Wide-Format Offset Printer Sets the Bar for Service

Maximum productivity

Although Annan & Bird performs virtually all of its special effects printing on its two existing large-format KBA presses, the company chose the new Speedmaster XL 162 specifically because of its ability to produce high quality work at fast speeds with minimal waste.

Key to this effort is Prinect Inpress Control, Heidelberg's in-line color measurement and control system, which takes density and spectrophotometric readings inline, while automatically maintaining color. Integrated directly into the last unit of the press, Inpress Control automatically measures and controls process colors, spot colors and register in the print control strip on the fly, at any speed. Corrections are forwarded directly to the Prinect Press Center for adjustment. With its ability to pull jobs quickly and accurately into color and register at 15,000 sph, the Speedmaster XL 162 achieves maximum productivity to meet Annan & Bird's most demanding deliveries.