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Heidelberg Speedmaster CS 92 roars in the Indian
The Heidelberg Speedmaster 92 press is highly capable and well suited for both commercial and packaging requirements. Heidelberg’s Speedmaster presses, which it calls “the most intelligent and most automated” has been receiving overwhelming responses from across Asia and Indian subcontinent.
Talk to any commercial and packaging print firm, they will explain how the print potential has been changing over the years, even though there are more products, the print runs were shrinking and there have been margins falling. To deal with the scenario, the print firms re-looked at the shopfloor to keep the costs under control and maximize the printing press utilization because time and money are most imperative, and every minute wasted will impact the business.
Heidelberg Speedmaster CS 92 was launched with the sole purpose of addressing all the customers' needs. The Speedmaster is a profitable investment for printshops who are looking for higher productivity, multiple orders and of course, wanting to upgrade and widen their offering in the market.
Talking about buyer fulfilment, we have received several satisfactory customer feedbacks and to share, some of the customers are.
Three Speedmaster CS 92 installations at Replika Press
One of the satisfied customers and known company is Replika Press who had invested in their third Speedmaster CS 92 four-colour press. Replika Press is one of the biggest print service providers specializing in book printing, high-end commercial print production, digital printing and now in packaging as well. The company prints more than 16,000 titles per year.
At Replika Press, the range of titles comprises everything from monochrome to multi-colour, softcover to hardcover, medical to scientific, technical to coffee table books, art books to children books, cookbooks, travel guides, dictionaries, encyclopedias and religious books, etc. for reputed international publishers from USA, UK, Germany, Czech
Republic, France, Norway, Sweden, New Zealand, Russia, Africa, Brazil, etc. Replika Press provides solutions to leading publishers like Penguin Random House, Hachette and Bloomsbury to name a few. Replika oversees a paper and board stock of more than 20,000 tons per annum with a production capability of printing 50,000 hardcovers and 1,50,000 softcover books per day to achieve a target of 2,00,000 books per day soon.
Bhuvnesh Seth, managing director at Replika Press, said, “Today the market is extremely competitive, and we have to offer best to our customers and in such circumstance, the investment is very appropriate for Replika Press. The Heidelberg has been the obvious choice for Replika Press. Heidelberg is a different story altogether. Be it the built or the output quality of Heidelberg, you don’t see any deviations from the standard, be the press from China or the German plant. The sturdiness of Heidelberg’s is unmatched, and we can see it for ourselves from the merit they have earned. One of the more evident of which is their resale value.”
Speedmaster CS 92 - A Secure investment:
Heidelberg Speedmaster CS 92 can accommodate a wide array of print substrates with thicknesses ranging from 0.03 mm to 0.6 mm. Boasting print speeds of up to 15,000 sheets per hour, this high-end press is integrated with Heidelberg’s exclusive Prinect workflow to make operations simple and intuitive. Heidelberg Speedmaster has a printing stock capacity of maximum sheet size with 650mm x 940 mm with a gripper margin of 10mm to 12mm.
Heidelberg Speedmaster CS 92, available in four, five and six-colour configurations, with coating options available in all formats. It comes with
Panjabis: The Heidelberg CS 92 is a sturdy and robust press
Intellistart, AutoPlate, Auto blanket wash, the pre-set feeder and delivery from the XL 106 range, doublediameter blanket and impression cylinder, and triple-diameter transfer drums, which put less stress on sheets.
Speedmaster based on the CX 102 platform reduced in width for the plate cost savings, with speed-compensated inking and dampening system, calibration-free ink zones, all combined with the Prinect Press Centre operating system. It’s available with all the usual curing systems from Heidelberg, including the latest UV systems. It features Easy Control spectral colour measurement and control with reporting functions. the decision to invest in a Heidelberg press has changed the game for NaviMumbai-based packaging specialist Rukson Packaging who had installed a brand-new Heidelberg Speedmaster CS 92 five-colour press with coating unit.
Gobind Panjabi, the owner at Rukson Packaging, said, “The Heidelberg Speedmaster CS 92 is very ideal for packaging and pharmaceutical jobs.” During the lockdown period, while most of the segments were facing a tough time, Rukson Packaging was able to employ the press to run at full capacity, for which, Rukson Packaging had thanked team Heidelberg India for all the hard work; as the Heidelberg India team had worked tirelessly roundthe-clock during the initial lockdown period.
“We were able to take in the press at our plant in August 2020 and went into production right away.” As of today, the company’s portfolio includes 80% of jobs catering to the pharmaceutical industry; FMCG accounts for 15% and the remaining 5% is cosmetics. The surge in demand for pharmaceutical and FMCG products during the pandemic boosted the quantum of jobs at Rukson Packaging.
Another success story of Heidelberg Speedmaster is from, New Delhi-based Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib who had upgraded its print facility with a brand-new Heidelberg Speedmaster CS 92 four colour press, reaffirming its commitment to excellent print quality. The facility is managed by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) and the facility prints Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the central religious scripture of Sikhism and other related holy texts, calendars, diaries, and material by the Sikh religious code. The sacred text books are then supplied to Gurudwaras (a place of worship for the Sikhs) in India and overseas.
“The Heidelberg Speedmaster CS 92 enhances overall print quality and productivity, with quicker makereadies and turn-around. We were excited to print Sri Guru Granth Sahib on a world-class quality press. Theis empowers cost-effective and highvolume printing,” shared Manjinder Singh.
The remote-controlled, calibrationfree foil ink fountain of the Heidelberg Speedmaster CS 92 ensures superior quality and stable coloring throughout the entire production run, with 500 increments per colour zone. A speedcompensated Alcolor dampening system facilitates stable ink-water balance and outstanding print quality. Manjinder Singh concluded, “The Heidelberg Speedmaster CS 92 is a valuable asset to assist the shift from conventional and monochrome press operations to highly-automated, fullvolume and colour printing. Waste optimization is a bonus.”
63 Speedmaster CS 92 units across Indian subcontinent Heidelberg Speedmaster CS 92, a printing press with quality and Precision that Indian printers rely on, Heidelberg India has installed 63 units of CS 92 presses in last 6 years. With an amazing number of Speedmaster 92 press installations in the country, the team Heidelberg is optimistic about the future.
The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) members at the inauguration event
