Louis Iovoli

Hammer Packaging has become the first North American customer to purchase Heidelberg’s new Speedmaster CX 102 press. The Rochester, N.Y.-based company is among the largest producers of high-end package decorating in North America.

Press developments make the dizzying heights of today's sheetfed offset a little easier to reach. by Jessica Millward, Associate Editor IT WAS ALMOST heartbreaking for the packagePrinting 2000 Excellence Awards Competition judges. Faced with about 50 sheetfed offset folding carton entries, they struggled to whittle the category down to only four winners; ultimately, only the slightest register flaws eliminated the competition. Such a resounding testament to the health of sheetfed offset prompts a question: What challenges do sheetfed printers face? And what solutions do press suppliers offer to enable those formidable folding cartons? Challenge 1: Freedom of substrate Four years ago, Hammer Lithograph