New thick Iggesund paperboard certified for HP Indigo

The Invercote Creato 380 g/m2 is double coated on both sides, offering identical print surfaces on both sides, making it especially suitable for premium packaging applications The paperboard was tested and certified for the HP Indigo 10000 series and HP Indigo 7000 series presses.

‘When developing this product’s grammage and thickness, our development team wanted to ensure we meet not only the demanding requirements of conventional printing methods, but also the needs of digital printers who are looking for the thickest possible substrate that today’s digital presses can handle. This grammage is especially interesting to the US market where 18pt is an attractive thickness for a lot of applications,’ said Petra Kreij, product manager for Invercote at Iggesund Paperboard.

Tests were conducted at the HP Indigo testing center in Singapore in multi-shot mode on an HP Indigo 7600 press and an HP Indigo 10000 press. At Iggesund, the certification process has been coordinated by Wout van Hoof, senior technical manager with a special responsibility for digital printing processes.

‘We are very pleased that Iggesund has certified this new thick substrate. It is one of the thickest products that has been certified for our HP Indigo presses, opening new high-value packaging opportunities for HP Indigo commercial press owners,’ added Heidemarie Hinger, HP Indigo commercial media manager.

The new product joins the other grammages within the portfolio, of which all the lower grammages already have HP certification and are available in the HP MediaLocator and through regular Iggesung distribution channels.