{"id":99875,"date":"2025-03-18T12:55:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T11:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=99875"},"modified":"2025-03-14T11:46:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T10:46:48","slug":"heidelberg-celebrates-its-175th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/heidelberg-feiert-sein-175-jaehriges-bestehen\/","title":{"rendered":"Heidelberg celebrates its 175th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Group is pursuing a clear growth strategy, focussing on packaging and digital printing, lifecycle products, new industrial sectors and green technologies.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On 11 March 1850, the bell foundry and machine factory Hemmer, Hamm & Co. was founded in Frankenthal - the nucleus of today's Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg). Since then, the company has developed into a leading supplier in the printing industry.<\/p>\n

\u201eAnyone who is successful over such a long period of time and leaves a lasting mark on the industry is a strong testimony to their innovative strength,\u201c explains J\u00fcrgen Otto, Chairman of the Management Board of Heidelberg<\/strong>. \u201eWe want to maintain this leading position in the future.\u201c<\/p>

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Future strategy: growth in packaging and digital printing<\/h4>\n

Heidelberg is focussing on targeted growth in its core areas:<\/p>\n

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  • Packaging printing<\/strong>About 50 per cent of sales<\/strong> already come from this segment. Sustainable packaging solutions made from fibre-based materials are driving the business forward.<\/li>\n
  • Digital printing<\/strong>: According to the company, the market volume for digital printing solutions will grow from 5 to 7.5 billion euros<\/strong>. Heidelberg has significantly expanded its offering in this area.<\/li>\n
  • Lifecycle products and service<\/strong>Heidelberg operates a dense network of Service network<\/strong>\u00a0with a presence in 170 countries<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Automation and hybrid print production<\/h4>\n

    Modern production solutions increase the competitiveness of print shops:<\/p>\n

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    • Prinect Touch Free Workflow<\/strong>AI-supported software optimises production processes and increases efficiency.<\/li>\n
    • Hybrid print production<\/strong>Offset and digital printing solutions are combined automatically in order to respond flexibly to customer requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Expansion into new industrial sectors<\/h4>\n

      In addition to its core business, Heidelberg is investing in new growth segments:<\/p>\n

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      • Green Technologies<\/strong>Expansion of the business divisions Charging infrastructure for electromobility<\/strong> and Hydrogen technology<\/strong><\/li>\n
      • High-precision mechanical engineering and automation technology<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        By the 2028\/2029 financial year, Heidelberg expects a Additional growth potential of over 300 million euros<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

        Anniversary celebrations and outlook<\/h4>\n

        Heidelberg celebrates its anniversary with a Festival week in June 2025<\/strong> at the largest production site Wiesloch-Walldorf<\/strong>. In addition to family days for employees, an international industry event will also take place.<\/p>\n

        Source:<\/em> Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Future strategy: growth in packaging and digital printing","protected":false},"author":300,"featured_media":99881,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"Heidelberg","rank_math_title":"","csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[114],"tags":[60707,34590,60706,51],"class_list":{"0":"post-99875","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-aus-den-unternehmen-news","8":"tag-automatisierung","9":"tag-digitaldruck","10":"tag-offset","11":"tag-verpackungsdruck-und-veredelung","12":"cs-entry","13":"cs-video-wrap"},"acf":[],"vimeo_video":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/300"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99875"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99875\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}