Welcome to the Champions League
The Speedmaster SM 102 has been the undisputed champion in the
70 × 100 format for years and is still going strong. The
market leader has continued to inspire, thanks to its
high-performance functions, setting new standards time and again in
the process. Whether as a short or long press, with or without
perfecting device, the Speedmaster SM 102 is a real allrounder
which can do almost everything - except, perhaps, score goals.
It is a well-known fact that, in some countries, the world revolves around the ball and not around the sun. At Heidelberg, everything revolves around quality and cost effectiveness. The Speedmaster SM 102 perfectly exemplifies this philosophy. Since its beginnings, the press has undergone continual metamorphoses, adjusting itself to customer requirements in its quest to be quicker, more economic and easier to operate. It has set new industry standards with sophisticat- ed technology and an abundance of high-performance innovations. In short, the Speedmaster SM 102 is synonymous with successful produc- tion in the perfecting mode. One-pass productivity has opened up new perspectives for sheetfed offset printing in the commercial industry. The eight-color Speedmaster SM 102 with perfecting device, launched in 1995, revolutionized production at commercial print shops, reducing throughput times by almost 50 percent. The reward: "The Speedmaster SM 102 really is a nose ahead of the rest of the perfecting presses," Sebastian Schwarz, Product Manager at Heidelberg, reports proudly. And it is no wonder as the "World Champion" offers the right configuration for every business model. It caters to the needs of the entire commercial segment in the process - from the two-color model used to print packaging inserts to the twelve-color Speedmaster SM 102 with coating and perfecting units, which is capable of producing high-quality annual reports and art catalogs in perfecting mode.
High-level teamwork
While sheet-reversal ensures higher flexibility in straight-printing when printing 2/2 color and 1/4 color in the case of models with up to eight inking units, perfecting mode continues to dominate among the longer models. The bulk of these presses are used in the Pacific region, North America, Germany and the UK. "The industrial structures dictating these markets result in enormous time and cost-related pressures, with the result that the Speedmaster SM 102, with benefits like high speed and automation levels, makes a huge difference," explains Schwarz.
However, the Speedmaster SM 102 does not owe its leading position solely to sophisticated perfecting technology. On the contrary, the press components convince thanks to a high-level, cohesive team performance. That said, new talent, like the CutStar Can, the sheeter which underwent a complete makeover in 2006, or the technological transfer from other series, such as the Preset Plus feeder and delivery unit, launched at the drupa 2004, is pushing back the performance boundaries further than ever before. That's reason enough to take a closer look at the "team lineup".
You can download the complete article on the top right-hand side.
It is a well-known fact that, in some countries, the world revolves around the ball and not around the sun. At Heidelberg, everything revolves around quality and cost effectiveness. The Speedmaster SM 102 perfectly exemplifies this philosophy. Since its beginnings, the press has undergone continual metamorphoses, adjusting itself to customer requirements in its quest to be quicker, more economic and easier to operate. It has set new industry standards with sophisticat- ed technology and an abundance of high-performance innovations. In short, the Speedmaster SM 102 is synonymous with successful produc- tion in the perfecting mode. One-pass productivity has opened up new perspectives for sheetfed offset printing in the commercial industry. The eight-color Speedmaster SM 102 with perfecting device, launched in 1995, revolutionized production at commercial print shops, reducing throughput times by almost 50 percent. The reward: "The Speedmaster SM 102 really is a nose ahead of the rest of the perfecting presses," Sebastian Schwarz, Product Manager at Heidelberg, reports proudly. And it is no wonder as the "World Champion" offers the right configuration for every business model. It caters to the needs of the entire commercial segment in the process - from the two-color model used to print packaging inserts to the twelve-color Speedmaster SM 102 with coating and perfecting units, which is capable of producing high-quality annual reports and art catalogs in perfecting mode.
High-level teamwork
While sheet-reversal ensures higher flexibility in straight-printing when printing 2/2 color and 1/4 color in the case of models with up to eight inking units, perfecting mode continues to dominate among the longer models. The bulk of these presses are used in the Pacific region, North America, Germany and the UK. "The industrial structures dictating these markets result in enormous time and cost-related pressures, with the result that the Speedmaster SM 102, with benefits like high speed and automation levels, makes a huge difference," explains Schwarz.
However, the Speedmaster SM 102 does not owe its leading position solely to sophisticated perfecting technology. On the contrary, the press components convince thanks to a high-level, cohesive team performance. That said, new talent, like the CutStar Can, the sheeter which underwent a complete makeover in 2006, or the technological transfer from other series, such as the Preset Plus feeder and delivery unit, launched at the drupa 2004, is pushing back the performance boundaries further than ever before. That's reason enough to take a closer look at the "team lineup".
You can download the complete article on the top right-hand side.
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Speedmaster SM 102
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