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Acquiring and installing the new industrial-scale HP PageWide C550 Press builds on La Cartonera Lucentina’s expansive digital print offering with high-graphic retail packaging and corrugated display production using its HP Scitex 17000 press. La Cartonera Lucentina offers in-house graphic and structural design, flexographic and digital printing and converting to help customers develop unique and creative packaging and display solutions.“Having followed the development of the HP post-print press, we are confident that the HP PageWide C550 is the best water-based digital printing solution available in the market. The press will enable us to run production at various run lengths without compromising on speed or quality” says Javier Alba, General Manager, La Cartonera Lucentina. “In addition, since sustainability is a core value for our company, we looked for a press that can support our commitment to efficient, clean, and responsible production processes.”
The HP PageWide C550 built on HP Thermal Inkjet and water-based technologies, enables high-quality production of a wide range of corrugated packaging applications including coated and uncoated sheets, at a constant speed of 90 lm/m. Expanding its digital print offering means La Cartonera Lucentina is improvingits existing Flexo presses efficiencies and reducing production lead times.
“The highly competitive retail environment forces customers to diversify their portfolio with solutions that allow them to go to market quicker. The HP PageWide C550 gives La Cartonera Lucentina the freedom to print versatile campaigns fast, cost-effectively, and sustainably” said Mark Dempsey, HP PageWide Industrial WW GTM Director.
La Cartonera Lucentina will join the established worldwide install base of the HP PageWide C5x0 presses that see a year-over-year digital volume growth, thanks to its direct-to-board flexibility, offset quality, and contribution to plant operational efficiencies.
For more information on the HP PageWide C550 press go to www.hp.com/go/C550.
About La Cartonera Lucentina
Established 60 years ago, La Cartonera Lucentina is a family-owned packaging solutions company. Their facilities span 36,000 square meters of state-of-the-art operational space, suited to adapt to various customer types and application needs. With its team of approximately eighty skilled professionals, the company creates a diverse range of packaging solutions, made of FCS-certified, recyclable, and biodegradable corrugated. Their commitment to the environment also includes using photovoltaic panels that generate 40% of the company's energy needs.