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PACK & LABEL PRINTING www.packagingnews.com.au | May-June 2021
New label press
suite from HP Indigo
With the labels and packaging market set for continued growth, HP has launched new presses for labels, flexibles, and cartons.
A B GRAPHIC LAUNCHES FLEXIBLE, NON-STOP WINDER SOLUTIONS
Leading print finishing equipment manufacturer, A B Graphic International (ABG), has launched both a non-stop unwinder (NSU) and non-stop rewinder (NSR) solution.
The winder solutions mark ABG’s first entry into the splicing arena.
The company says both systems will be of interest to customers with medium to long runs, looking to increase produc- tivity, improve product quality and control or reduce material waste.
Both winder solutions have a range of applications and can be integrated with any existing set-up, including presses, finishing equipment and converters, providing customers with increased flexibility. ABG says the range of applications is endless.
ABG’s standard NSU system ensures the non-stop feed of web-type materials, while the NSR system provides continu- ous rewinding of a self-adhesive matrix produced with a label cutting and printing process.
A B Graphic equipment is supplied in Australia and
New Zealand by Currie Group.
SUPPLIED in ANZ by Currie Group, the new HP Indigo 6K, 8K, 25K and 35K presses are designed to meet market needs for on-demand production, SKU diversification, customisation, and printing with reduced waste.
In label presses there is the new HP Indigo 6K and HP Indigo 8K. The HP Indigo 6K Digital Press is the new model of the successful, high-versa- tility HP Indigo 6000 series. The press can deliver more applications using higher opacity white for shrink sleeves, new inks including silver, fluorescents, invisible red and green for brand protection applications and new varnishes from leading partners for higher durability. The HP Indigo 8K is the twin engine version, it offers increased productivity, reduced waste and easier transitioning between media types and jobs.
In flexible printing, HP has launched the HP Indigo 25K, which supersedes the 20000. HP says it pro- vides improved total cost of owner- ship to help labels and flexible pack- aging converters grow profitably, delivering on-demand flexible packaging.
In carton presses, the HP Indigo 35K succeeds the 30000, significantly extending HP Indigo folding carton
capabilities by offering enhanced productivity, wider application range and expanded colour capabilities. The portfolio includes the new sheet- fed B2 HP Indigo 35K press for high- value folding cartons and the new sheetfed B2 HP Indigo 15K press for mixed commercial print and packag- ing production.
HP has also launched a new colour automation solution, Spot Master, which it says will enable converters to reach brand colours within three minutes. The company says Spot Master enables converters to deliver high colour consistency and unifor- mity across the entire print frame using a new patented algorithm for fast and accurate colour matching, ensuring every package looks the same no matter when or where it was printed. Spot Master will be avail- able for the HP Indigo 35K, HP Indigo 25K, HP Indigo 6K and HP Indigo 8K digital presses. ■
ABOVE: The HP Indigo 8K is part of the full digital label printing suite supplied in Australia and New Zealand by Currie Group.
RIGHT: Endless applications: new non-stop winder from A B Graphic.