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Our reliable solution for the medium-size format range is the Speedmaster SX 74, ideal for economically printing traditional commercial jobs such as brochures and advertising mailers. Equipped with the latest technology, it offers flexible processing for various production run lengths.

Select a proven and powerful printing press

The Speedmaster SX 74 is designed for high productivity, boasting short makeready times and printing speeds of up to 15,000 sheets per hour. Optional features include a high-pile delivery, perfecting press, or UV technology. This press makes it effortless for you to differentiate yourself from competitors with reliable quality.

Thanks to the Prinect Press Center 3 control station, operation is simple, and integration into the Prinect workflow is seamless. Its energy efficiency and resource-efficient material use positively impact both the environment and costs.

Moreover, each Speedmaster SX 74 comes with comprehensive service support from Heidelberg. This ensures optimal performance through maintenance, remote functions, well-coordinated consumables, and an international service and spare parts network.

Highlights

  • Plate changes with AutoPlate Pro, achieve 300 more hours of productivity per year.
  • Experience 100% transparency, even with complex job changes, thanks to the innovative, navigated operator guidance system Intellistart 3.
  • Easily initiate printing with just 2 clicks through navigated printing. Benefit from 100% color fidelity in production, reduced paper waste, and easy reproducibility, all thanks to colorimetric control with Prinect Easy Control.

Applicable to the following sectors

The Speedmaster SX 74 is the perfect press for various segments, depending on customer-specific configurations. Contact your Heidelberg representative for further details on the optimal setup for your company.

Heidelberg UX and the Speedmaster SX 74

Navigated printing with Push to Stop is now available on all Speedmaster machines for the first time. The patented Intellistart 3 system automates all steps necessary for job changes without operator intervention, ensuring maximum transparency across all active and queued processes. Intelliguide further enhances this by simulating the time-optimized sequence in real-time, including any steps that may need manual execution.

Workflow

Your print shop undergoes digital transformation with Prinect Production, automating production, color, and quality management while furnishing crucial data for analysis and reporting. The seamless integration of your digital printing press through Prinect Production ensures you’re adeptly prepared for short runs and variable data printing.

Technical Data

Printing stock

  • Max. sheet size 530 mm x 740 mm (20.87 in x 29.13 in)
  • Min. sheet size – 210 mm x 280 mm (8.27 in x 11.02 in) straight printing
    280 mm x 280 mm (11.02 in x 11.02 in) straight printing with pile support plate
    300 mm x 280 mm (11.81 in x 11.02 in) perfecting mode
  • Max. print format – 510 mm x 740 mm (20.08 in x 29.13 in)
  • Thickness – 0.03 mm – 0.60 mm (0.0012 in – 0.0236 in)
  • Gripper margin – 8 mm – 10 mm (0.32 in – 0.39 in)

Plate cylinder

  • Cylinder undercut – 0.15 mm (0.0059 in)
  • Distance from lead edge of plate to lead edge of print – 59.50 mm (2.34 in)

Blanket cylinder

  • Length x width, blanket 616 mm x 772 mm (24.25 in x 30.39 in) without metal-backed
    627 mm x 772 mm (24.69 in x 30.39 in) metal-backed
  • Thickness blanket – 1.95 mm (0.0768 in)
  • Cylinder undercut – 2.30 mm (0.0906 in)

Sample configuration

  • Basis – Speedmaster SX 74-4 with high-pile delivery
  • Number of printing units – 4
  • Length – 7.93 m (312.21 in)
  • Width – 2.90 m (114.17 in)
  • Height – 1.93 m (75.98 in)

Print output

  • Maximum – 15,000 sph

Plates

  • Length – x width – 605 mm x 745 mm (23.82 in x 29.33 in)
  • Thickness – 0.25 mm – 0.30 mm (0.0098 in – 0.0118 in)

Pile heights

  • Feeder – 1,060 mm (41.73 in)
  • Delivery – 597 mm (23.50 in) standard delivery 1,160 mm (45.67 in) high-pile delivery

Further information on this machine can be viewed by visiting this link https://www.heidelberg.com/gb/en/products_4/offset_printing/format_50_x_70/speedmaster_ sx_74/product_information_4/product_information_1.jsp

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