COMMERCIAL PRINTING
Heidelberg hardware , software and consumables complete workflow
Assam Jatiya Bidyalay installs new Heidelberg Speedmaster CS 92
L to R – Dr Narayan Sharma and Dilip Kumar Dutta Choudhary with the
Speedmaster CS 92 4colour press at Assam Jaitya
Bidyalay . Photo Heidelberg India
NARESH KHANNA
Guwahati based educational and socio-economic trust Assam Jatiya Bidyalay has invested in a Heidelberg Speedmaster CS 92 sheetfed offset 4- color press along with Suprasetter A 106 CtP , and Stahlfolder CH 66 folding equipment . The complete setup from Heidelberg will further enhance the publishing and print production capacity for Assam Jatiya Bidyalay and also provide a comprehensive modern plant for vocational training .
Founded in 1994 , the educational institution has approximately 2,000 schools that follow its syllabus for textbooks . Education through a vernacular medium is the essence of this institution based on scientific conviction . Considered one of the most important educational institutions in Eastern India , Assam Jatiya Bidyalay provides quality education in the region ’ s mother tongue to improve the individual growth of each student at the school level . The institution ’ s website states , “ Assamese is a rich language to express thoughts and ideas . The medium is capable of enriching the students to keep pace with the outer world . An open and broader outlook guides the planning and management of the school .”
On the educational institution ’ s new investment in its publishing and print production , Dr Narayan Sharma , Secretary at Assam Jatiya Bidyalay , said , “ We were quite impressed with the Heidelberg Speedmaster CS 92 for its quality and reputation which empowers our high production capacity . While we were in the process of finalization , we had a word with multiple printshop owners – the feedback from the industry contacts and market has been excellent on Heidelberg .”
Apart from the 4-color offset press , Heidelberg ’ s Prinect Production Manager integrates the pre-press and post-press workflow in the institution ’ s printing plant , drastically reducing make-ready time and wastage . For its pre-press , Assam Jatiya selected the Suprasetter A 106 CtP , for producing offset plates . This together with the CS92 automation features result in high production with excellent color quality management . AJB also uses Heidelberg Saphira consumables .
“ From the Suprasetter A 106 , Heidelberg Speedmaster CS 92 to the Stahlfolder folding equipment along with Saphira consumables gives us the best combination required to achieve our desired print output on time . Hence , we opted for complete Heidelberg solutions from pre to post-press , and we are now very much satisfied with our decision ,” adds Dr Sharma .
Dr . Narayan Sharma said , “ We have plans to expand our activities towards the development of vocational skills within the schools . The unique quality of our brand is that we have proved that academic
22
Indian Printer & Publisher | 1 November 2021