Offset Printing
Polish print shop boosts its productivity by up to 30 percent thanks to the Speedmaster XL 106-8-P from Heidelberg
Tuesday 07. May 2013 - Perfekt SA focuses on short makeready times and top quality
Silver 24 Systemservice contract ensures high press availability
Polish printing industry keen to become more competitive
Polish print shop Perfekt SA unveiled its new Speedmaster XL 106 at an open day in Warsaw in mid-April this year. The eight-color perfecting press from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is equipped with a host of automation components and the CutStar sheeter. It is the first installation of its kind in Poland and one of the very first in Europe. “We’re continuing to grow and we require additional capacity to meet the needs of our customers. That’s why we opted once again for a press from Heidelberg. The Speedmaster XL 106 impresses with its short makeready times, high quality, and speed of up to 18,000 sheets per hour – even in perfecting mode,” explains owner Janusz Banasiewicz. The print shop already produces on two Speedmaster XL 105 presses – an eight-color and a ten-color press, both with CutStar – a Speedmaster XL 105 five-color press with coating unit, and a Speedmaster SM 102 two-color unit with CutStar.
Perfekt SA’s key requirement was to raise its productivity significantly and thus increase its competitiveness. The company is looking to use the new Speedmaster XL 106-8-P to improve productivity by up to 30 percent and produce 60 to 80 million sheets a year. The print shop has been operating in Poland for over twenty years and generates sales of EUR 15 million with a workforce of 120 employees. Since opening, it has installed over 100 printing units from Heidelberg in the 70 x 100 cm (27.56 x 39.37 in) format. Production focuses on publishing house products such as magazines, books, and brochures. The export share is currently over 40 percent and is continuing to rise. “The new press enables us to print both short and long runs cost-effectively, offer our customers fast delivery, and become more competitive overall,” says Karina Banasiewicz-Kacperska, Marketing Director at Perfekt SA.
The high availability of the Speedmaster XL 106 is augmented by a Silver 24 Systemservice contract that covers preventive maintenance, technical support, and remote diagnosis by experts in the first two years.