Jetfire’s First North American Orders Put Service and Job Migration to the Test
Order volume matters less than whether work can move from existing presses—and whether training and recovery terms support lasting adoption.
On October 9, 2026, HEIDELBERG announced the first North American order from CJ Graphics and the first US order from Lake County Press. For now, however, what has been confirmed is the orders. In BPJ’s view, one key question is how much work can be migrated.
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HEIDELBERG announced orders from CJ Graphics and Lake County Press on October 9, 2026. We could not confirm whether either company signed a maintenance agreement, how many units were covered or what the training would include. More than 200 people attended the announcement event, and operator and maintenance training will also begin at the new facility.
The measure of a first order now shifts to uptime and saleable output…
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Sources
- HEIDELBERG USA / 2026-10-09
- HEIDELBERG / 2024
- HEIDELBERG Jetfire 50 Technical Data / 2025年頃
- CJ Graphics Equipment List / 2024-01
- CJ Graphics／Invested in Print資料 / 2018
- HEIDELBERG / 2026-02-26
- Industry Analysts／HEIDELBERG・Lake County Press発表 / 2026-02-26
- Lake County Press公式LinkedIn / 2026
- HEIDELBERG Schweiz / 2025
- HEIDELBERG Annual Report 2025/2026 / 2026-06-10
- HEIDELBERG Full Service Agreement
- HEIDELBERG Subscription Agreements
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