Kennesaw, Ga.—Heidelberg Systemservice now offers a new Foundation Design option as part of its Installation and Relocation Service for companies looking to install a new press, relocate production or combine multiple plants.
ATLANTA, Ga.—MacDermid Printing Solutions announced that effective June 11, 2009, Heidelberg Canada Graphic Equipment Limited will distribute MacDermid’s sheet photopolymer plate products and equipment in Canada.
DUNCANSVILLE Pa.—Anchor Printing, of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., has added two Aquaflex ELS servo presses to add capacity for its growing flexible packaging business. General Manager Andrew Weitz, said, "We knew we wanted to move up to servo technology so we looked at all the press offerings before deciding on the Aquaflex ELS Servo."
KENNESAW, Ga.—Heidelberg USA has launched a new Web portal dedicated to exploring sustainable solutions for the printing industry. "Our goal in launching these pages is to establish a fact-based, green resource for the printing industry to help printers and buyers sort through the competing claims and discover the best path to sustainability for their businesses," said Joerg Daehnhardt, director of product management for Heidelberg USA.
KENNESAW, Ga.—A contingent of U.S. customers were among the more than 100 visitors from 25 countries who attended Heidelberg’s Packaging Days, held March 19-20 at the company’s Wiesloch-Walldorf production site in Germany. Customers spent the day reviewing the full range of Heidelberg packaging solutions from prepress to postpress, representing an area the company views as a key strategic growth investment today and for the future.
Coinciding with the start of spring, the winners of the Heidelberg Eco Printing Award were honored at a small ceremony at the Print Media Academy in Heidelberg. Dick Kouwenhoven, owner of Hemlock Printers, Canada, was presented with the environmental award for the most sustainable print shop, which comes with a prize fund of 30,000 Euro. Kazuhisa Yoshida, owner of Yoshida Printing in Japan, accepted the award for most innovative stand-alone solution and a check for 20,000 Euro.
The JDF User Group, an open forum for users and vendors of JDF-enabled systems, announced that Dr. Rainer Prosi, Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of the CIP4 Organization, will be moderating the open discussion at the user group meeting being held at Japs-Olson Company in St. Louis Park, MN on March 25-26, 2009.
EDINA, Minn.—IPA, The Association of Graphic Solutions Providers has begun conducting an examination of the world's leading digital press systems for production printing. The 2009 IPA Digital Print Forum includes a wide testing criteria of repeatability, color integrity, and sheet recyclability. The test results of the Digital Print Forum will provide a resource for prospective buyers of digital print production devices assuring any prospective system matches their company’s needs and market conditions.
PITTSBURGH, Pa.—The Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA) has announced keynote speakers for its 61st Annual Technical Conference, March 15-18 in New Orleans.
HEIDELBERG, Germany—Heidelberg is publishing its financial statements for the first nine months of financial year 2008/2009 (April 1 to December 31, 2008). Despite a weaker performance, the company achieved a break-even operating result in the third quarter for the first time in the current financial year thanks to the cost-cutting measures initiated.
