HP records robust installations for its PageWide portfolio in India

HP Inc. recently announced a double-digit growth in installations for its PageWide portfolio of printers across the country.

“As we celebrate the one year completion of our PageWide portfolio introduction in the Indian market, we are delighted to note a sustained and healthy growth in the installed base across the country,” said Devang Karia, Country Manager, Large Format Design, GSB, HP Inc. India. “The PageWide portfolio offers a compelling proposition against LED with  the fastest large-format production printing available in color and black-and-white enabling reprographic houses, print service providers (PSPs), enterprise central reprographic departments (CRDs) and print corners to produce computer-aided design (CAD) drawings and opens up new business opportunities with geographic information system (GIS) maps, point-of-sale applications and posters with high speed, versatility and productivity. We are confident of a sustained and high double digit growth of our installed base as our customers reap unprecedented benefits with our PageWide portfolio.”

HP PageWide XL portfolio offers the fastest large-format production printing available in color and black-and-white. HP Pagewide XL Printers do the job of two printers in one single device, providing monochrome and color prints at breakthrough speeds up to 60 percent faster than the fastest monochrome light-emitting diode (LED) printer.

Streamlining large-format printing workflow increases productivity

The production printing market has been traditionally led by monochrome-only LED printers, requiring customers to also operate large-format inkjet color printers to address color jobs. The PageWide printers consolidate workflow to deliver mixed black-and-white and color prints in half the time it would take to manually collate documents produced on multiple printers. In addition, a full portfolio of scanning and finishing solutions, including the HP DesignJet HD and SD Pro Scanners and new HP PageWide XL Printer accessories, such as the HP PageWide XL online folder, top stacker and high-capacity stacker, enable customers to build efficient end-to end workflows around HP PageWide XL Printers and free up the operator.

HP PageWide printers and MFPs enjoy the leadership in the TDP MV-HV segment with market leading share of 88.9 percent as per the IDC data for Q3, 2016.

 Large-format supplies

HP PageWide XL Pigment Inks increase print quality with crisp lines, fine detail and smooth grayscales that are superior to LED prints. HP PageWide XL Pigment Inks also provide dark blacks, vivid colors, and moisture and fade resistance even on uncoated bond paper at high speeds.

 HP large-format printing materials up to 40 inches (1 meter) meet ISO/U.S. technical and offset standard page sizes and provide quick-dry, smear resistant prints. New media to accompany the HP PageWide XL Printer portfolio includes HP Universal Bond Paper for technical applications, HP Production Matte Polypropylene to produce roll-up banners, and HP Production Matte, Gloss, and Satin Poster Papers for point-of-sale applications and poster production.

The HP PageWide XL Printer portfolio includes:

• The HP PageWide XL 5000 Printer and Multi-function Printer (MFP) providing small- to medium-sized reprographic houses and enterprise CRDs mid-volume technical document production at up to 14 D/A1-size prints per minute as well as two 400 milliliter ink cartridges per color with automatic switching and up to four rolls of media to streamline work.
• The HP Pagewide XL 8000 Printer offering high-end production printing at revolutionary speeds up to 30 D/A1-size prints per minute as well as two 775 milliliter ink cartridges per color with automatic switching and up to six rolls – more than 3,900 feet (1,200 meters) – of media for sustained productivity. This portfolio was launched last year in October 2015.
• The HP PageWide XL 8000 and 5000 printers delivering medium-to-large reprographic houses and enterprise CRDs robust mid-to high-volume production of technical documents, including translucent prints, black-and-white whiteprints and digital blueprints, at up to 800 and 320 A0 pages per hour respectively.
• The HP PageWide XL 4000 Printer and MFP allowing technical work teams and copy shops to produce 8 D/A1-size prints per minute, helping teams increase on-the-job productivity. A speed upgrade option is also available which can produce up to 12D/A1-size prints per minute. The HP PageWide XL 4000 printer is the most recent addition to HP’s PageWide portfolio.