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08/17/2010 - Darmstadt University of Technology and Heidelberg Extend Joint Research Platform for Another Two Years
The Institute for Printing Presses and Printing Methods (IDD) at Darmstadt University of Technology and Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) are extending their joint research platform till 2012.More
08/10/2010 - Financial Year 2010/11: Heidelberg Publishes First-Quarter Figures
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is publishing its results for the first quarter of financial year 2010/11 (April 1 to June 30, 2010).More
08/03/2010 - Commercial Printer Impressed with World's First Speedmaster CX 102
"Onward and upward - even against the flow" are the words that drive the corporate philosophy of Druckerei Kern, a print shop based in Bexbach in Germany.More
Print Shop in the Wetterau Region Takes Germany's First Climate-Neutral Press from Heidelberg
Wetterauer Druckerei in Friedberg recently obtained a certificate for the first climate-neutral printing press in Germany.More
07/16/2010 - Heidelberg Concludes Negotiations on Planned Package of Cost-Cutting Measures
The management and works council of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) have agreed on a package of measures in a reconciliation of interests.More
07/16/2010 - Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG: Preliminary Incoming Orders and Free Cash Flow in First Quarter of Financial Year 2010/11 Above Expectations
According to preliminary figures, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) continued the positive trend in incoming orders in the first quarter of financial year 2010/11.More
07/12/2010 - Print Shops Use Heidelberg Solutions for Security Printing
A Russian print shop specializing in security printing has received the 150th printing unit with rainbow device in their new Speedmaster SM 102 six-color UV press from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg). Rainbow printing allows simultaneous processing of different inks in a single ink fountain.More
07/09/2010 - 4th International Packaging Days in Wiesloch-Walldorf – Great Interest from Customers Around the World
Large numbers of customers from across the globe met at the 4th International Packaging Days staged by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) at the end of June 2010 in Germany to get the latest information on innovations in industrial packaging printing.More
07/07/2010 - Heidelberg News Strikes Gold
For the first time, the customer magazine of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) - "Heidelberg News" (HN) - has been awarded gold in the "BCP - Best of Corporate Publishing Awards".More
06/30/2010 - Heidelberg at ExpoPrint Latin America 2010: Great interest in customized solutions for the Latin American print media industry
The portfolio of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) was received with great interest at ExpoPrint Latin America 2010, which took place from June 23 to 29 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.More
06/16/2010 - Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102 Celebrates German Premiere at the Dusseldorf Site's Open House
Around 2,000 visitors came to the Open House held by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Vertrieb Deutschland GmbH (HDD) under the slogan "HEI Lights 2010". The event took place at the Dusseldorf site between June 10 and 12, 2010.More
06/15/2010 - Heidelberg Financial Year 2009/2010: Company Successfully Stabilized – Upward Trend Apparent in the Industry
06/10/2010 - New Sheetfed Offset Press from Heidelberg a Hit at IPEX 2010
The launch was a resounding success with Heidelberg already having sold 15 presses featuring some 100 printing units to customers around the world from Brazil to Australia.More
05/31/2010 - Leading French Packaging Group Invests in Three Speedmaster XL 105 Presses with Prinect Inpress Control
French packaging print shop LGR Emballages S.A. is investing in three Speedmaster XL 105 presses from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg). All three presses are equipped with the Prinect Inpress Control color measuring system, which controls color and register on the fly.More
05/27/2010 - IPEX 2010 Continues Positive Trend in Print Media Industry
"IPEX 2010 was well attended and our customers showed great interest in our new products and services," says a satisfied Bernhard Schreier, CEO of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg), in summing up the trade show.More
05/25/2010 - Heidelberg Sells Another Large-Format Press to China
Yiwu Feile Color Printing Co. Ltd. from Zhejiang province recently signed the agreement for a Speedmaster XL 145 five-color press - the first in eastern China.More
05/20/2010 - First Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102 for German Customer
The first press of the Speedmaster CX 102 series, introduced by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) as a world premiere on the occasion of IPEX in Birmingham, has been sold to German commercial printshop Kern GmbH, located in Bexbach, Saarland.More
05/17/2010 - IPEX innovations from Heidelberg boost efficiency and competitiveness
At this year's IPEX trade show in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from May 18 to 25, 2010, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) will be showcasing the latest developments in its product and solution portfolio.More
05/06/2010 - Heidelberg Print Media Academy Established as World Number One for Training in the Print Media Industry in Just One Decade
Plenty of congratulations received the Heidelberg Print Media Academy (PMA) not only because of its tenth anniversary, but also for a top-class congress on learning from and with each other conducted on May 6, 2010 on the occasion of the anniversary.More
05/06/2010 - Joint Training Initiative in the Rhine-Neckar Region
The ifm (Center for Small and Medium Sized Business Research) at the University of Mannheim and the PMA (Print Media Academy) of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) have joined forces to offer a new "Knowledge Camp for Company Successors".More
