Commercial print shops reap cost and production benefits of CutStar sheeter from Heidelberg Welsh print shop Stephens & George is the proud owner of the 300th CutStar sheeter from Heidelberger Druck- maschinen AG (Heidelberg). The sheeter was delivered to the company’s Merthyr Tydfil branch together with a Speedmaster XL 106 eight-color perfecting press. Heidelberg launched the CutStar at drupa 2000 and introduced further developments adapting the sheeter to the new press design at drupa 2012. “We purchased our first CutStar in 2003 and have bought nine others since then,” says Andrew Jones, Managing Director of Stephens & George. “With the new machine, our pressroom now has four Speedmaster XL 106 long perfecting presses with CutStar and a Speedmaster XL 105-5+L. To optimize productivity, three of the presses operate at 18,000 sheets per hour,” he adds. Founded 103 years ago, Stephens & George has 230 employees and generates sales of 25 million pounds (around 37 million dollars). Magazines and other regular orders account for 40 percent each of production, with stan- dard commercial work making up the rest. “The main benefit of the CutStar as far as we’re concerned is that reel stock costs less than sheets of paper. The variable cutoff length optimizes paper usage and increasing the machines’ capacity utilization also cuts productions costs,” stresses Jones. “A Speedmaster XL 106 with a printing speed of 18,000 sheets per hour equipped with CutStar, Prinect Inpress Control color measuring system, and AutoPlate XL simultaneous plate changer boosts our capacity by up to 30 percent,” he reveals. CutStar combines low costs of reel stock with flexibility of sheetfed offset printing Depending on the model, the CutStar processes reel stock on the Speedmaster SX/CX 102 and XL 106 in widths of 480 to 1,060 millimeters (18.90 to 41.73 inches). The required cutoff format is infinitely variable between 40 centimeters (15.75 inches) and the machine’s maximum sheet cutoff length. The sheeter can be used with paper ranging from 40 all the way up to 300 grams per square meter and foils as thin as 50 micrometers (0.002 inches). Depending on the coun- try of purchase, reel stock costs an average of seven percent less than sheet stock. The main markets for the CutStar are the UK, the United States, Japan, Belgium, Poland, and Germany, followed by Canada and France. Two-thirds of CutStar units worldwide are installed with long perfecting presses. A total of 75 percent of presses equipped with the sheeter are used for commercial printing and the rest at print shops specializing in foils. www.stephensandgeorge.co.uk 300th CutStar goes to UK print shop Stephens • & George Reel stock costs around seven percent less • than sheet stock on average Sheeter processes wide range of paper • grammages and thinnest of foils Stephens & George Managing Director Andrew Jones (left) receives the 300th CutStar certificate from Heidelberg UK sales director Jim Todd 1 H News BRIEF Heidelberg Graphic Systems Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd Johannesburg Tel 011 574 4000 • Cape Town Tel 021 534 0460 • Durban Tel 031 705 3366 www.heidelberg.com/za/en May 2015
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Commercial print shops reap cost and production benefits of CutStar sheeter from Heidelberg
Welsh print shop Stephens & George is the proud owner of the 300th CutStar sheeter from Heidelberger Druck-maschinen AG (Heidelberg). The sheeter was delivered to the company’s Merthyr Tydfil branch together with a Speedmaster XL 106 eight-color perfecting press. Heidelberg launched the CutStar at drupa 2000 and introduced further developments adapting the sheeter to the new press design at drupa 2012. “We purchased our first CutStar in 2003 and have bought nine others since then,” says Andrew Jones, Managing Director of Stephens & George. “With the new machine, our pressroom now has four Speedmaster XL 106 long perfecting presses with CutStar and a Speedmaster XL 105-5+L. To optimize productivity, three of the presses operate at 18,000 sheets per hour,” he adds. Founded 103 years ago, Stephens & George has 230 employees and generates sales of 25 million pounds (around 37 million dollars). Magazines and other regular orders account for 40 percent each of production, with stan-dard commercial work making up the rest. “The main benefit of the CutStar as far as we’re concerned is that reel stock costs less than sheets of paper. The variable cutoff length optimizes paper usage and increasing the machines’ capacity utilization also cuts productions costs,” stresses Jones. “A Speedmaster XL 106 with a printing speed of 18,000 sheets per hour equipped with CutStar, Prinect Inpress Control color measuring system, and AutoPlate XL simultaneous plate changer boosts our capacity by up to 30 percent,” he reveals.
