Heidelberger Druckmaschinen
How Is a Press Made?
The production network stands for high-precision series production
The production network stands for high-precision series production
How Is a Press Made?
The Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG production network - for high-precision series production.
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The Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG production network - for high-precision series production.
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"Our Know-How Is Stored in Many Heads"
Stephan Plenz, Head of the Heidelberg production network, speaks about organizational processes, management principles and core skills at the world's largest press factory.
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Stephan Plenz, Head of the Heidelberg production network, speaks about organizational processes, management principles and core skills at the world's largest press factory.
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Presses for the World
One factory at three German sites: the Heidelberg production network in Amstetten, Brandenburg and Wiesloch-Walldorf.
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One factory at three German sites: the Heidelberg production network in Amstetten, Brandenburg and Wiesloch-Walldorf.
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It All Starts with the Customer
Order management provides the link between markets and production. Customer requirements and market assessments create sales data and orders that trigger planning cascades and determine the pace of manufacturing and assembly.
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Order management provides the link between markets and production. Customer requirements and market assessments create sales data and orders that trigger planning cascades and determine the pace of manufacturing and assembly.
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Hot Conditions for the Birth of a Press
The "noble parts" are cast and processed at the Amstetten site. High-precision bases, side frames and cylinders provide a stable structure for quality offset printing.
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The "noble parts" are cast and processed at the Amstetten site. High-precision bases, side frames and cylinders provide a stable structure for quality offset printing.
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The Parts Millionaire - Mechanical Manufacturing in Brandenburg
The Brandenburg plant is one of the main suppliers of mechanical parts for assembly and the global logistics center at the Wiesloch-Walldorf plant.
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The Brandenburg plant is one of the main suppliers of mechanical parts for assembly and the global logistics center at the Wiesloch-Walldorf plant.
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Wiesloch-Walldorf Manufacturing Facility - Seven Stages at
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Improved, faster, and more innovative with multifunctional processing centers - annual cost saving of 3.5 percent as a result of continuous improvement processes.
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Improved, faster, and more innovative with multifunctional processing centers - annual cost saving of 3.5 percent as a result of continuous improvement processes.
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The "Nervous System" of the Press
In the Wiesloch-Walldorf factory, Heidelberg produces electronic circuit boards, control cabinets and control systems for the Printmaster and Speedmaster press series and the Suprasetter platesetter.
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In the Wiesloch-Walldorf factory, Heidelberg produces electronic circuit boards, control cabinets and control systems for the Printmaster and Speedmaster press series and the Suprasetter platesetter.
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The Best on the Market
Heidelberg purchasing evaluates suppliers using criteria such as quality, price, flexibility, commitment to innovation, and reliability.
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Heidelberg purchasing evaluates suppliers using criteria such as quality, price, flexibility, commitment to innovation, and reliability.
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Wiesloch-Walldorf plant logistics - a "large train station" for around 60,000 different parts and components that are synchronized with the demand in assembly and have to be delivered just in sequence to the assembly line. More |
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Around 70 percent of the production area at the Wiesloch-Walldorf plant is occupied by assembly. More |
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Prepress is the first stage in the offset printing process chain: high-precision, effective plate imaging is a prerequisite for high-quality end products. More |
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The core business of Heidelberg is the complete process and value added chain in sheetfed offset. More |
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The Heidelberg Production System HPS is based on intelligent, innovative solutions that bring quality and efficiency - "breathing factories" - a culture of continuous improvement. More |
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Technology development is introducing the latest technological findings and methods to press production, while value analysis is reducing production costs. More |
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People are a key success factor - Heidelberg attaches great importance to training, while demographic change is increasing competition for the workers of tomorrow. More |
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The Heidelberg tree of key figures makes it possible to evaluate requirements and criteria and therefore determine the progress that has been made. More |
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New planning system takes capacities into account and makes production transparent. More |
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A new generation of products in Wiesloch-Walldorf - Heidelberg is extending its portfolio upwards by introducing the "very large format". More |
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In the Qingpu industrial zone near Shanghai, China, folders, small and medium-format presses are assembled for the Chinese market. More |
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Heidelberg Postpress rounds off the production line in offset printing with finishing systems. More |
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Wiesloch-Walldorf (Germany), Indianapolis (U.S.) and Tokyo (Japan) - with networked logistics centers in three time zones, Heidelberg ensures the high availability of spare parts for its offset printing systems, prepress and postpress machines. More |
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50 years of the Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG plant in Wiesloch-Walldorf - built in 1957 on fields next to the railway track - prerequisite for and symbol of success. More |
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Offset printing is a highly complex process and requires accuracies to within a few thousands of a millimeter and milliseconds. More |
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