04/26/2010 - New Postpress Investments Significantly Boost Bookbindery's Productivity and Flexibility
Since the start of this year, production operations at the Diehl bookbindery in Wiesbaden have been boosted by two new postpress machines from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg).More
04/22/2010 - Heidelberg Publishes Preliminary Figures for Financial Year 2009/10
As expected, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) recorded a significant fall in sales and profit in financial year 2009/10 (April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010) due to the overall cautious investment behavior in the print media industry. The company's own forecast made in October 2009 has been borne out.More
04/22/2010 - IPEX 2010: Heidelberg Presents new Sheetfed Offset Press with a Speed of 16,500 sph in the 70 x 100 cm Format
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) will be showcasing the Speedmaster CX 102 at IPEX 2010. This will mark the world premiere of a new printing press for industrial offset printing with a production speed of 16,500 sheets per hour.More
04/21/2010 - New Issue of Heidelberg News: Lean manufacturing – getting fit to combat the recession
While some branches of industry are already seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, the consequences of the financial crisis are still very much in evidence in the printing industry. This being the case, it is more important than ever to optimize and ensure the sustainability of cost-effective print shop operation.More
04/15/2010 – Executive Forum in Heidelberg for print managers from July 13 to 16, 2010
The Print Media Academy (PMA) of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is hosting the next Executive Forum which will be taking place in Heidelberg, Germany from July 13 to 16.More
03/30/2010 - Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Implements New Corporate Structure and Targets Break-even Operating Result in Financial Year 2010/2011
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) has completed the restructuring announced in November 2009 and identified further potential for improving efficiency. From April 1, 2010, the Group will be split into the Heidelberg Equipment, Heidelberg Services, and Heidelberg Financial Services divisions.More
03/29/2010 - 3. Print Buyer University: June 15 to 18, 2010 in Heidelberg
The Print Media Academy (PMA) of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) will run the English-language "Print Buyer University" for the third time from June 15th to 18th 2010.More
03/26/2010 - Success for Heidelberg France: Customers boost competitiveness through economical printing with ecological features
For over a year now, the Trulli print shop in Vence has been using a Speedmaster XL 105 ten-color press with perfecting device. The press was ordered at drupa 2008 and was at that time the first press with this configuration in the whole of France.More
03/24/2010 - Heidelberg Introduces Technology for Double-Sided Coating in a Single Pass
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) offers a technology for the Speedmaster XL 75 and XL 105 that enables coating before and after sheet reversal in a single pass.More
03/16/2010 - Howard Hutchings Appointed New Heidelberg CIO
From April 1, 2010, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) will have a new Chief Information Officer in the shape of Howard Hutchings (56).More
03/04/2010 - IPEX Innovations from Heidelberg Boost Efficiency and Competitiveness
At this year's IPEX trade show in the U.K. city of Birmingham from May 18 to 25, 2010, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) will be showcasing the latest developments in its product and service portfolio.More
02/12/2010 - Bishops Printers Adds 20 New B2 Printing Units and Four More Operators
Bishops Printers is taking delivery of two ten-colour presses in the next two months which means it will have a total of 52 Heidelberg Speedmaster printing units, including four ten-colours and two five-colours.More
02/10/2010 - Heidelberg Japan wins award at International Calendar Show 2010
The Japanese sales company of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) has won a bronze award for its calendar "(^_^) 365 (o_o) (Hello 365)" at the International Calendar Show 2010. It's already the fourth award in a row for Heidelberg Japan in this well known contest.More
02/09/2010 - Heidelberg Publishes Figures for First Nine Months of Financial Year 2009/2010 - Volume of business slightly up as expected - Cost savings beginning to take effect
In the third quarter of financial year 2009/2010 (October 1 to December 31, 2009), incoming orders and sales at Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) were up on the previous quarters.More
02/08/2010 - Success for Heidelberg Schweiz AG
First Speedmaster XL 145 to generate above-average growth at Schlaefli & Maurer; customers use the Speedmaster XL 105 to boost productivity and increase energy efficiency; business consulting improves competitiveness; environmental protection a factor for all formatsMore
02/02/2010 - Packaging manufacturer highly satisfied with large format from Heidelberg
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) made its debut in format class 6 in June 2008 when packaging manufacturer Friedrich Freund GmbH (Freund) in Georgsmarienhütte took the world's first Speedmaster XL 145 into service just a short time after drupa 2008.More
01/22/2010 - Flyeralarm and Druckhaus Mainfranken invest in two Speedmaster XL 145 presses with Inpress Control
High degree of automation and availability boosts efficient production; second press working in three-shift operation since November 2009More
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Sustainability Report 2008/2009
In its latest Sustainability Report, Heidelberg informs about the progress made and the challenges ahead for reaching the company's sustainability goals.
Print Media Center
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG opened its redesigned customer demonstration center, the Print Media Center, at the company's head office in Heidelberg and Wiesloch. More
