Cablecom offers DVR

In addition to digital TV, the Swiss cable company Cablecom will also be offering a digital recording function from January 1. recording function: Digital TV Recorder (DVR).

In addition to digital TV, the Swiss
cable company Cablecom will also be offering a digital
Recording function: Digital TV Recorder (DVR). Thanks to the built-in
hard disk of the DVR, Cablecom customers can watch over 60 hours of video in
digital quality. Thanks to the two TV tuners, the
recorder can record two programs in parallel. Series can also be
are automatically marked and saved. DVR can therefore also be used as a
archive can be used. Once saved, data is also stored on a
personal page. The company places particular emphasis on
value the simple operation. The DVR is supplied together with Cablecom Digital
TV is offered. In combination with up to 200 digital television and
audio channels and the electronic program guide (EPG), the
Companies an intelligent and unique television experience
as detailed in a press release. This package is
available from January 2006 for CHF 35 per month.

Swiss corporate websites do not shine

The best corporate website in Switzerland is run by UBS, according to European business circles.

The best corporate website in Switzerland
operates UBS. This is the result of a survey conducted by
Swedish financial communications agency Hallvarsson & Halvarsson
among 406 analysts, investors and business journalists throughout the world.
Europe. The so-called web ranking, which is also used for Switzerland and
Italy, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden as well as for the 150
Europe's largest listed companies, the
Financial Times published. UBS leads the Swiss field with
68.25 points ahead of Swisscom (67.75) and Nestlé (62.5). All three
were already evident in 2004, when Switzerland was included in the survey for the first time.
was included, the same places. In the international top ten
UBS fell just short: 10th place went to the Swedish company
Telecom company TeliaSonera with 69.0 points. The European leader is the
Dutch logistics company TNT with 83.75 out of 100
possible points. Over 50 points is considered acceptable, reports the
Neue Zürcher Zeitung on the web ranking. The Swiss websites are in the
average of 56.2 points is only just above this, although according to the NZZ it is always
still above the average of the 150 stock market giants (51.6). The
The worst score of the entire web ranking was achieved by the Swiss
Valiant financial group with 6.75 points.

The wolf has moved

Wolfensberger Production is consolidating its facilities in Birmensdorf while also optimizing its production process.

Production Wolfensberger bundles sites in Birmensdorf and at the same time optimizes the production process. This brings the company a whole range of advantages - and also benefits customers.Graphische Anstalt J. E. Wolfensberger
AG (Wolfensberger) has moved its registered office from Zurich to its
The company relocated from its previous second site to Birmensdorf ZH. The 1902
This is the first time that the company has left the city of Limmat and
moves to the agglomeration. Once before, in 1917, the company, too
which also includes a publishing house and a lithographic studio with an art salon,
moved within Zurich. Then as now, the move was also
artistically accompanied - in 1917 by a poster with the title "The Wolf
moves" and this time through a beautiful, by the artist Robert
Honegger designed pop-up card that, when opened, reveals a model
of the new building to the surface.

Great machine rochade
Wolfensberger has now built a new print shop in Birmensdorf.
The existing building was extensively expanded, modernized and
also optimized with regard to environmentally compatible production. Thus
the new company headquarters meets the Minergie standard, among other things, the
the waste heat from the presses is used to generate heat. The move
of all means of production has not yet been fully realized.
will be completed by June 2006 at the old Zurich site.
"Wolfsberg" still printed the large-format posters. These
remaining machine will not be drawn, but sold; in
Birmensdorf will then take over from July 2006 a yet to be installed,
large-format MAN Roland R905 sheetfed offset press with coating unit the
Production.
When asked about the reasons for the move, business manager
Benni Wolfensberger: "We expect the consolidation of the
locations a simplification of the processes. Middle of next year
In addition, after the machine has been moved, there is no need to transport the
printing plates between Birmensdorf and Zurich for good."
The new building is primarily intended to benefit customers. These are offered
in addition to parking spaces in front of the house and the proven services a
optimized production process. From a new appearance as well as a
expansion of its marketing activities, the company hopes to also
to be able to win new customers in the region around Birmensdorf. "Since the
move, the departments are closer together, which allows us to improve our
Optimize processes and simplify our quality monitoring
were able to. For the latter, we continue to rely on the industry-standard
recognized quality assurance system InstrumentFlight from System
Brunner, which provides an evaluation of the print quality by stars
characterizes," Wolfensberger explains. As further reasons for the move
He states that Birmensdorf will be affected by the bypass from mid-2006.
Urdorf/Birmensdorf and from 2008 through the Uetliberg tunnel
would soon be optimally located in terms of transport. This improves
The already good connections to Zurich are also significantly improved.

