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On display at Heidelberg’s Info Days on packaging printing: the Speedmaster XL 145 and XL 162 with dual coating technology offer the longest drying section on the market for high gloss levels and special finishing effects
Heidelberg says it is boosting the maximum running speeds of its VLF Speedmaster XL presses for high volume packaging by up to 20 per cent.
The 145cm Speedmaster VLF XL 145 and 162cm Speedmaster VLF XL 162 presses, aimed at large, international packaging printers in the folding carton market, have received an upgrade to reach a so-called ‘next level of efficiency.’
The Packaging Speed Performance (PSP) package is designed to raise productivity up to 18,000sph for the 145 and 16,500sph for the 162.
Heidelberg says the Speedmaster XL 145 VLF with PSP, working three shifts per day, six days per week, now produces twice as many sheets as a 2007 packaging press running at a maximum rated speed of 15,000sph.
The Speedmaster XL 145 with Packaging Speed Performance (PSP) configuration and an output of 18,000 sph is designed for the demands of high-volume packaging printing
The Speedmaster XL 145 with Packaging Speed Performance can produce 70 million or more sheets per year.
The two presses are designed for converters who are looking for maximum throughput and minimal waste, and are suited to conventional long runs of very large format packaging, like pizza and cereal boxes, frozen foods, confectionery, pet food and electronics.
Since the start of production for the series in 2009, more than 100 VLF Speedmaster XL 145 and 162 presses have been sold worldwide, with some 70 per cent used in package printing.
Heidelberg says it is currently recording the highest volume of orders since the start of production.
The company says it achieved the new heights in efficiency for the PSP by ramping up its efforts in makeready time, makeready waste, average net production speed and the level of utilisation of the press.
The presses also feature updated feeders, improved sheet guidance, a 32-foot delivery and high-performance dryers with round air nozzle technology on long drying sections with seven slide-in units.
An inking and dampening system is designed to set colour consistency throughout the run, as the form rollers are smoothly transitioned onto the plate without bending, to avoid stripes.
Particularly at high speeds, the Prinect Inpress Control spectrophotometric inline measuring and control system helps operators adjust colour and register on the fly.
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