All4Labels has acquired an HP PageWide Advantage 2200 water-based inkjet digital press.
All4Labels is a global group of label and package printing business. It is a longtime user of HP Indigo digital printing technology for labels and packaging, as well as other digital and analogue technologies.
The HP PageWide Advantage 2200 was launched last year. Designed in response to existing PageWide user feedback, this model features a compact single arch duplexing print engine configuration that simplifies access for maintenance tasks, including the swapping of the 12 printbar assemblies – reduced from 24 in earlier models. HP’s 2400dpi HDNA thermal printheads are used throughout and offer 8x nozzle redundancy in black and 4x in cyan, magenta and yellow, to allow printing to continue despite blockages.
At All4Labels, the new press allows the group to enhance its extended content label (ECL) and leaflet offering. In the case of ECL, All4Labels can now print on paper weights of 70-100gsm. Moreover, it allowed the company to keep the majority of its press operations in-house. As the first label converter to acquire the press in Europe, All4Labels anticipates new delivery lead times of 8-10 days, compared to 3-6 weeks for traditional analogue printing.
Roger Gehrke, plant manager at All4Labels Hamburg, said, ‘Adding the HP PageWide Advantage 2200 to our fleet of presses enables us to expand our digital capabilities and address new market segmentations, including serialisation, QR codes and evolve our anti-counterfeit protection layers into new and emerging markets.’
Haim Levit, senior vice president and general manager, HP Industrial Print, said, ‘We are thrilled that All4Labels, a valued partner, has taken another bold step by acquiring our latest HP PageWide Advantage 2200. With an already impressive fleet of HP Industrial presses, including its pioneering installation of the revolutionary HP Indigo V12 press last year, All4Labels’ visionary approach continues to set the pace for the industry’s evolution. Our enduring partnership with All4Labels is a testament to the trust we share and the remarkable outcomes we achieve together.’