Niches as a concept for success
One of the company's specialties is the finishing of
greeting cards and wrapping papers. For this purpose, the print shop has in
area of bronzing has a lot of know-how and appropriate machinery:
"There is only one other print shop in French-speaking Switzerland that
bronzed - and not very many worldwide," Wolfensberger knows. This
This fact then also explains the company's export successes. Thus
greeting cards decorated with gold bronzing and
wrapping paper mainly to the USA, the United Kingdom, Australia
and Japan. "Our know-how in this area, our
quality standards as well as very good, long-standing international
Customer relationships thus secure around 50 percent of our sales."
explains Wolfensberger, who mainly handles poster printing and the
production of art books as well as the printing of cardboard boxes and
the printing of maps to the other important mainstays of the
Birmensdorf company counts.

Location of the lithographic printing plant still open for the time being
That of Thomi Wolfensberger, the brother of Benni Wolfensberger,
lithographic studio will remain at Wolfsberg until further notice.
Benni Wolfensberger explains that in Birmensdorf space reserves
the decision as to whether and when the lithographic studio would also be
transferred to the new location is still open. One is examining
currently the further use of the building on Zurich's Bederstrasse.
The fact that the venerable lithographic studio, which in artistic circles is a popular
meeting place, will not be abandoned, and this is something that
Wolfensberger, on the other hand, has no doubt. The new Birmensdorf
Company domicile is to become a center of attraction - just like the former
Wolfsberg.
The "Wolf" has thus arrived in modern times without breaking with its tradition.

Jürgen Franck

Viva shows Zurich's classy side

On December 18, 2005, Viva Schweiz will launch with the pilot episode «The Fabulous Life of Zurich.».

Viva Switzerland launches on December 18, 2005
with the pilot program "The Fabulous Life Of Zurich". The program shows,
where and for what Swiss celebrities and the international jet set spend their
millions in the city of Zwingli - true to the motto of the
VH1 format "The Fabulous Life". The 30-minute production presents
the most expensive hotels, from the "Baur au Lac" to the "Widder", the
luxury cars for their special guests, reveals where you can get a
can order a bottle of wine for 22,000 francs or a whisky for
700 francs. The production was supported by the editor-in-chief
of the Swiss magazine Marc Walder, Weltwoche columnist Mark van
Huisseling and the "Glanz & Gloria" team. The pilot program "The
Fabulous Life Of Zurich" was produced by FaroTV. For 2006
Further Swiss episodes planned.

Innovative classic

Publishing: The Quark community has XPress 7 to look forward to in 2006. More features and new design workflows are the answer to InDesign CS2.

Publishing The Quark fan community can look forward to
2006 can look forward to XPress 7. More features and new design workflows are
the answer to InDesign CS2. "Will old master QuarkXPress still get the
Curve?", we asked in May (WW 19). There is still no
Beta application ready for download. But even now, as more
features of version 7 have become known, we can answer the question of
The answer is "yes" from a technical point of view. Because compared to
Adobe InDesign will feature the most extensive innovations in the
history of QuarkXPress, some creative deficits have been compensated for and
own unique selling points. And with the
organization of the design workflow, completely new ideas come into play.

