Offset Printing - Sheet-Fed

With recent announcements from Heidelberg that include cost-cutting measures, mention of a possible hostile takeover attempt and the restructuring of its R&D activities, Printing Impressions conducted an exclusive interview with Bernhard Schreier, CEO of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, for a status report on the manufacturer’s near- and long-term outlook. Printing Impressions: Success from Heidelberg’s EUR 1.1 billion sales performance and launch of VLF presses at Drupa was somewhat tempered by the announced cost-cutting measures. Was Drupa a measuring stick in the company’s decision-making progress? Schreier: Drupa was a great show to position our various innovations and the overall Drupa results were satisfactory, so that

WESTMONT, IL—09/12/08—manroland announced it is offering for the first time online price quotes for its Roland 50 and Roland 200 presses through the company’s web site. Printers can review information about the small format presses and receive a reply directly to their email. The link can be found at www.manroland.us . “This is just another example of how we are challenging the conventional thinking about sales and service to customers,” said Vince Lapinski, manroland CEO.

KENNESAW, GA—September 8, 2008—Heidelberg USA today announced a drawing for an all-expenses-paid trip to Graph Expo 2008, open to all members of Heidelberg’s Printers Advantage program for small businesses. By visiting www.printersadvantage.com between now and Sept. 28 and registering as a Printers Advantage member, small printers will qualify for a chance to win the trip to Graph Expo, where from Oct. 26-28 they will enjoy VIP treatment as Heidelberg’s special guest. Current Printers Advantage members do not need to re-register and will automatically be enrolled for a chance to win the drawing. Created entirely for small printers, Heidelberg’s Printers Advantage program is designed to

KENNESAW, GA—September 3, 2008—Heidelberg is inviting attendees of Graph Expo 2008 to see the latest equipment, technologies and workflow solutions in a running, completely integrated “print shop” environment. The “shop” will be located in Heidelberg’s booth #1200, which will demonstrate Heidelberg’s theme of “HEI Performance and HEI Value” through a range of featured prepress, commercial print, packaging, postpress, service and workflow solutions. Visitors to the Heidelberg booth will learn what it means to “Get Prinected” and experience the benefits of shop integration at the tradeshow, which will be held in Chicago at McCormick Place on Oct. 26-29. Three times a day, visitors to

WESTMONT, IL—08/28/08—In a dollars-and-cents world, printers continuously look for ways to optimize their operations. One way to reduce overhead and boost press efficiency is to look at manroland’s Printvalue program. Its North American premier takes place at Graph Expo (booth #1246), to be held October 26-29 at McCormick Place in Chicago. manroland will be extremely busy during the annual show. Besides the Printvalue debut, the company will conduct early morning press demonstrations and again host Dr. Joe Webb’s industry forecast seminar. The company continues to build off the momentum Printvalue established a few months ago at drupa where the highly anticipated service

NORTH BERGEN, NJ—August 22, 2008—Edison Litho & Printing, one of the leading large-format litho printers in the Northeast and the only printer in North America to operate two of the largest presses in the world in the same facility, will be holding a unique seminar on the many new developments in large format printing. The half-day seminar on Tuesday September 16 begins at Edison’s 80,000 sq ft facility in North Bergen, New Jersey where the firm houses its two 81-inch sheetfed presses and continues at the nearby Secaucus (NJ) Hilton where industry experts will present their take on the growth of large format printing,

ALEXANDRIA, VA—08/19/08—A decision made nearly a year ago is paying off in big dividends for family-owned Fannon Printing. After an extensive research process, the owners decided to install a ROLAND 500 series press. One of the benefits from that acquisition will be realized on October 26 when Daniel Fannon accepts two prestigious “Benny” awards at the annual dinner during Graph Expo in Chicago. “We’re entering our company’s 40th year of doing business and winning two Bennys is a great way to start,” Fannon said. “Meeting high-end quality demands have always been our forte, whether it is annual reports, brochures, upscale packaging or ‘coffee table’

SCHAUMBURG, IL—August 15, 2008—Highlighting the Sakurai family of fully automated sheetfed offset presses in Booth Number 3037 at Graph Expo ’08 in Chicago will be a Sakurai 466SDC, 20” x 26” 4-color with coater and a Sakurai 575SDC, 23 5/8” x 31” 5-color with coater. Also featured will be Sakurai’s Maestro MS-102AII, ultra-high precision cylinder screen press with a 29 1/2” x 41 5/16” sheet size. Sakurai 66 Series The fully automated Sakurai 66 Series is available in straight or perfecting versions with or without coaters from four to six printing units in a format size of 20” x 26”. This

ALEXANDRIA, VA—August 11, 2008—IDEAlliance today announced that it has launched a new website to provide G7 information and news for the growing G7 community around the world. The new website contains a new Q&A as well as new materials about the ISO inks that are recommended for implementing G7 on sheetfed offset presses. Background The development of G7 was prompted by print buyers who were frustrated by proofs and prints that had matching dot gain but clear visual differences. Print buyers asked for metrics that more closely relate to the visual appearance of a printed image. For buyers it is critical

TORONTO—Trade Secret Printing, one of North Americas’s fastest growing trade printers, is pleased to announce it will be hosting an Open House on Thursday, August 21, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. to celebrate the completion of its new manufacturing facility at 40 Horner Ave, in Etobicoke, Ontario. The 104,000 sq.ft. building was acquired to house a new Goss Sunday M2000 24-page web press, along with two six-color Heidelberg sheetfed presses and a 10-color Heidelberg with roll-to sheet capabilities, as well as full bindery facilities. The print community is invited to tour the building and observe the new press in operation, along with