Heidelberg

Heidelberg has named the first European customers for its Jetfire sheetfed inkjet press, with the inaugural installation set to be up and running in Switzerland by the end of March.

Heidelberg will hand a world premiere to a new nearline post-press system at the upcoming Hunkeler Innovationdays, where it will also showcase the Jetfire 50 in its new livery.

Press manufacturer Heidelberg has entered a milestone anniversary year and said it is tackling the challenges of the future with a clear growth strategy.

Heidelberg aims to save more than €100m (£83m) by reducing the size of the workforce at its biggest site in Germany by 11.25%, or 450 roles.

Heidelberg is on track to install its first Jetfire 50 inkjet presses in spring next year with the German manufacturer affirming the fruits of its new partnership with Japan’s Canon.

High-end packaging and greetings card specialist Herbert Walkers has invested in a brand new Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-7+L press, arriving on 26 November.

Heidelberg has increased factory working hours by around 14% as it gears up for a busy H2 delivering on a big post-Drupa order backlog.

Midland Regional Printers (MRP) has invested £1.8m in new kit, including a two-year-old Heidelberg XL 106 and a brand-new Lamina Fasline laminator.

Heidelberg has showcased its revamped Print Media Center in Germany – now branded as the ‘Home of Print’ for a busy post-Drupa customer event.

Heidelberg has announced a new partnership with speciality chemicals giant Solenis, focused on barrier coatings for applications such as paper packaging that can replace plastics.

Gallus has taken the wraps off an intriguing new inkjet technology at this week’s Labelexpo Americas event.

Heidelberg will welcome 125 new starters to its apprenticeship programme on 1 September, with 87 training at the company’s Wiesloch-Walldorf site, just south of the company’s home city of Heidelberg.