HP Indigo 20000 Digital Press
30 inch wide breakthrough digital web printing solution for flexible packaging
The groundbreaking 30 inch wide roll-to-roll HP Indigo 20000 Digital Press is poised to transform the film converting market with its capability to digitally produce the vast majority of flexible packaging applications.
Printing any job on-demand at any time with no make-ready and minimum waste, the press offers converters and brand owners a prime opportunity for new business that responds to changing needs of consumers and the marketplace.
Upsurge in demand. The global flexible packaging market is growing steadily, alongside higher demand for shorter run lengths, shorter lead time, and higher print quality. This trend is accompanied by supply chain pressures, growing SKU diversity, and frequent and seasonal redesigns. Conventional printing has a limited ability to adapt while maintaining profitability. On-demand printing with the HP Indigo 20000 Digital Press frees converters and brand owners from these constraints. HP Indigo technology also enables variable data printing including text, graphics, barcodes, and security elements.
Brand-accepted gravure print quality. Using HP Indigo’s unique ElectroInk technology, the press delivers the high print quality required by brand owners who set gravure as their color quality benchmark for flexible packaging. The 7 on-press ink stations enable converters to meet even the most stringent corporate branding requirements, using HP IndiChrome Pantone-certified on-press 4-, 6- and 7-color emulations, opaque white ink, and off-press mixed spot inks to match over 97% of PANTONE® colors.
Wide format captures most jobs. The press supports 30 inch web width, 29 inch wide image format, and 44 inch repeat length, capturing most consumer flexible packaging applications.
Easy fit into existing production. The 30 inch wide web format facilitates quick ramp up and easy integration into current flexible packaging production processes.
Wide media gamut. The press can handle substrates from 0.4 to 10 pt., printing on film, paper, and aluminum. The priming unwinder, with its environmentally friendly, water-based primer, enables printing upon off-the-shelf materials. HP Indigo One Shot Color technology provides perfect color registration including on heat-sensitive materials.
30 inch roll-to-roll press opens new packaging opportunities
High performance, high production flexibility. Designed for demanding, 24/7 production operations, the press offers consistent quality and flexibility for diverse jobs.
• Flexible packaging applications require both surface printing on opaque material and reverse printing on clear material. HP Indigo color switching technology provides agility for changing color sequences and colors on the fly.
• Ability to produce over 10 different jobs per day.
• Maximum press throughput of 147 linear feet per minute, using Enhanced Productivity Mode.
• Four-color mode enabling 112 linear feet per minute or 5-color mode enabling 88 linear feet per minute.
• Supports multiple packaging applications such as prime labels, shrink sleeves, and laminate tubes.
End-to-end packaging excellence. The HP Indigo 20000 Digital Press is more than a press—it is a full production solution. HP Indigo has built a well-integrated ecosystem specifically designed for the packaging market. This provides converters all the tools needed from order to completion to deliver the highest quality packaging.
• The powerful HP SmartStream Labels and Packaging Print Server, Powered by Esko, supports scalable RIP power, ICC profiling, step and repeat, and automated workflow.
• The press and its supplies comply with food packaging regulations commonly applicable to or referenced by flexible packaging converters.
• The press system and supplies support flexible packaging industry standard finishing such as dry bond lamination and form-fill-seal.
Sustainability. HP Indigo’s on-demand printing technology enables converters to improve environmental scorecards by cutting waste from the supply chain.
• No plates or cylinders–eliminate waste between jobs.
• Save more than 12 tons of print film waste per year.
• Save more than 100,000 square feet of flexo plates per year.
• Save more than 25,000 gravure cylinders per year.
• Provide eco-friendly packaging solutions by printing on biodegradeable film.