HP Indigo UV Coater

HP Updated: 2009-02-23 RSS
HP Indigo UV Coater

The HP Indigo UV Coater is a highly productive, versatile and easy-to-use near-line and in-line coating solution. Delivering outstanding coating quality, it is designed specifically to meet the needs of mid to large volume digital printers who offer short-run applications that require coating to protect and enhance the aesthetics of the printed product.

With the outstanding quality and reliability of the HP Indigo UV Coater you will be able to offer new services to your customers, stay competitive and grow your business.

* New business opportunities — new, high-impact Gloss, Satin and Matte finishes enable your customers to offer higher value applications such as postcards, book covers, self-mailers, greeting cards, invitations and more — strengthening your differentiation.
* Higher profitability — a high end look-and-feel for premium applications generates more revenue and margin at lower cost.
* High-speed turnaround times for short runs that require coating for jobs that were previously outsourced or produced on traditional offset equipment.

Key features and benefits

* Unique coating head design ensuring superior performance. Both application roller and reverse roller have their own separate controller maximizes control over the coating process to deliver the best result.
* Long conveyor belt allow the UV coating to flow out before curing, thus delivering best quality coating at full rated speed with no Orange Peel artifacts.
* High quality coating of media ranging from 80 lb. text to 160 lb. cover.
* Durable, protective UV coating in gloss, satin and matte finishes with zero drying time.
* Fast, productive throughput at speeds of up to 4,000 SRA3 sheets per hour.
* User friendly touch screen graphical user interface for easy definition and monitoring of jobs.
* Preset memory function that stores job parameters for repeat runs.
* Temperature control of the UV varnish tank allows the use of higher viscosity UV varnishes.
* CE- and ETL-certified including state-of-the-art safety features to protect operators from injury.
* In-line solution with our HP Indigo press 5500 offering flexibility and maximum productivity.

Technical specifications

* Speed Up to 4,000 SRA3 sheets per hour with the automatic configuration. Hand-fed configuration speed varies, depending on operating environment.
* Dimensions: length 237" (6010 mm); width 52" (1325 mm); height 75" (1900 mm).
* Paper Formats: supports sheets up to 14" x 20" (355mm x 508mm).
* Paper Weight: 80 lb. text (115 gsm) up to 160 lb. cover (450 gsm).
* Compatibility HP Indigo presses 1000, 1050, 3000, 3050, w3250, 3500, 5000 and 5500, 7000.
* Warranty: Six months on coater and parts.