Heidelberg earns three Pinnacle Awards

With thirteen awards presented overall, Heidelberg’s Hycolor Pro, PAT (Performance Advisor Technology), and Push-to-Stop in folding technologies stood out amongst many entries. Since 1978, Heidelberg has received 42 awards.

On its latest Speedmaster presses, Heidelberg has introduced Hycolor Pro as part of the Heidelberg User Experience (UX). With Hycolor Pro, the press uses a digital monitoring system to remotely adjust dampening settings while the press is running. 

Using artificial intelligence, Heidelberg’s Performance Advisor Technology (PAT) monitors the printing process, detects deviations, and suggests suitable optimization measures for users to improve their performance. Available in the Heidelberg Assistant platform, PAT shows benefits and savings visually via easily digestible charts and data. 

On the finishing side, Heidelberg has extended its Push-to-Stop philosophy in print production to its Stahlfolders. With Push-to-Stop for folding, print shops can produce different signatures or jobs of similar formats and folds on a single pallet – without any touchpoints.

‘The Pinnacle InterTech Awards honor innovative technologies that are likely to have a significant impact on our industry,’ said James Workman, VP of research and technology at Printing United Alliance. ‘After reviewing this year’s entries, the judges concluded that these Heidelberg technologies, with a focus on automation, will influence the future of print production – more specifically in aiding with the lack of skilled operators the industry will continue to face.’

‘We’re particularly proud of our accomplishments this year,’ commented Clarence Penge, executive vice president for product management for Heidelberg USA. ‘Being presented with awards in different product areas that integrate our offerings across press, post-press, and people shows our commitment to helping our customers gain efficiency not just in certain areas of production but throughout their businesses as a whole.

‘In speaking with our customers, a lack of skilled operators is one of the issues keeping them up at night. These innovations were developed to tackle this issue – automating processes, to help our customers be successful now and into the future. We’re honored that Printing United Alliance recognized these efforts.’