This thread is for general discussion of Heidelberg GTO Offset Presses.

Please post interesting information sources on GTO presses, photos that you would be willing to share of GTO presses, overviews or specific parts photos, diagrams, or any other useful or interesting information that you can share.

(For specific questions, please start a new thread with a separate detailed title and description.)

Fun idea. The forum is pretty quiet, so this might help get things rolling and be fun too.

General 4-color Heidelberg GTO marketing image

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More recent 2001 2-color GTO.

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A mid-80's GTO 52 open - I wish I could find a larger version of this photo to post. Anyone have one handy?

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If this post is in the wrong place? Bear with me?


Many Greetings from Kenya! I'm a printer with 4 bureau outlets in different towns in Kenya. We've been fairly successful at desktop stuff and have many repeat customers who want us to offer full service printing for them (including business cards, letterheads, posters, brochures, office stationery, postcards and greeting cards) In most cases our clients have to travel 250+ Kms to Nairobi to get their stuff done..

Sorry..Being verbose. My question is, I'm stuck for choice between 2 machines; (Both pre-owned) A Heidelberg GTO and a Heidelberg QM 46-2. I'm looking to buy a Xante 5 Platemaker and get going. I would love to hear from people with experience on both machines (considering my targeted output) in order to make an informed decision?

Thanks

HI, How are you

I think at the end of the day the GTO is a much better press than a QM. the QM has got absolutly no room for scoope, especially for 4 col process. I gather you are talking about a 2 colour GTO? I maybe able to help you find a good press. i have many contacts throuout the world in the machinery industry and i also have a GTOV for sale myself. i hope i can be of help

Kind Regards

For easy print jobs like letterheads and stationery, the QM has an advantage in quicker setup time and will save a few minutes per job. But for brochures and 4 color, the GTO will win hands down. If you can only have one, I'd go for quality vs. setup time as you can make up the setup time but not the quality and I'd rather spend the minutes in calm setup than in frustration because the QM registration is off!

Thanx a mill to you both (ob1 and xpquickprint) ob1? What sort of pricing are we looking at for the most reasonable (age-wise, no of impressions etc vis-a-vis price) GTO you know about? It's most frustrating to look at U.S machine prices to die for, then you whack on the freight cost plus the time?

The Xante Platemaker... Ideal for the GTO also? Your opinions on any other platemakes in the Xante range?

Is there Much difference in price between a GTO 52 2 and GTO 52-4? I don't mind a slightly older machine (we've got stuff out here that was earning money when my grandpa was in school...) and the Heidelberg support section here seems good. At one point was seriously considering the QM DI Pro (been watching Merve's for about 38,000 Euro) but the registration issue may come back to bite me

Thanks for sparing the time guys (OK assumption on my part, but trying to be PC here

HI Jak

I dont actually know much about prepress, beecause to me a plate is a plate. I have my GTO for Sale it is a little old, it is 1981, it is 4 col, and am selling it £40,000 GBP - and i will pay the shipping for you

Regards

Hi OB1
I was looking to pay about 33,000GBP all up What's your absolute best offer? Let me know ASAP?

Best Regards

Jak