Wasting no time to the finishing stage - around 30 percent of
time is saved
The Speedmaster CD 74-5+LY-P-5+L from Heidelberger
Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) will take productivity one step
further at Ipex in Birming- ham, UK. The coating options before and
after sheet reversal get custom- ers to the finishing stage much
faster. This can lead to time savings of around 30 percent compared
to production processes without dual coating units.
This new concept of accelerating the drying process by
applying a protective coating during perfecting - particularly
important for on-demand jobs - is just one of the benefits. The
design of the Speedmaster
CD 74-5+LY-P-5+L means customers can also apply glossy
coatings in defined quantities, thereby both perfecting and coating
in a single pass. This can take the form of full-area or spot
coating.
"With this concept, which no other manufacturer offers
in medium-sized format, we are supplying a press option that is in
heavy demand from the markets and which enables our customers to
produce their products more effectively," explains Bernd
Blumberg, Small and Medium-Format Product Manager at Heidelberg. In
the medium and long term, around a third of Speedmaster CD 74
models supplied are expected to be delivered with this coating
option before and after sheet reversal.
The Speedmaster CD 74 with perfecting device was unveiled at
drupa 2004. "In our view, the option now being launched is a
logical development of the long perfector," emphasizes
Blumberg.
To date, over 5,000 Speedmaster CD 74 printing units have
been supplied. Some 400 of these have been used in Speedmaster CD
74 presses with eight or more printing units.
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The Speedmaster CD 74-5+LY-P-5+L offers customers the
benefit of getting printed sheets faster to the finishing stage.
This is ensured by the protective coating.
Further information for journalists:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Communications
Hans-Dieter Siegfried
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 92 50 63
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 50 46
E-mail:
hans-dieter.siegfried@heidelberg.com