HEIDELBERG Expands with the Jetfire 75 in B2 format

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) is driving this development with its digital innovations and is expanding its portfolio for industrial digital printing with the new Jetfire 75.

The Jetfire 75 is an inkjet press in B2+ format (614 mm x 750 mm) that is fully embedded in the HEIDELBERG digital ecosystem, which encompasses machines, software, consumables, service, and training as well as post-press solutions. 

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. During an initial phase, HEIDELBERG is planning to roll the press out in core markets such as Germany, Switzerland, the UK, Canada, and the USA. 

Dr. David Schmedding, Chief Technology & Sales Officer at HEIDELBERG, said, “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 offers users the best possible print quality, maximum flexibility, and a level of productivity that has never been seen before in digital printing. Customers can also access all key information and services via the HEIDELBERG Customer Portal.

This solution can be integrated into a print shop’s overall workflow using Prinect Production and the new Prinect Touch Free workflow, ensuring hybrid print production can be implemented on a cost-optimized and efficient basis. When using Prinect Touch Free, the fully automated workflow uses AI and leverages real-time data to determine whether digital or offset printing is the most cost-effective means of production. 

Well-established color management technology from HEIDELBERG ensures that the production and/or reproduction of jobs is true-to-color regardless of which printing method is selected. When combined with Prinect Touch Free, the Jetfire 75 is able to process over 1,000 print jobs per day on a fully automated basis. 

Users also benefit from machine availability thanks to the “self-service” concept. This involves giving operators special training so they can carry out certain types of service work themselves. When it comes to operating the press, a few days of training are all that is required. What’s more, print shops also have access to the wide-ranging service network at HEIDELBERG for their Jetfire systems.

The Jetfire 75 combines industrial productivity, print quality, and maximum flexibility for everything from short runs and personalized products to high-volume print jobs. 

The range of products that can be handled includes brochures, advertisements, flyers, catalogs in short runs, books, magazines, labels, stickers, posters, and calendars. Added to that are special digital print jobs such as personalized mailshots, jobs with a run size of one, photo books, time-critical print-on-demand jobs, and more besides.