CutStar combines low costs of reel stock with flexibility of sheetfed offset printing
Depending on the model, the CutStar processes reel stock on the Speedmaster SX/CX 102 and XL 106 in widths of 480 to 1,060 millimeters (18.90 to 41.73 inches). The required cutoff format is infinitely variable between 40 centimeters (15.75 inches) and the machine’s maximum sheet cutoff length. The sheeter can be used with paper ranging from 40 all the way up to 300 grams per square meter and foils as thin as 50 micrometers (0.002 inches). Depending on the coun-try of purchase, reel stock costs an average of seven percent less than sheet stock. The main markets for the CutStar are the UK, the United States, Japan, Belgium, Poland, and Germany, followed by Canada and France. Two-thirds of CutStar units worldwide are installed with long perfecting presses. A total of 75 percent of presses equipped with the sheeter are used for commercial printing and the rest at print shops specializing in foils.
www.stephensandgeorge.co.uk
300th CutStar goes to UK print shop Stephens • & GeorgeReel stock costs around seven percent less • than sheet stock on averageSheeter processes wide range of paper • grammages and thinnest of foils
Stephens & George Managing Director Andrew Jones (left) receives the 300th CutStar certificate from Heidelberg UK sales director Jim Todd
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HNewsBRIEFHeidelberg Graphic Systems Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd
Johannesburg Tel 011 574 4000 • Cape Town Tel 021 534 0460 • Durban Tel 031 705 3366www.heidelberg.com/za/enMay 2015
Over 190,000 visitors experienced the largest trade • show for the print industry in AsiaHeidelberg showcases new business models for • the Chinese market using innovative digital print solutions Warm reception for new sheetfed offset press with • format specially designed for the Asian marketHigh demand for comprehensive service and • consumables
Major interest in digital and offset print-applications from Heidelberg at Print China 2015
This year, Print China 2015 once again lived up to its reputation as Asia’s largest trade show for the printing industry. Over 190,000 visitors took the opportunity to find out about current and future print media industry topics in Dongguan in Guangdong Province from April 7 to 12, 2015. Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) has been represented in China for many years and knows customer needs for integrated and efficient solutions, enhanced service, and new applications like no other supplier. The products, geared precisely to these trends, thus gene-rated high levels of interest among the Asian visitors. A particular highlight was the integration of digital and offset applications. The new Linoprint CV digital printing systems and the Jetmaster Dimension 250 for 4D printing were presented in China for the first time. The premiere of the four-color Speedmaster CS 92 proved a popular response to the rising demand for cost efficiency and the main print formats used in Asia. This machine has been specially developed for Asia and cuts printing plate costs by over 20 percent thanks to its new sheet format. Both the digital and offset presses were integrated via the Prinect print shop workflow.
“Asia is one of the key markets for us and we were able to showcase our integrated digital and offset printing appli-cations to a large number of visitors. We’re delighted with how the trade show went and the interest in the solutions exhibited was high, as we had expected,” says Harald Weimer, member of the Management Board responsible for sales and services at Heidelberg. With 4D printing, Heidelberg highlighted possibilities that transcend the two-dimensional printing of flat materials that has characterized the last few centuries. This opens up totally new prospects for print shops to fulfill the growing demand for personalized consumer goods and proved to be a big draw for visitors. The new Speedmaster CS 92 also met market needs, with sales of almost twenty presses.
The services and consumables sector was a key feature of the Heidelberg booth alongside equipment. There were large numbers of visitors inquiring about solutions to increase machine availability and about support for com-plex printing applications, with the result that numerous contracts were concluded. So it comes as no surprise that every second press is already supplied with Remote Service to ensure the fastest possible service. And this figure is continuing to grow, with all presses from the Qingpu site near Shanghai being shipped with a service contract.
Growth market of digital printing – Linoprint CV and Jetmaster Dimension 250 4D printing system produce a “wow” effectLike everywhere else in the world, Chinese print shops are also harnessing the potential of digital printing. The new Linoprint CV from Heidelberg with white/coating function offers users even greater flexibility for cost-effective printing of short and personalized runs. The Linoprint CV also supports a wide range of substrates.
