Digital Printing

HP Scitex XP5500

Designed for use with UV-curable inks

Published

12 years ago

January 10, 2012

Robin Donovan Signs of the Times January 2012 Issue

HP (Palo Alto, CA) is introducing the HP Scitex XP5500, an inkjet, industrial print machine with up to 360-dpi resolution. It prints at speeds up to 3,500 sq. ft. per hour, the company reports. The machine offers roll-to-toll handling, multi-roll printing, and is compatible with roll-fed media up to 5 meters (16.6 ft.) wide.

The piezoelectric inkjet uses UV-curable, pigmented inks (CMY and black) with 16 printheads and an 80-pl ink-drop size. The machine is designed for use with Caldera’s GrandRIP+ or Onyx’s ProductionHouse software and all popular, graphic-file formats.

(866) 229-7313; www.hp.com/go/scitexxp5500

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