drupa 2012: Offsetting Digital’s Advance

For example, several Heidelberg offset printing press models debuted in Hall 1. A new eight-color, 41˝, "Peak Performance Class" Speedmaster XL 106 perfector ran substrates up to 0.039˝ thick at 18,000 sph in both straight and perfecting modes. Its straightforward operation and the interplay between preset functions, ink presettings, simultaneous plate changing with AutoPlate XL and Prinect Inpress Control make the press up to 30 percent more productive than the Speedmaster XL 105 and reduce washup times by 30 percent.