DIGITAL digest 8-01

The HP 6600 employs a liquid electrophotographic offset printing process to produce up to 4,000 iph in four-color. It prints a two-up (12.6x18.2˝) sheet format at a 800x800 dpi resolution, which is upgradeable to 800x2,400 dpi.

One of the ways HP is adding value to the press is by re-engineering the inking system, including boosting the capacity by 20 percent, notes Kennard S. Cloud, director of product marketing for Commercial Print Products. Users will be able to get ink directly from HP, which initially will offer 10 special colors in addition to CMYK. The company also will offer its own branded transparency material. For other applications, substrates qualified for the Indigo press should be suitable for this machine, as well, but HP is putting together its own list.