Heidelberg

For the first six months of financial year 2006/2007 (April 1 to September 30, 2006), Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) increased its sales and earnings over the previous year. Heidelberg Group sales in the first six months were six percent up on the comparable figure for the previous year at 1.628 billion Euro (previous year: 1.529 billion Euro). Incoming orders during the period climbed 13 percent to 1.996 billion Euro (previous year: 1.760 billion Euro). The order backlog of 1.343 billion Euro at the end of the second quarter was at the same high level as the previous quarter. “Our customers are continuing to invest

KENNESAW, Ga.—Heidelberg USA announced the launch of a new program for small businesses, Heidelberg Printers Advantage, which is designed to connect small printers with information and business solutions to help them solve problems unique to small business enterprises. Created entirely for small printers, Heidelberg’s Printers Advantage delivers information about the latest Heidelberg prepress, press, and postpress solutions tailored for small printers and provides quick and easy access to Heidelberg experts who can advise printers on the right solutions for their particular business needs. The site includes an “Ask the Experts” section where printers can pose questions to Heidelberg online, as well as links to

FIRST PLACE Collotype Labels, Mile End South, South Australia Avery Lane Press: Nilpeter Plates/Screens: Kodak, Stork Dies: RotoMetrics Substrate: Spicers Ink/Coating/Adhesive: UV Flint Group SECOND PLACE Collotype Labels, Mile End South, South Australia Monkey Bay Press: Komori, Tahara, Roland, Heidelberg Plates: Kodak Dies: Rulecut, Triforme Substrate: CPI Ink/Coating/Adhesive: Flint Group

FIRST PLACE Diamond Packaging, Rochester, N.Y. Diamond Packaging 2006 Calendar Press: Heidelberg Plates: Kodak Dies: Universal Engraving, Diamond Packaging Ink/Coating/Adhesive: Flint Ink

FIRST PLACE Collotype Labels, Mile End South, South Australia Graham Beck Brut Blanc de Blancs Press: Komori, Tahara, Roland, Heidelberg Cylinders: Kodak Dies: Rulecut, Triforme Substrate: CPI Ink/Coating/Adhesive: Flint Group SECOND PLACE Collotype Labels, Mile End South, South Australia Ondine Press: Gallus Plates/Screens/Cylinders: Winner, Gallus Dies: Kocher + Beck Substrate: Avery Dennison Ink: Flint Group THIRD PLACE Collotype Labels, Mile End South, South Australia Delicato Family Vineyards Press: Nilpeter Plates: Fuji Dies: Kocher + Beck Substrate: Avery Dennison Ink/Coating/Adhesive: UV Sicpa

FIRST PLACE Hammer Packaging, Rochester, N.Y. Propel Press: Mitsubishi Plates: Kodak Ink/Coating/ Adhesive: Flint Ink, Sun Chemical SECOND PLACE Hammer Packaging, Rochester, N.Y. Gatorade Endurance Press: Heidelberg Plates: Kodak Ink/Coating: Flint Ink, Sun Chemical THIRD PLACE Fort Dearborn Co., Elk Grove Village, Ill. Newman’s Own Organic Traditional Herb Press: Mitsubishi Plates: Kodak Ink: INX

FIRST PLACE Bert Co., Los Angeles, Calif. Kingdom of Heaven Press: Mitsubishi SECOND PLACE MPS/General Converting Inc., Bolingbrook, Ill. The Frighteners Press: Heidelberg THIRD PLACE MPS/General Converting Inc., Bolingbrook, Ill. American Gothic Press: Heidelberg Plates: Classical Color Graphics Dies: In House Ink/Coating/Adhesive: Ink Systems

SEWICKLEY, Pa.-The International Cooperation for the Integration of the Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress (CIP4) organization and Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF) announced today the launch of the long-awaited JDF (Job Definition Format) Product Certification Program. The JDF Product Certification Program provides testing of JDF-enabled software. Products that successfully complete testing will be issued a “JDF Certified” logo. This logo can be used on product packaging and promotional materials to convey to buyers that products have been certified to meet established guidelines for interoperability. The foundation of the JDF Product Certification Program is the Interoperability Conformance Specification (ICS) documents, created by

Most screening technologies work well. Every prepress workflow presents a multitude of screening options. Beyond these simple assumptions, however, questions proliferate. Is AM screening the right choice, or is FM better? Will transitional screening supplant them both? What are the tradeoffs? How tight a process control window can the printer operate within? The answers to these questions vary from market to market and from one print discipline to another. What is certain is that the right choice of screening method can help printers in their quest for differentiation. It can also have an impact in the pressroom, based on its runnability. Screening

KENNESAW, Ga.—Heidelberg has announced that it has completed a successful year in the U.S. market. The company’s fiscal year, which ended on March 31, 2006, brought many key accomplishments in the U.S., from the introduction of new products and service offerings to the opening of its Print Media Demonstration Center (PMDC) in Kennesaw, Ga. to increases in sales and new press installations. “Heidelberg has seen increased momentum in the U.S. market in the past year,” said James Dunn, president, Heidelberg USA. “With our investments in new technologies and product innovations, we are well-positioned to satisfy the needs of our U.S. customers in the coming year.” In the