John Dollin Printing Services has this week installed the UK’s second HP Indigo 100K B2 liquid toner press as part of a plan to expand its digital print capabilities and the the markets its can address.
The Hampshire-based business, rebranded as JDP after its recent acquisition by Venn Holdings, was founded in 1976 and produces stationery, marketing materials and packaging, complemented by personalised mailing and finishing services. The acquisition by Venn is part of the latter’s plan to build a technology-focused printing group across the labels, commercial and packaging sectors. Part of this involves ‘redefining the break-even point of digital to analogue products’.
JDP already has an Indigo 7600 SRA3 press and an Indigo 12000 B2 model; the former is to be replaced by the 100K model, also a B2 machine, which represents a dramatic increase in capacity, with the new press able to produce 100,000 B2 impressions ‘per shift’. According to Venn Holdings, the new installation has enabled an immediate 70% growth in digital impressions and JDP has subsequently won new contract business as a result. The capacity is also planned to be used to create ‘strong partnerships’ in both B2B and B2C markets, and is said to bring the ability to scale up production with minimal labour costs.
Venn director Anthony Thirlby said, ‘Deploying and utilising the correct technology across the full spectrum of our targeted product portfolio is paramount to the strategy of JDP and Venn. We have a very clear vision on how we incorporate our clients’ requirements from the ever-evolving world of the printed product. Ensuring we are a tech-led smart manufacturer of all things print will always be our core DNA.’
The first UK installation of an Indigo 100K was at Sussex-based Pureprint in October 2020.
WOW 100,000 IMPRESSIONS IN ONE SHIFT ON A 6,000 SHEETS A HOUR PRESS THATS SOME GOING , MUST BE A VERY LONG SHIFT ….?
Hi Sam
That’s how HP explained the naming when it launched the press in March of last year. We suspect it’s the word ‘impression’ that’s being tricky here – if an A4/letter page = 1 ‘impression’ then it’s not hard to work out that a B2 press running at 6000sph can churn out 100,000 ‘impressions’ in a reasonable shift.
Comparing speeds between digital presses is complicated, as pages per minute is used for SRA3 machines, but for B2 (and larger), sph is usually used, and for web-fed units, m/min. We think there’s some value in trying to use similar units for comparison and the A4 page seems like a reasonable one, though some vendors use ‘images’, some ‘impressions’ and of course there’s the not insignificant question of whether that’s simplex or duplex.