04-12-15
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HP first PageWide Web Press T1100S corrugated packaging printer install
HP have announced that DS Smith Packaging is the first operator to install an HP PageWide Web Press T1100S. The press, co-developed with KBA, is designed for corrugated packaging printing for high-volume, digital pre-print applications.
HP say that digital printing is the fastest growing segment in packaging. With a projected annual growth rate of 17% in a market expected to be worth $19 billion by 2019, digital packaging solutions unlocks the capability of making every box different to enable cost-effective short-runs.
DS Smith Packaging is the first customer to install the 2.8 metre width press, which can deliver significantly higher productivity and production flexibility than traditional analogue technology.
“We selected the new HP PageWide Web Press T1100S as the next step in our ground-breaking digital PrePrint programme,” said Stefano Rossi, CEO, DS Smith Packaging Division. “Our co-development with HP has resulted in the first digital machine able to print at the speed and width we need for high-volume corrugated production. It will provide our customers with unprecedented short-run flexibility and quality consistency.”
The T1100S utilises HP’s Multi-lane Print Architecture (MLPA) that splits the web into multiple print lanes, so different jobs, with different box sizes and run lengths, can be printed in the individual lanes. Multiple ultra-short or short runs can be queued and printed together, with no make-ready in between jobs, while a long run is printed in another lane.
HP MLPA, when coupled with digital printing, allows cost-effective customisation and personalisation of corrugated packaging, meeting the demands for shorter print runs without having to create inventory. With print speeds up to 183 linear metres per minute and 30,600 square metres per hour, the press allows corrugated converters to quickly take on new, complex jobs at speed.
With enhanced priming options, including a combination of HP Bonding Agent, HP Priming Agent and four colour HP A50 aqueous pigmented CMYK inks, customers can print offset-quality on standard uncoated and coated liners from 80-400 gsm, for greater cost savings, versatility, productivity and quality with high colour saturation, dark black optical density and clean text. In-line and near-line coating solutions for HP Priming Agent and aqueous overprint varnishing also provide quality to meet brand standards.
Optional configuration features such as auto-splice/turret rewind, primer and over-print varnish coating solutions, as well as the KBA PATRAS “Automated Paper Logistics System,” result in even greater efficiency of the overall solution.
HP say that digital printing is the fastest growing segment in packaging. With a projected annual growth rate of 17% in a market expected to be worth $19 billion by 2019, digital packaging solutions unlocks the capability of making every box different to enable cost-effective short-runs.
DS Smith Packaging is the first customer to install the 2.8 metre width press, which can deliver significantly higher productivity and production flexibility than traditional analogue technology.
“We selected the new HP PageWide Web Press T1100S as the next step in our ground-breaking digital PrePrint programme,” said Stefano Rossi, CEO, DS Smith Packaging Division. “Our co-development with HP has resulted in the first digital machine able to print at the speed and width we need for high-volume corrugated production. It will provide our customers with unprecedented short-run flexibility and quality consistency.”
The T1100S utilises HP’s Multi-lane Print Architecture (MLPA) that splits the web into multiple print lanes, so different jobs, with different box sizes and run lengths, can be printed in the individual lanes. Multiple ultra-short or short runs can be queued and printed together, with no make-ready in between jobs, while a long run is printed in another lane.
HP MLPA, when coupled with digital printing, allows cost-effective customisation and personalisation of corrugated packaging, meeting the demands for shorter print runs without having to create inventory. With print speeds up to 183 linear metres per minute and 30,600 square metres per hour, the press allows corrugated converters to quickly take on new, complex jobs at speed.
With enhanced priming options, including a combination of HP Bonding Agent, HP Priming Agent and four colour HP A50 aqueous pigmented CMYK inks, customers can print offset-quality on standard uncoated and coated liners from 80-400 gsm, for greater cost savings, versatility, productivity and quality with high colour saturation, dark black optical density and clean text. In-line and near-line coating solutions for HP Priming Agent and aqueous overprint varnishing also provide quality to meet brand standards.
Optional configuration features such as auto-splice/turret rewind, primer and over-print varnish coating solutions, as well as the KBA PATRAS “Automated Paper Logistics System,” result in even greater efficiency of the overall solution.