Obaly Morava: world’s first HP inkjet corrugated packaging solution

Packaging Solutions

HP has announced that Obaly Morava has installed the world’s first HP high speed inkjet corrugated packaging solution to digitally pre-print high-quality corrugated liners.

Obaly Morava, based in the Czech Republic, provides a broad range of corrugated products including up to nine layer corrugated board and boxes. The has now installed the new press, becoming the first user of the solution, which is based on the HP T400 Simplex Color Inkjet Web Press.

‘Market demands and the technology available are changing dramatically, and we are taking a fresh look at how to best meet our customers’ needs, such as individualisation and differentiation from the competition,’ said Martin Rehorik, president, Obaly Morava. ‘I had a vision of what digital pre-print could potentially do for our business and reached out to HP to discuss the possibilities of its high speed production inkjet technology for printing corrugated liners. HP helped turn that vision into a reality.’

Adding value for new and existing customers, the HP High-speed Inkjet Corrugated Packaging Solution enables Obaly Morava to transition high value jobs from analogue litho lamination and flexographic processes to digital. This allows the company to take advantage of faster time to market, short and medium runs, versioning and reduced environmental footprint.

Obaly Morava is also optimising its finishing processes with a Harris & Bruno International near line coater, ideal for aqueous priming and over coating printed substrates. The company plans to eventually move this coater in line for priming and add a second coater for inline over coating.

Printing on uncoated and coated corrugated substrates, premium offset media, and recycled and thin liners with speeds of up to 183 metres per minute, the HP High-speed Inkjet Corrugated Packaging Solution delivers faster turnaround times.

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