HP Launches Faster HP Inkjet Web Press, Plus a Host of Additional Digital Print Systems at Graph Expo |
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Press release date: October 4, 2010
Print professionals can gain profit advantages with capabilities of new HP digital printing solutions
CHICAGO, Oct. 4, 2010 - HP today introduced the HP T350 Color Inkjet Web Press, which is capable of printing nearly 4,000 letter-size pages per minute, and a multitude of HP Designjet, Indigo, Scitex and Specialty Printing Systems solutions at the Graph Expo 2010 tradeshow.
HP also reported that its customers have printed significantly more pages this year as they accelerate their shift to digital technology for greater flexibility, more customization, superior quality and reduced cost. Collective page volumes for the high-end HP Indigo 7000 series of presses, for example, grew 90 percent year over year for the first three quarters of 2010, compared to the same time period in 2009.(1)
"The fact that our customers' digital color print business continues to grow - while the overall volumes are flat or down - reflects that print service providers are realizing the benefits of HP's digital printing solutions," said Christopher Morgan, senior vice president, Graphics Solutions Business, HP. "People are printing smarter, with targeted, high-quality output printed on demand with less waste, more streamlined supply chain processes and a reduced environmental impact."
HP's new solutions, which improve productivity, profit potential and opportunity for print service providers (PSPs), include:
o the 30-inch-wide HP T350 Color Inkjet Web Press for applications such as highquality books, transpromotional/transactional statements and direct mail. The T350, a faster version of the T300 model, prints at up to 600 feet per minute (up to 3,927 letter-size pages per minute) on standard offset or custom coated media
o the HP Indigo 7500 Digital Press, a flagship, offset-quality sheetfed commercial printing solution featuring advanced Vision Systems technologies for higher quality, reliability and productivity
o the HP Indigo W7200 Digital Press, shown for the first time with an advanced color consistency option for high-end photo and publishing applications
o the HP Indigo 3550 Digital Press, a high-quality, entry-level solution that prints in up to five colors
o the HP Print Module, shown as a technology demonstration for monochrome and spot-color production at speeds up to 800 ft./min., and as part of the new four-color process Print+ Messenger Color Inkjet system from Pitney Bowes
o the HP Durable Black CQ849A Ink Cartridge, a pigment-based cartridge that helps inkjet technology integrators develop new solutions for printing on coated, aqueous overcoated and varnished substrates
o HP Latex Printing Technologies for large-format printing in their first full-portfolio demonstration in North America
o two flatbed large-format solutions: the high-productivity HP Scitex FB700 Printer and the affordable, compact HP Scitex FB500 Printer
o HP Designjet printers, including the HP Designjet Z6200 Photo Printer - the world's fastest, professional-quality large-format photo printer in its price class.(2)
Greater productivity in production printing with the HP T350 Color Inkjet Web Press With a speed that exceeds the HP T300's, the new HP T350 Color Inkjet Web Press extends an up to 1,200 x 600 dots per inch (dpi) native resolution HP Inkjet Web Press product line that also includes the 30-inch-wide HP T300 and the 20.5- inch-wide, single-engine, duplex HP T200.
Expected to be available in the second half of 2011, the HP T350 features a new writing system and improved data processing workflow. HP is presenting details on the HP T350 in its booth at Graph Expo. O'Neil Data Systems, based in Los Angeles, has the world's first HP T350 beta unit. The company also currently operates the first HP T200 Color Inkjet Web Press beta unit.
"O'Neil's expanding business is directly linked to the success of the HP T300 inkjet press," said James Lucanish, president, O'Neil Data Systems. "With the new T350 web press, productivity has increased from 400 feet per minute to 600 feet per minute with the usual HP color quality.
"We've added to our portfolio the T200, which will also be used to increase our capacity. O'Neil is excited with the portfolio of products that HP has supplied to us. We continue to see the quality of color and productivity that sets them apart from the competition."
HP is providing updates at Graph Expo on its progress in creating a new magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) production solution for HP Inkjet Web Presses. Currently in the development and testing process, the HP MICR solution will be based on a new print bar that will insert into existing expansion slots on all HP Inkjet Web presses.
HP also has completed several media advancements. Appleton Coated's line of Utopia Inkjet papers, which HP and Appleton Coated codeveloped to allow for high-quality, high-speed inkjet production, are now commercially available. HP also is collaborating with Sappi Fine Paper Europe for the development of new coated papers for European HP Inkjet Web Press customers.
High-value digital color pages grow with new HP Indigo solutions The launch of the highly automated HP Indigo 7500 Digital Press in May highlights the industry's digital page growth trend.
Making its first appearance at a North American tradeshow, the HP Indigo 7500 elevates the quality, reliability and productivity of sheetfed digital printing. PSPs use the HP Indigo 7500 to offer customers efficient, offset-quality printing on jobs normally produced on midsize sheetfed offset presses, as well as high-value variable-data jobs requiring digital print capabilities.
The HP Indigo 7500 includes the new Vision System, an integrated module that enables scanning of press output at full press speed. Developed in conjunction with HP Labs, the company's central research arm, the Vision System automates a number of the press calibration and service tasks that operators typically must perform, reducing downtime and improving print quality. Future enhancements for the Vision System will allow for real-time monitoring and color correction across the printed sheet, as well as optional, real-time data inspection for variable fields.
"The HP Indigo 7500 makes us more productive and more competitive - our operators run it more than the other six HP Indigo presses we own," said Chris Nunez, director of Digital Printing for Grandville (Mich.) Printing Company, a company that uses the HP Indigo 7500 to print auto manuals for one of the world's best-known luxury car brands.
HP also has introduced a progressive finishing solution that eliminates manual intervention, lowers production costs, improves turnaround time and enhances document integrity. Using a new Universal Finishing Interface (UFI), the HP Indigo 7500 Digital Press can work in automated print-and-finish workflows.
The press' streamlined production capabilities include the new Lasermax Roll Systems PageReady, an automatic cutter/slitter/merger/stacker option that can serve as an in-line connection to finishing modules from other manufacturers.
Many HP Indigo 7500 model features will be available as field upgrades for HP Indigo 7000 users.
HP offers flexible financing solutions for customers deploying the latest HP digital printing technology through HP Financial Services, the company's leasing and life cycle asset management services division. An HP Financial Services representative is onsite in the HP booth during Graph Expo to provide details of applicable offers. Information also is available at www.hp.com/hpfinancialservices.
More information about HP digital printing solutions is available in an online press kit at www.hp.com/go/graphexpo2010, at www.hp.com/go/GSB and through the HP Graphic Arts Twitter feed.
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(1) HP internal data. (2) Based on published manufacturer specifications as of June 2010.
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