Heidelberg to Mount Visually Powerful, Technically Compelling Exhibit
Workflow Connectivity Provides the Glue
While there will be plenty of live equipment for visitors to inspect, machinery will not be the only focus of the Heidelberg booth. To drive home the point that workflow should be the key element in all printing environments, Heidelberg will place its Prinect family of integrated workflow products literally at the center of the action in Booth 1200. In a circular pavilion, a server surrounded by eight workstations will form a pivotal hub from which paths or “HEI-ways” will lead to four quadrants set up both as equipment areas and theaters for the production processes on display. At the workstations, continuous demonstrations of solutions for production control, process management and color quality will emphasize that all processes in the booth are networked and centrally managed, just as they can be in any plant that embraces computer-integrated manufacturing via Prinect from Heidelberg. Of particular interest this year will be demonstrations of the newly forged connectivity between Heidelberg Prinect and the Monarch and Pace print production and management solutions from EFI.
Two Booths
Finally, when it comes to equipping offset printers for success in commercial, industrial and packaging printing, Heidelberg supplements and optimizes its equipment offerings with best-in-class service, consumables, used equipment and parts. This year, for the first time, Heidelberg’s Certified Remarketed and Systemservice businesses will occupy a booth of their own (1593) to underscore the benefits of doing business with the only unimpeachable source for original parts replacement and pre-owned Heidelberg machinery.
It is precisely because Heidelberg understands and respects what sheetfed offset printers want and need that the company has undertaken the considerable effort and investment it takes to equip and staff a 30,000-square-foot “booth” for the convenience of its customers – no mean feat in an economically challenging year. Likewise, printers who also invest time and money in the annual pilgrimage to McCormick Place have earned the best efforts of suppliers to show them—first-hand—the solutions that can help their businesses to thrive.
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
With a global market share for sheetfed offset printing machines of more than 40 percent, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is the world's leading solution provider for commercial and industrial customers in the print media industry. Headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany, the Company focuses on the entire process and value chain for popular format classes in the sheetfed offset and flexographic printing sectors. Apart from printing presses, the product portfolio includes plate imaging devices and finishing equipment, as well as software components designed to integrate all print manufacturing processes. In addition, Heidelberg offers a wide range of spare parts, consumables, used equipment and services, along with extensive training programs provided by the Print Media Academy. Furthermore, the Company assists its customers' investment plans by offering financing concepts.
Heidelberg is most active within the major OECD industrial regions and is expanding its involvement within growing markets such as Asia and Eastern Europe. With development and production sites in six countries and some 250 sales offices worldwide, the Company offers services to more than 200,000 customers around the globe. Heidelberg generates 85 percent of global sales through company-owned sales offices and above 85 percent outside of Germany. In fiscal year 2007/2008, Heidelberg achieved sales of Euro 3.670 billion referring to the divisions Press, Postpress and Financial Services as well as a net profit of Euro 142 million. As of March 31, 2008, the Group employed 19,596 staff worldwide.
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