14 email: editor@printmonthly.co.uk March / April 2025 - Issue 353 HP has announced the release of the PageWide Web Press T4250 HDR and PageWide Web Press T500M HD, two new industrial presses for high-volume digital production. Utilising HP’s Thermal Inkjet technology, the industrial presses are designed to deliver added productivity, quality, and versatility in the direct mail, general commercial, and book publishing segments. According to specifications, the new 42-inch PageWide T4250 HDR digital offset press prints at up to twice the productivity of its predecessor, the PageWide T485 HD. It can produce up to 20,000 B1 duplex sheets and over 200,000 letter-sized duplex colour pages per hour. At full performance mode, the press has been calculated to deliver a duty cycle of 173 million A4 full-colour images per month. The HP PageWide Web Press T500M HD has been developed to offer book manufacturers a purpose-built solution to meet demands for shorter run lengths, tighter turnaround times, and more frequent high-volume orders. The 54-inch press, which boasts a 1000f/m speed, allows operators to shift between offset and digital print lines in order to reduce paper inventory and streamline labour resources. The press can produce finished book blocks of variable trim sizes that move directly to a final production stage, designed to save time, labour, and floor space. The T500M HD has also been developed with efficiency as a key focus, with added features including reduced paper waste at start-up and between jobs with variable cutoffs, a more optimised factory floor, and the complete elimination of offset aluminium plates. Two new HP PageWide presses released According to HP, its digital inkjet production customers have so far printed over 1 trillion pages on its presses SCREEN releases new inkjet digital press The Truepress JET 520NX AD’s 5th inkjet head supports variable printing using specialised functional inks XSYS has released two new analogue flexo printing plates as part of a wider goal to convert its plate portfolio to more sustainable versions. The new nyloflex eco ACT and nyloflex eco FAC plates leverage XSYS’ latest plate formulation, which the company says: “Contributes to a more sustainable future for flexo printing”. The new plates can reportedly replace legacy nyloflex plates without the need for press trials. All plate characteristics remain the same, to reduce the waste created in the changeover. Florian Hoelzle, product manager, nyloflex and nylosolv, for XSYS, says: “At XSYS, we are committed to lifting proven quality to a sustainable future, which is why we are swiftly expanding the nyloflex eco series while retiring our legacy plates as far as possible.” XSYS replace more printing plates XSYS is a global provider of flexo printing plates, plate processing equipment, and pre-press software By Jonathan Pert KIT & MEDIA / NEWS PrintMonthly printmonthly PrintMonthlyMagazine Suffolk-based label printing company, Abbey Labels, has installed a Xeikon LX3000 toner label press, the first in the UK to do so. The Xeikon press was purchased by Abbey Labels during drupa 2024, with Abbey Labels chairman, Tom Allum, travelling to Germany to secure the purchase in person. The new LX3000, also known as ‘The Lion’, has been added to Abbey Label’s arsenal of printing solutions at its production facility which includes two Xeikon CX300s. The five-colour, dry toner Lion press offers a reported printing speed of up to 42m/min, 40% faster than previous models. It also features a new ‘Cruise Control’ inspection tool, which aims to automate the process of quality control. Abbey Labels installs new Xeikon Lion press in UK first UK ink and chemical manufacturer, hubergroup, has announced the launch of its latest ink offering, the DYNAMICA Ink series. The product has been developed with high pigmentation as its basis, aiming to offer high colour density and vibrancy. The DYNAMICA series is compatible with the latest high-speed printing solutions as well as with a wide range of substrates. Reported features of the ink include a low dot gain, high dampening tolerance, and strong stackability, working on both straight and perfecting presses. The fast-setting ink, which is formulated for modern commercial printing, is designed as an eco-friendly alternative for the print industry. Hubergroup releases new DYNAMICA ink series Tom Allum [right], chairman of Abbey Labels, with representatives of Xeikon, during the purchase of the Xeikon LX3000 at drupa 2024 The DYNAMICA ink series is designed for a range of largevolume applications including booklets, posters, and calendars SCREEN Graphic Solutions (SCREEN) has released its new Truepress JET 520NX AD, the next generation of its JET 520NX roll-fed inkjet digital printing system. The Truepress JET series is designed for highmix, small-lot production, with major users including the transaction, direct mail, and publishing markets. Its ‘Xross-over’ printhead configuration is designed to allow for additional flexibility and expandability. The unique printhead design, which handles both monochrome and full colour printing, allows CYM printheads to be ‘parked’ when printing mono, to reduce ink consumption. An extra printhead can be installed adjacent to the other printheads to handle MICR and other specific function inks. According to SCREEN, major improvements have also been made to the efficiency of its preprint adjustment work, with the aim of improving overall productivity.
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