accordingly. The solutions show how professional quality can
be achieved and personalized quickly with the support of IT
environments.
Global knowledge network for the print media industry
Heidelberg understands solutions as more than just hardware
and software - they must also include "brainware", e.g.
customer service, consultancy and training components. The dramatic
changes taking place in the graphic arts industry mean that
training and accompanying skills are playing an everincreasing
role. Heidelberg's Print Media Academy has provided a center for
communication, qualification and knowledge for the graphic arts
industry since April 2000. Its global portfolio will also be on
display at CeBIT - and will range from product and management
training to the advanced "Print Manager" MBA
course.
Heidelberg's portfolio is rounded off by excellent customer
and consulting services. The company is also a very attractive
employer. With around 1,000 software engineers, Heidelberg is one
of the largest software developers in Germany.
Note for editors:
The Heidelberg CeBIT Press Conference will be held at
4.30 p.m. on March 22, 2001, in Room 13/14 of the Convention Center
at the Hanover Trade Fair grounds.
For further information:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Communications
Hilde Weisser
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 92 50 66
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 50 46
E-mail:
hilde.weisser@heidelberg.com