China’s Grandprint Scales Biz with HEIDELBERG Hybrid Tech
Purchase of additional six Speedmaster CX 92 presses follows a sustained investment cycle in digital and hybrid technologies from HEIDELBERG and Gallus; investment reflects growing packaging and label printing market in China
The Grand Printing Group Co., Ltd (Grandprint/Shengda), China’s largest web-to-print provider, is driving its transformation forward consistently relying on technology from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG). The huge investment in eleven Jetfire 50 digital inkjet systems and ten Gallus Five hybrid digital inkjet label presses in 2025 is now followed by another order for six Speedmaster CX 92-4 sheetfed machines equipped with AutoPlate Pro and automatic blanket wash-up. These systems are designed for self-adhesive label printing, high-quality brochures, and a full range of commercial print applications.
Grandprint is positioning itself in a deliberately hybrid way. The company combines the strengths of digital printing, flexibility, automation, and short turnaround times, with the performance and efficiency of offset printing for medium and high-volume production. This intelligent integration of digital and offset technology ensures maximum production reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency – forming a strong foundation for sustainable growth in industrial printing.
Asia Underscores Central Role as Growth Market for Label Printing
With Asia accounting for 42% of the global pressure-sensitive label market according to 2024 AWA analysis, the region continues to demonstrate its central role in driving label and packaging market growth. Market forecasts also indicate that Asia is expected to record the highest compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in the global pressure-sensitive label segment between 2024 and 2027. Grandprint’s latest investment further reinforces this momentum, demonstrating how forward thinking Asian printers are investing early to secure a competitive edge in this rapidly expanding market.
Hybrid End-to-End Production
As an industry leader in China’s online printing sector with four factories and a sales turnover of €427 million in 2025, Grandprint continues to prioritise technological investments that enhance quality and efficiency, supporting its competitive edge. Grandprint Chairman Cui Wenfeng explains, “Technology from HEIDELBERG, whether it is offset, digital, or flexo, have continued to impress us with a high level of automation and performance. It perfectly matches our vision of a digital and hybrid future.” This end‑to‑end capability directly supports Grandprint’s strategy of achieving cost‑efficient, high‑volume production of short‑run, fast‑turnaround label jobs as well as high-quality brochures, and a full range of commercial print applications. The new Speedmaster CX 92 presses will also be integrated into the Prinect workflow environment from HEIDELBERG.
“Grandprint’s investment decision underlines the role of HEIDELBERG as a total solution provider and system integrator, ideally positioned to support customers in building a hybrid future-ready end-to-end production environment with offset, digital, and flexo printing technologies,” says Dr. David Schmedding, Chief Technology & Sales Officer at HEIDELBERG. “This further investment will help Grandprint unlock new levels of productivity and strengthen its position as a web-to-print provider especially in China’s growing packaging market and beyond.”
