Talented Young Printers Compete for Medals at Special Skills World Championships
04/12/2005
Heidelberg providing equipment for World Skills Competition in
May 2005 in Finland
Instead of "higher, faster and further", the parameters by which athletes measure success, the key factors here are "fast inking-up" and producing "as little waste as possible". Printing then is taking on the guise of a sporting discipline and is being included for the first time on a demonstration basis at the 38th World Skills Competition which this year is being held in May in the Finnish capital Helsinki. Talented young printers from Belgium, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland will compete for gold, silver and bronze and, as one of the sponsors of this event, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is providing the "competition equipment". The young printers will be using one of four Printmaster PM 52-4 presses for their print jobs and there will also be two Polar cutters available. Details of the print job will only be released immediately before the event.
The organizers in Finland expect around 800 young people from a total of 39 countries to put their skills to the test in 45 different professions.
Heidelberg is keen to be part of this demonstration competition. Dr. Walter Stählin, whose responsibilities at Heidelberg include European sales, stressed the world market leader's commitment, stating "We've made training an important task in all areas of the graphic arts industry, in particular for the new generation of printers".
For further information:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Communications
Hans-Dieter Siegfried
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 92 50 63
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 50 46
E-mail: hans-dieter.siegfried@heidelberg.com
Instead of "higher, faster and further", the parameters by which athletes measure success, the key factors here are "fast inking-up" and producing "as little waste as possible". Printing then is taking on the guise of a sporting discipline and is being included for the first time on a demonstration basis at the 38th World Skills Competition which this year is being held in May in the Finnish capital Helsinki. Talented young printers from Belgium, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland will compete for gold, silver and bronze and, as one of the sponsors of this event, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is providing the "competition equipment". The young printers will be using one of four Printmaster PM 52-4 presses for their print jobs and there will also be two Polar cutters available. Details of the print job will only be released immediately before the event.
The organizers in Finland expect around 800 young people from a total of 39 countries to put their skills to the test in 45 different professions.
Heidelberg is keen to be part of this demonstration competition. Dr. Walter Stählin, whose responsibilities at Heidelberg include European sales, stressed the world market leader's commitment, stating "We've made training an important task in all areas of the graphic arts industry, in particular for the new generation of printers".
For further information:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Communications
Hans-Dieter Siegfried
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 92 50 63
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 50 46
E-mail: hans-dieter.siegfried@heidelberg.com
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