Heidelberg Digimaster 9150i Print System Earns BERTL’s Top Rating
04/09/2003
The Digimaster 9150i print system of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen
AG (Heidelberg) has received the highest possible "Five
Star" rating from BERTL (Digital Test Lab).
BERTL, one of the printing industry's foremost independent testing laboratories, recently recognized the Digimaster 9150i machine with its Five Star "Exceptional" rating, which is only bestowed to a small number of products annually. In its latest Imaging at Work report, BERTL gave the Digimaster 9150i system high marks in an array of key areas, including image quality, product design and build, print speed versus higher-rated systems, paper supply and finishing options.
According to BERTL CEO Carmel Rowley, "When compared to other systems, the Digimaster 9150i (as well as its sibling the Digimaster 9110) delivers not only the best quality reproduction to date, but also equivalent or faster throughput than its 180-page-per-minute competitor on a variety of jobs performed by BERTL analysts. In short, the Heidelberg Digimaster 9150i delivered strong performance under test and earned every one of its five stars."
"The paper and finishing options on the Heidelberg Digimaster 9150i are best in class," Rowley continued, "and Heidelberg's hole punching system is revolutionary. The first thing buyers should like about the Heidelberg Digimaster 9150i is the fact that it offers a non-proprietary PDF-based workflow system."
"We are delighted that another one of our Digimaster print systems has earned the highest-possible rating from BERTL, recognized in the industry for its balanced, independent evaluations," said Wolfgang Pfizenmaier, president of Heidelberg's Solution Center Digital Print. "This recognition is shared among Heidelberg employees - and among Digimaster 9150i customers worldwide, who are benefiting from a faster-speed product that delivers greater productivity, improved workflow, high uptime and superior image quality."
Pfizenmaier noted that this latest accolade recognizes the ability of Heidelberg to turn the requirements of customers within various industries regarding new applications and desires for increased productivity into new offerings.
For all segments, the Digimaster 9150i helps to improve the workflow and productivity through its modular design. Commercial printers are able to pick and choose the right modules to offer their customers the print products they want, from folded Flyers, punched inserts for ring binders, even with personalised tabs, stitched sets, booklets, perfect bound books to mechanical bound books or even full Book Publishing. Insurance companies for example are able to have a fully automated process to produce their mission critical applications like policies directly into the envelope with 100 percent integrity. Manufacturing and other industrial and Wholesale customers like the reliability and uptime, which is critical in today's Just-in-Time manual production and ERP integrated printing of mission critical material.
The Digimaster 9150i print system enables 150-image-per-minute digital black-and-white printing throughout the system - maintaining the rated speed even when used with accessories and finishing equipment. The Digimaster 9150i system enables improved digital workflow, giving users the opportunity to produce greater print volumes without increasing staffs or extending shifts.
Heidelberg's Digital Print Solution Center developed the Digimaster 9150i system, which was one of the highlights at On Demand Digital Printing & Publishing Conference and Exposition in New York, April 7 to 9.
BERTL has continually recognized the performance of the Digimaster product family. Last year, BERTL named the Digimaster 9110 print system the best high-volume monochrome CRD production device, and it has previously honored the printer with its Five Star rating.
About BERTL
Established in 1990, BERTL (Digital Test Lab) conducts more independent "hands-on" evaluations of digital imaging systems than any other product reviewer. BERTL's product evaluation reports are published online at www.BERTL.com , along with a range of other digital imaging services, designed to assist end-users and product resellers make informed decisions. BERTL also developed "PageCheck" software which measures page coverage on color and mono documents. In an average month, about 2.5 million documents are downloaded from the company's website, a clear indication as to why BERTL holds the leading position as the most sought after reviews and recommendations in the industry.
For further information:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Communications
Matthias Hartung
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 92 50 77
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 50 46
E-mail: matthias.hartung@heidelberg.com
BERTL, one of the printing industry's foremost independent testing laboratories, recently recognized the Digimaster 9150i machine with its Five Star "Exceptional" rating, which is only bestowed to a small number of products annually. In its latest Imaging at Work report, BERTL gave the Digimaster 9150i system high marks in an array of key areas, including image quality, product design and build, print speed versus higher-rated systems, paper supply and finishing options.
According to BERTL CEO Carmel Rowley, "When compared to other systems, the Digimaster 9150i (as well as its sibling the Digimaster 9110) delivers not only the best quality reproduction to date, but also equivalent or faster throughput than its 180-page-per-minute competitor on a variety of jobs performed by BERTL analysts. In short, the Heidelberg Digimaster 9150i delivered strong performance under test and earned every one of its five stars."
"The paper and finishing options on the Heidelberg Digimaster 9150i are best in class," Rowley continued, "and Heidelberg's hole punching system is revolutionary. The first thing buyers should like about the Heidelberg Digimaster 9150i is the fact that it offers a non-proprietary PDF-based workflow system."
"We are delighted that another one of our Digimaster print systems has earned the highest-possible rating from BERTL, recognized in the industry for its balanced, independent evaluations," said Wolfgang Pfizenmaier, president of Heidelberg's Solution Center Digital Print. "This recognition is shared among Heidelberg employees - and among Digimaster 9150i customers worldwide, who are benefiting from a faster-speed product that delivers greater productivity, improved workflow, high uptime and superior image quality."
Pfizenmaier noted that this latest accolade recognizes the ability of Heidelberg to turn the requirements of customers within various industries regarding new applications and desires for increased productivity into new offerings.
For all segments, the Digimaster 9150i helps to improve the workflow and productivity through its modular design. Commercial printers are able to pick and choose the right modules to offer their customers the print products they want, from folded Flyers, punched inserts for ring binders, even with personalised tabs, stitched sets, booklets, perfect bound books to mechanical bound books or even full Book Publishing. Insurance companies for example are able to have a fully automated process to produce their mission critical applications like policies directly into the envelope with 100 percent integrity. Manufacturing and other industrial and Wholesale customers like the reliability and uptime, which is critical in today's Just-in-Time manual production and ERP integrated printing of mission critical material.
The Digimaster 9150i print system enables 150-image-per-minute digital black-and-white printing throughout the system - maintaining the rated speed even when used with accessories and finishing equipment. The Digimaster 9150i system enables improved digital workflow, giving users the opportunity to produce greater print volumes without increasing staffs or extending shifts.
Heidelberg's Digital Print Solution Center developed the Digimaster 9150i system, which was one of the highlights at On Demand Digital Printing & Publishing Conference and Exposition in New York, April 7 to 9.
BERTL has continually recognized the performance of the Digimaster product family. Last year, BERTL named the Digimaster 9110 print system the best high-volume monochrome CRD production device, and it has previously honored the printer with its Five Star rating.
About BERTL
Established in 1990, BERTL (Digital Test Lab) conducts more independent "hands-on" evaluations of digital imaging systems than any other product reviewer. BERTL's product evaluation reports are published online at www.BERTL.com , along with a range of other digital imaging services, designed to assist end-users and product resellers make informed decisions. BERTL also developed "PageCheck" software which measures page coverage on color and mono documents. In an average month, about 2.5 million documents are downloaded from the company's website, a clear indication as to why BERTL holds the leading position as the most sought after reviews and recommendations in the industry.
For further information:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Communications
Matthias Hartung
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 92 50 77
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 50 46
E-mail: matthias.hartung@heidelberg.com
North America
Heidelberg Digital Print Solution Center
Gail Corey
Tel.: +1 585 512-6012
E-mail: gail.corey@heidelberg.com
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