New Sheetfed Offset Press from Heidelberg a Hit at IPEX 2010
06/10/2010
- Fifteen Speedmaster CX 102 presses already sold worldwide
- Attractive offering for advertising and packaging printers
- Speedmaster CX 102 meets customer requirements in industrialized nations and emerging markets
IPEX 2010 saw the launch of the Speedmaster CX 102, a new printing
press for industrial offset printing from Heidelberger
Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg). The launch was a resounding success
with Heidelberg already having sold 15 presses featuring some 100
printing units to customers around the world from Brazil to
Australia.
"The high demand from our customers confirms that we are on the right track with our strategy of rounding up our portfolio in the 70 x 100 cm format range and thus opening up a new market segment," explains Stephan Plenz, Member of the Heidelberg Management Board, responsible for Equipment. "The Speedmaster SM, CD, CX, and XL models offer our customers the right solution for every press speed and level of productivity, regardless of whether the print shops specialize in advertising or packaging printing".
The first German customers underline this statement and are certainly impressed: "The new press was launched at just the right time for us," explains Alexander Mende, Managing Director of Pinguin Druck GmbH in Berlin. "The CX 102 was the right choice in the current business environment. The CX model now also makes key XL components available in the 102 format for the first time. The Prinect Inpress Control inline color measuring system is such a component because it delivers dramatic reductions in make-ready times while also taking us one step closer to our goal of environmentally-friendly production by cutting down the paper waste," says Alexander Mende, who will shortly be taking a four-color CX 102 press with coating unit into operation.
"The high demand from our customers confirms that we are on the right track with our strategy of rounding up our portfolio in the 70 x 100 cm format range and thus opening up a new market segment," explains Stephan Plenz, Member of the Heidelberg Management Board, responsible for Equipment. "The Speedmaster SM, CD, CX, and XL models offer our customers the right solution for every press speed and level of productivity, regardless of whether the print shops specialize in advertising or packaging printing".
The first German customers underline this statement and are certainly impressed: "The new press was launched at just the right time for us," explains Alexander Mende, Managing Director of Pinguin Druck GmbH in Berlin. "The CX 102 was the right choice in the current business environment. The CX model now also makes key XL components available in the 102 format for the first time. The Prinect Inpress Control inline color measuring system is such a component because it delivers dramatic reductions in make-ready times while also taking us one step closer to our goal of environmentally-friendly production by cutting down the paper waste," says Alexander Mende, who will shortly be taking a four-color CX 102 press with coating unit into operation.
"Asian suppliers in particular are currently offering rock-bottom
prices that are very tempting at first glance," says André
Kern, Managing Director of the print shop Kern GmbH in Bexbach,
Germany and owner of a five-color CX 102 press with coating unit.
However, our job portfolio and three-shift operation call for a
press that delivers excellent productivity, consistent print
quality and high availability from start to finish. We also print
on an extremely wide range of substrates, running the gamut from 50
gsm paper to board weighing over 300 gsm. The Speedmaster CX really
is the best solution for this range of requirements."
Other Speedmaster CX 102 presses have also been sold to customers in Brazil, the UK, France, Germany, India, and Australia. Due to the versatility and modular design of the CX 102, the sold presses range from four-color presses with coating units to six-color presses with dual-coating configuration.
Picture 1:
Pinguin Druck GmbH from Berlin was the first customer to buy a Speedmaster CX 102 with Prinect Inpress Control. Picture: Stephan Plenz (left), Member of the Heidelberg Management Board responsible for Equipment, Alexander Mende (center) and Dennis Zechlau, managing directors Pinguin Druck GmbH.
Picture 2:
Heidelberg introduced the Speedmaster CX 102 on the occasion of IPEX 2010. This marked the world premiere of a new printing press for industrial offset printing with a production speed of 16,500 sheets per hour.
For further information, please contact:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Public Relations
Dirk Henrich
Phone: +49 (0)6221 92 5910
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 5096
E-mail: dirk.henrich@heidelberg.com
Other Speedmaster CX 102 presses have also been sold to customers in Brazil, the UK, France, Germany, India, and Australia. Due to the versatility and modular design of the CX 102, the sold presses range from four-color presses with coating units to six-color presses with dual-coating configuration.
Picture 1:
Pinguin Druck GmbH from Berlin was the first customer to buy a Speedmaster CX 102 with Prinect Inpress Control. Picture: Stephan Plenz (left), Member of the Heidelberg Management Board responsible for Equipment, Alexander Mende (center) and Dennis Zechlau, managing directors Pinguin Druck GmbH.
Picture 2:
Heidelberg introduced the Speedmaster CX 102 on the occasion of IPEX 2010. This marked the world premiere of a new printing press for industrial offset printing with a production speed of 16,500 sheets per hour.
For further information, please contact:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Public Relations
Dirk Henrich
Phone: +49 (0)6221 92 5910
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 5096
E-mail: dirk.henrich@heidelberg.com
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