Global print supplier HP is celebrating 25 years of its wide format series DesignJet, this year marking three million presses installed across the globe.

In 1991, the first inkjet HP DesignJet model was released to the print industry – the Inkjet-TIJ 2.0 press. Two years later, HP unveiled its 650 Inkjet colour and the following year its DesignJet 200 with roll feed and autoloader.

Since DesignJet’s inception, over a dozen series upgrades have reached the global market – including the 2015 model, the DesignJet T380 which HP says has multifunction capabilities with a built-in scanner and advanced connectivity for improved mobility and collaboration.

The first HP DesignJet was a monochrome A0 printer with 300dpi, able to print an A1/D-sized print in draft mode in around four minutes – a ‘ground-breaking speed’ for its time in 1991, according to HP.

The DesignJet family now comprises a suite of presses suitable for the office, high impact graphic, production and professional photo markets.

In July HP also launched its fresh range of DesignJet printers for the graphics market, the HP DesignJet Z2600 PostScript printer which can be used to print with speeds up to 469 ft per hour, and the HP DesignJet Z5600 PostScript, with boasts speeds up to 650 ft per hour.

“In its 25th Anniversary year, HP DesignJet printers remain at the forefront of printing technology: seamless integration and web-connected, ease of use, and accessible to even non-expert users. I can’t wait to see what they’ll invent next,” says DesignJet customer Matias del Campo, architect and co-founder of SPAN Architects.

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