All Heidelberg presses that are equipped with the Prinect Press Center now come with the new standby function. This enables the press to be switched to an energy-saving mode that significantly reduces CO2 emissions. Depending on press length and format, the standby function leads to potential savings of up to 15 kW. Calculated over an entire year, print shops that switch to standby mode for just one hour each day can thus save enough energy to power a family home.
Day-to-day press operation involves repeated waits and pauses. Depending on the situation, operators can decide whether they wish to switch to standby mode. This is a simple step that does not involve powering down the press. Pressing the standby button on the Prinect Press Center switches the peripherals and individual sub-assemblies of the press to energy-saving mode. Powering up the press again is also much faster than starting it from scratch.
Druckerei Kern GmbH is one of the first print shops to benefit from the green, cost-efficient operation made possible by the new standby function. "We've now been using the standby function on our Speedmaster CX 102-5+L for several weeks. Even with idle times of just a few minutes, we can place the entire press - including water treatment, dryer units, and wallscreen - in standby mode," explains Uwe Kuhn, a team leader in Kern's Press Department.
"The one-click operation is simple and intuitive, and it's also extremely easy to start the press operating again. The standby function is an ingeniously simple solution for further boosting energy efficiency," he adds.