Printing & Media Technologies

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- June 24, 2026 -- Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG has announced plans to integrate the lifecycle business and global sales and service subsidiaries of the manroland sheetfed Group, absorbing approximately 35 country organizations and around 600 employees into its existing network. The transaction covers manroland sheetfed's service and spare parts business, associated intellectual property, and selected assets. HEIDELBERG takes over service and spare parts supply for manroland users worldwide effective immediately, extending direct support to a customer base the company estimates at more than 3,000 installed systems globally. The deal also includes IP rights for the Roland 900 / Cartonmaster large-format sheetfed offset system, with production and development options currently under evaluation.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- June 24, 2026 -- Hamburg-based Siepmann Printing GmbH has invested in a fully automated hybrid production environment combining offset and digital printing technology from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, integrating both systems through the Prinect workflow platform. The installation centers on a Speedmaster XL 106 from HEIDELBERG's Peak Performance Generation and a Versafire LV digital press. Together, the two systems allow Siepmann to route jobs between offset and digital printing from a single workflow, depending on run length and demand. The company produces pharmaceutical package inserts, packaging, and high-quality commercial print products — a product mix that places strict demands on color accuracy and process reliability.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- June 18, 2026 -- Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) has reported sales of €2,293 million for financial year 2025/2026, a slight increase on the prior year's €2,280 million, alongside a net result after taxes that tripled to €15 million from €5 million. The figures arrive as the company accelerates a strategic transformation beyond its printing machinery roots, consolidating its defense, energy, charging infrastructure, and industrial system activities under a new subsidiary, HD Advanced Technologies GmbH. The adjusted EBITDA margin came in at 6.6 percent — below the previous year's 7.1 percent — reflecting deliberate front-loaded investment in new business areas. For buyers and partners tracking HEIDELBERG's market position, the numbers confirm a company in active structural transition, not decline.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - May 19, 2026 - swissQprint presented its latest large-format printing technologies at FESPA Global Print Expo 2026 in Barcelona, focusing on how print service providers can improve production efficiency and differentiate their offerings through application diversity. Under the motto "Made for Winners - Loved by Thousands", the company demonstrated its Kudu flatbed printer and Karibu 2 roll-to-roll system through live production workflows. The showcase emphasized stable industrial performance, long-term investment security, and application-driven value creation, reflecting a broader market shift toward versatile, high-quality print production and scalable system architectures.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - May 10, 2026 - Linx Printing Technologies has introduced its new Linx 9000 Series Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ) printer range, making its global debut at the interpack 2026 exhibition in Düsseldorf, Germany. The automated coding platform is engineered to mitigate human error and reduce unplanned downtime on busy manufacturing lines through integrated battery backups, native connectivity protocols, and automatic printhead cleaning systems. By addressing common operational bottlenecks directly within the hardware architecture, the technology allows production managers to maintain consistent coding quality while significantly decreasing the amount of time dedicated to daily printer maintenance and operator training.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - February 3, 2026 - Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) is reinforcing its long-term growth strategy in India as demand accelerates across packaging, label, and commercial printing segments. During a multi-day market visit, HEIDELBERG's Chief Technology & Sales Officer, Dr. David Schmedding, met with customers and partners to advance investments in local sales and service capacity, demonstration installations, and partner networks. The move reflects India's rising importance within HEIDELBERG's Asia-Pacific strategy and positions the company to capture expanding packaging demand driven by economic growth, urbanization, and branded consumer goods.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 8, 2025 - Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) has reached a major milestone with the delivery of its 1,000th Speedmaster CX 104 press, a 14-unit specialty configuration bound for the fast-growing Chinese packaging printer Hoifu Group, underscoring strong demand for high-performance, value-optimized presses in the premium packaging market.

Global Bestseller Targets High-End Packaging Growth in China

The Speedmaster CX 104 has become the bestseller in HEIDELBERG's portfolio thanks to its attractive price-performance ratio and broad suitability for commercial and packaging applications. The landmark 1,000th unit will be installed at Hoifu Group's new site in Yancheng, where it will run as part of an end-to-end, Prinect-based workflow.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 8, 2025 - Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) is turning its "Home of Print" into a global showcase for the next generation of printers, using the first Print Technology World Championship to promote the attractiveness of print careers and strengthen the industry's long-term skills pipeline.

World Championship Turns the "Home of Print" into a Live Skills Arena

In November, HEIDELBERG and the Swiss Printing and Media Association jointly hosted the inaugural "Print Technology World Championship" for young printing professionals at the Print Media Center at the Wiesloch-Walldorf site. The competition was explicitly aimed at emerging talent and designed to draw attention to the relevance of print as a modern, technology-driven profession.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 2, 2025 - Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) is restructuring its largest site in Wiesloch-Walldorf, appointing long-time manager Orhan Bekyigit as plant director alongside his existing role as site head, in a move designed to sharpen competitiveness, streamline operations and support growth in international markets.

Strategic realignment at Heidelberg's largest production hub

The Wiesloch-Walldorf campus, with around 3,800 employees, is HEIDELBERG's biggest location worldwide and a central pillar of its global manufacturing and technology network. The new setup brings plant management and central site functions under one leadership, with Bekyigit now responsible for both operational execution and cross-site coordination.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - December 2, 2025 - More than 3,000 print service providers worldwide are now using the cloud-based HEIDELBERG Customer Portal as a digital control center for their end-to-end production, underscoring how system integration and workflow automation are becoming decisive competitive factors in the global print and packaging industry.

Cloud platform becomes a digital command center for print plants

Three years after launch, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG's (HEIDELBERG) customer portal is evolving into a central hub for managing production, service and commercial processes. Over 7,000 individual users are actively leveraging the platform to digitalize and automate their operations, with a clear focus on improving efficiency, transparency and sustainability.