CELMAC HOSTS HP LATEX 630 OPEN HOUSE

Print professionals from large and small print businesses were at the Celmac launch event for the new entry-level HP Latex 630 roll-to-roll print system, that has been unveiled by various suppliers this week.

Jonny Rumney, sales manager Celmac said, "It was a good day. There was a lot of interest in the new HP Latex 630 series of printers and cutters. People at the day were also looking closely at some of the new online services that HP has launched at the same time as the new hardware."

Hosting the event were Celmac's Michael Boogaard and Jonny Rumney, with Jeremy Brew and Chris Bowden from HP giving presentations. Brett Williams from HP Financial Services was on hand to work through deals, with Rumney saying he is now working on quotes from the day.

There are four printers in the range; the HP Latex 630 and HP Latex 630 W – the latter with white ink functionality; and the HP Latex 630 and 630 W Print & Cut – giving customers the option of upgrading to a dual-device solution, with print and cut functionality. Print speed is 14sqm an hour. All white print modes are available at different white ink densities to get different levels of opacity, including spot, underflood, overflood, and three-layer – up to 260 per cent white ink density.

The printers come with UL Ecologo and Epeat environmental certifications, and carton-based cartridges that reduce plastic by using 100 per cent recycled and recyclable cardboard containers, as well as recycled plastics from HP’s closed-loop process – including post-consumer beverage bottles.