Green Printshop

Reduce Energy Consumption

Click here for what Heidelberg thinks printshops need to know on the subject of energy consumption in the pressroom.


Suprasetter CtP Family
The family of Suprasetters only supplies power to the diodes when the plate is being imaged - minimizing power usage. For example, the energy consumption of the A52/75 series is only one-fifth as much as the competition (1 kW vs. 5 kW) - or less than an average hair-dryer uses.
 
Synchronous sinusoidal drive
This advanced drive technology reduces losses by 30 percent compared to conventional drives.
 
Click here to see a family of peripherals that are optimally harmonized with one another and the press while ensuring both cost-effectiveness and environmentally sounds production.
 
DryStar Combination
The DryStar HotAir/IR combination dryers are designed for maximum efficiency. This is achieved by a minimal distance between the dryer and the sheet, using the unique round-nozzle technology.
 
DryStar UV dryers and lamps with new ballasts
These dryers create maximum efficiency due to minimal distance between the dryer and sheet and a dichroitic reflector coating. New electronic ballasts significantly reduce standby power consumption (by 40 percent).
 
Recycling of hot air in Y and final dryers
Available for presses with a double coater configuration (LYYL), the recycling of up to 50% of the hot air from the first Y-unit (dryer unit) to the second Y-unit achieves significant energy-savings.
 
Water-cooled peripherals
All Cabinets for the DryStar dryers, AirStar air supply and the Combi unit are water cooled, maintaining a healthy climate in the pressroom. Click here for general information about water cooling.
 
Free-cooling
Another energy-saving feature is "free cooling", which is used to lower power consumption for inking unit temperature control.
 
AirStar air supply system
This frequency-controlled turbo radial fan has an efficiency rating of over 70 percent and dramatically reduces energy consumption and waste heat.