HP Indigo launches WS6800

HP Indigo is to show its new WS6800 at Labelexpo Americas in September, which it said builds on the success of the WS6600 press by offering label and packaging converters faster turnaround times through automated color management, a wider frame and new ink capabilities for expanded applications.

HP Indigo WS6800 will be show at Labelexpo Americas

The HP Indigo WS6800 should help converters reduce the time spent preparing color profiles and Pantone color matching by up to 75 percent with a new in-line spectrophotometer. Using closed-loop control, the spectrophotometer eliminates the need for manual color calibrations and adjustments. An expanded frame width, increased from 317mm to 320mm, allows for higher press output and reduced costs. In addition, label converters can produce up to 131 linear feet per minute in color using Enhanced Productivity Mode (EPM), which simulates black from a CMY combination.

Multiple HP Indigo press user Cees Schouten, technical director at Dutch converter Geostick, said: ’The increased frame width and automated color management processes of the HP Indigo WS6800 will help us produce more jobs per day with less operator intervention and reduced overall costs, while maintaining the high print quality our customers expect.’ 

Initial shipments of the HP Indigo WS6800 are beginning this month, and WS6800 features are expected to be available as optional field upgrades in early 2015.

For a full report see the recently published Labels & Labeling issue #3, 2014.

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