HP Indigo names first US customer for 30000 digital press

- 30000 model is HP Indigo’s new 29in format, sheet-fed press for folding carton production

 

- Nosco to use press to extend digital printing to larger order quantities of folding cartons and produce customized cartons

 

Illinois-based full-service packaging company Nosco is to be the first to install an HP Indigo 30000 digital press.

 

The 30000 model is HP Indigo’s new 29in format, sheet-fed press for folding carton production.

 

Nosco is a 106-year-old company and serves 350 customers in regulated industries such as pharmaceutical, natural health and personal care. It has been using HP Indigo systems since installing its first press in 2004.

 

It plans to use the HP Indigo 30000 to extend digital printing to larger order quantities of folding cartons and to produce customized cartons using variable data for serialization, personalization and brand protection.

 

Russ Haraf, president of Nosco, said: ‘We will soon be able to offer more digital printing capabilities to our customers, helping them improve cycle time and speed to market, lower inventory and obsolescence, and produce short- to medium-run folding cartons more cost-effectively.

 

‘Given the increased format size, speed and versatility of the HP Indigo 30000, we can economically produce cartons with a turnaround time of days instead of weeks.’

 

The HP Indigo 30000 digital press uses the same versatile printing technologies as the HP Indigo WS6000 series, but has a larger format size of 29.5 x 20.9in. It is compatible with carton stocks up to 24pt. thick.

 

The HP Indigo 30000 Digital Press is scheduled to be available for launch customers in late 2013, with general commercial availability in 2014.

 

Alon Bar-Shany, vice president and general manager of the Indigo division within the graphics solutions segment of HP, said: ‘As a leading packaging solutions provider, Nosco recognizes that our new HP Indigo 30000 Digital Press can produce a much broader range of folding cartons and handle a greater volume of print jobs than today’s digital systems.

 

‘We expect Nosco and other early HP Indigo 30000 customers will take advantage of the press’s larger format and higher productivity to tap into new market opportunities and continue growing their business.’

 

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