HP Unveils New Digital Print Capabilities to Drive New Levels of Profitability, Quality, Creativity, and Automation
26 September 2018 - 2:00PM
HP News Highlights at PRINT 18:
HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) at PRINT 18 will demonstrate its latest
innovations spanning the HP Graphics portfolio designed to create
new business opportunities for print service providers (PSP). HP
Indigo continues to drive new innovations to power Industry 4.0
helping PSPs transform and grow.
“PSPs want new ways to grow and expand their business to keep
pace with the ever-changing market landscape to deliver impact and
unforgettable quality with high-value products,” said Dave
Prezzano, vice president and general manager, Graphics Solutions
Business, Americas, HP Inc. “HP designed its latest innovations to
help PSPs unlock new opportunities to ignite their business to
outshine competition, respond faster and increase business
profitability. The latest innovations showcased at PRINT 18
exemplify how HP continues to reinvent print quality, drive
increased value of print, and reduce order turnaround times to
accelerate business growth by enabling PSPs to print anything.”
HP at PRINT 18At PRINT 18 at Booth #2411, from
Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, HP is demonstrating and showcasing the
#wonderofprint and its amazing possibilities with the next
generation of innovations and solutions that are transforming
businesses all over the world.
- Attendees will see technology in action tools and learn how to
print anything, differentiate their service and product offerings,
transform and grow their business with HP Indigo’s unique Liquid
Electrophotography (LEP) Digital Technology and end-to-end
solutions, reinvent quality with new HP Indigo HD Imaging System
and HDFM Screen on the HP Indigo 12000 HD Digital Press,
demonstrated for the first time in the U.S., experience the latest
innovations on the HP Indigo 7900 including: ElectroInk Silver,
invisible ElectroInks, and Premium white for commercial
applications, and drive automation and optimization with new HP
PrintOS features and applications.
- Attendees will experience the technology that enables them to
“Say Yes” to any print job with the HP Latex R2000 Plus Printer.
See the first Latex hybrid printer, debuting for the first time in
the Americas, and its amazing, vibrant colors on rigid and flexible
substrates.
- HP will also demonstrate its HP PageWide Web Presses for
attendees to learn more about the Performance HDK mode, a new
optimization technology for High Definition Nozzle Architecture
(HDNA) printing. Now available for the HP PageWide Web T240 HD, it
offers best-in-class quality in color or mono at full press speed
of 500 feet per minute delivering more high-quality digital pages
that can be economically produced on inkjet for publishing, direct
mail, and commercial print.
- HP Specialty Printing Systems (SPS) will demonstrate a new
11.7” wide print head color print engine to open OEM opportunities
to create on-demand specialty packaging and envelope solutions. The
HP OEM Fixed Imager 1000, enables convenient in-plant or PSP
printing on a wide range of applications, including gift and
shopping bags, personalized gift boxes, shipping packaging,
cartons, and envelopes. The FI-1000 is the industry’s widest single
printhead width for tabletop inkjet applications1.
PRINT 18 visitors will have the unique experience to interact
with influencers that have leveraged HP technology to transform
their business and further explore the #wonderofprint.
- PRINT 18 keynote speaker Seth Godin, a world-renowned
entrepreneur and best-selling author, will host a book signing in
HP’s booth on Sunday, Sept. 30 at 10 a.m. Attendees can get a
signed book printed on HP PageWide T240 HD Press and learn about
the technology that is transforming the publishing industry.
- Discover the #wonderofprint through the eyes of Dian
Holton who created her Daily Digits “7” series with HP Indigo.
She will be in HP’s booth both Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 to share her
experience with using HP’s Florescent and IndiChrome ElectroInks.
Attendees will have the unique experience of speaking with her and
seeing how her designs were created with an interactive demo using
HP SmartStream Mosaic technology.
- Hear from Perfect Communications on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 in the
HP booth on how HP Indigo’s cutting-edge inks and unique technology
enabled the company to grow their business with loyal customers and
attract new business opportunities.
