Heidelberger Druckmaschinen

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Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (English: Heidelberg Printing Machines AG, FWB: HDD) is a German precision mechanical engineering company with head offices in Heidelberg (Baden-Württemberg). It is a manufacturer of offset printing presses sold globally. The company has a world-wide market share of more than 47 per cent in this area and is the largest global manufacturer of printing presses. Sheet-fed offset printing is used predominantly for high-quality, multi-colour products, such as catalogues, calendars, posters, and labels. Heidelberg produces equipment for prepress, press and postpress, and is the only company that does so in the world.

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GTO 52, PM 52, PM 74, SM 52, SM 74, SM 102, CD 74, CD 102, XL 75, XL 105, XL 145 and XL 162.

PM stands for Printmaster, SM stands for Speedmaster, GTO for Gross Tiegel Offset, CD for Cardboard Diameter and XL for Extra Large format.

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