HP is launching two new six-colour PageWide ultra high-volume inkjet web presses for pre-print corrugated packaging, the HP PageWide T1190 and HP PageWide T1170.

Shown at Fespa in Berlin HP says its new flagship PageWide T1190 Press offers 67 per cent more throughput productivity compared with the current PageWide, delivering up to 305 meters per minute in six colours at full press speed.

The company says the addition of six-colour printing (CMYKOV) also expands the colour gamut for matching colours, opening new digital possibilities for brands, including short-runs, faster turnaround time, and versioning.

Attendees to Fespa will be able to view print samples from the six-colour PageWide for the first time in the Corrugated Experience Center.

The company says the ultra-wide 2.8m thermal inkjet web presses are ideal for packaging converters seeking analog-to-digital transformation with high-volume productivity in offset quality for pre-print corrugated packaging applications. Additionally, the presses use HP A30 true water-based inks, containing no UV-reactive chemistries, and requiring no additional barriers for food packaging applications.

The PageWide T1170 Press prints 183 meters per minute in six colours, compared with four-colour printing at the same speed on the PageWide T1100S.

HP says both the T1170 and T1190 presses are suitable for both coated and uncoated media, from 80 gsm to 350 gsm.

HP says its Multi-lane Print Architecture (MLPA) boosts plant productivity by splitting the web into multiple print lanes, so different jobs, with different box sizes and run lengths, can be printed in the individual lanes. Multiple ultra-short or short runs can be queued and printed together while a long run is printed in another lane.

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