This Heidelberg QuickMaster 46-2 comes with everything that is in the pictures provided. Its compact design means that only the smallest of footprints is needed to exploit its strengths to the full, and its high level of automation makes the press easy to operate for both one and two-color jobs. Although, I would much rather have an SM52-6+L with a Suprasetter.This QuickMaster QM 46-2 is the ideal press for high-quality print items for private and business use. If I were to buy a QMDI today I would get a Pro. On the positive side, there are plenty of used parts for these machines around as many have been dismantled to fill the part void. I do not even have a functional version of it any longer. The Pro has to have a special program for service personnel to connect to it for troubleshooting. Lastly, there are few of us left who work on these machines. The press console had a CP200 touch screen for operation. It had multiple imaging features and it's delivery decoupled along with the feeder during imaging. The Press PC was better although 17 years later it is hard to find parts for it also. The Pro had a feeder like the SM52 with front lays and pull guides. The Pro was the pinnacle of the QMDI, although by the time it was introduced, CTP plate setters were readily available and affordable, thus signaling the demise of direct to plate on the press. The Plus had 12 inks for better control, it imaged at a higher speed and the feeder decoupled while imaging (To save on wear and reduce vibration during imaging.), although it only had a Pentium 1, not much better than a 486.īoth the Classic and Plus have a direct feeder. The cons for the Classic is it only had 8 ink keys, and the press PC in the earliest versions was a 486 up to SN# 990188 (Try and find parts for a 486.they are even difficult on Ebay.) The Pro Spot had a laser diode that fired a smaller dot for better resolution. The first version was just called the Pro, serial range 991596 - 991858, the last version was the Pro Spot, serial range 991859 to 991910. Lastly, there were 2 versions of the Pro machine they were manufactured from 2000 until 2002. Next the Plus was released fro 1998 until 2000, serial range 990939 - 991595. The Classic was manufactured from 1994 until 1998 it's serial number range was 990001 - 990908. There were 4 versions of the machine produced. It's service life was thought to be in the neighborhood of 30 million impressions, although there are many out there that were well kept and are way beyond that number. This means the newest one you can find is 15 years old. Keep in mind the last one came off the assembly line in 2002. In it's day the QMDI was a revolutionary piece of equipment. Having worked on this machine as a Heidelberg representative since its inception there are a few more things I would like to add to Chock's excellent review of the machine.

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