Bangkok--18 Jun--Heidelberg
The Weppert printing company, having put a Speedmaster XL 106 into operation at the end of last year, is once again investing in a new printing machine from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, a Speedmaster CD 102-6-L-UV. The company — located in Schweinfurt — is hereby strengthening its position as a competence center for innovative printing products.
The Weppert printing company in Schweinfurt is maintaining a course of steady growth. With the purchase of a Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102-6-L-UV, the printing company is expanding its modern machinery and increasing its range of high-quality print finishing and print effects. In the words of Norbert Hettrich, managing partner of Weppert, “This machine perfectly complements our workflow and represents yet another increase in productivity. With this investment in UV technology, we can exercise even better control over the quality of print finishing in the future. And our customers benefit from a broader selection of high-quality finishing, metallic effects, as well as spot and full-surface coating”.
The investment in the 6-color printing machine is part of the growth strategy of the printing company from Schweinfurt, which would like to position itself as the market leader in the growing online print sector. With its brands xposeprint, VIP Print and Buecher.vipprint, Weppert experienced an increase in turnover of 18 per cent in 2012, with the online business alone attaining three-digit growth. This most recent machine purchase also serves the expansion of the Internet sector. Thanks to the larger range of design possibilities using UV technology, the portal xposeprint.de has established itself in the market as an online platform for high-quality, effective printing products at competitive prices and is continuing to cement its position as Germany’s most cost-effective printer of brochures.
Printing with UV technology provides benefits both for Weppert and for its customers. When the printing inks are dried in a process using UV light, the liquid binding agent components of the UV ink become cross-linked within seconds to form a solid film. The printed sheets dry immediately and the print product can then undergo any further processing right away, all of which leads to an increase in manufacturing efficiency. In addition, UV coating gives the printed materials a particularly high gloss and a great feel, combined with good protection and scratch resistance. This makes brochures, flyers, advertising material or stickers extremely effective and classy.
The Speedmaster CD 102-6-L-UV is the sixth sheet-fed offset machine of the printing company. After some design changes in the production halls, it will go into production in Plant I in the Schweinfurt location at the end of April. This start-up coincides with the introduction of new employees into the production department, who bring with them the relevant expertise in dealing with UV inks and coatings, as well as with the appropriate print substrates.
Since 1839, the name Weppert has stood for competence and quality in printing. With innovative product developments and using the most up-to-date technologies, the printing company has grown from a former workshop into a successful company in the printing industry. With its brands xposeprint, VIPprint and Buecher.vipprint, Weppert is today a competence center for high-quality and individual online print products and, with more than 26,000 items, covers the whole range of printing needs in the business world. Weppert offers a complete service to its customers — from design and implementation, through manufacture and finishing, and all the way up to the perfect end product. We also take care of the complete logistics chain, right up to the handover of a print product to the end customer.
Photo: Druckhaus Weppert
Norbert Hettrich, managing partner of Druckhaus Weppert Schweinfurt GmbH