Hafner Printing Installs Heidelberg Suprasetter
By Graphic Arts Online Staff -- Graphic Arts Online, December 1, 2008
KENNESAW, GaA, (Press Release), December 1, 2008—When Mike Shallberg, owner of Hafner Printing Company in Chicago, recently decided to upgrade his prepress production equipment, he and his team of prepress specialists looked far and wide for the best solution available for their eight-person shop.
“We were very impressed with the Suprasetter A52 from Heidelberg, even though we had never before worked with Heidelberg prepress equipment,” Shallberg said. The company installed the platesetter early this fall, along with Heidelberg’s Prinect MetaDimension RIP and additional Prinect workflow software.
According to Shallberg, the prepress department is “extremely happy” with the positive results they have experienced since installing the Suprasetter, and are equally impressed with Heidelberg’s service team. “Heidelberg’s reliable team of service experts has us covered, even though we are a small shop,” Shallberg said. “It is nice to know that someone from Heidelberg is always available and willing to help us with any problems that may arise.”
The company, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2007, also runs two Heidelberg GTO presses - in both 2-color and 5-color models. The new Suprasetter is used with Heidelberg Saphira Chemfree thermal plates. Hafner Printing primarily produces short-run, general commercial products and business materials for nonprofit organizations in the Chicago area.
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
With a global market share for sheetfed offset printing machines of more than 40 percent, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) is the world's leading solution provider for commercial and industrial customers in the print media industry. Headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany, the Company focuses on the entire process and value chain for popular format classes in the sheetfed offset and flexographic printing sectors. Apart from printing presses, the product portfolio includes plate imaging devices and finishing equipment, as well as software components designed to integrate all print manufacturing processes. In addition, Heidelberg offers a wide range of spare parts, consumables, used equipment and services, along with extensive training programs provided by the Print Media Academy. Furthermore, the Company assists its customers' investment plans by offering financing concepts.
Heidelberg is most active within the major OECD industrial regions and is expanding its involvement within growing markets such as Asia and Eastern Europe. With development and production sites in six countries and some 250 sales offices worldwide, the Company offers services to more than 200,000 customers around the globe. Heidelberg generates 85 percent of global sales through company-owned sales offices and above 85 percent outside of Germany. In fiscal year 2007/2008, Heidelberg achieved sales of Euro 3.670 billion referring to the divisions Press, Postpress and Financial Services as well as a net profit of Euro 142 million.
As of March, 31, 2008, the Group employed 19,596 staff worldwide.
