Heidelberg has expanded its portfolio for industrial digital printing with the release of its new Jetfire 75, an inkjet press in B2+ format (614mm x 750mm) that is fully embedded in the company’s digital ecosystem.
According to the company, the Jetfire 75 offers users “the best possible print quality, maximum flexibility, and a level of productivity that has never been seen before in digital printing”.
“Following on from the successful market launch of the Jetfire 50, we are sending out a clear signal with the Jetfire 75, namely that Heidelberg is shaping the future of digital industrial print production and taking it to a whole new level,” said Dr David Schmedding, chief technology and sales officer at Heidelberg.
“We are combining the strengths of our sheetfed offset printing presses with innovative digital printing solutions to create a hybrid production environment that offers our customers maximum flexibility and efficiency.”
The Jetfire 75 can be integrated into a print shop’s overall workflow using Prinect Production and the new Prinect Touch Free workflow, thereby ensuring hybrid print production can be implemented on a cost-optimised and efficient basis, Heidelberg says.
When using Prinect Touch Free, the fully automated workflow utilises AI and leverages real-time data to determine whether digital or offset printing is the most cost-effective means of production.
Well-established colour management technology from Heidelberg ensures that the production and reproduction of jobs is true-to-colour, regardless of which printing method is selected.
When combined with Prinect Touch Free, the Jetfire 75 is able to process over 1000 print jobs per day on a fully automated basis. Customers ordering a Jetfire 50 or 75 will exclusively get the new workflow when they install their digital press.
“By launching the Jetfire 75, Heidelberg is underscoring its approach as a comprehensive systems integrator in the printing sector – an approach that helps our customers become more profitable and more competitive,” said Jürgen Otto, CEO of Heidelberg.
“This is another milestone in the growth strategy for our core business, and one that will enable Heidelberg to leverage additional business potential.”
According to the company, the Jetfire 75 combines industrial productivity, the best possible print quality, and maximum flexibility for everything from short runs and personalised products to high-volume print jobs.
The range of products that can be handled includes brochures, advertisements, flyers, catalogues in short runs, books, magazines, labels, stickers, posters, and calendars.
Added to that are special digital print jobs such as personalised mailshots, jobs with a run size of one, photo books, time-critical print-on-demand jobs, and more besides.
The Jetfire 75 is currently being rolled out in core markets such as Germany, Switzerland, the UK, Canada, and the US, with the global rollout to follow shortly.
