Speedmaster XL 105 - User Report: Grafisch Bedrijf Tuijtel

32 job changes in a single shift. How is that possible? Thanks to the combination of a Speedmaster XL 105 and the color measuring system Prinect Inpress Control.
 
For the printing company Tuijtel, a commercial printer in the Netherlands, the fast processing of small and medium-sized print volumes is an important and growing segment. Presently, roughly 30 percent of all its jobs involve special colors, and the share is increasing. Top productivity and extremely short makeready times are the most important success factors in this field. Therefore, Tuijtel had only one choice: a Speedmaster XL 105-5 with coating unit by Heidelberg.
 
Ever since 1904, the family business with approximately 70 employees has mainly been active for companies in the Rotterdam region. Moreover, five percent of Tuijtel's production output are exported to Great Britain, Ireland, and Belgium. The portfolio of the printing company is made up of typical commercial products for fashion companies, shipbuilding companies, agencies, and publishing houses.
 
Right from the start, Tuijtel opted for Prinect Image Control with which the entire print sheet can be measured spectrally. That makes it possible to control the color zones precisely, according to the values measured on the print motif. Moreover, the colorimetrical values are ideal for the Color Management system as well as for checking and adjusting the characteristic printing curve. A total of four Speedmaster presses are connected to it.
 
Together with the new flagship, another measuring device should be purchased. At that time, Heidelberg demonstrated Prinect Inpress Control to the manager Albert Tuijtel - the first spectrophotometer that measures and controls inside the press, so there is almost no need to pull sheets. "The system truly amazed us in a short time. With Prinect Inpress Control we can achieve makeready at 18,000 sheets per hour. Thanks to the combination of Speedmaster XL 105 with Inpress Control, our productivity has increased by well over 30 percent."
 
"With our standardized Color Management processes according to ISO 12647-2 and the inline color and register measuring, many jobs are virtually OK as soon as the press has started up", says Albert Tuijtel.
 
Of all makeready processes in the field, most time is obviously spent on adjusting the color and register. Shortening this process step means reducing the whole procedure dramatically. Heidelberg makes the right technology available for that purpose. A blend of productivity, flexibility, and top quality in a press: Speedmaster XL 105 with Prinect Inpress Control.