Heidelberg Celebrates 100 Years in the Japanese Market

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) celebrates its 100th anniversary in Japan. 

Today, Japan is one of the most important markets for HEIDELBERG worldwide and consistently ranks among the company’s top five markets. This success is due to close collaboration with Japanese print shops, which for decades have set the highest standards for precision, reliability, and process quality.

To celebrate, HEIDELBERG launched the new double delivery for the Speedmaster XL 106. With this new solution, HEIDELBERG can appeal to even more customers in Japan and further strengthen its position.

The new double delivery was inspired by the requirements of Japanese customers for high-quality packaging printing, and in specialty applications such as pharmaceutical, security, or trading card production where error-free finishing is important. 

The technology automatically separates good sheets from selected quality-critical sheets, creating two dedicated stacks. With high-value substrates, this helps reduce material waste while increasing process reliability and minimizing manual effort.

The world premiere of the Speedmaster XL 106 with double delivery at the showroom of HEIDELBERG Japan therefore marks not only the introduction of a new technology but also the next step in the long-term development of the Japanese market for HEIDELBERG. 

The first systems have already been sold to customers in both Japan and Europe.

“Over the past 100 years, HEIDELBERG has established a leading market position in Japan. For many decades, the country has been one of our most important markets worldwide and is also a key driver of innovation,” says Dr. David Schmedding, CSO at HEIDELBERG. “Japanese printing companies set the standard for quality, automation, and process reliability. The new double delivery is a successful example of how we consistently translate customer requirements into innovations. With this solution, we are strengthening our position in packaging printing while also underscoring our strategy of supporting our customers’ entire value chain as a systems integrator.”