HP Unveils Two New PageWide Industrial Presses

HP, Inc. announced the PageWide Web Press T4250 HDR and PageWide Web Press T500M HD, two new presses that redefine high-volume digital production.

Fueled by the company’s innovation in HP Thermal Inkjet Technology, these industrial presses address industry needs for solutions that deliver productivity, quality, and versatil-ity in the direct mail, general commercial, and book publishing segments. 

“At HP PageWide, we constantly pioneer advancements to ensure our customers remain at the leading edge of digital print technology that empowers their success,” said Barbara McManus, VP and GM of PageWide Industrial. “The industry-leading productivity, versatili-ty, and quality of our new industrial presses provide our customers with powerful digital solutions to meet the needs of an evolving print market.”

HP PageWide Web Press T4250 HDR: Your Next Offset Press Is Digital

Designed for a wide variety of publishing, direct mail, and commercial print work, the T4250 HDR establishes a new era of high-volume digital print production. Its blazing fast speeds and consistent outstanding print quality allow customers to print more high-volume, high-coverage jobs, growing their business economically and sustainably.

The new 42-inch (106 cm) web press prints up to twice the productivity of its predeces-sor, the market-leading HP PageWide T485 HD, on the most challenging jobs, resulting in a remarkable 20,000 B1 duplex sheets and over 200,000 letter-sized duplex color pages per hour. At full performance mode press speed, this press delivers a duty cycle of 184 million U.S. letter-size (173M A4) full-color images per month1.

Its recirculating technology prints offset-level vibrancy with captivating hues and print consistency suitable for a wide variety of print products. Combined with HP Optimizer, the press maintains high speed and quality on coated and uncoated media with weights rang-ing from 40 to 350 gsm (30lb text to 130lb cover).

The T4250 HDR delivers productivity, quality, and versatility while keeping environmental sustainability in mind. HP Brilliant B70 Ink has low VOCs and reduces drying time, with up to 50% less energy use than that of the T485 HD.
 

HP PageWide Web Press T500M HD: A New Paradigm in Mono Trade Book Production

As publishers re-evaluate book production strategies to adapt to supply chain disruptions, rising inventory and shipping costs, and expanding sustainability regulations, the HP PageWide Web Press T500M HD offers book manufacturers a purpose-built solution to meet their clients’ demands for shorter run lengths, tighter turnaround times, and more frequent high-volume orders.

The industry-leading 54-inch press with a proven book production writing system is de-signed to use standard offset media and impositions, allowing operators to shift seamlessly between offset and digital print lines, reduce paper inventory, and streamline labor re-sources.

The 1000 fpm (305 mpm) speed rivals offset turnaround times and throughput by pro-ducing finished book blocks of variable trim sizes that move directly to the final produc-tion stage, saving time, labor, and floor space.

The T500M HD enables book print providers to capture more business more efficiently, while also answering the call for greater sustainability. With dramatically reduced paper waste at start-up and between jobs with variable cutoffs, an optimized factory floor, and the complete elimination of offset aluminum plates, this powerful press reinforces the en-vironmental advantages of industrial inkjet without compromising productivity or profita-bility.