Analogue Printing

Japanese print shop signs subscription agreement with Heidelberg

With up Co., Ltd. is first subscription customer from eastern part of country
Growing interest in contract-based business in Japan
Customers freed up to focus on further business development
Strengthening their partnership with a Subscription Plus contract – Yoko Takahashi, Managing Director of With up

virtual.drupa 2021 – Heidelberg showcases autonomous print production with end-to-end solutions

Conference presentation on April 23 outlines opportunities offered by using artificial intelligence at print shops
Experts on hand for individual discussions
Preparations underway for further customer event

Heidelberg's digital ecosystem given the name “Heidelberg Plus”

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is taking the digitization of its customer relationships incorporating useful value-added services to the next level.

Fort Dearborn Sets World Impression Record on Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 in 2020

With a significant increase in its business due to COVID-19’s demand on grocery stores, Fort Dearborn, a custom label and packaging company with twenty locations nationwide, reached nearly 82 million impressions on its Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-8+L in 2020. The press, located at the company’s Fort Worth plant, achieved the highest gross impressions of any XL 106 in the world last year.

Komori is Gold Partner at virtual.drupa

Komori Corporation (Sumida-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and CEO Satoshi Mochida) ("Komori") today announced its support and participation in the virtual.drupa, taking place at virtual.drupa.com on April 20-23.

Komori Concept “Connected Automation” at China Print 2021

Smart Factory realized by Connected Automation

Bertelsmann Printing Group achieves its goals with Heidelberg Subscription

Performance partnership pays dividends
Heidelberg delivers on performance promise with permanently high machine availability, short servicing times, and quick makeready times
Overall equipment efficiency of Speedmaster XL 106 at Gütersloh site increases to 56 percent after one year

NPN Drukkers takes giant leap forward with Komori H-UV L (LED)

Dutch printing house NPN Drukkers has established itself as one of the top quality print providers in The Netherlands. So, when the time came last year to replace one of its printing presses, the company drew up a list of critical requirements. By selecting Komori as their new supplier and also opting for H-UV L (LED) technology, NPN Drukkers is once again raising the bar in print quality.

Swift choses DCOS

Colorado Mountain News Media, a division of Swift Communications located in Gypsum Colorado has awarded DCOS Automation - Sweden a contract to replace drive- and control system on their DGM press. This is the second DGM 440 press that Swift has changed their Automation over to DCOS. The first being their printshop in Carson City. NV in 2019. Swift’s properties in Colorado include traditional community newspapers; resort property, agricultural and rural lifestyle publications.

Heidelberg increases press exports from Chinese production operations

Particularly strong demand for Speedmaster CD 102 and CS 92 presses
Customers in more than 40 countries trust Heidelberg quality from China
Export rate from Shanghai site reaches 19 percent
Japanese print shops Ebara Printing and Bunkado install Speedmaster CD 102 presses from China

Foster Printing Upgrades Koenig & Bauer Presses with Lithec LithoFlash

Lithec, a global leader of inline color control and inspection systems for the graphic communications industry, announces the installation of LithoFlash at Foster Printing. Based in Santa Ana, CA, Foster Printing is a large-format trade printer with a primary focus on packaging, POP displays, signage and posters.