Equipment

The versatile.
Speedmaster CD 102.
 Universally applicable.
Speedmaster CD 102.
The Speedmaster® CD 102 is the universal straight-printing
press for commercial, packaging and label printing. Equipped
with innovative technology, it provides flexible processing of
a large variety of jobs and materials with maximum flexibility.

Its efficiency and cost effectiveness cannot fail to impress.

Easy to use, with short makeready times and integration in
the Prinect® workflow, the Speedmaster CD 102 achieves
constantly high print quality at speeds of up to 15,000 sheets
an hour.

An attractive price/performance ratio is not the only advan-

tage of the Speedmaster CD 102. Its strengths are obvious in
the production of specialized packaging in up to seven colors,
for example, and in UV and coating applications.

Another plus: each Speedmaster CD 102 is backed up by the

comprehensive service offering from Heidelberg®. This
enables you to get the most from your machine at all times
thanks to maintenance, remote functions, perfectly coordi-
nated consumables, and an international service and spare
parts network.

Invest in performance and future-proof value. With over

50,000 printing units sold, the Speedmaster CD 102 is the
world’s most popular range of machines in 70 × 100 cm
(27.56 × 39.37 in) format. Not only that – it also offers extensive
added value thanks to its ultra modern equipment, maximum
substrate flexibility and constant productivity.

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Outstanding characteristics.
The facts at a glance.

Equipment: Highlights:
• Prinect Press Center® 2 control station with intuitive • Superior print quality at a maximum printing speed of

Intellistart® operator guidance system for fast, process- up to 15,000 sheets an hour
oriented setup and maximum user friendliness • Easy accessibility for convenient operation

• Preset Plus feeder and delivery for maximum substrate • High degree of automation ensures short makeready

flexibility and precise pile formation times and reduces paper waste
• Prinect Easy Control and Prinect Axis Control® color • Secure investment and stable value retention thanks to

measurement systems for reliable, standardized print a tried and tested platform and pioneering innovations
production
• AirTransfer system for contact-free sheet transport on › You can find more about technical data and facts here:
an air cushion, without marks or scratches heidelberg.com/en/cd102
• Alcolor® dampening unit with Vario function prevents

hickeys and stabilizes the ink-water balance for optimum

print quality

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Versatile. Flexible. Efficient. The Speedmaster CD 102 sets standards
in the 70 × 100 cm (27.56 × 39.37 in) format. This universal machine
processes a huge variety of substrates and is suitable for the cost-
effective production of high-quality commercial, packaging and
label print jobs.

Configuration examples:

Speedmaster CD 102 without extension module Speedmaster CD 102 with one extension module and DryStar Combination

Speedmaster CD 102-6+L with two extension modules, DryStar Combination and

– as an example – UV system with 4 lamps
The Prinect Easy Control spectrophotometric color Sheet brakes can be positioned as desired in the Efficient drying thanks to the combination of IR
measurement system integrated in the control sta- delivery, ensuring precise pile formation without lamps and hot air in a single module.
tion ensures economical production with maximum marks.
color integrity.

14 13 12 11 11 11 10

Speedmaster CD 102-6+L with two extension modules and DryStar

Combination Carton.

1 Non-stop system 6 AutoPlate

The features on the feeder and delivery enable pile changes The semi-automatic plate changer works quickly and
on the fly. precisely at the touch of a button, and saves valuable
makeready time.
2 Feeder
With preset air settings and material-dependent speed 7 AirTransfer system
compensation, the Preset Plus feeder separates a huge The AirTransfer system with Venturi nozzles guarantees
variety of substrates with great precision. contact-free, stable sheet transport over the entire printed
stock range of substrates 0.03 to 1 mm (0.0012 in – 0.039 in)
3 Sheet alignment thick.
Precise sheet alignment is ensured by accurate, remote
setting of front lays, automated sheet arrival control and 8 Inking unit and film dampening system
sheet slowdown feature. The speed-compensated Alcolor film dampening unit with
Vario function ensures a stable ink-water balance and pre-
4 Monitoring vents hickeys. The inking unit with high storage capacity
Sheet monitoring by sensors and four self-calibrating promises stable coloring over the entire production run.
double-sheet detectors ensure continuous production.
9 Ink fountain
5 Printing unit The calibration-free ink fountain with 500 increments
Reduced maintenance thanks to cylinder surfaces with per color zone ensures superior quality and can be cleaned
a high-quality finish, and special gripper systems. Central quickly and easily thanks to an ink fountain liner.
remote register adjustment shortens setup times.
The aerodynamic gripper bar enables high speeds The coating unit with chamber blade system ensures Super-fast ink changes thanks to ink fountain liner.
thanks to optimized flow conditions. a homogeneous coating application.

