Quickmaster DI 46-4 Pro with New Features
10/11/2002
Updated software versions, thicker printing stock and optimized
plate consumption
At Graph Expo in Chicago, USA, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is to demonstrate the Quickmaster DI 46-4 Pro digital offset press with new software updates, an extended range of printing stock and optimized plate consumption. These new features will considerably enhance the customer benefits and cost-effectiveness of this press. 1,700 Quickmaster DI units have been installed worldwide and the press has made a name for itself on the short-run color market. Upgrades are available with immediate effect to enable the press to use the latest generation of Delta Technology RIP software (Version 7.5). This version not only supports Windows NT 4 and 2000, it also processes type 1.4 PDF files. The package is rounded off with an enhanced trapper and the Calibration Manager 1.1. Also new is the IBM xSeries 220 RIP hardware with 1.4 GHz processor which makes the Quickmaster DI 46-4 Pro even more powerful.
Printing stock thickness extended to max. 0.45 mm
With the new stream feeder on the Quickmaster DI 46-4 Pro, changes have been made to sheet feed and sheet travel. The maximum printing stock thickness is now 0.45 mm - an increase of 0.15 mm on the previous QM DI 46-4 Plus model. The advantage for customers lies in the extended range of printing stock which will give them greater flexibility in their service portfolios. Existing product portfolios can be expanded to include new jobs in the packaging printing or calendar printing sectors. QM DI 46-4 Pro presses supplied previously can be upgraded by adjusting the mechanical double-sheet detector to enable them to process printing stock thicknesses of up to 0.45 mm.
Optimized, cost-effective plate consumption
The printing units of the Quickmaster DI 46-4 Pro are equipped with plate cylinders, each with an integrated printing plate roll. Up till now, the supply of plate material these contained was enough for 36 consecutive print jobs. The new V 3.0 press software allows format-dependent plate feed. The plate feed mechanism adjusts itself according to the size of the document to be imaged, eliminating the need to feed a complete plate in full format for every job. This is particularly useful for small-format jobs such as envelopes and letterheads or for imprinting onto pre-printed documents. Depending on the structure of the job, plate material costs can be significantly reduced, thus enhancing the cost-effectiveness of the Quickmaster DI Pro still further.
The new V3.0 press software will be supplied as standard from December 2002 and can already be installed at any time on customers' existing QM DI Pro presses.
Image:
The Quickmaster DI 46-4 Pro's new stream feeder allows the customer to process printing stock thicknesses of up to 0.45 mm.
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
At Graph Expo in Chicago, USA, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is to demonstrate the Quickmaster DI 46-4 Pro digital offset press with new software updates, an extended range of printing stock and optimized plate consumption. These new features will considerably enhance the customer benefits and cost-effectiveness of this press. 1,700 Quickmaster DI units have been installed worldwide and the press has made a name for itself on the short-run color market. Upgrades are available with immediate effect to enable the press to use the latest generation of Delta Technology RIP software (Version 7.5). This version not only supports Windows NT 4 and 2000, it also processes type 1.4 PDF files. The package is rounded off with an enhanced trapper and the Calibration Manager 1.1. Also new is the IBM xSeries 220 RIP hardware with 1.4 GHz processor which makes the Quickmaster DI 46-4 Pro even more powerful.
Printing stock thickness extended to max. 0.45 mm
With the new stream feeder on the Quickmaster DI 46-4 Pro, changes have been made to sheet feed and sheet travel. The maximum printing stock thickness is now 0.45 mm - an increase of 0.15 mm on the previous QM DI 46-4 Plus model. The advantage for customers lies in the extended range of printing stock which will give them greater flexibility in their service portfolios. Existing product portfolios can be expanded to include new jobs in the packaging printing or calendar printing sectors. QM DI 46-4 Pro presses supplied previously can be upgraded by adjusting the mechanical double-sheet detector to enable them to process printing stock thicknesses of up to 0.45 mm.
Optimized, cost-effective plate consumption
The printing units of the Quickmaster DI 46-4 Pro are equipped with plate cylinders, each with an integrated printing plate roll. Up till now, the supply of plate material these contained was enough for 36 consecutive print jobs. The new V 3.0 press software allows format-dependent plate feed. The plate feed mechanism adjusts itself according to the size of the document to be imaged, eliminating the need to feed a complete plate in full format for every job. This is particularly useful for small-format jobs such as envelopes and letterheads or for imprinting onto pre-printed documents. Depending on the structure of the job, plate material costs can be significantly reduced, thus enhancing the cost-effectiveness of the Quickmaster DI Pro still further.
The new V3.0 press software will be supplied as standard from December 2002 and can already be installed at any time on customers' existing QM DI Pro presses.
Image:
The Quickmaster DI 46-4 Pro's new stream feeder allows the customer to process printing stock thicknesses of up to 0.45 mm.
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
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