While the roll-out of the currently largest LITHOMAN is still proceeding at full speed, manroland engineers in conjunction with Mohn media, Europes largest offset printing company, are already preparing the next quantum leap in the commercial XXL sector.
Communications experts express keen interest
Stephens & George Print Group is one of the vanguard of UK companies adopting Speedmaster XL 105 long perfector technology. Group managing director Andrew Jones, who is at Drupa this week, says: “This press is 100% more productive than the nine year old SM 102-8P it replaces and at least 30% more productive than our latest SM102 long perfector. Im here at Drupa to enjoy the moment, knowing we have already made a momentous investment in Heidelbergs latest, greatest long perfector.”
The Berufsgenossenschaft Druck und Papierverarbeitung presented three BG Emission Tested certificates to the Komori Corporation at special event to mark the occasion at Drupa today.
Colourworld of Winchester in the UK is at Drupa in uniform. The companys founding brothers Chris and Andy Tyler-Smith and their colleagues had T-shirts specially made to sport at the show and are proud to reveal that they will be an early adopter of Heidelbergs new top of the range B2 press, the Speedmaster XL 75.
For newspapers, the future is compact
2008 is emerging as a transformational year for automated print production.
