Russian Printing Company Goes for Solutions from Heidelberg

The printing company 2×2 in the city of Blagoveshchensk in the Far East of Russia has installed a complete solution from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg). The package includes Russia’s first Speedmaster CX 75 five-color press with coating unit, Prinect Production Manager workflow software, and a Polar N 92 cutting machine and Stahlfolder Ti 52 folding machine for postpress. The company’s intention with this substantial investment is to further expand its market position and strengthen its competencies.

At the moment its orders come from different market segments, including advertising agencies. Its catchment area extends beyond the city limits of Blagoveshchensk into the regions of Amur and Primorsky. “Our current production facility is on the outskirts of the city”, says printing company boss Ivan Semashko. “The new machines mean we can offer our customers a faster service – now we can print a run of ten thousand copies and deliver it to the customer the same day, something that used to take us four days. With the highly automated production process, we are fully prepared for the latest market requirements. Items that local printing customers had to order in other regions and even abroad, we can now supply for them in the Amur region.”

The printing company 2×2 has purchased the Prinect Production Manager workflow software as a subscription model. It is a cloud-based subscription package, for which Heidelberg charges a monthly usage-dependent fee. This is the latest business model recently launched by Heidelberg. The Prinect Production Manager provides the resources for setting up an integrated workflow covering all the steps involved in the production process and is an ideal solution for establishing a Smart Print Shop.