First HP Indigo 8000 in ANZ going to Peacock Bros

The HP Indigo 8000 digital press is constructed from two WS6800 print engines in line, with a common infeed and outfeed. The press can operate at speeds up to 80m/min (262ft/min) in full color – twice that of the WS6800 digital pres. In operation, the web is accelerated into the first engine which prints an entire frame, then leaves a frame blank in a ‘chequerboard’ pattern which the company calls ‘stamp and run’. The second engine, in ‘master-slave’ mode, prints a perfectly registered frame in the gaps, creating a continuous roll of printed labels.

Peacock Bros sees the new machine's capacity and high speeds as key to opening up new markets.

‘We’re always looking for ways to stay one step ahead of a very competitive market, and provide the assurance we’re a partner you can rely on,’ said Andrew Crump, operations manager at Peacock Bros. ‘Investing in the HP Indigo 8000 digital press substantially expands our capacity to provide high-quality and high-volume production to our customers.’

The press, signed for on the first day of PacPrint 2017, will be supplied by HP’s local distributor, Currie Group. Peacock Bros is a fifth-generation, family-run operation that was founded in 1888. Today, 100 employees are located at its Melbourne head office and in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and New Zealand.