HP, Inc., the leader in digital inkjet production whose customers have printed over 1 trillion pages, has announced two new presses that will redefine high-volume digital production – PageWide Web Press T4250 HDR and PageWide Web Press T500 M HD.
Fueled by the company’s continuous innovation in HP Thermal Inkjet Technology, these industrial presses address industry needs for solutions that deliver productivity, quality, and versatility in the direct mail, general commercial, and book publishing segments.
Designed for a wide variety of publishing, direct mail, and commercial print work, the T4250 HDR establishes a new era of high-volume digital print production. Its blazing fast speeds and consistent outstanding print quality allow customers to print more high-volume, high-coverage jobs, growing their business economically and sustainably. The new 42-inch (106 cm) web press prints up to twice the productivity of its predecessor, the market-leading HP PageWide T485 HD, on the most challenging jobs, resulting in a remarkable 20,000 B1 duplex sheets and over 200,000 letter-sized duplex colour pages per hour. At full performance mode press speed, this press delivers a duty cycle of 184 million U.S. letter-size (173M A4) full-colour images per month1.
Its groundbreaking recirculating technology prints offset-level vibrancy with captivating hues and incredible print consistency suitable for a wide variety of print products. Combined with HP Optimizer, the press maintains high speed and quality on coated and uncoated media with weights ranging from 40 to 350 gsm (30lb text to 130lb cover). This press comes with the established benefits of thermal inkjet technology—8x nozzle redundancy, user replaceable printheads, automated web-wipe cassettes, and on-press color profiling. The revolutionary T4250 HDR delivers productivity, quality, and versatility while keeping environmental sustainability in mind. HP Brilliant B70 Ink has low VOCs and reduces drying time, with up to 50% less energy use than that of the T485 HD.
HP PageWide Web Press T500M HD: A New Paradigm in Mono Trade Book Production
As publishers re-evaluate book production strategies to adapt to supply chain disruptions, rising inventory and shipping costs, and expanding sustainability regulations, the HP PageWide Web Press T500M HD offers book manufacturers a purpose-built solution to meet their clients’ demands for shorter run lengths, tighter turnaround times, and more frequent high-volume orders. The industry-leading 54-inch press with a proven book production writing system is designed to use standard offset media and impositions, allowing operators to shift seamlessly between offset and digital print lines, reduce paper inventory, and streamline labor resources. The 1000 fpm (305 mxpm) speed rivals offset turnaround times and throughput by producing finished book blocks of variable trim sizes that move directly to the final production stage, saving time, labour, and floor space.
