In for the Long Haul

In the offset arena, Heidelberg has supplied in-line coating units on sheetfed offset presses for almost 20 years. Detlef Janke, marketing director for the Speedmaster 102, reports the majority of machines the company sells are now equipped with at least one coating unit. "This has become the standard for all parts of the industry," he asserts. "While it was, at the beginning, only aqueous coating to protect the printed sheet and allow faster finishing, it is now more value-added coatings that are gaining the industry's interest."