Master Printers Know Practice Makes Perfect
06/21/2005
Heidelberg supports WorldSkills Competition for printers in
Helsinki
Printing featured for the first time in this year's WorldSkills Competition, the vocational world championships for trainees which took place in the Finnish capital Helsinki. The 38th WorldSkills Competition, which is open to participants no older than 22, featured 39 hard-fought contests.
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) supported the "Printing" demonstration contest by providing four Printmaster PM 52-4 presses and two Polar cutters. In the end, Jordan Poulain of Belgium was crowned World Champion, having produced the best results for the jobs requested. Benjamin Balasunderam (VollherbstDruck, Endingen am Kaiserstuhl, Germany) came in a respectable second place, followed by Stefan Durrer of Switzerland. The competitors came from seven countries (Finland, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany), as did the judges. Germany was represented on the judging panel by Karl Kowalczyk, Head of the Print Media Center at Heidelberg.
The three test jobs - a poster, postcard form and brochure - were prepared with a considerable amount of support from the Heidelberg Print Media Center. Both the competitors and judges also received advance training on the PM 52. The world championship presses are meanwhile continuing to help train young printers, with the four Printmaster 52 presses being sold to Finnish vocational colleges.
The Print Media Academy (PMA) also had an info booth at the WorldSkills Competition and used the opportunity to make contact with the organizations and colleges for vocational training represented in Helsinki. "We are strongly committed to training within the graphic arts industry," stresses Bernd Schopp, Head of the PMA. "So there was absolutely no doubt that we would support such an event designed to promote printing among the next generation."
The next WorldSkills Competition takes place in Japan in 2007.
Image:
Radiant winners at the WorldSkills in Helsinki in the category print: the first prize went to Jordan Poulain from Belgium (center). Runner-up was Benjamin Balasunderam from Germany (left), followed by Stefan Durrer from Switzerland in third place.
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
Printing featured for the first time in this year's WorldSkills Competition, the vocational world championships for trainees which took place in the Finnish capital Helsinki. The 38th WorldSkills Competition, which is open to participants no older than 22, featured 39 hard-fought contests.
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) supported the "Printing" demonstration contest by providing four Printmaster PM 52-4 presses and two Polar cutters. In the end, Jordan Poulain of Belgium was crowned World Champion, having produced the best results for the jobs requested. Benjamin Balasunderam (VollherbstDruck, Endingen am Kaiserstuhl, Germany) came in a respectable second place, followed by Stefan Durrer of Switzerland. The competitors came from seven countries (Finland, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany), as did the judges. Germany was represented on the judging panel by Karl Kowalczyk, Head of the Print Media Center at Heidelberg.
The three test jobs - a poster, postcard form and brochure - were prepared with a considerable amount of support from the Heidelberg Print Media Center. Both the competitors and judges also received advance training on the PM 52. The world championship presses are meanwhile continuing to help train young printers, with the four Printmaster 52 presses being sold to Finnish vocational colleges.
The Print Media Academy (PMA) also had an info booth at the WorldSkills Competition and used the opportunity to make contact with the organizations and colleges for vocational training represented in Helsinki. "We are strongly committed to training within the graphic arts industry," stresses Bernd Schopp, Head of the PMA. "So there was absolutely no doubt that we would support such an event designed to promote printing among the next generation."
The next WorldSkills Competition takes place in Japan in 2007.
Image:
Radiant winners at the WorldSkills in Helsinki in the category print: the first prize went to Jordan Poulain from Belgium (center). Runner-up was Benjamin Balasunderam from Germany (left), followed by Stefan Durrer from Switzerland in third place.
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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