Heidelberg India's 19 installations in 2015

As the year comes to a close, PrintWeek contacted Heidelberg India to get their numbers for 2015 and in turn the German sheetfed giant has announced that it has installed 19 sheetfed offset printing presses in India during the calendar year.

22 Dec 2015 | 3448 Views | By Rahul Kumar

“If we look at new machines which have touched the Indian port from 1 January to 31 December 2015, we have 19 machines installed in India,” Peter Rego of Heidelberg told PrintWeek India. Of these, eight are six-colour or more with online coater, and are equipped with more enhanced features. “If you calculate it by the financial year April 2015 to March 2016, we estimate 21 sheetfed offset printing presses in India, out of which 14 have already been shipped,” he added.

If we count the printing units, the Heidelberg figures show 24 printing units from January to March 2015 and 77 from April to December 2015.

The company confirmed that another 28 printing units orders will be shipped between 16 January and 31 March, 2016. The number may increase as the manufacturer also has a few “soft orders” in its kitty.

In early January 2015, Heidelberg successfully installed its first Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102 six-colour plus coater UV combination press with Foilstar at Manesar-based Rave Packaging. This is Heidelberg’s 59th Foilstar installation in the world.

“Heidelberg has a total of 101 printing units from January to December 2015,” Rego said.

Heidelberg has a major interest in the Indian and Asian market. Recently, the company established its third Print Media Center in Quinpu, Shanghai, after Germany and the USA. With Drupa round the corner, Rego is very excited as this could be a turning point for Heidelberg with its new offerings. Heidelberg will look to further consolidate its position in the industry.

Heidelberg India's 19 installations in 2015

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