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Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (English: Heidelberg Printing Machines AG, FWB: HDD) is a German precision mechanical engineering company with head offices in Heidelberg (Baden-Württemberg). It is a manufacturer of offset printing presses sold globally. The company has a worldwide market share of more than 47% in this area and is the largest global manufacturer of printing presses. Sheet-fed offset printing is used predominantly for high-quality, multi-colour products, such as catalogues, calendars, posters, and labels. Heidelberg produces equipment for prepress, press and postpress, and is the only company that does so in the world.
[edit] Products
Printmaster GTO 52, Printmaster QM-46, Printmaster PM 52 (only sold in China), Speedmaster SM 52, Printmaster PM 74 (only sold in China), Speedmaster SM 74, Speedmaster SM 102, Speedmaster CD 74, Speedmaster CD 102, Speedmaster XL 75, Speedmaster XL 105, Speedmaster XL 145 and Speedmaster XL 162.
GTO stands for Grosser Tiegel Offset, CD for Cardboard Diameter and XL for peak performance class (not for extra large).
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- www.heidelberg.com International website of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
- Druckmaschinen Datenbank Printing machines since 1900 – Summary of all offset and letterpress machines ever built, including Heidelberg models
- Year of manufacture Tool for the calculation of the year of manufacture codes (1950-2004) for used Heidelberg printing machines.
