World first: digital preprint press for DS Smith

Packaging Solutions

DS Smith has announced that the world's first wide web digital preprint press will be heading to its Featherstone site in West Yorkshire, in spring 2016.

The delivery of the new HP PageWide Web Press T1100S is part of DS Smith's digital preprint programme. It follows on from the narrower width HP T400 Simplex Color Inkjet Web Press, installed at the at the company's Belper site in March, 2015.

The investment, and joint venture with HP, will enable DS Smith to deliver products to market faster and support promotional initiatives with customised batches and great run length flexibility, without compromising on quality.

Stefano Rossi, CEO, DS Smith Packaging Division, said: ‘We selected the new HP PageWide T1100S as the next step in our ground breaking digital preprint programme.

‘Our co-development with HP has resulted in the first digital machine able to print at the speed and width we need for high volume corrugated production. It will provide our customers with unprecedented short run flexibility and quality consistency.’

The HP T1100S will utilise the full corrugator width of up to 2.8 metres and print four colours, at corrugator speed with incredible quality consistency.