matic horizontal cutter for vinyl, banners, and other substrates and a roll feed and take up system to ensure longer work is handled correctly avoiding damage. Both printers, sharing a common base and architecture, have features on the printheads such as automatic maintenance giving operators peace of mind that quality will remain metre after metre and should a printhead need changing, it is a simple operator task to swap them out with new replacement heads. Each of the colours comes in handy and easy to change one-litre cartridges and as explained there is a sharp focus on the recyclability of the cartons that comes with ensuring the least impact on the environBrian Sims Principal Consultant, Metis Print Consultancy, www.metis-uk.eu and three years without. The inks come with Ecologo, Greenguard, and Road to Zero certification ensuring they meet the highest of ecological standards. The HP Latex 630 printer comes with eight inks and coatings. These are cyan, magenta, yellow, black, light cyan, light magenta, HP Latex Optimizer, and Overcoat, and additionally white for the 630W. HP claims that the use of Latex inks has benefits for operators by not having solvents present that need ventilation and special storage. The client has the benefit of having odourless products that do not attract unnecessary attention or comment but mainly the environmental impact is considerably lower than that of solvent-based products. The second claim is that Latex ink is less versatile and again the counterclaim is worth consideration. HP claims that you can print on any substrate the competition does, and with over 2,000 materials and substrates provided you can be sure you will be able to find one to suit your needs. If confirmation is needed by clients, HP can help you differentiate your business’ environmental credentials as equipment can be provided with both UL ECOLOGO and EPEAT certificates. Finally, concerning the high green footprint of this machine, you can reduce plastic use of the HP carton-based cartridges and label-free supplies by recycling via the HP Planet Partners scheme. Clients can feel confident that the ordering of vibrant coloured posters or wrapping has not, literally, cost the earth. Effortless Operation Turning attention to the hardware of the 630/630W, what do they look like and how do they operate? The machines are basically the same size regardless of the version you select and both have an automated front-loading media system which means you have an effortless task loading whichever substrate you are selecting to print on. As for substrates, the roll widths you can use range from 457mm to 1,625mm (18” to 64”) and a roll diameter of up to 250mm. As for substrates, there is almost a limitless number of materials that can be used on the HP Latex 630/630W for an array of applications ranging from banners, displays, exterior signage, posters and vehicle wrapping – if you have a need, the printer can accommodate it. Other smaller but important features of the printers are things such as an automent possible. As you would expect, the HP Latex 630W comes with a range of speeds from 115m/min for the maximum speed making two passes through eight individual speed selections finally ending up with 3.3 metres for deep white printing. The HP Latex 630 has four steps from the same top speed down to 22 metres for standard backlit and textile printing. Whether you are looking for standard or white-enhanced coloured printing and the environment is vital to your business model, the use of water-based Latex inks needs to be considered and the HP Latex 630 or 630W can easily support your ethos. 33 Issue 251 - February / March 2024 email: news@signlink.co.uk Ink type HP water-based Latex inks Printheads 5 (600) or 6 (630W) Colours 630/630W Yellow, black, cyan, magenta, HP Latex Optimizer, HP Latex Overcoat, white (630W) Print speeds (630/630W) Up to 35m2/hr Print resolution 1,200 x 1,200dpi Max media width 1.62m Overall dimensions 2.59 x 0.84 x 1.4m Statistics UNDER THE HOOD / HP LATEX 630/630W
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