PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 145

摘要

Heidelberg's four years of development has resulted in a surprisingly high level of automation in their VLF machines. It's been said before and no doubt it will be said time and time again over the coming years: general commercial printing is the most competitive sector in print. Manufacturers resigned themselves to this fact a long time ago and as a result have focused their efforts on finding new potential growth areas. One area that many looked at closely was the large-format market, and at Drupa this sleeping giant finally roared into action. Not only were manufacturers unveiling new B1 presses in the Messe's exhibition halls, but some of those who were already in the B1 mix made a foray into VLF. So it was no surprise that the biggest sheetfed manufacturers in the world decided to join this assault on the large-format market, and try and lay claim to a slice of the massive packaging sector.