HP announces high-volume inkjet web press

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HP Inc. announced the newest high-volume production inkjet web press, the HP PageWide Web Press T485 HD with HP Brilliant Ink. This PageWide Web Press is designed to deliver on a wide range of applications including commercial, direct mail, publishing, and transactional, providing print service providers (PSPs) the versatility to meet the needs of their customers on uncoated and coated papers.

“We are excited to announce the expansion of our PageWide portfolio with HP Brilliant Ink. This new HP PageWide press offers Print Service Providers brilliant quality while printing at amazing speeds,” said Annette Friskopp, Global Head and General Manager at HP PageWide. “The HP PageWide T485 HD with HP Brilliant Ink was designed to provide offset-class quality and to help increase return on investment for our customers, allowing them to improve their profitability and growth.”

HP PageWide Web Press T485 HD with HP Brilliant Ink

Key benefits of the HP PageWide Web Press T485 HD with HP Brilliant Ink include:

  • HP Brilliant ink enables a wider, more vivid color gamut and allows users to print directly to coated and uncoated offset media.
  • Print up to 800 fpm/244mpm mono and color in Performance mode, this productive inkjet offers reliable printing at amazing speeds over 400,000 pages per hour in full color.
  • This 42-in width press offers flexibility to produce a broader range of applications on various media types and formats, allowing customers to grow their business and expand into new applications. These applications go beyond traditional direct mail and books and can include flyers, brochures, self-mailers, posters, banners, journals, magazines, catalogs, and newspapers.

The HP PageWide Web Press T485 HD with HP Brilliant Ink is available for sale as an upgrade to existing PageWide T400 series presses and for new orders, with expected product availability in the first half of 2023.

HP PageWide Web Press T250 HD Innovations

HP continues to improve HP PageWide Web Press T250 HD with enhanced productivity and announced a new 800 fpm/244 mpm mono mode. This latest enhancement to the T250 HD enables a 60% productivity improvement for monochrome applications. With a 90-million-page duty cycle per month, this upgrade allows existing PageWide T250 HD customers to produce 1,250 x 300 page, 6×9 book blocks per hour.