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HP PageWide Advantage 2200

A high-quality, high-throughput inkjet web press, says Simon Eccles

A2200 “print high-coverage, high-value
jobs on thick substrates, giving PSPs one
flexible press to produce high-volume
commercial work with integrated finish-
ing.”
How easy is it to use?
Albee says: “HP digital web presses
have a high degree of automation, set-
tings that can be recalled, and consist-
ency – especially colour
consistency – natively. Combine this
with online training, in-person classes
and augmented reality help through xR
services, and I’d say digital press opera-
tions are a ton easier. Current HP T250
What does it do? vary the speed in response to signals from HD customers who have purchased the
This is the latest in HPs’ PageWide fam- inline finishers. HP PageWide Advantage 2200 were able
ily of inkjet web presses. It is a relatively There are six print bars and printhead to learn basic press operation in less than
compact single-engine duplex CMYK sockets, wide enough to cover both side- a day.”
press for 521mm print widths on webs up Specifications by-side webs at once, instead of 12 nar-
to 558mm. Speed is up to 152m/minute row bars used on the more What training and service sup-
in colour or up to 244m/minute in black- Process Web-fed conventionally threaded T250 HD
model. Albee says the arrangement port is on offer?
only. The inks are suited to coated (gloss, thermal inkjet makes for a more compact overall foot-
silk, matte and dull) paper, plus print. Fewer components should also “HP flexible service plans range from
uncoated, treated and HP-specified Ink HP Brilliant mean higher uptime, he says. operator-trained self-service models
ColorPRO paper. water-based
The heads are HP’s own High through to 24/7 support options. We find
When was it launched and what Colours Extended Definition Architecture type, with 2,400 many commercial customers and really
is the market? gamut CMYK nozzles per inch for both high resolution large customers prefer to be trained and
and considerable redundancy on the run.
The PageWide Advantage 2200 was Web width range They have dual drop weights, boosting essentially pay themselves to service the
announced at the US Printing United 203-558mm tonal range. These are thermal heads so equipment,” says Albee.
show in October 2022. Kris Albee, global need replacing more often than piezo
business and strategic marketing master Max print width types, but HP says they can be swapped What does it cost?
for HP PageWide Industrial Presses, says 521mm out by the operator in about five minutes. HP won’t reveal pricing, but Albee says
it is intended for “higher productivity, The water-based extended gamut HP
versatility, and offset-class print quality.” Paper weights Brilliant Inks are the same as the T400 it’s “economically attractive.” It’s pay-as-
Also that it is “designed to grow/scale 40-300gsm and T250 models. HP Optimizer pre- you-go: “No clicks, the pricing is con-
with customers as their applications and coating binder is used with some stocks sumables-based. You purchase inks,
business needs change”. Nozzle spacing to help accept the aqueous ink. It’s only printheads and web wipe cassettes as
2,400dpi printed where needed under the colour
How does it work? dots. they’re consumed.”
This is what HP calls a ‘single-arch’ con- There are three speed settings: Quality, Have deliveries started?
figuration inkjet web press, with a paper Performance and Performance HDK.
path that loops back on itself after the Quality uses dual drop mode for Yes, three have been installed so far, at
first side is printed and dried, going smoother skin and shadow tones and O’Neil Digital Solutions in California,
through turner bars to travel back and up vibrant colours (and also uses less ink). SG360° in Chicago, Illinois, and
again next to the first side, with the sec-
ond side uppermost. The A2200 can What is the USP? DataOne in France. “We have other
“print on ramp,” ie while the web is Albee says the modular design, includ- worldwide installations taking place as
accelerating up to speed, and it can also ing up to three drying units, lets the we speak,” says Albee.

“It was announced at the US Printing United show in October 2022.”

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