Our activity concerns the inspection and issuing of inspection certificates for sheetfed offset printing presses. This is the equipment that is primarily responsible for the quality of all the products produced by the printing house. We can say that it is the main link of the whole production process.

If a printing press is faulty, it will have a much greater impact on the quality of the product than, for example, a faulty folding machine or guillotine.

Of course, we inspect all types of printing equipment. But it’s the printing presses that our team understands most deeply. The fact is that absolutely all our experts are certified by the Heidelberg manufacturing plant in Germany and have long experience working for this respected company. In addition, we try to keep the cost of our services reasonable, so that it is favourable for the customer to engage an independent expert and get an objective opinion on the condition of the equipment from him.

Used equipment is less about the reliability of the brand and more about the attitude of the previous owner. Insufficient and untimely maintenance, hidden accidents or poor quality dismantling can lead to huge costs. Moreover, very often the machine is put up for sale when the first problems appear. They will be masked in order to sell more favourably, or the owner at least will start to reduce the cost of maintenance.

The buyer, manager or owner of a printing house when buying a used printing machine is not always a deep technical expert and has to rely either on his own choice or on the opinion of experts. We offer to safeguard his choice by carrying out a professional inspection.

Most of the test scales at the printer’s disposal are standard scales for spreading, slur/doubling, trapping, dot gain. Almost al of these parameters are TECHNOLOGICAL, meaning they can vary from printshop to printshop depending on the materials used, inks, dampening, humidity in the room, time of year, and even the skill of the printer. We use special tests that allow us to evaluate the sheet guiding system, the condition of the turning device – all those things that affect the quality of printing and depend on the condition of the machine, but do not lie in the field of technology. One of such tests is Karo scale printing, which can only be deciphered by a qualified specialist.

Moreover, the manufacturer has even more specific tests, such as CID, which requires special equipment and is deciphered by a specially trained employee. An ordinary scale will tell you nothing at all about the real condition of the machine.

The customer receives photos and videos, as well as a report with the inspected assemblies and comments on their condition.

If print tests are carried out during the inspection, we can send some prints to the customer by post at the end of the work.

We store the photo and video materials on Google Disk.

The test is carried out by one of our technicians with experience at Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, his qualifications are certified and we guarantee a responsible and unbiased test.

The certificate is issued at the time of the inspection. This is usually done before dismantling begins, and our materials can be the basis for resolving possible conflict situations between buyer and seller.

Unfortunately, we cannot influence what happens to the printing press after our technician leaves. But our certificate gives the buyer the assurance that this or that option is not stolen or forgotten in the print shop during dismantling. The buyer can record the condition of the machine with the seller in the transaction documents.