HP Graphics Business Experiences Most Successful Year to Date

"I see digital as a great improvement," said Hoepker. "The quality of the Z-series printers is really stunning, and I have a new adventure and a new income stream."

Breaking new ground with high-speed continuous-feed inkjet

HP's new IHPS division unveiled the HP Inkjet Web Press, a new 30-inch-wide digital printing platform based on SPT that offers an unprecedented combination of print width, color quality, productivity and cost for graphic arts industry professionals in the direct mail, transactional and transpromotional printing, book publishing, and newspaper industries. In October, HP IHPS also announced a relationship with U.K.-based Timsons Ltd., the world's largest book press manufacturer, to develop a digital inkjet system for short- and medium-run book production. And, last month, O'Neil Data Systems, Los Angeles, received the very first HP Inkjet Web Press beta unit.