Heidelberg and Darmstadt University of Technology Extend Joint Research Platform

Heidelberg is providing the relevant printing technology for the cooperation project—a Gallus RCS 330-HD rotary press. The press is tailored to development needs and has been configured accordingly. It has four printing stations and four printing processes—flexographic, screen, offset, and gravure. The printing units for the individual processes are separate modules that can be operated in every position of the printing stations. The sequence of processes is therefore freely configurable and can thus be adapted to numerous requirements for new applications. Space for further equipment such as dryers and special measuring technology is available between the individual printing stations. “The applications we’re developing on this modular platform are then transferred to the Heidelberg sheetfed press sector to ensure our Speedmaster customers can also benefit from them,” explains Dr. Martin Schmitt-Lewen, project manager at Heidelberg for the cooperation project with the IDD.