Heidelberg Technologies and Service Help Printers Succeed
June 2007
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KENNESAW, GA—June 29, 2007—Heidelberg USA announces the following new product installations:
Century Graphics Begins a New Era with Heidelberg’s Speedmaster XL 105
Richard Bonham, owner of Century Graphics in Columbus, Ohio, has been a Heidelberg fan since he began working with the 6-color Speedmaster SM 72 more than 15 years ago. He later added another Speedmaster SM 72, this time a 5-color, to his pressroom and recently went looking for a new Heidelberg press to keep up with the company’s growth. A trip to the Print Media Demonstration Center at Heidelberg’s headquarters in Kennesaw, Ga. helped him make up his mind. “When I saw the Speedmaster XL 105 running, and became educated on its features and automation, I knew that this was the machine that would help us grow,” Bonham said. He was particularly impressed with the touch-screen controls. “This really changes the game,” he said. “The XL 105 is more than even the sales reps at Heidelberg represented it to be, with excellent productivity, quality, rate of production and automation.”
With the installation of Heidelberg’s Speedmaster XL 105 in the company’s all-Heidelberg pressroom, as well as the recent addition of a Stahlfolder TH 82 folder and POLAR 137 XT with full cutting system, including Transomat, jogger and pile turner, Century Graphics has “essentially reinvented itself,” according to Bonham. The 39-year-old company now has the ability to print 16-page signatures, and is experiencing the benefits of quick makeready times on their short-run saddle-bound jobs (12-48 pages). Operators of the new press have run the press at its full speed of 18,000 impressions per hour – each operator was trained on the press by Heidelberg instructors. According to Bonham, the company re-printed a four-color, 386-page book that originally took 100 hours to complete. On the Speedmaster XL 105, the job took only 27 hours. Century Graphics’ 34 employees serve graphic designers, advertising agencies and educational institutions in their region, as well as a national insurance company.
Lithotone Installs Latest Postpress Technology with Heidelberg Stitchmaster ST 450
Lithotone in Elkhart, Ind. has raised the performance bar by installing a Stitchmaster ST 450 from Heidelberg this month. After experiencing significant increases in productivity and quality with last year’s addition of Heidelberg’s Speedmaster XL 105 press, Lithotone once again looked to Heidelberg for this latest upgrade in postpress technology. “We are looking at significant growth in the near future, with greater ability, quicker turnaround times and deliverables on both the XL 105 and the new Stitchmaster ST 450,” Lithotone President Bob Priebe said. “We replaced three 40-inch presses with the XL 105 – that type of productivity gain is available only with Heidelberg.” The company anticipates at least a 30 percent jump in productivity on the ST 450, having seen positive results just three jobs into the stitcher. Stitchmaster ST 450 technology allows frequent format changes, responds flexibly to changing customer demands, delivers short and long runs, and runs at speeds up to 14,000 cycles an hour. Lithotone serves local, regional and national clients in the high-end wood products and fabrics industries. The company has 52 employees and was founded in 1962.
Century Graphics Begins a New Era with Heidelberg’s Speedmaster XL 105
Richard Bonham, owner of Century Graphics in Columbus, Ohio, has been a Heidelberg fan since he began working with the 6-color Speedmaster SM 72 more than 15 years ago. He later added another Speedmaster SM 72, this time a 5-color, to his pressroom and recently went looking for a new Heidelberg press to keep up with the company’s growth. A trip to the Print Media Demonstration Center at Heidelberg’s headquarters in Kennesaw, Ga. helped him make up his mind. “When I saw the Speedmaster XL 105 running, and became educated on its features and automation, I knew that this was the machine that would help us grow,” Bonham said. He was particularly impressed with the touch-screen controls. “This really changes the game,” he said. “The XL 105 is more than even the sales reps at Heidelberg represented it to be, with excellent productivity, quality, rate of production and automation.”
With the installation of Heidelberg’s Speedmaster XL 105 in the company’s all-Heidelberg pressroom, as well as the recent addition of a Stahlfolder TH 82 folder and POLAR 137 XT with full cutting system, including Transomat, jogger and pile turner, Century Graphics has “essentially reinvented itself,” according to Bonham. The 39-year-old company now has the ability to print 16-page signatures, and is experiencing the benefits of quick makeready times on their short-run saddle-bound jobs (12-48 pages). Operators of the new press have run the press at its full speed of 18,000 impressions per hour – each operator was trained on the press by Heidelberg instructors. According to Bonham, the company re-printed a four-color, 386-page book that originally took 100 hours to complete. On the Speedmaster XL 105, the job took only 27 hours. Century Graphics’ 34 employees serve graphic designers, advertising agencies and educational institutions in their region, as well as a national insurance company.
Lithotone Installs Latest Postpress Technology with Heidelberg Stitchmaster ST 450
Lithotone in Elkhart, Ind. has raised the performance bar by installing a Stitchmaster ST 450 from Heidelberg this month. After experiencing significant increases in productivity and quality with last year’s addition of Heidelberg’s Speedmaster XL 105 press, Lithotone once again looked to Heidelberg for this latest upgrade in postpress technology. “We are looking at significant growth in the near future, with greater ability, quicker turnaround times and deliverables on both the XL 105 and the new Stitchmaster ST 450,” Lithotone President Bob Priebe said. “We replaced three 40-inch presses with the XL 105 – that type of productivity gain is available only with Heidelberg.” The company anticipates at least a 30 percent jump in productivity on the ST 450, having seen positive results just three jobs into the stitcher. Stitchmaster ST 450 technology allows frequent format changes, responds flexibly to changing customer demands, delivers short and long runs, and runs at speeds up to 14,000 cycles an hour. Lithotone serves local, regional and national clients in the high-end wood products and fabrics industries. The company has 52 employees and was founded in 1962.
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