HP Releases Indigo WS6600 Enhancement Package
Key features include:
- A new color engine that transforms existing workflow processes by automating common, time-consuming procedures. The result is quick, accurate color management with fewer manual workflow steps required for efficient, high-quality printing.
- New imposition and variable-data tools, including dynamic marks. These tools add flexibility in file preparation by enabling to run various workflow steps in parallel instead of sequentially, resulting in a faster turnaround.
- An additional raster image processing (RIP) choice, the Adobe RIP, which was specifically developed and optimized for Esko and Indigo technology. The Adobe RIP has significantly improved processing speeds, by up to 90 percent.(3)
Flexible Technologies, a U.S.-based label converter and beta tester for the HP SmartStream Labels & Packaging Workflow Suite, version 4.0, experienced strong productivity improvements.
“This tool has enhanced the workflow in our shop and provided us the ability to work with the color management interface in different ways, which saves us time,” said Maui Chai, president, Flexible Technologies. “Jobs that used to require a very specific process for color matching can now be completed more efficiently.”
Another beta user, Israel-based Shopen Ltd., had a similar positive experience with the new workflow solution.
“The tool is already having a significant effect on our business, in terms of time savings - and all with a simple and intuitive user interface,” said Moshe Shopen, CEO of Shopen Ltd.
Helping customers increase press uptime
The enhancement package also includes software and hardware improvements that help maximize productivity and increase press uptime by up to 10 percent,(1) including:
- HP Indigo Print Care 2.0, a comprehensive toolset that offers on-press diagnostic and remote support tools to help press operators maximize overall productivity and minimize press downtime. The new version saves users time by offering a subsystem view that consolidates all tests, diagnostics, troubleshooting and external tools. A scan-and-send capability enables easy sharing of images with remote support.
- A new set of consumables, including a new charge roller that offers five times the lifespan of the current version,(1) new photo imaging plate (PIP) and PIP underlayer for improved ease and time of installation.
New high-value, high-quality applications now enabled
As part of the enhancement package, HP is introducing the industry’s first dedicated high-slip white ink for production of shrink sleeves,(4) a market that is rapidly growing in terms of print volume and value. The new HP Indigo ElectroInk for WS6000 Series Presses White for Sleeves enables an even shrinking of printed sleeves without adding a high-slip spot varnish. The addition of white ink for shrink sleeves opens new business opportunities and applications for HP Indigo customers.
In addition, the enhancement package includes a new Advanced Harmonic Topology Screen (HTS 210), which improves color uniformity and consistency for complicated jobs.
The enhancement package will be available in September 2013. Its features will be displayed in HP’s booth at Labelexpo Brussels.
Reducing the carbon footprint of HP Indigo
As a leader in environmental responsibility in the printing industry, HP has established a program to offset carbon emissions associated with the manufacturing and integration of new generation HP Indigo digital presses, including the HP Indigo WS6600 digital press. Working with the Good Energy Initiative, HP Indigo supports projects in the community that offset the net contribution of carbon emissions from the manufacturing process. As a result, all HP Indigo WS6600 digital presses are and will be manufactured carbon neutral. Calculation of carbon emissions for HP Indigo presses has been performed by an independent third party consultant; carbon offset projects conducted by the Good Energy Initiative.
