At the launch of the HP Scitex FB10000 Industrial Press at Fespa 2013, HP VP large format sign and display Xavier Garcia, described the printer as “a game changer” in the high volume market where its HDR (High Dynamic Range) technology is expected to help printers shift their retail graphics and corrugated display applications from analogue to digital for increased profitability. The six-colour unit can print at up to 625m2/hr on 160 x 320cm sheets, including a full loading and unloading cycle. It is aimed at those handling 40,000m2+ per month and will cost in the region of 1.5- 2m Euro. Swanline is the first UK company to order the printer which starts shipping in November.
The six-colour HP Scitex HDR printing system is said to deliver industrial productivity along with dynamic dot-size control. It combines 16-grey-level printing with the ability to produce 1,000 B1 sheets in less than two hours.
HP also used Fespa 2013 to show recently announced Latex 3000 latex printer, one of which will be delivered to PressOn this coming Monday, where it will replace a traded-in LX850. “We saw the machine earlier this year and said we wanted the first one available we were so impressed,” said PressOn director Andy Wilson who has been consolidating the firm’s printer count, whittling it down from six to two.