HP is introducing the Latex R2000, what the company calls the first hybrid solution for rigid and flexible sign and display printing in one device, having debuted the machine at Fespa in Berlin.
The device is the first printer in the R Series and will be commercially available next month.
HP says it features white ink, with the press supposedly being a hybrid for flexible and rigid printing, accommodating materials up to 2.5-meters wide and up to 5-cm thick.
Joan Pérez Pericot, general manager, HP Large Format Graphics Business says, “Anyone who tracks this industry knows today is a major milestone in. HP developed this breakthrough technology based on print service providers (PSPs) continued request for an HP Latex printer to print on both rigid and flexible materials using our water-based inks. This introduction is another step forward in how HP creates the best experiences for our customers, continually reinventing the possibilities of print.”
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HP says coupled with HP Latex White Ink – delivering glossy white on transparent and coloured media – the HP Latex R2000 Printer offers versatility through a single ink set. The device has applications such as retail, outdoor signage, window graphics, events and exhibitions, decoration and car wrapping.
The company says due to advanced engineering and being geared towards high productivity, the printer has high-speed quality up to 88 sqm/h allowing continuous loading, a high accuracy belt system and productive workflow with 14 automatic independent chambers and reliable flexible printing, leveraging assets from current portfolio, up to 100kg rolls.
According to HP, the latex inks have been redesigned to achieve a vivid colour gamut on rigid while preserving media gloss and feel, and prints with no smell, with durable and flexible water-based ink for high adhesion and scratch resistance in the a new HP Latex Overcoat.
The printer also is said to have lower temperatures allowing wide media versatility, automatic maintenance, smart vacuum, easy loading and productivity enhanced with HP Smart Services.
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