A new thick paperboard from Iggesund Paperboard has been certified by HP Indigo for printing high-value applications on commercial digital presses.
The 457-micron (18pt) Invercote Creato 380g/sqm is double coated on both sides, offering identical print surfaces on both sides, making it especially suitable for premium packaging applications. The paperboard has been tested and certified for use on the HP Indigo 10000 and HP Indigo 7000 series digital presses.
Tests were conducted at the HP Indigo testing centre in Singapore in multi-shot mode on an HP Indigo 7600 press and an HP Indigo 10000 press. At Iggesund, the certification process has been coordinated by Wout van Hoof, senior technical manager with a special responsibility for digital printing processes.
Invercote Creato 380g/sqm joins the other grammages within Iggesund’s portfolio of which all the lower grammages already have HP certification. All certified products and grammages are available in the HP MediaLocator, and through regular Iggesund distribution.
Petra Kreij, Invercote product manager at Iggesund Paperboard, commented, ‘When developing this product’s grammage and thickness, our development team wanted to ensure we meet not only the demanding requirements of conventional printing methods, but also the needs of digital printers who are looking for the thickest possible substrate that today’s digital presses can handle. This grammage is especially interesting to the US market, where 18pt is an attractive thickness for a lot of applications.’
Heidemarie Hinger, HP Indigo commercial media manager, added, ‘We are very pleased that Iggesund has certified this new thick substrate. It is one of the thickest products that has been certified for our HP Indigo presses, opening new high-value packaging opportunities for HP Indigo commercial press owners.’
