Inkjet & Digital Printing

Heidelberg unveils “digital differentiator” at open house on 17 June

Wednesday 20. May 2015 - D2D or Dedicated To Digital is the theme of Heidelberg's specialist open house that takes place at its National Showroom in Brentford from 10am to 4pm on Wednesday 17 June. Heidelberg will launch its Digital Front End (DFE). Drawing on 25 years of workflow experience Heidelberg has designed this simple and effective interface to the new Linoprint digital press products. The DFE accurately controls print quality, colour and ensures consistent output performance.

Anyone interested in digital printing solutions is welcome to attend and they can book at http://www.heievents.co.uk
“Our dedicated Heidelberg Digital Front End will be a key differentiator in the market. The renderer mirrors the dots laid down on a plate for litho applications which means the colour and quality match will be first rate,” says Jim Todd, sales director.
“Prepress and digital workflows will be brought together into one common interface. Heidelberg will link the Linoprint CV and CP devices to a Management Information System (Tharstern) and Web2Print solution (ROI 360). The Heidelberg Prinect workflow will calculate the appropriate level of automation based on the value of order, customer relationship and quality of the supplied artwork. This combined and integrated Front End reduces errors, improves results, brings a noticeably faster job flow and builds in business sense and transparency to the digital process.”
Heidelberg has already launched the Linoprint CP and CV models with great success and several of the new models have been delivered. Demand for demonstrations is running high, so Heidelberg was clear that a digital printing open house would be fully justified.
The Linoprint CP (CP stands for Commercial Performance) and Linoprint CV (Commercial Value) supersede the C901 and C 751 models. The presses offer speed and versatility, the ability to handle a range of stocks and a diversity of formats including a six page A4 or A4 landscape as well as offering the option to add an opaque white, clear or spot varnish coating. The first company to purchase the Linoprint CP was Pensord Press and the first with the Linoprint CV was Diguru.
Three jobs will be produced during the two key demonstrations (scheduled for 11am and 2.30pm): a simple two page leaflet; a complex hybrid job with a digital cover and litho text; and a “bomb”, the term for orders which combine print and other products such as a box of golf balls.
Heidelberg experts led by Chris Matthews (digital business manager) and John Murphy (Prinect products specialist) will be on hand to discuss general or specific enquires.
Partners joining the D2D open house in June are ROI 360 (web to print), Tharstern (MIS), Polar (cutting solutions), Morgana (finishing) and the Magic Touch (combining print and other products to add sales value). Lunch will be available as well as light refreshments during the day.