Print Innovation Asia Issue 5 2022
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Heidelberg leads in t market in ANZ COVID- 19 Created a lot of uncertainty in the commercial printing sector, but not in packaging. The last 24 months has seen a phenomenal increase in sales of new presses primarily add on equipment to companies across Australia and New Zealand. Market Dynamics A combination of factors has seen a massive increase in packaging printing throughout not only Australia and New Zealand but also throughout the World. With Covid and severe lockdowns an increase in food packaging has seen packaging print volumes increase dramatically, added to this has been the pressure to shift away from plastic packaging to cardboard which has also led to further increases in print volumes. In addition to the success in the commercial market Heidelberg Australia and New Zealand has or will also install 6 hi tech packaging presses 3 of which are for the IML market and 3 for board packaging. The 3 packaging presses are raised and feature the latest technology. • XL106-6LYYLX – 6 colour with double coaters and Logistics • XL106-7LYYLX – 7 colour with double coaters and Logistics • XL106-7LYYLX – 7 colour with double coaters and Logistics • XL106-7+L with CutStar at a highquality label printer • CX102-6+L with CutStar at a highquality label printer • XL106-D rotary die cutter Plan ahead Australia and New Zealand are not the only markets with increased demand, North America, Japan, Korea, and many countries in Europe have also stepped up their sales dramatically. It used to take up to 6 months to make and ship a press to most countries but with capacity in Germany at
recent record levels manufacturing times are out to 6-8 months and with international shipping now delayed you could wait for up to a year to become operational. Switching to Heidelberg One of the largest packaging printing companies globally who have for a number of years been using Heidelberg Speedmaster VLF presses in the USA and Europe have for the first time purchased a Heidelberg press in New Zealand. The press is a Speedmaster XL106-6+LYYLX with smart technology including Fully Automatic Logistics, Push to Stop autonomous features and with double coating capability. Technology makes the difference Heidelberg customers are enjoying record breaking performance thanks to the addition of the latest Speedmaster XL 106 technology 2020 generation. With the continuous development and improvement of the Heidelberg peak performance models, productivity and output KPIs are being exceeded globally. Speedmaster XL 2020 generation Key innovations and features: Push to Stop fully automated production processes For the first time, navigated printing with Push to Stop is possible on all Speedmaster machines. The patented Intellistart 3 defines all the steps required for the job change without any operator intervention and provides maximum transparency across all active
and queued processes. Intelliguide simulates the time-optimized sequence live and, if necessary, also includes the steps to be executed manually. Plate loading systems • Auto plate XL a complete plate change in less than one minute. • Auto plate pro plate changing in approximately two minutes. • Auto plate allows for plate changing in 40 seconds per printing unit. Drying system Heidelberg DryStar© Fully flexible drying solutions are available for individual application requirements. • DryStar • DryStar LED UV • DryStar UV • DryStar LE low energy Logistics For continuous high volume packaging printing, Heidelberg logistics systems are tailored for maximum output and material movement. Prinect Inpress Control 3 The latest generation of colour measurement system enables fully automated colour and register control for make ready on the job change over. Prinect Inpress Control 3 has a new algorithm for waste sheet reduction during make ready. Operating system Prinect Press Center UX Heidelberg UX is the holistic and intuitive operation of all Heidelberg touch points.
