French Packaging Printer Invests in Large-Format Presses from Heidelberg
02/07/2012
- Cartoneo opts for the Speedmaster XL 162 and XL 105 with integrated UV technology for surface finishing of very short runs in the Peak Performance Class
- Top quality with up to 30 percent shorter makeready times and less paper waste
Since the end of last year, French packaging printer Cartoneo has
been operating not one but two new six-color presses from
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) - a Speedmaster XL 162
and a Speedmaster XL 105. Both presses have a coating unit and
integrated UV equipment for printing with UV inks and coatings.
They replace two competitor presses in the same formats. Cartoneo
specializes in the design, printing, and packaging of point-of-sale
(POS) items such as displays and surface-finished packaging in
short and very short runs. The company's exacting requirements
in terms of print quality and surface finishing options and its
focus on very short runs were the main reasons that led it to opt
for Peak Performance presses from Heidelberg. Cartoneo makes
products for customers in the cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, fashion,
and spirits industries and also for small and exclusive vineyards
in the Champagne region that operate in the high-price segment. The
company is planning further market growth in these areas.
It has a number of production sites in the up-and-coming economic region of Rhône-Alpes. These are located in south-eastern France, between Lyons and Geneva. A new building was constructed specifically for the new presses at the company's Geovreissiat site near the Swiss border. Cartoneo has around 100 employees and is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
Top quality, far shorter makeready times, and less waste
Cartoneo uses the Speedmaster XL 162 large-format press primarily for displays and POS items and the Speedmaster XL 105 for packaging with surface finishing. In large-format applications in particular, the average run is 3,000 sheets or less. The two new presses quickly enabled makeready times to be cut by up to 30 percent thanks to their high level of automation and integrated control of color and register with Prinect Inpress Control. This has also significantly reduced paper waste and led to lower production costs - benefits that are all the more important when using substrates with surface finishing and this particular format. What's more, the customer is impressed by the presses' print quality, with their clean printing of screens and solids, and by their stable color balance during production.
A whole new level of performance in large-format packaging printing
Heidelberg first unveiled its two large-format presses - the Speedmaster XL 162 and Speedmaster XL 145 - at drupa 2008 and started series production in 2009. Packaging printers now own more than 50 percent of all large-format presses built by the company. While the presses in the Speedmaster XL 145 family are primarily used in folding carton production, the Speedmaster XL 162 series is mainly intended for printing POS materials in short runs. Both presses set the benchmark in their class when it comes to flexible and profitable production. They give users a clear technological edge on the market.
Figure:
French packaging print shop Cartoneo operates a Speedmaster XL 162 from Heidelberg. Site Manager Laurence Gangloff (center) - shown here with Thomas Hellinger (right) and Philippe Carré from Heidelberg - is impressed by its high quality and short makeready times, especially with very short runs.
Further image material and information about Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG can be found in the Press Lounge at: www.heidelberg.com.
Further information for journalists:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Public Relations
Hilde Weisser
Phone: +49 (0)6221 92 5066
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 5069
E-mail: hilde.weisser@heidelberg.com
It has a number of production sites in the up-and-coming economic region of Rhône-Alpes. These are located in south-eastern France, between Lyons and Geneva. A new building was constructed specifically for the new presses at the company's Geovreissiat site near the Swiss border. Cartoneo has around 100 employees and is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
Top quality, far shorter makeready times, and less waste
Cartoneo uses the Speedmaster XL 162 large-format press primarily for displays and POS items and the Speedmaster XL 105 for packaging with surface finishing. In large-format applications in particular, the average run is 3,000 sheets or less. The two new presses quickly enabled makeready times to be cut by up to 30 percent thanks to their high level of automation and integrated control of color and register with Prinect Inpress Control. This has also significantly reduced paper waste and led to lower production costs - benefits that are all the more important when using substrates with surface finishing and this particular format. What's more, the customer is impressed by the presses' print quality, with their clean printing of screens and solids, and by their stable color balance during production.
A whole new level of performance in large-format packaging printing
Heidelberg first unveiled its two large-format presses - the Speedmaster XL 162 and Speedmaster XL 145 - at drupa 2008 and started series production in 2009. Packaging printers now own more than 50 percent of all large-format presses built by the company. While the presses in the Speedmaster XL 145 family are primarily used in folding carton production, the Speedmaster XL 162 series is mainly intended for printing POS materials in short runs. Both presses set the benchmark in their class when it comes to flexible and profitable production. They give users a clear technological edge on the market.
Figure:
French packaging print shop Cartoneo operates a Speedmaster XL 162 from Heidelberg. Site Manager Laurence Gangloff (center) - shown here with Thomas Hellinger (right) and Philippe Carré from Heidelberg - is impressed by its high quality and short makeready times, especially with very short runs.
Further image material and information about Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG can be found in the Press Lounge at: www.heidelberg.com.
Further information for journalists:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Public Relations
Hilde Weisser
Phone: +49 (0)6221 92 5066
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 5069
E-mail: hilde.weisser@heidelberg.com
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