HP today unveiled the HP Scitex TJ8350 Printer, the latest addition to its broad portfolio of large format solutions, at Visual Communication Italy.
Based on the proven success of the HP Scitex TJ8300 Printer, the HP Scitex TJ8350 Printer delivers a powerful combination of high throughput, cost-effective production and high-quality output for a variety of wide-format indoor and outdoor applications.
Severel of HP's latest machine launches are being showing for the first time in Italy:
The HP Scitex TJ8550 Printer, which delivers higher print speeds at lower costs than its predecessor
The HP Scitex FB950 Printer which provides consistent high-quality POP/POS, tradeshow and event signage on virtually any rigid(1) or flexible media(2)
The HP Scitex XP2300 Printer - the first 3.2m UV roll-to-roll press designed specifically for the outdoor signage market
The HP Designjet L65500 Printer - the first of a new category of large format signage printers with HP Latex Inks
The HP Designjet Z3200 Photo Printer - a 12 colour printer for gallery quality images with on-board X-Rite spectrophotometer for outstanding colour reproduction.
"With HP's latest graphics solutions we are further demonstrating our leadership position as the one-stop-shop for all large format printing equipment and helping our customers extend their application range and grow their business," said Santiago Morera, vice president and general manager, Large Format Printing Business, Imaging and Printing Group, HP. "These printers represent the state of the art in innovative large to super-wide format inkjet technology and serve the diverse needs of the sign and display printing communities."
Increase speeds and lower costs
The new HP Scitex TJ8350 Printer opens new opportunities for almost any print shop - screen, digital and offset - delivering maximum return on investment and helping drive business growth.
The HP Scitex TJ8350 Printer features up to a 50 percent increase in print speeds, with the ability to print up to 480 m²/hr, and up to 35 percent lower cost per print compared to the preceding HP Scitex TJ8300 Printer. Additionally, the double-sided printing upgrade(3) provides even greater differentiation and versatility in service offerings with the added capability to produce accurate, high-quality, two-sided prints, maximising device utilisation while also optimising total cost of ownership.
To complement the new printer, HP has also introduced HP Scitex TJ110 Specialty Solvent Inks which provide an achievable two years of outdoor ink durability(4) and reduced environmental impact with zero hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)(5).
HP is offering field upgradability for existing HP Scitex TJ8300 Printer owners. The upgrade kit includes hardware, software, on-site installation and training.
Widest portfolio for sign and display print service providers
Visitors to the stand can also learn more about HP's full range of digital solutions, designed to help print service providers (PSPs) profitably grow their businesses while reducing the total impact of their printing on the environment.
With speeds of up to 500 m2/hr (5,380 ft2/hr) and three-quarter automated loading to reduce idle time between sheets by up to 85 percent,(6) the HP Scitex FB7500 Printer delivers the highest productivity of digital flatbed printers in its price class.(7)
An ideal solution for close-view POP/POS applications, exhibition graphics, signage, backlit displays and posters, the HP Scitex FB7500 Printer is built on the proven HP Scitex TJ Series printing platform, and offers the added benefit of HP Scitex X2 Printhead technology, which combines silicon-based microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology and innovative piezoelectric inkjet technology.
The HP Scitex FB950 Printer is a robust flatbed UV printer that delivers high-quality prints and high productivity on virtually any rigid(1) or flexible media(2) for the production of durable outdoor and indoor applications. It has been designed to increase productivity and profitability with efficient media loading and has the ability to print multiple sheets at the same time.
The HP Scitex XP2300 Printer is the first 3.2m UV roll-to-roll printer designed specifically for the outdoor signage market, where reducing costs per sqm is key to business success. This makes it ideal for billboards, building wraps and other high volume outdoor signage applications.
For the first time in Italy, HP is also showing the new HP Designjet L65500 Printer that uses HP Latex Inks. Launched at drupa in May, the HP Designjet L65500 Printer is the first of a new category of large format signage printers utilising HP Latex Inks that reduce the impact of printing on the environment.
The HP Designjet Z3200 Photo Printer is ideal for graphic designers, photo and fine art print service providers, commercial printers and photographers. The HP Designjet Z3200 delivers gallery-quality, black-and-white and colour photographs, art enlargements, large-format designs and high-accuracy proofs that stand out and survive the test of time with 12 HP Vivera pigment inks and a new HP 73 Chromatic Red.
(1) Reflective substrates are not supported.
(2) Flexible media printing with an optional Roll-fed Media Supply and Takeup system.
(3) The double sided upgrade is optional and must be purchased separately.
(4) HP Scitex TJ100 Supreme Inks are UV-durable for up to two years according to ASTM-D2565-99 standard. Durability depends on media.
(5) Based on third-party testing conducted in August 2008 that found no detectable Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) per U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Method 311. HAPs are air pollutants that are not covered by ambient air quality standards but which, as defined in the Clean Air Act, may present a threat of adverse human health effects or adverse environmental effects. Such pollutants include asbestos, beryllium, mercury, benzene, coke oven emissions, radionuclides and vinyl chloride.
(6) Manual loading and unloading of a sheet can take 45 seconds or more; the loading mechanism reduces that time to no more than nine seconds.
(7) Based on published manufacturer specifications as of July 2008.
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