EnglishHP Unveiled 10 Digital Printing Systems
HP presented company's new portfolio which helps PSPs extend the advantages of digital into traditional analogue print markets and produce more high-value personalised or custom materials for their clients. The 10 new systems include: three next-generation 75cm (29in) -format HP Indigo presses capable of producing almost any commercial print job and a much broader range of packaging applications, three updated models of the current HP Indigo portfolio with higher speeds in Enhanced Productivity Mode (EPM), three higher-speed HP Inkjet Web Press models featuring advanced ink and printhead technology, a new HP high-speed imprinting solution for adding monochrome or full-colour content to preprinted offset materials.
New, larger format for HP Indigo presses are: the HP Indigo 10000 Digital Press - a 75cm (29in) sheet-fed press that prints at speeds of 3,450 sheets per hour in full colour, and up to 4,600 sheets per hour in EPM. It combines HP Indigo offset-matching print quality with up to seven-colour printing and duplex and substrate flexibility; the HP Indigo 20000 Digital Press - a continuous-feed press designed for flexible packaging, capable of gravure-quality printing on films as thin as 10 microns with a printing frame of 73.6 x110cm (29 x 43in) and in-line priming unit for industry-leading substrate flexibility; the HP Indigo 30000 Digital Press - a sheet-fed press designed for folding cartons, supporting substrates up to 24 points/600 microns and an in-line priming unit. The new model of the flagship HP Indigo 7600 Digital Press has a top speed of 160 pages per minute (ppm) in EPM – a 33 per cent increase over the previous top speed, making it the fastest two-page digital sheet-fed press available on the market.
Other new HP Indigo commercial presses include: the HP Indigo 5600, an enhanced version of the HP Indigo 5500 with a higher top speed of 90ppm in EPM, a one-shot mode for printing on synthetic substrates, and greater application range to generate higher revenues with lower total cost; the HP Indigo W7250, with 33 per cent higher speeds – up to 320ppm in EPM and 960ppm in monochrome, the HP Indigo 7600 press, in beta testing at six sites worldwide, will be commercially available at drupa. The HP Indigo 5600 is available immediately, and the HP Indigo W7250 will be available at drupa. Most new features will be upgradable from existing HP Indigo models to protect customers’ investments.
The new high-speed HP T410 and T360 Inkjet Web Press systems offer increased print speeds of up to 244m (800ft) per minute in monochrome – up to 25 per cent faster than previous models – while continuing to offer colour print speeds of up to 183m (600ft) per minute. To achieve this improved performance, the presses feature new advanced inkjet printhead technology and nanotechnology pigment inks that can support higher speeds with no compromise in image quality. The HP T230 Inkjet Web Press incorporates the new printheads and inks to increase print speed up to 122m (400 feet) per minute for both colour and monochrome, with full colour density for maximum quality. The HP T360 and HP T410 are expected to be available this autumn as new systems or as upgrades from the HP T350 and HP T400, respectively. The HP T230, expected to be available by the end of 2012, also will be offered as an upgrade from the HP T200 press.
New solutions for in-line and near-line finishing automation include dedicated finishing equipment for the HP Indigo 10000 from solution partners Horizon and MBO. There are new options to improve versatility and productivity of HP Scitex wide-format presses: a white ink kit and an automatic loader for the HP Scitex FB7500 and FB7600 Industrial Presses, and a new version of HP SmartStream Production Analyzer for automatic monitoring of HP Scitex industrial wide-format presses.
New offerings also include: a white ink kit, automatic loader and HP SmartStream Production Analyzer monitoring solution for HP Scitex Industrial Presses, a range of new HP SmartStream workflow and finishing solutions, HP Hiflex management information systems (MIS) and web-to-print solutions, and an expanded services organisation, new media for the HP Inkjet Web Press systems, including the first coated glossy paper with ColorPRO technology available from Appleton Coated, new HP Indigo preferred media partner agreements with Sappi, Avery Dennison, Mitsubishi and ArjoWiggins Graphics. Other key innovations include automated detection of print defects in real time, special on-press effects for high-value applications such as raised print and textured effects that simulate embossing, and light black ink for improved monochrome photo images.
HP will display the new solutions May 3-16 at drupa 2012 in Düsseldorf, Germany
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