According to Heidelberg, both the format six presses come with Prinect Inpress Control. The spectrophotometric inline measuring system Prinect Inpress Control measures and controls color and register automatically on the fly and irrespective of the speed. The company adds it helps deliver high productivity as there is no need to remove sample sheets or halt the machine during makeready.

Heidelberbg also reports that at Druckerei Biewald in Hannover, a Speedmaster XL 162 has been in use for large-format commercial printing since the beginning of the year. Besides commercial work, this 7B five-color press with coating is also used to produce displays.

Bernhard Schreier, CEO of Heidelberg says, “We have achieved what we set out to do – win over established large-format users for Heidelberg by offering a new press concept that delivers short makeready times, improved print quality and even better reliability.”

He continues, “Since their market launch at drupa 2008, some 30 presses from the new 145 and 162 large-format ranges have been sold worldwide. We are particularly proud that we have achieved such major success over recent weeks with large-format presses for the packaging printing sector, which is so strategically important to us.”

Heidelberg outlines approximately half of all the presses sold to date have been bought by companies operating in the packaging sector (folding cartons and displays). The other half is being used in the commercial and publishing sectors. A total of twelve presses are already under production.

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