The HP T410 destined for the group’s Antony Rowe facility in Melksham, Wiltshire in August will be configured with a Timson T-fold and joins an HP T360 and T350 already running at the UK group.
“The publishing industry has rapidly changed over recent years – and it will continue to change, as publishers seek partners to deliver their content to the consumer, across different platforms and in different formats, both domestically and globally,” said CPI UK head of digital Martin Collyer.
“We have seen average run lengths reduce as publishers have moved to a model of printing fewer copies but placing more frequent orders – a trend that will continue. Our strategy for this has been to offer the right technology for any run length; from toner-based print-on-demand, through Quantum inkjet to zero makeready (ZMR) Timson web offset litho presses.”
This latest installation of what it dubs its ‘Quantum’ technology, will increase its high-speed inkjet capacity from 15m books a year to 25m.
To support the investment in the 244m/min mono inkjet press the firm will also install a Kolbus KM200 binder with digital feeder, three-knife trimmer and inline shrinkwrapper.
Running a 1,066mm-wide web, the T410 will be the largest T series in operation at CPI UK, with the two T300 series machines running 762mm webs.
CPI runs T-series inkjet web presses in four countries and, according to Collyer, this latest investment is another vote of confidence in HP technology.
“HP has created within the machine a very clever system that creates a high level of quality and the capacity to print dot for dot, one dot of ink on to one dot of bonding agent," he said.
"The dots are really small – just 40 microns – and the HP can put them once on top of the other, with a very precise level. That’s fantastic. Because of this bonding agent we can use all of our existing materials, ensuring the aesthetic continuity of the product from litho to inkjet."
The latest install was revealed at the InterQuest Digital Book Printing Forum in London this morning, where CPI UK also hinted that another “significant” investment would be unveiled in the coming the weeks.
