A series 4 HP Indigo 30000 at drupa 2016

 

HP has reached a milestone in the sales of its series 4 Indigo digital presses with 100 units installed since drupa 2016.

The digital presses (including HP Indigo 10000, 12000, 20000 and 30000) purchased at the show have been installed worldwide.

Labels and packaging is the company’s fastest-growing graphics segment worldwide, with both digital label and packaging production projected to grow at double-digit percent CAGR.

‘As brands, converters and print providers evaluate their business models to adapt to changing market conditions, demand for digital labels and packaging solutions is rising, and HP is addressing this demand today by ramping manufacturing and delivering production-ready presses at customer sites worldwide,’ said Alon Bar-Shany, general manager, Indigo division, HP. ‘Leveraging HP Indigo’s continuous innovation, our labels and packaging customers are providing world-class brands unprecedented solutions to improve margins, while growing their own businesses by more than 25% per year, and driving a fundamental shift in how the printing industry does business.’

Additionally, HP Indigo 8000 Digital Presses are fully operational at early customer sites Century Label, Eurostampa and Rako Etiketten GmbH & Co just weeks after installation. The 8000 digital press is now commercially available.

‘As the market becomes educated on digital printing possibilities, more brand owners are demanding it,’ said Heidi Chambers, executive director, Century Label. ‘A major motivating factor in our decision to add the HP Indigo 8000 Digital Press was its doubled speed; since installing the press in July, we have increased our digital capability to handle longer runs by 125%. This enables us to successfully implement our digital strategy in a space that has been traditionally filled by flexographic print.’

CCL Label will also install the 8000 press this month to increase its productivity and open new revenue streams.

‘We have consistently relied on HP Indigo digital presses to achieve the high print quality and unique applications that our customers require,’ said Lee Pretsell, group vice president, healthcare and specialty worldwide, CCL Industries. ‘The productivity of the new HP Indigo 8000 Digital Press was the decisive factor to expand the advantages of HP Indigo into new areas of our business.’  

HP also showcased its Digital Combination press concept for the first time in the USA, at Labelexpo Americas 2016.