HP is unveiling the HP PageWide T700i Press — a new 67-inch (1.7 m) digital web-fed platform that helps converters achieve greater operational efficiency for high-volume production of digital single-face lamination, corrugation and folding carton applications.

HP is continuing its investment in the packaging market to create new opportunities for packaging converters and brands to benefit from the analog to digital transformation.

The HP PageWide T700i Press, which is expected to be available for installation in late 2023, will be configurable to meet specific customer and market needs and includes a variety of inline options for manual or continuous unwinding, priming, varnishing and delivery in both roll and sheet format. Select configurations will be capable of up to 1,000 feet per minute (300 m/min) supported by HP's single-pass thermal inkjet technology with true water-based inks for printing packaging which can be recycled, further supporting the converter's circular economy goals.

The new press platform supports increased plant capacity and reduced manufacturing costs for paper-based packaging production and will enable packaging converters to print with significantly accelerated turnaround times and lower minimum order quantity requirements that optimize inventories, while focusing analog print capacity on longer runs. For converters facing increasing supply chain pressure, this press represents a substantial opportunity for business growth by enabling improved economics, greater production versatility and more sustainable packaging solutions.

"We listened to the needs of our customers and the market when designing the T700i Press," said Annette Friskopp, global head and general manager, HP PageWide Industrial. "Now, more than ever, converters need greater flexibility to respond to dynamic market trends and challenges, and digital packaging continues to fundamentally transform the packaging supply chain for high-volume and mainstream production. The HP T700i Press enables customers to achieve production cost savings and shorter lead times and enables them to go after higher-value print jobs."

The new press will feature the next-generation HP thermal inkjet printheads capable of robust industrial production. The inkjet technology builds on HP's previous generations of thermal inkjet to enable customers to achieve consistent and repeatable six-color offset print quality at high speeds for high-graphics packaging. T700i Press customers will benefit from HP's manufacturing scalability and vertical integration across HP's industrial print businesses, creating a distinct advantage for their businesses.

The HP PageWide T700i Press will be the second press format built in collaboration with Koenig & Bauer, after first unveiling the 110-inch HP PageWide T1100S Press in 2015, later followed by upgrades including the HP PageWide T1170, T1190 and the latest T1195i Press. 

"Koenig & Bauer is one of the world's leading traditional press manufacturers, with more than 200 years of experience in press engineering and developing innovative solutions that meet customers' quality expectations," said Christoph Müller, executive board member, Koenig & Bauer. "Together with HP's leadership and innovation in the field of thermal inkjet technology, the HP PageWide T700i Press was developed to once again combine our complementary technological strengths to provide packaging converters with unprecedented flexibility and quality consistency."