Industrial digital printing on the verge of a breakthrough?

Heidelberg Druckmaschinen AG will be unveiling the Primefire 106 at Drupa."One more thing" - Like an Apple keynote, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG announced its latest coup: The Heidelberg Primefire 106. The press combines inkjet technology from development partner Fujifilm with offset technology from Heidelberg.Key Heidelberg core competencies, such as non-contact paper sheet guidance and proven feeder and delivery technology, have thus been incorporated into the system for industrial production of digital printing applications in B1 format.

Drupa visitors admire the B1 printouts, which can match offset print products in terms of quality."With the world premiere of the Heidelberg Primefire 106, we have reached another milestone in our digital strategy. We are successfully working with partners to bring systems to market maturity in the shortest possible time, enabling our customers to meet the increased market demands in a digitized world in the future. We are now the first supplier to enable the industrial and integrated production of digital print products in the Smart Print Shop. At the same time, we are also opening up opportunities for Heidelberg's future growth," says Stephan Plenz, Member of the Management Board responsible for Heidelberg Equipment.