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

The machine shown is a sample configuration. Some of the equipment features

mentioned are optional.

10 Coating unit 14 Delivery

A chamber blade system in the coating unit ensures The Preset Plus delivery with intuitive navigation via
homogeneous coating application. Combination clamps touch-display and jogwheel ensures precise pile formation.
enable rapid changes between spot and full area coating. It enables problem-free second print runs and postpress.

11 Dryer 15 Prinect Press Center 2

Various dryer systems are available, depending on the The control station intelligently links the printing press
equipment of the Speedmaster CD 102. Short distances to the Prinect workflow. It combines convenience with a
between dryer and sheet optimize energy consumption. comprehensive range of diagnostic functions. An intuitive
operating concept and process-oriented Intellistart operator
12 Sheet brake navigation system reduce makeready times and increase
The sheet brakes can be positioned as desired, preventing productivity.
marks on the sheet. They ensure rapid work-and-turn and
short throughput times. 16 Maintenance
Fully automated central lubrication of the entire machine
13 StaticStar on the drive and operator sides considerably cuts mainte-
Antistatic equipment minimizes electrostatic charging nance times.
of sheets and ensures uniform sheet separation and stable
sheet travel, even with static materials. › You can find more about the details of your
Speedmaster here: heidelberg.com/en/cd102

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Leader in the printing process.
8 clear benefits*.
› heidelberg.com/cd102/efficiency

Makeready
60 mins
1 hour
washup time per day saved thanks to the world’s fastest washup
faster in postpress thanks to freely positioned
sheet brakes and Venturi sheet guidance for
faster work-and-turn.

70 %
systems. Intelligent, parallel washup programs cut two minutes off
each washup cycle compared with the industry standard.

saving per ink change and printing unit –

5 mins
instead of five or even ten minutes of
cleaning, each ink fountain is cleaned in fewer operating steps per job change thanks
just one or two minutes. to the patented Intellistart.

Productivity

300
wasted sheets and ten minutes saved when changing to difficult
1,000
sheets/h higher net production thanks to sheet
substrates thanks to material-dependent, stored preset air settings. arrival control and monitoring, ensuring stable,
Flexibility without loss of productivity. uninterrupted production.

Availability Roller settings are checked in just

and six blankets saved with every

5 minutes
detection of foreign bodies or and 20 minutes are saved per

30 mins deformations in the substrate,

thanks to stream control.
adjustment cycle with the Roller
Check Assistant software.

* See reverse

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Kurfuersten-Anlage 52 – 60
69115 Heidelberg
Germany
Phone +49 6221 92-00
Fax +49 6221 92-6999
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Publishing Information
Printed in: 05/16
Photographs: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Platemaking: Suprasetter
Printing: Speedmaster
Finishing: Stahlfolder
Paper: Scheufelen BVS MATT
Consumables: Saphira
Fonts: Heidelberg Antiqua Ml, Heidelberg Gothic Ml
Printed in Germany

Trademarks
Heidelberg, the Heidelberg logotype and Alcolor, Axis Control,
DryStar, Intellistart, Prinect, Prinect Press Center, Saphira,
Speedmaster, Stahlfolder, StaticStar and Suprasetter are registered
trademarks of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG in the U.S.
and other countries. All other trademarks are property of their
respective owners.

Subject to technical modifications and other changes.

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care. No warranty or liability is accepted for the correctness,
completeness, or accuracy of the information. There is no
guarantee that the customer will be able to achieve the values
and numbers (e. g. relating to the function and performance
of the machine) specified in the brochure. The information
provided is based on ideal conditions and proper use of the
machine. Achieving these values and numbers depends on
a variety of factors and circumstances that are outside the con-
trol of Heidelberg (e. g. machine settings, technical conditions,
ambient conditions, raw materials and supplies used, consu-
mables used, standard of care and maintenance of the machine,
expertise of the operator, etc.). They therefore constitute
neither characteristics of the machine nor a guarantee. This
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