HP Indigo press ws4500 Productive, cost-effective, versatile printing solution for label and package printing
Approximately 65% of label jobs around the world are produced in print runs of less than 50,000 labels, or under 6,500 feet (See fig 1) Fact! Label and packaging print jobs are continuing to become shorter! Fact! Customers are demanding shorter lead times and faster turnaround! Fact! Conventional printing processes are prohibitively expensive for low volume orders and result in shrinking profit margins! How do you adapt to these changing market trends, satisfy exacting customer demands and, at the same time
• Print runs as few as one, or up to 50,000 labels in fast turnaround time, exactly when required and help customers get their jobs to market quickly. • Supply small, medium and large quantities to your customers to precisely meet their needs and help them manage their supply chain effectively, thereby saving them inventory costs. • Provide exceptional print quality, to ensure your customers’ brands stand out in the marketplace. • Print spot colors to meet your customers’ corporate branding requirements.
Fast setup and job changeover One-Shot Color Assures perfect registration by accumulating all image separations on the blanket and transferring them to the substrate simultaneously in one shot. Rewinder • An easy-to-use touch screen panel, inspection plate and splicing table allow print quality inspection and fast roll replacement. Touch screen panel • Optional rewinder designed especially for flexible packaging applications with tension control and web guide.
Digital front end solutions HP SmartStream Labels and Packaging Print Server, Powered by EskoArtwork digital front end that supports end-to-end workflow. Attention lights • Allow operator to monitor press alerts remotely. • Allow customers with multiple presses to assign one operator to 2 presses. Web guide Automated web guide for continuous substrate control. Unwinder Easy-to-use touch screen panel, splicing table and web handling make changing substrates quick and easy.
Maximize results with HP Indigo partners HP has aligned with industry-leading partners to address the most critical customer needs: The HP SmartStream Labels and Packaging Print Server, Powered by EskoArtwork. A high-performance RIP, Digital Front-End and workflow controller, the server can reside in your prepress environment or near the press.
Technical specifications Printing speed 52.5 feet per min. in 4-color mode 105 feet per min. in 1 or 2-color mode Substrate thickness 12*-350 micron (0.47*-13.8 mils) Substrate type Self-adhesive label stock and films Printing technology HP ElectroInk technology Image quality 812 x 812 dpi 812 x 1,624 dpi when printing in high resolution mode Line screens: 144 (sequin) 160, 175, 180, 230 lpi Image size 12.13" x 17.72" max. Web width Max. width: 12.99" Min. width: 7.
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