Saturday, September 21, 2013

Print13: Standard Register to acquire two HP Inkjet Web Presses

I had an action packed couple of days in Chicago at Print13 ealier this month.  Everywhere I went, I kept missing Joe Morgan, my uber boss and our fearless leader at Standard Register.  I was particularly unhappy that I missed him the HP booth, and then had prior commitments that made it impossible for me to attend the HP Press Conference featuring the announcement of our acquisition of two HP Color Inkjet Web Presses.

I've spent quite a few cycles in the last 3 years working on Inkjet-related business models and technology plans to support them, so I could not be more excited in general about this development. Fascinatingly, what we'll be using these machines for at Standard Register is sort of the polar opposite of what I'd been working on before.  I believe this speaks to the robustness of the technology, that there are a great many applications that can be run on these new machines. 


The T230 and a T400 Color Inkjet Web Presses will help us accelerate the transformation of the company and give us an outstanding platform for our increasing volume variable data printing applications.The presses offer outstandingly high-quality, four-color output, broad media compatibility, and lower overall costs. We all know the market is demanding ever faster turnaround times, color and personalization, and along with our unparalleled IT infrastructure, these presses deliver.

HP is a trusted vendor for us. Not only do we own HP Indigo digital presses, HP Scitex, HP Latex, and HP Designjet large-format printing solutions and HP Thermal Inkjet technology, we also make extensive use of HP computers and IT services across our footprint..
Some of my favorite people in the printing industryFrom left to right, David Murphy, Marketing Director, Americas Graphics Solutions Business, HP; Aurelio Maruggi, Vice President and General Manager, HP Indigo; Joe Morgan, President and CEO, Standard Register; Yishai Amir, vice president and general manager, Americas Indigo and Inkjet Business, HP.