Printing Spare Parts

 This landmark Speedmaster CD 102 went to packaging  HeidelBerg Parts print shop YangJiang Hondai Paper Products Co., Ltd. Based in Yangjiang in the western part of Guangdong province, this SME with around 170 employees produces items such as high-quality gift packaging for export to Europe and the United States. The print shop's aim with this first ever investment in a Heidelberg press is to significantly improve its productivity and quality in the future. The Chinese packaging printer, which had previously worked with used equipment from other manufacturers, is looking to triple its sales over the next five years.  

 In the six years that I have been researching articles for this blog, I’ve run across some wonderful HeidelBerg Parts arts projects that have transformed their communities while engaging residents and visitors in provocative ways. Houston’s Project Row Houses may be my favorite; Candy Chang’s “Before I Die” series that started in New Orleans also springs immediately to mind, as does Detroit’s Heidelberg Project.  These low-key, highly inspirational works are amazing and have provided fodder for some of my favorite writing.  Add Open House to that list of favorites.