Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) and the Swiss company Steinemann Technology AG have agreed a sales co-operation. Under the terms of the agreement, Heidelberg will assume lead management for the entire Steinemann Technology portfolio in numerous markets, including Germany, France, India, Japan and the USA. Print finishing systems from Steinemann.
Steinemann's modular portfolio of print finishing systems currently includes the dmax 76 and the dmax 106 two professional digital machines for spot and relief varnishing on sheet formats up to B1 as well as the colibri 76 and colibri 108, two conventional high-speed machines for full-surface varnishing for sheet sizes up to 108 x 145 cm. Steinemann recently introduced dfoil, an innovative, highly efficient and flexible module for digital foil stamping, for its dmax machines.
Heidelberg sees Steinemann's coating systems as a complement to its range of offset and digital printing systems, such as the new Heidelberg Primefire 106, the first industrial digital printing system for the B1 format.
„The cooperation with Steinemann strengthens our position along the value chain of our customers with regard to the combination of coatings with equipment solutions for digital and conventional printing as well as further processing. Our customers receive a high degree of flexibility and options to quickly cover market requirements for high-quality finishing and individualisation,“ says Dr Ulrich Hermann, Member of the Management Board of Heidelberg Digital Business & Services.
