Maximum productivity and quality were the order of the day when Italian packaging print shop Litocartotecnica IVAL S.p.A (IVAL) set out to invest in a new large-format press. After carrying out comprehensive tests on machines from a range of suppliers, the company opted for the Speedmaster XL 145 from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg). The seven-color press with dual-coating configuration and UV technology - the first of its type in Italy - is currently being installed at the print shop's new building in Mantova, near Verona, where it will be run alongside two presses from another German manufacturer. "We had put together tricky jobs with three different brown shades," explains Nicola Bernini, who owns IVAL. "The Speedmaster XL 145 printed these applications at a speed of 15,000 sheets per hour and produced consistent and stable high-quality results. In other words, it did exactly what industrial packaging printing requires." The press is elevated, equipped with a logistics system, and incorporates countless automation components designed to deliver the shortest possible makeready times. These components include the inline spectrophotometric measurement system Prinect InpressControl, which regulates color and register on the fly, thus ensuring that production can continue to run efficiently despite frequent job changes. This also significantly reduces paper waste, which translates into a major cost saving, particularly in the premium packaging sector, and supports the print shop's environmental commitments.