Offset Printing - Sheet-Fed

During the Sheetfed Offset day at the PRINTING United Digital Experience, one panel session that drew attention delved into how the sheetfed offset market is changing as run lengths continue to shrink.

During the sheetfed offset day of the PRINTING United Digital Experience, a panel focused on how automation improves both the performance of the sheetfed offset press and the profitability of work produced on it. The printer panelists were asked to identify the most critical functions of automation and to cite the benefits that these improvements have brought to their commercial printing operations.

Day seven of the PRINTING United Digital Experience offers a powerful lineup of new product demonstrations, education, and video demonstrations of the latest technology being shown to the global community.

NeilMed Pharmaceuticals reports that it has experienced an increase in production and a decrease in makeready time with its new Koenig & Bauer press.

Balancing offset and digital printing technologies is a daily occurrence at many in-plants. Deciding which technology to use comes down to more than just run length, however.

In a global survey of more than 1,000 customers, Heidelberg identified four key areas that sum up the challenges in the print industry.

A number of in-plants have added sheetfed offset presses in recent years, despite clear evidence that production inkjet printing is growing in popularity. So what gives? Do they have a point?

Heidelberg's management board has adopted a previously announced action package to reduce structural costs and improve profitability. The company plans to cease production on unprofitable businesses and reduce its global workforce by up to 2,000 jobs, among other strategic moves.

The delay of drupa won't stop Heidelberg from launching a range of technologies that incorporate artificial intelligence, process optimization and intelligent productivity. Executives offer a sneak peak at these technologies, stressing how Heidelberg is taking the “smart print shop” into a new dimension.

Hobby Lobby has installed a four-color Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 press with UV capabilities, along with Heidelberg’s Saphira Consumables and Heidelberg Assistant, an intelligent online program of data driven smart services.