For Creative Minds and Shrewd Money-Managers
The Speedmaster XL 105 LPL prints and coats on both sides in a
single pass. For shrewd money-managers and creative minds this
minimizes production time and increases the variety of finishing
options.
Sheets run through the Speedmaster XL 105 LPL like an express train. The more than thirty meters long power press needs only a single pass to achieve what took the XL 105 two passes: print and coat a sheet on both sides. "The XL 105 with one coating unit each upstream and downstream of the perfecting unit is an uncompromising step toward more profitability. Each job passes through the press only once. That reduces production time significantly", explains Heidelberg Product Manager Kerstin Höhn. Since the products are coated on both sides, they can be finished without delay. No more waiting and drying times, and no more intermediate storing of semi-finished products.
The ergonomic operation via the Prinect Press Center control console as well as Saphira consumables that are tailored to the XL 105 LPL add to the perfection of the printed results and the reduction of the manufacturing time. Print-shop customers who perform on site color ok's also benefit from this increased efficiency: they no longer have to wait to see their print products coated on both sides.
Sheets run through the Speedmaster XL 105 LPL like an express train. The more than thirty meters long power press needs only a single pass to achieve what took the XL 105 two passes: print and coat a sheet on both sides. "The XL 105 with one coating unit each upstream and downstream of the perfecting unit is an uncompromising step toward more profitability. Each job passes through the press only once. That reduces production time significantly", explains Heidelberg Product Manager Kerstin Höhn. Since the products are coated on both sides, they can be finished without delay. No more waiting and drying times, and no more intermediate storing of semi-finished products.
The ergonomic operation via the Prinect Press Center control console as well as Saphira consumables that are tailored to the XL 105 LPL add to the perfection of the printed results and the reduction of the manufacturing time. Print-shop customers who perform on site color ok's also benefit from this increased efficiency: they no longer have to wait to see their print products coated on both sides.
Gaining New Customers with Special Effects
As the two users Daneels Graphische Gruppe from Belgium and K&D Graphics from the United States show, the brand new flagship Speedmaster XL 105 LPL is ideal for shrewd money-managers as well as creative minds. After all, one coating unit each upstream and downstream of the perfecting unit does not only make the press more productive, it also offers more finishing possibilities. For K&D Graphics from Orange, California, that was an important point. When the company commissioned the Speedmaster XL 105-6+LYY-P-6+L (UV) equipped with a CutStar sheeter in December 2008, its intention was to cater for the premium and high-volume commercial and packaging market more efficiently.
The company is well-known for its high-quality products such as brochures, posters, postcards, and packaging material. Much of it is printed in photo-realistic quality. With the UV-version of the Speedmaster XL 105-6+LYY-P-6+L, the creative Californians know no limits to their hunt for eyecatchers. They can print process colors plus two special colors in a single pass, for instance, while at the same time applying a spot, scented, or gloss coating. Or they can create special effects with iriodin or metallic ink plus a protective coating. Duo applications, where the coating unit first applies opaque white to aluminized paper that is then printed and coated, are also possible. "Thanks to the new press, we have been able to extend our premium packaging print capacities and gain many new customers", summarizes company President Don Chew.
As the two users Daneels Graphische Gruppe from Belgium and K&D Graphics from the United States show, the brand new flagship Speedmaster XL 105 LPL is ideal for shrewd money-managers as well as creative minds. After all, one coating unit each upstream and downstream of the perfecting unit does not only make the press more productive, it also offers more finishing possibilities. For K&D Graphics from Orange, California, that was an important point. When the company commissioned the Speedmaster XL 105-6+LYY-P-6+L (UV) equipped with a CutStar sheeter in December 2008, its intention was to cater for the premium and high-volume commercial and packaging market more efficiently.
The company is well-known for its high-quality products such as brochures, posters, postcards, and packaging material. Much of it is printed in photo-realistic quality. With the UV-version of the Speedmaster XL 105-6+LYY-P-6+L, the creative Californians know no limits to their hunt for eyecatchers. They can print process colors plus two special colors in a single pass, for instance, while at the same time applying a spot, scented, or gloss coating. Or they can create special effects with iriodin or metallic ink plus a protective coating. Duo applications, where the coating unit first applies opaque white to aluminized paper that is then printed and coated, are also possible. "Thanks to the new press, we have been able to extend our premium packaging print capacities and gain many new customers", summarizes company President Don Chew.
Delivery Times Matter
"Short delivery times, even for high print volumes", that is the strategy of the Daneels Graphische Gruppe in Beerse, Belgium. The company really steps on the gas in the quiet town near Antwerp. "Delivery times have become the decisive competitive factor", reports company boss Kris Daneels. "Only the most advanced technology such as the Speedmaster XL 105-6+LYY-P-6+L allows us to maintain our productivity lead." Daneels already operates several XL 105 presses as well as a twelve-color Speedmaster 102 with a perfecting unit and a Perfecting Coating Solution (PCS). More than half of the products are coated on both sides. That increases their quality while also enabling early finishing and delivery. And that is important for the company: roughly one third of the products-commercial prints such as brochures, flyers, and leaflets for renowned customers from the automobile, cosmetics, consumer electronics, and food industry-are exported to neighboring countries. The deadlines for these jobs are often very tight.
"With our new Speedmaster XL 105 LPL, we want to process jobs in even less time", explains Daneels. That is why the press is equipped with Prinect Inpress Control which automatically measures the ink and register during production and immediately communicates the necessary corrections to the Prinect Press Center. The full automation and the JDF workflow also help leveraging the strengths of the XL 105. "We can print the front and back side of a sheet with up to six colors and apply a dispersion coating in a single pass. Thanks to this extra flexibility and profitability, we are able to deliver high quality on time and at a fair price", emphasizes Daneels.
"Short delivery times, even for high print volumes", that is the strategy of the Daneels Graphische Gruppe in Beerse, Belgium. The company really steps on the gas in the quiet town near Antwerp. "Delivery times have become the decisive competitive factor", reports company boss Kris Daneels. "Only the most advanced technology such as the Speedmaster XL 105-6+LYY-P-6+L allows us to maintain our productivity lead." Daneels already operates several XL 105 presses as well as a twelve-color Speedmaster 102 with a perfecting unit and a Perfecting Coating Solution (PCS). More than half of the products are coated on both sides. That increases their quality while also enabling early finishing and delivery. And that is important for the company: roughly one third of the products-commercial prints such as brochures, flyers, and leaflets for renowned customers from the automobile, cosmetics, consumer electronics, and food industry-are exported to neighboring countries. The deadlines for these jobs are often very tight.
"With our new Speedmaster XL 105 LPL, we want to process jobs in even less time", explains Daneels. That is why the press is equipped with Prinect Inpress Control which automatically measures the ink and register during production and immediately communicates the necessary corrections to the Prinect Press Center. The full automation and the JDF workflow also help leveraging the strengths of the XL 105. "We can print the front and back side of a sheet with up to six colors and apply a dispersion coating in a single pass. Thanks to this extra flexibility and profitability, we are able to deliver high quality on time and at a fair price", emphasizes Daneels.
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