Creative highlights
The new XDraw engine makes it possible to display all the fine details
such as antialiasing (optimized font display) with rotated
text, fine curve representation and supports a faster
Graphic structure. The FullResPreviewXT program extension enables
Another striking feature is that placed images can now be displayed in zoomable
fine resolution appear - without negative effects on
speed or file volume. This is particularly useful for
Image processing in the Quark document (without touching the original data)
the options known from version 6.5 of the
QuarkVista-XTension. Secondly, it is responsible for the
Transparency functions with which the color level instead of the object level can be
Opacity levels for each colored element of an object individually
can be defined. This makes them applicable to images, texts,
Gradients, frames, borders, lines and tables; even gradients of opaque
to transparent are no problem. As drop shadows are also ultimately
are transparent elements, they are dynamically displayed via these functions.
generated. Using alpha channels or native
Photoshop transparency, images can even be created with soft edges.
mask.
The handling of color is commendable. Defined shades of gray are now
effective up to the spot color palette. The ICC color management is
better supported by standard settings, the consideration of
individual options - including HiFi color profiles for the first time,
among others for Hexachrome - as well as the document preview in
Softproof quality is possible.
Thanks to the support of Unicode and OpenType as well as a
user interface, special characters, ligatures and special characters are
foreign-language characters in an uncomplicated way, which makes it easier to work on
multilingual publications. Great attention
the developers dedicated themselves to table design with new functions for the
Grouping, rotating, coloring and multi-page continuation as well as for
automatic size optimization of the cells, including the head and
foot when importing from Microsoft Excel. And thanks to the program extension
MathsXT can automatically convert mathematical expressions into fractions and
convert other terms correctly.

Productive highlights
A dream come true: simultaneous editing of one and the same
Quark document on different workstations under identical
Conditions - ideal for multilingual Switzerland! Possible
this form
collaboration thanks to two new functions in particular: "Shared Content" and "Job Jackets".
The "Composition Zones" in the shared content are the action platform.
You show all changes made in the layouter document
as soon as the employees involved have saved their changes.
have. For example, layout designers and creatives can use the
page design, while internal or even external
editors write the text in different languages in the layout,
Correcting text, inserting captions, or getting an employee
takes care of the placement of advertisements. Irrespective of this, anyone can
users can open the document in any number of windows and
compile individual tool pallets.
In the job jackets, the working group defines the following at the start of a project
Specifications according to which the document must be structured (or
and which apply to this document at all workplaces. In
In addition to the page size and number of pages, the synchronization palette
consistent design is maintained for all objects:
Text formatting/style templates, image effects, colors, shadows, lines,
Paths. During the session, anyone can create new paths in the Job Jacket Manager.
Add objects to the synchronization palette and specify what
is to be synchronized: Object and content attributes or only
Contents. Changes to a synchronized object are transferred to all
instances, even on sample pages.
A job jacket is therefore a combination of a JDF job ticket and a
Preflight tool. This is because the specifications are stored in JDF (Job
Definition Format of the CIP4 initiative). Each
Rule violations are reported during a "layout evaluation" so that
errors can be eliminated immediately. Interventions are possible up to the
Distiller settings possible in order to also create PDF-X/3 and -X/1-compliant
output parameters.

Dieter Kleeberg

Audience with the CP Pope

Corporate Publishing Infel recently invited clients to an event. CP thought leader Manfred Hasenbeck spoke as a guest speaker on quality issues.

Corporate Publishing Infel recently invited clients to an event. CP thought leader Manfred Hasenbeck spoke as a guest speaker on quality issues. In his opening remarks on the occasion of
At a customer event, Beat Schaller, managing director of Infel,
on our gut: It acts like a second brain; the
The importance of gut decisions should not be underestimated. These, stemming from the
Aspects familiar from advertising can also be found in corporate publishing (CP)
be applied. CP products stand out thanks to «Emotional Publishing»
the flood of advertising messages coming our way. But the customer magazine
is not the same as a customer magazine. Effective magazines cover the
Customers' need for balance (which provides guidance),
Dominance (being more intelligent, «smarter» than others) and stimulation
(atmospheric, stimulating).  

