two companies&rsquo first codeveloped solution fills unaddressed need in highvolume digital preprint applicationswashington d.c., hp and kba today announced plans to develop a high speed, high volume, 110inch wide 2.8 meter simplex inkjet web press for preprinting of corrugated top liner. this solution will be called the hp t1100 simplex color inkjet web press and will enable corrugators to combine many individual jobs together on a roll or across rolls for short, mid or long runs. unlike traditional analog preprint, every box can be different.planned to print at speeds of up to 600 feet 183 meters per minute and produce up to 300,000 square feet 30,000 square meters per hour, the hp t1100 simplex color inkjet web press will print corrugated liner rolls that can then be placed directly onto existing industrystandard 110 inchwide 2.5 or 2.8 meter corrugators. this press will be the first solution codeveloped by the two companies since the announcement of their strategic collaboration at graph expo 2014 in chicago on september 28, 2014.centralized corrugated box plants serving major retail brands will especially benefit from this digital preprint solution for all corrugated print applications. brands are increasingly requiring justintime inventory, shorter runs, and faster turnaround time. hp&rsquos inkjet technology enables significant time, material, and shipping cost advantages when compared to analog processes. digital preprint is more efficient than postprint alternatives.&ldquoaddressing the enormous digital opportunity in the corrugated market requires bestinclass technology innovation, a portfolio of solutions, scale, and a market vision,&rdquo said aurelio maruggi, vice president and general manager, inkjet highspeed production solutions, hp. &ldquothe new press will transform the short and midrange corrugated packaging market, dramatically disrupting operating models and costs and more importantly create new value for brand customers.&rdquohp and kba both bring proven legacies of endurance, scale and innovation to their joint initiative. this year, hp celebrates its 76th anniversary and its 31st year of thermal inkjet innovation. kba is a 197yearold company and the secondlargest offset press manufacturer worldwide.&ldquokba has a rich heritage of developing innovative solutions that meet or exceed customers&rsquo quality expectations,&rdquo said christoph müller, executive vice president for the web press product house, kba. &ldquoin working with hp, we will combine our complementary technological strengths for the needs of packaging converters.&rdquohp thermal inkjet technology helps meet converters&rsquo needs for highquality print, along with highvolume productivity, reliability and versatility. ultimately, it opens the way to gamechanging value chain cost savings and capabilities for brands and packaging converters.hp&rsquos accelerated entry into corrugated packagingat drupa 2008, hp announced its first inkjet web press. since then, the company has expanded its portfolio to its current lineup of ten presses across five webwidth platforms transforming the publishing and production mail market.in may 2014 at interpack, hp announced its intent to enter the corrugated packaging market. in june, the company announced its first webpress offering for this market. fewer than 90 days later the first hp t400 simplex color inkjet web press was installed at obaly morava &ndash czech republic. at graph expo, in september 2014, hp announced its partnership with kba. the new hp t1100 simplex color inkjet web press offering is in addition to the hp scitex sheetfed corrugated solutions offered by hp. 
