Our story today is about a sheetfed offset printing machine that was not destined to live a long and happy life. It was produced for a very short period of time – from 1984 to 1994, but it is notable for the fact that it was an attempt by Heidelberg to gain a foothold in...
With the advent of relatively inexpensive plate exposure devices in the mid-2000s, the popularity of Computer-to-Print machines, where each print unit was equipped with a separate laser head, began to decline. It should be recalled that such machines had been developed by both Heidelberg and a number of other equipment manufacturers since the late 80s...
Few people today remember who produced the first industrial printing machine that could do away with the long manual process of making printing plates. In the meantime, it was also the good old Heidelberger Druckmaschinen with its legendary model GTO. Today we will look back at this curious configuration, which became the forefather of today’s...
Writing the history of one of the most interesting machines in Heidelberg’s history is quite a challenge. After all, the Heidelberg GTO is not just a printing press. If you needed a non-standard job that could not be done by conventional means – the Heidelberg GTO is at your service! A thick book could be...
By now you’ve probably thought that we’ve been praising Heidelberg developments too much. Well, today we’re going to talk about the most unsuccessful machine of all time. We’ll tell you about a printing press from Heidelberg that you’ve probably never heard of. Maybe it’s for the best, as this machine has earned the title of...
This article is dedicated to a legendary press that has no doubt become such during 35 years on the assembly line. Many printers love them for their unpretentiousness, high-capacity inking unit and relatively low price of a used machine.
This printing machine can undoubtedly be called one of the most modern developments of the 1980s. The design solutions remain relevant even now, at the beginning of the 21st century. Among its options were state-of-the-art solutions, which even today are not found in all printing machine manufacturers. It is said that after the company’s merger...
The post-war years of the 20th century were a real heyday for the printing industry. Offset printing began to develop very quickly. But offset printing is not just about the machine. It is also labour-intensive plate processes, during which it is necessary to take into account a million different nuances, so that the printer did...
The story of the first Heidelberg K-offset machine is almost a detective story. But it is very telling because this story is repeating again today. It is an interesting fact that today Heidelberg is known as the undisputed world leader in sheetfed offset machines. But the fact remains that of all the major players in...
Romayor is a famous series of sheetfed offset printing machines, which was produced by the Czech company Adast for more than 30 years without significant changes. These presses were popular in Eastern Europe among small and medium-sized printers due to their reliability, ease of operation and affordable price.
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