Lean manufacturing - getting fit to combat the recession
While some branches of industry are already seeing the light
at the end of the tunnel, the consequences of the financial crisis
are still very much in evidence in the printing industry. This
being the case, it is more important than ever to optimize and
ensure the sustainability of cost-effective print shop operation.
The key is to streamline core production equipment to achieve
maximum benefits and to avoid waste wherever possible.
In the latest issue of its customer magazine, Heidelberger
Druckmaschinen AG highlights why effective lean manufacturing is a
good way of combating the recession. For instance, Heidelberg News
No. 269 takes the example of the Swiss print shop Baudat to
demonstrate how a Speedmaster SM 74 can be used for efficient and
eco-friendly production of high-quality print media. In addition,
the magazine reports how, thanks to a visit from the Pope and its
highly productive Speedmaster XL 105, Slovakian print shop i + i
print is leading the way on a fiercely competitive market. Readers
will also discover how Norwegian print shop Moltzau Plasttrykk has
practically reinvented itself, emerging from its worst ever crisis
as one of the country's leading packaging printers.
Another article describes the efficiency improvements that
packaging printers can achieve with the new Dymatrix 106 Pro CSB.
Heidelberg News also investigates how Heidelberg Systemservice
provides an effective response to the totally unexpected breakdown
of such a highly reliable die cutter at Faltschachtelwerk
Hammer-Lübeck. Last but not least, it takes a look at the
successful web-to-print business of German company printoo GmbH and
asks the sprightly typography legend Kurt Weidemann about the
purpose of this art form in modern times.
The current issue also includes a 20-page supplement with
information about the innovations that Heidelberg will be
showcasing at IPEX 2010 (May 18 - 25 in Birmingham, U.K.).
Issue 269 of Heidelberg News is available now. Copies for
your own use can be ordered under
www.heidelberg-news.com or
requested by e-mailing
heidelberg.news@heidelberg.com or faxing +49
(0)6221 92 50 42.
For further information, please contact:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Public Relations
Dirk Henrich
Phone: +49 (0)6221 92 59 10
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 50 96
E-Mail:
dirk.henrich@heidelberg.com