Heidelberg Hosts Successful LPIA Spring Technical Conference

During the course of the day, attendees saw the latest end-to-end production and workflow solutions designed to reduce lead times, inventory and waste; execute a seamless workflow from online design to final printing; and achieve optimal image quality, consistency, and reliability.

Among the highlights was a chance to see Heidelberg’s latest addition to its Tech Center pressroom: a six-color Speedmaster XL 105 with dual coating unit for aqueous and UV and full interdeck UV drying. The new press is the beneficiary of no fewer than four InterTech Technology Award-winning innovations from Heidelberg, including the Peak Performance, 18,000 sph XL platform (2007); the Prinect Press Center with integrated Wallscreen and advanced Intellistart software (2009); Prinect Inpress Control in-line color measurement and registration (2008); Prinect Inspection Control for print and material defect detection (2010); and new DryStar LE (low-energy) UV. Heidelberg’s small-format Speedmaster SM 52 with Anicolor Inking Unit also garnered considerable attention for its shorter makereadies and the efficiencies it brings to bear on short-run sheetfed printing projects, including labels.