Break the rules
«Corporate Publishing Guru» Manfred Hasenbeck, Managing Director of
BurdaYukom Medien in Munich and President of Forum Corporate
Publishing, which presented familiar topics in a lighthearted way and with plenty of linguistic wit
— such as the fact that the customer is looking for top quality at an affordable price
and that there is no longer such a thing as «the customer.».
However, companies must also draw their
Drawing conclusions. Hasenbeck criticized the customer magazine of a
a renowned automaker, which is thus targeting both the affluent
The clientele for luxury cars, as well as buyers of mass-produced vehicles
attempts to match the mid-range vehicles it manufactures. Above all,
Given that companies are targeting the 20-somethings with high purchasing power
Since approximately 80 percent of sales were generated by these, one must consider these
Customers can also do much more. Hasenbeck called on companies
Therefore, they should diversify their communication: In the area of
Corporate publishing encompasses a wide variety of media (channels),
including special features, case studies, retailer magazines, online newsletters,
Magazines, poster news, and so on.
The journalist explained that many traditional publishers lack
Innovation is lacking because it fails to reach the mainstream—that is, the general public—,
would have to use. With the corporate publishing tool, they could
Target audiences, on the other hand, can be reached more effectively.

Focus on «Uniqueness»
Today, companies must strive for uniqueness. This
Uniqueness is all the more important given that people in our regions
About 5,000 brand interactions take place every day. Here, there is enough
However, attracting attention is an extremely difficult
Attempt. Hasenbeck cites a study according to which citizens in
On average, people in Germany now read for only about twenty minutes a day.
His conclusion: If you want to stand out in print media, you have to
in order not to highlight and present unique characteristics
around.
In corporate publishing, uniqueness can be achieved by those who break the rules.
Perhaps the topics should be presented differently for this purpose,
than any other title or competitor did—perhaps because
"from a different perspective," Hasenbeck explained. Breaking the rules in the
The communication environment is all about capturing attention—this can only be done
already achieved by using a different paper size or landscape orientation
be  
It is also becoming increasingly necessary to communicate via traditional
to operate beyond a single channel and across multiple channels (multi-channel)
Communication). One approach is to link a magazine with the
Internet, including integration with a customer relationship management solution
(CRM). The CRM can be used to track responses to
measure, so that activities (sales promotions) can also be included
can be started.

Magazine on a Memory Stick
Hasenbeck opted for a communication strategy based entirely on online channels
However, this raises several questions: This could allow top decision-makers
cannot be achieved, or can be achieved only with great difficulty. Based on this insight
As a result, his company began publishing a «Stick Magazine» as a supplement»
developed.
Memory sticks, which are very widespread and popular today and serve as the basis for
Hasenbeck views the use of this means of communication as
an ideal medium for information. In addition to being primarily intended for reading
The information presented there can include, above all, multimedia content
Content is conveyed. From customer interviews to media coverage
Through animation, Stick Magazine offers a different, broader way to access the
Target audience.   

Jürgen Franck

Incredibly indignant

Op-Ed: «If publishers are engaging in fee-based cross-media activities, how can we then ban Swiss Television from operating a news portal?» asks Urs Gossweiler.

Guest commentary "If publishers do fee-financed cross-media, how can Swiss television be banned from a news portal?" asks Urs Gossweiler.
Reduction of the state quota, such as the sale of the
Majority shareholding in Swisscom by the Swiss Confederation. For radio and
However, I am against television. Why? Great Britain is the
Europe's pacesetter in terms of liberalization and deregulation. And
Nevertheless, there is no question of privatizing the BBC. And rightly so.

I understand from the press that we newspaper publishers are outraged about
the new news-based online presence of Swiss television. Since
my publishing colleagues are outraged without asking me, I am,
also without asking, not outraged. And there are two reasons for this:
Since the invention of the World Wide Web, it has been clear that the
media genres of radio, TV and newspapers overlap on the Internet.
SF is not responsible for this and should therefore not be allowed to
of this convergence. Secondly, SF is finally catching up on what SF
DRS has overslept for years. ARD, for example, has been operating
such a portal for years.

