02.17.20
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG recently announced its new Speedmaster drupa 2020 generation. Elle Media Group has concluded the purchase of the first serial 2020 drupa specification XL106-5+L in the world from Heidelberg UK. This will replace a three-year-old machine which has produced 210 million impressions since its installation in March 2017.
Elle Media Group continue to be Heidelberg’s most productive operation in Europe on a straight configuration press. The business regularly produces more than 7 million impressions on one press, per month with an average run length of circa 4,000 and an average a makeready time of just over 3.2 minutes. With this investment the company continues to adapt its service structure to ensure technology enhances its customers experience at all times through its journey with Elle Media Group.
“We had been evaluating this investment for over 12 months as we knew with the output levels we were producing and the fixed operating costs in place that our investment cycle would need to be decreased to ensure we sustained our operating cost per sheet. This was the primary driver for the investment combined with the increase in capacity for the same overhead due to Intellistart 3 ensuring one minute improvement on current performance which will give us another 320 hrs of available press time per year to ensure we maximize the opportunities being presented to us” said James Cuthbert, managing director at Elle Media Group.
Elle Media Group continue to be Heidelberg’s most productive operation in Europe on a straight configuration press. The business regularly produces more than 7 million impressions on one press, per month with an average run length of circa 4,000 and an average a makeready time of just over 3.2 minutes. With this investment the company continues to adapt its service structure to ensure technology enhances its customers experience at all times through its journey with Elle Media Group.
“We had been evaluating this investment for over 12 months as we knew with the output levels we were producing and the fixed operating costs in place that our investment cycle would need to be decreased to ensure we sustained our operating cost per sheet. This was the primary driver for the investment combined with the increase in capacity for the same overhead due to Intellistart 3 ensuring one minute improvement on current performance which will give us another 320 hrs of available press time per year to ensure we maximize the opportunities being presented to us” said James Cuthbert, managing director at Elle Media Group.