Accel UK becomes first commercial media treatment center for HP Indigo customers

HP has appointed Accel UK, based in Worcestershire, UK, as the first official Media Treatment Center (MTC) for HP Indigo commercial substrates. Accel UK is the European distributor of printing press accessories and auxiliary equipment for a US printing accessories company and is now using its expertise to treat commercial substrates officially for HP Indigo customers.

As an authorized treatment facility, Accel UK will treat a wide variety of media for use on HP Indigo presses. The qualified media will yield greater opportunities for HP Indigo customers, with over 95 per cent of all printing papers in the traditional litho market being treated by Accel UK for use on HP Indigo presses. The appointment of a commercial MTC follows the accreditation of Baker Materials as the first official MTC for industrial substrates.

‘HP Indigo can now offer its commercial customers a solution to problematic substrate printing. Accel UK is an excellent company for providing this service and meets HP approval for quality and service. Their service will enable HP Indigo presses to operate at a consistently high performance rate while printing on some unusual substrates,’ said Lyle Rainey, supplies & media sales operations manager, HP Indigo.

The company has worked with HP for more than ten years providing media treatment services and has worked towards MTC status for the last two years. ‘We have worked with HP to develop a strong partnership; both companies have something important to offer and that can only benefit HP Indigo press users,’ said Chris Dillon, European operations manager, Accel UK.

In the future, Accel UK will offer a dedicated technical helpline for advice on media. The MTC and HP will conduct an audit every three months to ensure that Accel UK is providing the services required by customers.

‘We are willing to trial any media a customer asks us to, and we have treated most papers on the market, from the basic to the exotic high value hand-made papers with a near 100 percent success rate. We can count on two hands the number we have not been able to treat successfully,’ said Dillon.