First Speedmaster of its kind in Korea

Today Art Co. Ltd., a high-quality Korea commercial printer, has equipped their new state-of-the-art factory in Paju Book City to the northwest of Seoul with a new Speedmaster XL 106-12-P from Heidelberg.

As the first Speedmaster of its kind in Korea, the Today Art press was installed in December 2021.

The Speedmaster XL 106, with 12 printing units and a perfecting device, will service the growing and popular K-Pop printing industry. There has been an enormous global growth and demand for K-Pop pro- ducts worldwide, due to the massive international success and appeal of the industry.

Today Art has been producing highend advertising and award-winning print work for the K-Pop industry for the past several years. With over 100 employees and a reputation for innovation, the well-established printer boasts three Speedmaster XL 106-6 and XL 75-5 presses. This new press (the first in the Korean printing industry) further boosts their reputation and focus on high-end print quality and customer service.

“The first three months since the installation of the press have presented us with enormous growth poten-tial,” said Mr. Park, the owner of Today Art. “In the first few months, the machine has really lived up to our expectations, with performance exceeding five million both-side printed sheets per month. This puts us on track to meet the increasing needs of our customers, more than doubling our capacity.”

Working round the clock, the Heidelberg Korea service team

Mr. Park - The owner of Today Art Co. Ltd

First Speedmaster of its kind in Korea

installed and commissioned the new Speedmaster XL 106-12-P in record time. During the process, one of the earlier presses was also moved to the new premises, while the other presses continued to run in the Seoul factory. Special planning was undertaken to ensure that Today Art continued to operate according to their tight production deadlines. Heidelberg Korea’s customer service team came through, with dedication and ingenuity!

“For me, my decision to choose the new Heidelberg Speedmaster was not just based on its stunning aesthetics, but also the technology we opted for. Our new Speedmaster has a host of new features, including a fully automatic print job changing system, including AutoPlate XL 3, colour control with Prinect Inpress-Control 3 and Hycolor Multidrive system for easy and automated job production.

This gives us complete con-trol over our production and allows us to address our customer requirements with topquality delivery,” said Mr. Park. “With local service support from Heidelberg Korea, I have a sense of security that we have access to backup services whenever we need it, as the machine is connected to the Heidelberg Remote Service network, offering round-theclock support.”

Heidelberg is delighted to partner with Today Art in their aim to deliver service, design, and technology innovation in the advertising and commercial print segment, globally. With the strong partnership bet-ween Today Art and Heidelberg, there are exciting times ahead!