HP unveils latest additions to Indigo label press range at Labelexpo

HP has unveiled the latest additions to its Indigo digital label press portfolio including the WS6600, which features a new productivity mode that increases the top speed possible on the four-colour speeds available on previously possible on the WS6000 by 30%.

The company made the announcement at Labelexpo as well as revealing a new entry-level model, the WS4600, which builds upon the existing 4500 iteration offering an effective output speed of 21 metres per minute.

The WS6600 can print on a range of substrates from 12 to 450 microns and builds upon the company's WS6000 launched in March 2009.

Offering print speeds up to 60metres per minute in one and two-colour operation, the machine features a mode that allows for CMYK production at 40 metres per minute.

HP's new WS4600 offers output up to 30 metres per minute in one and two-colour production. It can also print using the company's invisible ink, ElectroInk Invisible, which allows customers to offer security print applications.

Speaking to PrintWeek, Alon Bar-Shany, vice president and general manager of HP Indigo, said in excess of 250 WS6000 units had been installed into more than 40 countries worldwide to date.

"There has been a definite shift to just-in-time digital label production and with these latest models; we are helping businesses do even more with the Indigo technology."

Order taking for both machines begins in October.