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News Release from: Heidelberg | Subject: Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 November 2007
Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 105 Sets New
Standards
2,500 supplied worldwide including 100 in Germany.
The Speedmaster XL 105 in the 70 x 100 centimeter format class was unveiled at drupa 2004 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) started series production in April 2005
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 6 Jun 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The series became a big seller worldwide - the 2,500th printing unit is now part of a UV press operating in England.
The 100th press in Germany was sold recently.
This means that around a fifth of all Speedmaster XL 105 units have been installed in Germany.
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The Speedmaster XL 105 recently won the prestigious PIA/GATF InterTech Technology Award.
The press in the peak performance class is targeted at industrialized print shops in the commercial, packaging and label sectors that value its high level of automation and efficient operation.
Customer surveys reveal that the Speedmaster XL 105 can raise productivity by between 30 and 40 percent.
This is due in almost equal measure to savings in makeready time and faster average speed per job.
Color remains stabile even at speeds of 18,000 sheets per hour.
Heidelberg supplied the 1,000th printing unit in this series just one year after starting series production.
English print shop Benson Box is the proud owner of a Speedmaster XL 105 UV containing the 2,500th printing unit.
Mark Kerridge and Andrew Benson celebrated the milestone with Markus Hofer and James Todd from Heidelberg (from left to right).
Print Shop in England values high productivity and environmental compatibility Mark Kerridge, Managing Director of the Benson Box print shop in England, expects the Speedmaster XL 105 six-color UV press with coating unit to double the capacity produced by the previous press.
The 2,500th printing unit is installed in his Speedmaster XL 105.
The print shop manufactures folding cartons for food, destined primarily for the refrigeration shelves of major supermarket chains.
The company - one of the biggest independent folding carton print shops in England - was founded 87 years ago and employs a workforce of 223.
"We are very happy with our decision to opt for the Speedmaster XL 105 UV," confirms Mark Kerridge.
He continues: "The print quality is excellent and we have a constant production rate of 18,000 sheets an hour".
"The press is easy to operate via the Prinect CP2000 Center".
Environmental aspects also played a key role in the purchasing decision.
At present, Benson Box's production processes use 0.2 percent alcohol, and the company is striving to cut this figure to zero.
Hedwig Wahle from Druckerei Rihn ordered a Speedmaster XL 105 at the Heidelberg Open House event in Hanover and receives the 100th press of its kind to be sold in Germany.
Werner Albrecht (center) and Heiko Baake, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG representatives, celebrate this achievement.
Druckerei Rihn in Blomberg soon to install the 100th press in Germany.
A Speedmaster XL 105 five-color press with coating unit is being sent directly from the Heidelberg Open House event in Hanover to Druckerei Rihn .
This means that the 100th press in Germany is to be installed in Blomberg.
The full-service print shop with 25 employees is currently running to full capacity in three-shift operation.
"We expect the Speedmaster XL 105 to increase productivity and cut makeready times," explains Andreas Wallbaum, Managing Partner at Druckerei Rihn.
"As a specialized commercial print shop, we want to provide our customers with finished printed products of an even higher quality," continues Wallbaum.
A new hall is being built at Druckerei Rihn to house the Speedmaster XL 105.
Peak performance in the pressroom.
The Speedmaster XL 105 is a completely new platform development from Heidelberg that extends the existing product portfolio to include the 70 x 100 centimeter (27.56 x 39.37 inch) format.
It supports between four and ten colors and an optional coating unit.
Since mid-2007 it is also available as a UV version and a dual-coating press.
As a result, the benefits of this series are available for a highly varied range of finishes.
UV printing enables premium gloss effects, unusual printing stocks, such as laminated materials, films, or metallized surfaces, and fast postpress.
Printers can expand their services to include other specialized products.
As a dual-coating press, the Speedmaster XL 105 is a good all-rounder.
It can process conventional inks and give them a UV coating inline once a primer has been applied.
A range of combinations are possible, such as primers with metallic coatings, Iriodin, or functional coatings.
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