Meinke, Druckerei Spezialist für Druckveredelung in Neuss nähe Düsseldorf Milestones

Founding year.
The imperialistic businessman Wilhelm August Meinke establishes a letterpress, hot-metal setting and production firm. Location: Merowingerstraße 20-22, Düsseldorf
Staff: 10 men and women.

1942

Firm taken over by Josef Ackerknecht.
During World War II, parts of the building were gravely damaged.

1951

Acquisition of a rapid printing press.

1962

After Josef Ackerknecht`s death, Dieter Ackerknecht takes over heading the firm.

1966

Changeover to offset printing from letterpress.
The course of continued expansion begins.

1974

An offset printing machine format DIN A1 begins operation.
Phototypesetting machine Linocomp.
Changeover to phototypesetting from lead type.

1976

50 years
Staff: 30 men and women.
One of the first to implement a Linotronic phototypesetting machine: a mass composition device particularly suited for tables. Fully automatic production machines.

1986

25 years
Laser typesetting computer system.

1998

Changeover to CtP (computer to plate) from film exposure. The set-up of a DTP department (desktop publishing) for digital prepress layout and production.

2000

Move to Neuss, to a company building customized especially for our purpose. The installation of the most up to date in technology:
25 Heidelberg CP-2000 printing devices (from two color up to six color), installation of workflow/color management system.

2001

75 years
Celebration ceremony in one of the most modern printing companies in Germany due to 75th anniversary.
Staff: 70 employees.

2002

Vision of an innovative printing machine which can print an finish double-sided in one go. New printing machine 5 colour speedmaster CD from Heidelberger with coating tower for finishing coating.

2003

A dream comes true together with partner KBA: finishing coating finally becomes far less expensive. Completion of the Meinke portfolio by installing a folding machine of MB to print packaging inserts for the cosmetic and pharmacological industry.

2004

Putting into operation the longest medium-format sheed-fed offset printing machine in the world. Introduction of the world¹s latest innovation at Drupa 2004.
Meinke gains a leading position in printing and finishing.

2005

Putting into operation of 3 new Heidelberger Speedmaster printing machines. Meinke is a reference and demonstration printing works for Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG.

2006

80 years Meinke

Meinke Print Media Partner
Hansemannstraße 65, D-41468 Neuss Düsseldorf

80 years print-media: Meinke is a succesful family-owned business: