HP has introduced a new portfolio of HP Page Wide XL printers, offering the fastest large-format production printing available in colour and black-and-white.
HP Page Wide XL printers do the job of two printers in one single device, providing monochrome and colour prints at breakthrough speeds up to 60 percent faster than the fastest monochrome light-emitting diode (LED) printer.
The new printers will enable reprographic houses, print service providers (PSPs), enterprise central reprographic departments (CRDs) and print corners to produce computer-aided design (CAD) drawings and will open new business opportunities with geographic information system (GIS) maps, point-of-sale applications and posters.
“Our large-format printing customers are continually exploring ways to improve productivity, streamline workflow and reduce costs,” said Javier Larraz, director and general manager, Graphics Solutions Business – Large Format Printing Design, HP Asia Pacific and Japan. “The HP PageWide XL Printers announced today deliver what our customers have been seeking for years and will revolutionise the production printing market, offering affordable, high-quality black-and-white and colour output in a single device at the fastest speeds available.”
HP PageWide XL printers are the first products introduced under the new HP PageWide sub-brand. Based on proven HP PageWide technology, which currently powers HP inkjet web presses, HP business printers and will be scaled for upcoming HP 3D Multi Jet Fusion printers, the new portfolio provides low operation costs driven by life-long printheads, high ink efficiency and cloud-based support. The HP PageWide XL printer portfolio includes:
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The HP PageWide XL 8000 printer offering high-end production printing at revolutionary speeds up to 30 D/A1-size prints per minute as well as two 775 millilitre ink cartridges per colour with automatic switching and up to six rolls – more than 1,200 metres – of media for sustained productivity.
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The HP PageWide XL 5000 multi-function printer (MFP) providing small- to medium-sized reprographic houses and enterprise CRDs mid-volume technical document production at up to 14 D/A1-size prints per minute as well as two 400 millilitre ink cartridges per colour with automatic switching and up to four rolls of media to streamline work.
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The HP PageWide XL 4000 printer and MFP allowing technical work teams and copy shops to produce 8 D/A1-size prints per minute, helping teams increase on-the-job productivity. A speed upgrade option is also available which can produce up to 12D/A1-size prints per minute.
Streamlining large-format printing workflow increases productivity
The production printing market has traditionally been led by monochrome-only LED printers, requiring customers to also operate large-format inkjet colour printers to address colour jobs. The new printers consolidate workflow to deliver mixed black-and-white and colour prints in half the time it would take to manually collate documents produced on multiple printers. In addition, a full portfolio of scanning and finishing solutions, including the HP Designjet HD and SD Pro scanners and new HP PageWide XL printer accessories, such as the HP PageWide XL online folder, top stacker and high-capacity stacker, enable customers to build efficient end-to end workflows around HP PageWide XL printers and free up the operator.
HP SmartStream software for HP PageWide XL Printers reduces time spent preparing and processing jobs by 50 percent. It also reduces reprints with native PDF management powered by Adobe PDF Print Engine 3 and offers a true colour print preview with interactive HP Crystal Preview technology to turn operator efficiency into operating profit.
New large-format supplies
HP PageWide XL pigment inks increase print quality with crisp lines, fine detail and smooth grayscales that are superior to LED prints. HP PageWide XL pigment inks also provide dark blacks, vivid colours, and moisture and fade resistance even on uncoated bond paper at high speeds.
New HP large-format printing materials up to 1 metre meet ISO/U.S. technical and offset standard page sizes and provide quick-dry, smear resistant prints. New media to accompany the HP PageWide XL printer portfolio includes HP Universal Bond paper for technical applications, HP Production Matte polypropylene to produce roll-up banners, and HP Production Matte, Gloss, and Satin poster papers for point-of-sale applications and poster production.
Availability
The HP PageWide XL 8000 series printers will be available in Australia in September 2015. Other devices in the HP PageWide XL portfolio will be made incrementally available between November 2015 and January 2016 in select countries worldwide.