Heidelberg Uses Qingpu Site to Open Up New Markets in China

"Every third machine sold by Heidelberg in China now comes from our production facilities in Qingpu. With the growth in exporting, we'll continue to unlock the high potential on the emerging markets," states Stephan Plenz, member of the Management Board responsible for Heidelberg Equipment.

The Qingpu site is an integral part of the Heidelberg network comprising the Wiesloch-Walldorf, Amstetten, Brandenburg, Leipzig, and Ludwigsburg sites in Germany and Nové Mesto in Slovakia. This ensures that, even with a growing proportion of local suppliers, all processes and quality standards satisfy the global standards laid down by Heidelberg. Heidelberg is the only press producer in Europe and Japan that operates its own production facilities in China. Almost 500 staff are now employed at the site, which currently manufactures around 1,000 printing units a year across all series.