Hot on the heels of its successful global rollout of the B3 format Jetfire 50, Heidelberg has announced the official market launch of its B2 format big sister, the Jetfire 75, also originally revealed at drupa 2024.
Dr. David Schmedding, Chief Technology & Sales Officer at Heidelberg, says: “First with the Jetfire 50, and now with the Jetfire 75, we are sending out a clear signal that Heidelberg is shaping the future of digital industrial print production and taking it to a whole new level.”
“We are combining the strengths of our sheetfed offset printing presses with innovative digital printing solutions to create a hybrid production environment that offers our customers maximum flexibility and efficiency.”
The Jetfire 75 use water-based inkjet technology with 1200dpi in B2+ format (614mm x 750mm) that is fully embedded in the Heidelberg digital ecosystem, which encompasses machines, software, consumables, service, and training. Post-press solutions are also incorporated. Its production output is up to 9,800 4Up sheets per hour or up to 7,200 6Up sheets per hour (simplex) - equivalent to approximately 39,000 and 43,000 A4 sheets per hour respectively.
Heidelberg claims the press ‘offers users the best possible print quality, maximum flexibility, and a level of productivity that has never been seen before in digital printing’.
The press can be integrated into a print shop’s overall workflow using Prinect Production and the new Prinect Touch Free workflow, thereby ensuring hybrid print production can be implemented on a cost-optimised and efficient basis. When using Prinect Touch Free, the fully automated workflow utilises AI and leverages real-time data to determine whether digital or offset printing is the most cost-effective means of production. Well-established colour management technology from Heidelberg also ensures that the production and/or reproduction of jobs is true-to-colour, regardless of which printing method is selected.
Global volumes in commercial printing are continuing to develop steadily and the volume of commercial jobs being printed with inkjet technology is forecasted to grow by over 4% annually up to 2030. So while the average print run is becoming ever shorter, the number of print jobs is increasing, leaving print shops to look for more flexibility and automation in their production operations, as well as digitalised processes.
This is the Jetfire 75’s sweet spot according to Heidelberg: the press able to combine industrial productivity, optimum print quality, and maximum flexibility for everything from short runs and personalised products to high-volume print jobs.
Jürgen Otto, Heidelberg CEO, says: “The launch of the Jetfire 75 is another milestone in the growth strategy for our core business and underscores our approach as a comprehensive systems integrator in the printing sector - an approach that helps our customers become more profitable and more competitive.”
Customers can place orders for the Jetfire 75 with immediate effect. From summer 2026, the press will be available for customer demonstrations in the Print Media Center – Home of Print at the Wiesloch-Walldorf site. The first presses are to be installed starting in fall 2026.
