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Simply SmartHeidelberg SA Newsletter

March 2018

The enhancement of the new Versafire digital printinggeneration is fully focused on customer benefit and the mar-ket requirements. With the Versafire EV (Electrophotography & Versatility), Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) now offers a truly versatile digital production system, designed for use at entry level as well as by experienceddigital printing providers. “The Versafire EV gives our customers a flexible production system that is specially designed to ideally meet the requirements in the graphic arts industry and that they can use to further enhance their digital business model as a result of diversification and optimiza-tion,” explains Stephan Plenz, Member of the Management Board responsible for Digital Technology at Heidelberg.

Standing out with special effectsWith the new “invisible red” special toner, the Versafire EV offers now a total of five special colors. Along white, clear toner, neon yellow and neon pink, “invisible red” provides additional embellishment options. In daylight, it has a slightly glossy effect and under UV light, the toner shines bright red. The use of “invisible red” provides protection against copying and is particularly suitable for security-relevant applications. The five special colors facilitate a wide variety of creative applications, such as printing luminescent posters, invitations, admission tickets, wristbands, bright advertising brochures and security elements on printed products.

The new Versafire EV is able to print white first and the CMYK process colors on top, creating strong luminous images when printing on colored substrates and achieving new unusual effects. Where previously several processes were required, it is all done now in a single pass.

High quality and precise printing resultsThe new automatic inline calibration and inline register pro-vide a high degree of stability, precision and improved quality. Inline color measurement and automatic calibration take place ahead of the printing process and ensure constant color stability across the entire run. Top image quality is achieved thanks to the new resolution of 4,800 × 2,400 dpi. The Versafire EV has an increased printing speed of 85 or 95 A4 pages per minute and processes grammages of up to 360 gsm, ensuring a high level of productivity. Furthermore,

the system is able to print banners up to a length of 700 mm (duplex) and as much as 1,260 mm (simplex).

Even better integration thanks to the new Prinect DigitalFrontendThe Prinect Digital Frontend (DFE), developed by Heidelberg and unique in the print media industry, allows intelligent integration into digital and offset printing processes. Using this DFE the Versafire EV can be easily integrated into the existing workflow of a print shop at the same time that it processes variable print data considerably faster. Moreover, there is a new large 17-inch touchscreen, which allows for a clear overview of all machine data and papertypes, ensuring a user-friendly operation.

Since the middle of last year, more and more customers have attended Versafire production training sessions, gaining valuable detailed knowledge about setting upmedia and the machine itself. In addition, customers receive a matching software to control media set up, the Media Management Tool. The assistant-aided user interface enables the time and work needed for setting up substrates to be significantly reduced. All settings can be saved, exported and imported, as well as loaded onto other Versafire machines. First user JD Druck now offers its customers even morepossibilitiesJD Druck GmbH in Lauterbach in Hesse is the idealcompany for field testing the new Versafire EV. The print shop has focused on exceptional customer service and top-class quality for more than 125 years. Today, 65 employees produce offset and digital printing products for renowned agency and industry customers, as well as for publishers. They focus on advertising printing but small packaging jobs and point of sale displays are also produced. The catchment area stretches from Germany to Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg. “We entered the digital printing sector very early and I believe in the opportunities that personalization and customization bring,” confirms Managing Director Jörg Göttlicher. The trained typesetter took over the print shop from his father in 1991 and is systematically developing the company. This is evident when one looks at the machines in the digital printing department – where the various Heidelberg Versafire models can be found. At the end of January, JD Druck began the field test with the new Versafire EV and is able to directly compare the performance with the predecessor models. “The Versafire EV is heading in the just the right direction and, after just a short period of time, we can see very positive results,” confirmed Jörg Göttlicher. When asked about the best new features, operator Steffen Möller came up with a number of points. “One of them is the improved user-friendliness due to the new feeder with a flap, which means inserting the banner paper is now much easier. Also, the larger 17-inch touchscreen makes configuring the

Heidelberg presents its new digital press for creative commercial applications, allowing new business opportunities – the new Versafire EV• “Invisible red” for entry level security applications• First white then CMYK for special effects with colored

paper • Automatic inline color and excellent register

measurement• Simple integration into production workflow with the

Prinect Digital Frontend• First user JD Druck impressed by the the new possibilities

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basic settings much more simple.” In addition he is also happy with the automatic inline register and good colorstability ensured by the new inline sensors. “The possibility of now printing white first is super. It saves us a printing operation and creates great effects and quality on colored paper,” says Möller enthusiastically.

