HP expands digital press portfolio with Indigo 7800 and WS6800
HP has expanded its digital press portfolio with new HP Indigo solutions to offer customers increased productivity, simplified colour management and new capabilities for high-value applications.
Building on the success of the flagship HP Indigo 7000 and WS6000 Digital Press series, which have more than 2,000 installations worldwide.
“Our customers are always considering ways to improve productivity and diversify applications so they can deliver more value to brands and end customers. The latest releases of our industry-leading portfolio demonstrate our commitment to providing customers state-of-the-art digital printing technology to meet these needs, while also offering an upgrade path that helps protect their capital investments,” said Roy Eitan, director and general manager, Graphics Solutions Business – HP Indigo and Inkjet Digital Press Solutions, Asia Pacific and Japan.
Dscoop Asia 2014 attendees will be the first in the world to see both the HP Indigo 7800 and WS6800 Digital Presses. The presses will also be showcased at ExpoPrint Latin America, Labelexpo Americas and GRAPH EXPO 2014.
The HP Indigo 7800 Digital Press provides general commercial printers improved productivity, simplified colour management and an expanded application gamut.
Offering direct printing on synthetic substrates with One Shot Colour technology, the HP Indigo 7800 enables printing companies to print high-value applications, such as plastic cards, overlays, lenticular applications, point-of-sale, premium postcards and more.
The HP Indigo WS6800 Digital Press, the third generation of the best-selling(3) HP Indigo WS6000 Digital Press series, offers breakthrough productivity, versatility and advanced colour management.
The HP Indigo WS6800 helps customers reach new levels of productivity and reduce time spent preparing colour profiles and PANTONE colour matching by up to 75 percent with a new in-line spectrophotometer.(5) Using closed-loop control, the spectrophotometer eliminates the need for manual colour calibrations and adjustments. An expanded frame width, increased from 317 mm to 320 mm,(1) allows for higher press output and reduced costs. In addition, label converters can produce up to 131 linear feet per minute in colour using Enhanced Productivity Mode (EPM).
Initial shipments of the HP Indigo 7800 and WS6800 Digital Presses are beginning in July. HP Indigo 7800 and WS6800 features are expected to be available as optional field upgrades to existing HP Indigo 7000/7500/7600 and WS6600 Digital Presses in early 2015.
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