High-speed press from 1845

With the construction of the first high-speed press in 1811 by Friedrich Koenig, a new era began in the printing industry. The output of the high-speed press was several times higher than that of manual presses. In contrast to the manual press, the high-speed press is an apparatus that automatically performs all manipulations of the typographic or lithographic print, with the exception of inserting the printed sheets. In the development of letterpress printing, steam-driven high-speed presses replaced hand-operated printing presses in the tradition of Johannes Gutenberg from the early 19th century onwards.