HP says the companies are combining HP’s market capabilities in inkjet print technology and IT infrastructure with Timsons’ experience in high-volume, high-performance materials handling for a new solution designed to take digital book production beyond niche applications to mainstream production.
Aurelio Maruggi, vice president and general manager, inkjet high-speed production solutions a HP says, “Our collaboration with Timsons is a natural next step in HP’s strategy to move higher volumes of printing from analogue to digital.”
He adds, “The digital book solution coming from this work will open a range of new possibilities to help printers and publishers optimise their supply chains, decrease waste and create revenue opportunities.”
As a result of the joint effort by HP and Timsons, the 30-inch-wide HP Inkjet Web Press will be able to connect with a new Timsons digital book finishing system that will operate at speeds that match the performance capabilities of the press.
Jeff Ward, managing director of Timsons says, “Timsons is excited to establish this partnership, as it offers a complementary opportunity to the book manufacturers Timsons has served for more than 30 years, with innovative new solutions to help our customers capture the momentum that exists with digital.”
Ward continues, “Timsons is extending its business by offering more choices to our customers with short- to medium-run book solutions and by partnering with HP to gain the benefit of HP’s digital leadership credentials.”
HP also is planning to significantly expand the addressable market for the Inkjet Web Press with the development of a new solution for coated media that enables production at high speeds.
The company says the coating technology will enable users to print on uncoated and coated media, advancing HP’s goal of providing great print quality, leading productivity and breakthrough economics in high-volume printing.
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