- Join the HP team on Oct. 1 at 12:00 p.m. to celebrate the 10th
anniversary of HP PageWide Inkjet.
HP will join Printverse panels focused on industry trends and
topics. Visit here for a detailed schedule.
With the New HP Indigo 12000 HD, HP Continues to
Reinvent Quality
Debuting new HP Indigo 12000 HD capabilities at show, with
double the resolution, setting up a new benchmark for high quality
imaging.
At PRINT 18, HP will demonstrate:
- HP Indigo HDFM screening technology: HP Indigo HDFM mode places
ink dots in random-like distribution, increasing the accuracy of
ink dot placement and eliminating the appearance of rosette
patterns and moiré. The result is increased sharpness in highly
detailed images and halftone text applications. Any HP Indigo 12000
HD can benefit from this new HDFM print mode, particularly for
professional and wedding photography, and any high-end commercial
application with graphical text, such as brochures, posters,
invitations and more.
- Sophisticated brand protection solutions: New HP Indigo
ElectroInks UV Yellow and Blue, and other solutions for
anti-counterfeiting, track and trace, as well as process control
will be showcased for the first time in the U.S.
- New Press Software 3.5: More efficient, more control over
color, enhanced Automatic Alert Agent with automatic reprint and
recovery using state-of-the-art deep machine learning.
“RRD is committed to leading the way in print technology
innovation and continuously meeting the dynamic needs of our
customers,” said Craig Roberton, Group Vice President of Commercial
Print at RRD. “The HP Indigo 12000 HD Digital Press’ cutting-edge
technology substantially broadens the creative possibilities for
our clients to efficiently produce breakthrough print
communications at scale that strengthen the impact of their brand
messaging.”
HP Indigo 7900 Newest Innovations Debuting a
range of new features, HP Indigo 7900 Digital Press continues to
offer PSPs new innovations to help improve productivity, versality,
and quality to be empowered to print anything.
New capabilities include:
- HP Indigo ElectroInk Silver: Soon to be
released for the HP Indigo 7x00 platform, this new ink in
combination with standard process colors can generate a wide gamut
of mid-to-high brilliance metallic colors, combining metallic
effects with digital capabilities in one printing process. The new
ink is set to expand the application capabilities enabled by HP
Indigo’s technology and opening new commercial opportunities.
- Premium White Ink: Offering the widest range
of opacities in a single print process, Premium White Ink adds
impact and helps commercial applications stand out from the rest
and increases productivity by using less heat to get opacity.
- HP Indigo ElectroInk Invisible Yellow and
Blue: These two transparent inks are only visible under a
UV light, delivering high performance for high value unique
applications, security and process control applications. This
allows HP commercial customers to offer premium and unique security
features for static and serialized products including event
ticketing, packaging, gaming and other applications.
- New HP Indigo 7900 enhancements with Press Software
Version 15.2:
- One shot Duplex: allows printing duplex in one pass on
synthetic media with perfect registration, opening a plethora of
new high value application delivering increased profitability and
more applications.
- Enhanced EPM screens: expand the applications that can leverage
this unique HP Indigo enhanced productivity mode to produce
stunning quality using only CMY inks for faster print speeds at
lower costs.
- Additional enhancements include: features in User Interface,
Automatic Alert Agents with deep machine learning, and 3D color
calibration increases color consistency and reduces calibration
time.
A New Design Twist with HP SmartStream
CollageHP SmartStream Collage is an automated, unique
variable design for HP Indigo printing. Following the huge success
of HP SmartStream Mosaic, HP SmartStream Collage automatically
generates unique designs by manipulating graphic design elements
randomly for unlimited brand impact using logos and symbols,
creating totally unique packaging impact for each package.
Premium Photo QualityAttendees will learn more
about the versatile AgX conversion sheetfed and web-based solutions
by experiencing the benefits of converting consumer and
professional photos from Silver Halide to HP Indigo.
