European and US firms to install HP Indigo 20000/30000 presses

European and US firms to install HP Indigo 20000/30000 presses
Four printers have been named as the latest early adopters of HP Indigo's new presses optimized for package printing.
 
Multi-Packaging Solutions (MPS) and AGI-Shorewood Group (ASG), both in the US, have signed up as customers for the 30000, a 29in-wide digital sheet-fed press for folding carton production, while Rako Group and Innovative Labeling Solutions (ILS) will install the HP Indigo 20000, a 30in-wide unit for printing flexible packaging.
 
Rako Group is one of the largest and most advanced producers of self-adhesive labels in Europe and ILS is a leading US company in the pressure-sensitive label industry. Both companies are already using HP Indigo presses to produce labels and flexible packaging.
 
Nosco, another US printer, has already been named as a customer for the HP Indigo 30000.
 
Both presses were shown initially at Drupa 2012, and John Cote, vice-president of innovation and manufacturing technology at MPS, said: 'Since first seeing the HP Indigo 30000 at Drupa 2012, I have truly believed that this press has the functionalities to fulfill a market gap in digital print that has lingered for years.
 
'As the needs of our customers have evolved in complexity, size and scope, we at MPS have searched for a press that is flexible, end-to-end in workflow, and supportive of critical data driven brand security measures without sacrificing quality. 
 
'The HP Indigo 30000 digital press is the only solution that we found to effectively meet all of these criteria and provide us with the added values of cost savings and efficiency.'
 
Both presses have now been made commercially available and were shown at a global event in Israel this week, alongside a host of other technical and product developments, such as upgrades to the WS6600 platform, and a new in-line coating unit from Tresu, the iCoat 30000 for the 30000 model.
 
Read more on these developments and HP Indigo's plans for the package printing market in the next issue of Packprint World