With multiple certifications of the Deutsche Post, JD Druck already has a very good reputation in the digital printingsector with its direct mailing and letter shop services. “We put our trust in state-of-the-art printing technology and in highly-motivated staff,” explains Jörg Göttlicher. “This includes all-round service with B-to-B shops, fast delivery and logistics services. We produce small runs and rush jobs as well as personalized products by means of digital printing and larger runs and gang runs with offset printing.” The press room boasts a Speedmaster XL 105 five-color press with coating, and postpress has four Stahlfolder folding machines, a Stichmaster saddlestitcher and two Polar cutting machines. In the summer, an Easymatrix die-cutter will be installed so that the company can also benefit from this added value and achieve faster processes.

Customers and interested parties can experience at first hand the new design possibilities and the enhanced media applications of the Versafire EV at its European launch at the Heidelberg site in Wiesloch-Walldorf on April 18, 2018. Go to www.heidelberg.com/versafire-launch to register for this event.

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Heidelberg now offers the Versafire EV (Electrophotography & Versatility) digital production system. It allows customers to implement creative applications and enhanced business models.

With the new “invisible red” special toner, there are now a total of five special colors for the Versafire EV. Under UV light, the toner shines bright red. The other special colors are white, clear toner, neon yellow and neon pink.

JD Druck is working with the new Versafire EV as part of the field test. Matthias Pflanz, Assistant to the Management, is impressed with the wider range of possibilities. He can configure the basicsettings easily via the 17-inch touchscreen.

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Since 1980, Al Mawrid Printing & Advertising, a unit of the Thomsun Group, has looked to technological leadership and strong supplier partnerships to drive them to new heights of global repute and printing excellence.

Al Mawrid produces an incredible variety of packaging, including food packaging, bakery boxes, medicine boxes, perfume boxes, kraft boxes, e-flute boxes, duplex and food board printed boxes, PE coated board printed boxes, special packaging board printing which can be used directly in oven and deep freezers.

In 2012, Al Mawrid ordered its first Heidelberg inline flexo press. The combination of a Heidelberg ICS with an inline die-cutter Heidelberg FCL in a printing width of 670 mm was mainly meant for the production of cigarette packaging. Through their successful and efficient production with their first installation, Al Mawrid has come back and ordered another Heidelberg ICS. In the Middle East and Africa all signs point to growth. Due to the growing market demand for highly finished packaging and the great success of the first installed machine, Al Mawrid decided to invest in a second Heidelberg ICS multi-process webfed solution. The press, consisting of flexo and gravure printing as well as different converting modules will be installed soon, driving Al Mawrid’s growth further forward.

“The excellent flexo printing and value-adding quality of products that were printed on our first ICS excite ourcustomers. What we internally especially appreciate about the flexo printing press is the easy operation, the lowmaintenance, the combination of various printing andconverting methods within one machine and the enormous output combined with reliability and high uptime”, explains Justin Ninan, production manager at Al Mawrid. “We do exclusively have Heidelberg printing equipment for many years. Therefore it has been no question to invest in a Heidelberg press again. We do have great synergies especially in the usage of tools, spare parts and operator know-how. Plus we can increase production reliability as we are able to switch printing jobs very easy. “

• 1st Heidelberg Inline Converting System ICS installed in 2012 with full customer satisfaction

• 2nd inline flexo press will be installed in Dubai to expand production capacity

• Multi process inline technology produces different structures daily

Al Mawrid invests again in high-end flexo printing technology from Heidelberg

Al Mawrid will receive a Heidelberg ICS multi-process press including modular units for cold-foiling, gravure printing, inline die-cutting and embossing.

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In the production of screen stencils (and soon flexo plates) in particular, the unique dual imaging system guarantees reproducible quality and a reliable service life in the press. The system ensures 100% surface- and through-curing of print forms, due to the variable combination of spectral wavelengths.

Safe and efficient production

Two spectral wavelengths (385 nm and 405 nm), bundled into one imaging beam, permit sophisticated surface- and through-curing in a single exposure process, something that is especially useful with thick layers. The proportion of each spectral wavelength can be adapted individually to the requirements of the emulsion, photoresist and plate type. The specially developed lens system and a predictive focus system ensure optimum image sharpness for print-perfect edges

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The flatbed imagesetter is user-friendly and can be easily adapted to changing requirements. Custom register systems, special supports for unusual screen stencils, and different formats can be implemented on site at any time. The design of the Heidelberg Phoenix UV LED direct imagesetter guarantees maximum investment protection, and the cutting-edge DMD chip technology gives the Phoenix top scores in flexibility and productivity. An active cooling system ensures a long service life of the chip and the light system.

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Formats

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