The real scandal is not the SF news portal, but the
policy of our association and its executive committee members. That leaves
the major publishers have been able to secure millions from Swiss television via Press TV.
fees per year and also haggle over paragraph
paragraph in the new RTVA for many more millions for the
own, voluntarily founded regional TV stations. The lobbying
was so successful that the state-imposed compulsory fees were not
only cover regional television deficits, but also those for online,
Teletext and, in future, even the losses of the daily newspapers. If
publishers are allowed to do fee-financed cross-media, how can one
prohibit SRG from producing an online edition of the Tagesschau?
With the new RTVG, SF would even have to produce a print edition of the Tagesschau
be allowed, which is perhaps already being planned.

Until five years ago, our association could have been credibly outraged,
because he advocated a dual system. This would have allowed SRG
are not allowed to acquire advertising and sponsorship money and we publishers
in return for no fees. Since 2001, however, publishers have mistrusted
the market and rely on state-imposed revenues. This
The regulatory fall from grace leads to confusion between private
and state providers. This is not credible and in the long term
harmful. For the consumer, who is aware of these connections both from the
politics, television and, of course, the press
would be the fact that he would be deprived of his rights with compulsory fees.
cross-subsidizes its subscription newspaper in addition to SRG, more
as annoying. Conversely, he expects Swiss television - despite
of the very successful new appearance - finally a medium for the whole
Switzerland, instead of just for Zurich. Public service required a somewhat
broader horizon.

Urs Gossweiler-Abegglen is a publisher and editor of the Jungfrau-Zeitung.

Giuseppe Scaglione launches channel for older semesters

On September 26, Radio Monte Carlo Swiss goes on air via cable in German-speaking Switzerland.

On September 26, Giuseppe launches
Scaglione, founder and managing director of Radio 105, a new
broadcaster. While 105 is primarily aimed at young people, it targets
With the new Radio Monte Carlo Swiss, Scaglione is targeting an audience between
25 and 45 years of age, which according to the press release "has an upscale and
cosmopolitan lifestyle and at the same time has high expectations of
quality". Radio Monte Carlo is to be broadcast via a cable network in the
Switzerland and can also be distributed as
broadband live stream on the Internet. The musical
The focus is on Lounge, Nu-Jazz, Chill Out, Nu-Soul and
sophisticated pop music. He told the news service Klein Report
Scaglione said he had a license for the project from the original Radio
Monte Carlo in Monaco. Radio Monte Carlo was founded as
French-language broadcaster after the war by the Allies
was established. An Italian-language program was launched in 1966.
Since 1987, it has been broadcast under license by the Milanese broadcaster Rete 105
produced. This is available on Swiss Radio 105 with a minority
involved.

The broad sheet must pass through very narrowly

U.S. Newspaper Industry Knight Ridder, the second-largest U.S. newspaper chain, is up for sale.

US newspaper industry The American
The newspaper business is in crisis. The second largest newspaper chain
Knight Ridder is for sale.with each semi-annual release
the circulation figures of the industry association Audit Bureau of Circulations
The industry is always in for a shock. If the circulation
for weekday editions in the first half of the year by an average of
1.9 percent, it fell by a further 2.6 percent in the subsequent period.
percent - the worst figures in the last ten years. "I expect
that this will change any time soon," says newspaper analyst John
Morton. "Newspaper subscribers are dying faster than they are being replaced
can."
The reasons for the burglary are manifold: frequently mentioned is the
Competition from Internet services and special interest magazines and
the general slump in the advertising market. Furthermore, the recent
ban on telemarketers had a negative impact. As a result, the industry in
In the past, the company has gained up to two thirds of its new subscribers.
Competition from free tabloid titles is also seen as a stumbling block.
for the traditional newspapers.

