Offset Printing

HEIDELBERG TECHNOLOGY BOOSTS PRODUCTIVITY, QUALITY FOR PRINTERS NATIONWIDE

Friday 01. February 2008 - New Heidelberg Equipment Leaves Daily Printing’s Customers, Employees Smiling

A host of new Heidelberg equipment installed last fall — including a Suprasetter MCL 105 platesetter, Prinect workflow solutions and a POLAR 137 XT cutter with autotrim — has led to improved productivity at Daily Printing in Plymouth, Minn. “Jobs are ripping faster and our customers and press operators love Prinect Hybrid Screening,” said Dan Sandvik, vice president, production. “Plates are running better than ever, and we are now using Heidelberg’s Saphira Thermoplate NA plates.” Daily’s new PACE (POLAR Automated Cutting for Efficiency) system from Heidelberg takes automation, safety and operator comfort to new levels, with a stack lift, jogger, scale, the cutter itself and a Transomat offloader. To evaluate the new PACE system, Sandvik sent an operator to Heidelberg’s U.S. headquarters near Atlanta. “After the demonstration, we performed a work-time study and decided it was the right move for us,” Sandvik said. “The new system was accepted well by our operators because of the great ergonomics.” Thanks to the Heidelberg Prinect workflow system, two out of Daily’s three cutters are fully automated with POLAR Compucut software into the shop’s workflow. Sandvik plans to automate his entire shop, including the Heidelberg folder and stitcher equipment in the bindery, after exploring Heidelberg’s postpress automation options this summer at drupa 2008. “The operators on the PACE system thank me every couple of weeks for installing it,” Sandvik said. “They can put in a really productive day and not have to drag themselves out the door. It’s a lot easier on the body.” Founded in 1950, Daily Printing has 110 employees, four Heidelberg presses and an array of cutters, stitchers and folders from Heidelberg.