The German manufacturer also said it would launch a 127m (EUR200m) cost-cutting programme.
Chief executive Bernhard Schreier said the economic climate had put restraints on advertising spend, leading to lower print volumes and a reluctance to invest in new equipment.
In Germany, capital expenditure for the print industry is down 11% on the same time last year, while Heidelbergs orders for the first quarter were down 20% on 2001s figures at 700m.
Schreier said full details of the cost-cutting measures would be announced in the next few weeks, but said it would not influence the companys strategy.
We will continue to offer a full range of products to our customer base, he said.
Although Schreier said there were no plans to cut jobs, he added: We are reviewing all possibilities to improve our future flexibility. This means all divisions and production sites will be checked.
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