Newspaper companies in Europe are struggling with similar problems. But in
In addition, there is enormous pressure of expectation in the USA, which
profit margins. US newspapers in the 90s did not show
rarely achieve profit margins of 30 percent. With the competition from
digital media, these have fallen by a good 10 percent. "It is
absurd that under different economic conditions the
same expectations," says Thomas Kunkel, publisher of the
American Journalism Review.  
The Knight Ridder Group has now been hit particularly hard,
the second-largest newspaper chain in the USA after Gannett. Under pressure from the
investor group Private Capital Management (PVM), which holds 19 percent of the
in the company, Knight Ridder offered its services a few weeks ago.
itself for purchase, in the hope that another news company
would carefully integrate the chain of 33 regional newspapers into its
integrate the company. Although the Group under its boss, Tony
Ridder, massively expanded the online area in order to compensate for the lack of revenue.
to be able to compensate for this.
However, investors in the USA often do not show the necessary patience to allow new
strategies a chance, which is why the company is to be sold.
become. However, potential buyers such as the New York Times Company or
Gannett are struggling with similar problems themselves and have so far expressed
no interest. "The worst-case scenario would be if a pure
investor group Knight Ridder would take over," believes Kunkel, who
himself worked as an editor at the company for a while.
Kunkel fears that this could lead to further staff cuts and
would result in office closures. "It would be a tragedy."

But according to the latest developments, this is exactly what could happen: A
Investor group consisting of three companies, Blackstone Group,
Providence Equity Partners Inc. and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co,
are preparing a takeover bid, according to reports in the Wall Street Journal
before.
Yet American newspaper makers have been on the
feverish search for new business ideas. In addition to various
online strategies, the content aspect is also increasingly being taken into account.
scrutinized. For example, the Readership Institute recommends
Northwestern University in Chicago developed the concept of "Experience
Newspaper" to attract young readers. "We can no longer just
news," says Institute Director Mary Nesbitt.
must also take into account what kind of reporting they
and what kind of presentation will keep them interested."
Some newspaper companies such as Gannett, the Chicago Tribune, the New
York Times and the Washington Post have responded to the problem by
In addition to the normal format, free tabloid editions with
reduced content on the market. Handy formats are available in
are just as popular in the USA as they are in Europe, as they are
easier to read than the large-format broad sheet.
Newspaper consultant Vin Crosbie therefore believes that: "The broad sheet will be
be dead for 20 years."

Gerti Schön

Fast slopes

SFLB Skincare is urging people to ski safely through a global in-store campaign. And it is preparing the brand for new product lines.

Care products SFLB urges careful skiing in a worldwide Toko campaign. And prepares the brand for new product lines.Toko was founded in 1916 and was then called
Tobler & Co and produced care products for shoes and leather goods
from. The wax and care product brand is now part of the Mammut
Sports Group, for which Spillmann Felser Leo Burnett (SFLB) has already worked for other
brands has been refreshed. Although Toko is one of the leading manufacturers
of ski, textile and shoe care. However, their image has
years despite its high profile and strong profile. In the
This can be a problem even for cash cow products in the sporting goods market.
if the competition raises its profile among the target groups.

Diversification as a new goal
Before such a scenario could materialize, Michael
Gyssler, responsible for Mammut aktiv. "We want to
Toko appearance no longer product-oriented, but benefit-oriented",
he says. He is also referring to the changes in media technology.
Whereas in the past the focus was primarily on POS presence and PR, the brand is now to be
will be increasingly strengthened through traditional advertising in the future. And that
with a medium-term goal: the brand is on the verge of a
Diversification. From next spring, the manufacturer intends to return to
its tradition and launch a sportswear line on the market.
bring. But for now, it's all about the core competence.

Following a pitch, the Mammut Sports Group decided that in future it would also
to have the advertising measures for Toko realized by SFLB. As
The first result is the launch of an international print and
Poster campaign. With brake parachutes, spoilers and multiple stoppers
tuned skis, the bold signs warn of the consequences: "Be careful.
Toko makes the slope faster."