The Jetmaster Dimension 250 digital printing system has been specially developed for print service providers looking to build up new business areas. This system prints three-dimensional objects with personalized content – hence the name 4D printing. At Print China, the Jetmaster Dimension printed over 500 soccer balls with customized content and exceeded all expectations. “We’d like to build on the wow effect generated here. We have a lot of people interested in this technology and will be launching the Jetmaster Dimension on the Chinese market by the end of the year,” says Weimer.
The new Gallus DCS 340 digital labeling system was also unveiled at Print China 2015. This is a joint project between Heidelberg, Gallus, and Fujifilm that shows the opportuni-ties offered by the new partner strategy at Heidelberg. By accessing partner technologies, Heidelberg is able to meet customer needs very rapidly. For example, the prototype of the new digital labeling system was developed and presented to the public in less than fourteen months.
Offset printing – new Speedmaster CS 92 successfully unveiledSpecial print formats are mainly used for production in commercial printing in Asia, and the new Speedmaster CS 92-4 is a response to this. With its print format of 650 x 940 millimeters (25.59 x 37.01 inches), it cuts printing plate costs by 20 percent over a conventional 70 x 100 centimeter (27.56 x 39.37 inch) press. The Speedmaster CS 92 is based on the tried-and-tested platform of the Speedmaster CD 102. It is equipped with the Preset Plus Feeder and Preset Plus Delivery, Prinect Press Center Compact, and AutoPlate for fast setup as standard. The target groups are commercial and packaging printers.
The Speedmaster CS 92-4 will be produced in proven Heidelberg quality at the Qingpu plant near Shanghai. Since the start in 2006, this site has supplied over 5,000 printing units or over 1,350 presses in the Speedmaster SM 52, SM 74, and CD 102 series. Four-color standard presses are produced for the small and medium formats, while up to six colors including coating unit are supplied for the 70 x 100 centimeter (27.56 x 39.37 inch) format. Heidelberg was therefore quick to respond to the increasing requirements of Asian customers. Over five percent of Chinese production is now exported to neighboring Asian countries and this proportion is rising.
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Interest in the Heidelberg trade show presentation at Print China 2015 was very high and the press and service demonstrations were always fully subscribed.
Close to the customerChina remains one of the largest single markets for Heidelberg. Four branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong and two offices in Chengdu and Guangzhou ensure comprehensive customer support locally. A total of over 1,000 Heidelberg employees work in China, including more than 600 in sales and service. A Print Media Center is to be opened at the Qingpu site this fall to give customers a practical overview of the Heidelberg portfolio.
The Jetmaster Dimension 4D printing system was a real crowd-puller at Print China 2015 and large numbers of visitors wanted to see for themselves the new possibilities for printing multidimensional objects.
The Speedmaster CS 92 made its debut at Print China 2015. It has been specially designed for customers on the Asian market.
Heidelberg Info Days – Opening Print Media Center Commercial
Your new center for commercial printing
The printing industry is currently in the midst of a major structural change that is bringing new challenges to the entire sector. We are adapting, too – by networking our activities more closely and launching a new demonstration print shop at our Wiesloch- Walldorf site.
You, too, can join us in celebrating this initiative! As part of the Heidelberg® Info Days, we are pleased to invite you to the official opening of the world’s largest center for commercial and packaging printing.
Come and see how cutting-edge print technologies, intelligent service concepts, and optimally coordinated consumables all interrelate – explore them live at our new Print Media Center Commercial.
Find out about all the new opportunities available. Come to the Heidelberg Info Day on June 10.
June 10 – the program (9 a.m. – 4 p.m.)Come and visit the new Heidelberg Print Media Center Commercial in Wiesloch-Walldorf. The program is set to feature exciting presentations and live demonstrations on the following topics:
Prinect®: The latest innovations in the integrated print and • media workflowComputer-to-plate: An investment with vision• Linoprint® C Series: Digital printing for a wide range of • applicationsAnicolor®/Saphira® Eco: Fast makeready times / eco-• friendly solutionLE UV: Extensive choice of substrates• LE UV and LED UV: Increased productivity with new dryers• Performance Services: Improve efficiency and reduce costs• Postpress: Discover new possibilities• Heidelberg Systemservice: Premium service for your print • shopSaphira consumables: Perfect print results•
Our experts will be available all day to engage in discussion and help you build on your expertise.
Relax at the end of an inspiring and enjoyable day and build up your own picture of the new Print Media Center Commercial. Join us and other specialists for snacks and bar refreshments and use the opportunities to talk to experts and gain a deeper insight into this exciting technology.