Benefits of HP’s Indigo’s Silver Halide replacement photo
solution include:
- Flexible range of solutions and partner workflow- Wide range of
applications, media and finishing options. Sheetfed on the HP
Indigo 12000 HD, HP Indigo 7900 or roll fed HP Indigo WS6800p.
- High productivity- offering up to 35,000 cut photos/hour (10cm
x 15cm) in true photo quality.
- Environment- silver-free technology, CO2 neutral press
manufacturing process, consumables recycling program.
New Expanded and Enhanced HP PrintOS Platform
With over 7000 PSPs and 17,000 registered users globally HP PrintOS
is the secure, industry-leading cloud platform with web and mobile
apps connected to HP presses and printers. PrintOS enables PSPs to
manage and control their print operation from anywhere at any time.
The new PrintOS Marketplace is poised to revolutionize how PSPs
purchase and use prepress and workflow software with new apps that
increase automation and output with more insight into press
efficiency for their HP Indigo, HP Latex, HP Scitex, HP DesignJet,
and HP PageWide Web Presses.
HP PrintOS Enhancements for HP Indigo Presses:
- HP PrintOS Marketplace: Is a disruptive and groundbreaking
cloud-based solutions community to enable on-demand subscription to
a wide variety of value-add workflow apps and licenses, plus a
community of ideas, services, and more, from HP and any 3rd party
vendor. HP will feature several HP and third-party products in this
debut of the PrintOS Marketplace with the goal of having 80-100
offerings on the PrintOS Marketplace by Drupa 2020.
- PrintOS OEE: An application designed to empower PSPs to use the
industry standard Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) methodology
to gain insights into HP Indigo press efficiency. PrintOS OEE helps
users reduce overtime and labor costs and increase press
output.
- Color Beat: A new feature that fully automates color
conformance processes for the HP Indigo 10000 and 12000 digital
press, reinventing how color control is managed. Cutting color
control time from up to an hour down to as little as two minutes,
HP Color Beat empowers PSPs to make color a true competitive
advantage by enabling on-press continuous color improvements to
increase operational efficiencies, and achieve color consistency
job-to-job, across presses, and across sites simply and
reliably.
- EPM Preflight: Using the HP Indigo EPM printing mode increases
press productivity by up to 33 percent, and reduces costs compared
to traditional CMYK printing2. The new PrintOS EPM Preflight
feature replaces manual file analysis and offers an effortless way
to check Enhanced Productivity Mode (EPM) compatibility of PDF
files submitted to HP PrintOS Box. Within seconds, it provides a
go, no-go decision regarding EPM compatibility of each job.
- AutoFlow: Now available in the HP PrintOS Marketplace, AutoFlow
is a smart, rule-based, scalable pre-press automation solution from
OneFlow Systems. It automates repetitive actions including artwork
fetching, checking, fixups and page manipulations, all this with
zero capital investment and no IT hassle.
- PACKZalyzer: Designed for labels and packaging, HP PrintOS
users will be able to leverage Hybrid Software’s PACKZalyzer to
automatically detect and correct common print file issues such as
barcode validation, white overprint, minimum link thickness, font
size and more.
- PrintOS Knowledge Zone: A new HP PrintOS capability for HP
PageWide Web Presses provides easy access to the latest technical
information and tips and tricks for continuous learning.
New Service Solutions HP Predictive Press Care
Service helps increase up-time and productivity by alerting
customers on failures before they happen based on real-time
streaming. The cloud-based service will be demonstrated at the
conference which is built on a machine learning infrastructure
allowing customers to manage their press's maintenance
time.
About HPHP Inc. creates technology that makes
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1) Based on competitors as of 9/18 in the fixed printhead
tabletop color inkjet market space.2) An additional 1200 sheets to
the 3600 original sheets equal to a 33% increase in productivity,
when comparing CMYK to EPM printing (1200/3600).
Kaitlyn Dierkes, HP+408 398 9631
kaitlyn.m.dierkes@hp.com www.hp.com/go/newsroom |
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