Luca Aloisi

CCO improves online presence

CCO-Plakanda has expanded its online offerings.

CCO-Plakanda has expanded its online offering
expanded. The revised website offers information on
the company now also provides an overview of the entire range of
individual sites and poster networks. This includes the current
Weekly posting offers, prices, formats and posting dates. Furthermore
practical tools for media planners and creative professionals.
ClearView presents sections of Switzerland including poster sites
cartographically. Thanks to the Creative Simulator, you can create your own F200,
F12 and large-format poster subjects or other images into a
realistic environment. This means that the effect before the
production can be tested. Another section provides an overview
about the subjects that are currently on display.

Heidelberg with a forward strategy

Print Heidelberg expands the XL platform. The first machines will be available for Drupa 2008.

Print Heidelberg expands the XL platform. The first machines are ready for Drupa 2008. "Heidelberg's crisis is over.
The decision to merge the web offset and digital printing divisions in 2004
was the right decision, even from today's perspective," said Bernhard
Schreier, CEO of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) at the end of
in front of journalists last week. Among other things, Heidelberg was characterized by
Acquisitions and joint ventures in the commercial web printing sector,
newspaper printing and digital printing. After these
areas did not develop in line with expectations, Schreier's
redimensioning finally became a necessity
have become. Heidelberg has thus completed a turnaround that will probably
would have cost many other companies their heads and collars. Including
with the reduction and focus on the core business of sheetfed offset printing
the world's largest solution provider for the print media industry has
the areas of prepress, print finishing and integration
expanded. "Because," says Schreier, "the future of the print media industry
lies in automation and process optimization".

New XL machines for Drupa
Bernhard Schreier left the product announcements to
Member of the Management Board Jürgen Rautert, who is responsible for the
technology. Rautert was thus able to realize the often discussed and in
recently, Heidelberg has at least no longer ruled out the possibility of
Entry into larger sheet formats now officially confirmed.
Heidelberg is currently developing further models that are based on the
The new XL machine platform presented a year ago. Specifically
Heidelberg plans to launch this new product at the Drupa trade show in summer 2008 under the
Speedmaster XL 142 and XL 162 from Heidelberg are two new
Machines for format classes 6 (102 ¥ 142cm) and 7b (120 ¥ 162cm)
offer. Rautert explained that the packaging market in particular is experiencing a
There is great demand for these large-format printing presses.
In the packaging segment, Heidelberg has now become a leading
solution provider. From platesetters and printing presses to
especially for further processing solutions such as punching machines (Dymatrix,
Varimatrix), folder gluers (Diana X) together with
workflow solutions, Heidelberg print shops can get everything from a single source.
Hand received.
Automation is advancing here, particularly in the further processing
and the accompanying industrialization of production.
Thanks to servo motors, new machines such as the Diana X can be significantly
set up faster.

Protection against counterfeiting
Rautert also provided information about a cooperation with Saueressig Security
International GmbH (SSI), which is jointly operated by the companies Saueressig + Co.
GmbH (D-Vreden) and StarBoard Technologies Ltd. (Israel) were founded
has been developed. Heidelberg and SSI want to develop processes that make it possible to
primarily enable packaging printers to print security features
to be raised. This gives branded companies, software providers, etc.
effective protection against brand piracy.

Closer to the customer
Finally, Heidelberg also presented the recently opened and new
customer demonstration center. The Print Media Center at the
Headquarters of the company in (mainly) Heidelberg and Wiesloch
presented from prepress to printing and finishing
the Group's complete range of solutions.
Also at the trade fair taking place in Birmingham next April
Ipex, the company will present itself to the trade public. As a
The highlight will be numerous innovations in the Prinect area.
be. In keeping with the trade fair motto "Connect to Success", the
New perfect binder fully integrated into the Prinect workflow
Eurobind 4000 will be shown. But for Ipex, according to the
Heidelberg, they have come up with a few more ideas.
surprises in store.

Jürgen Franck

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