HP recently expanded its Indigo lineup with two new models: the 5500 and the 3500. The 5500, the new Indigo flagship press, delivers several upgrades over the 5000, including a larger four-drawer feeding unit that holds 6,000 sheets, and a redesigned feeder that handles a wider range of substrate weights and thicknesses of 55 lbs text to 130 lbs cover for coated stocks. Paper-handling capabilities increase to 3" x 19" stock. Printing in seven colours, the press has a speed of 68 pages per minute in four-colour or 272 in monochrome, at resolutions of 812 x 812 dpi or 2,400 x 2,400 dpi with high-definition imaging. In addition the fifth and sixth units can be filled with light cyan and light magenta to extend tonal ranges and smooth gradations, offering near-silver-halide quality six-colour process photo imaging. A faster on-press ink replacement system enables users to replace special and spot colours on press while continuing to print other jobs. Previously the machine had to be stopped.
The 3500 is a new entry level press for monthly volumes between 150,000 and 250,000, is available in versions up to seven colours, and prints 68 colour pages per minute or 136 in monochrome.
Contact: www.hp.com

Human Eyes, a lenticular software developer, unveils Creative 3D 1.5, the latest version of its Creative 3D software. The upgrade incorporates proof preview, so that display proofs of lenticular and 3D designs can be viewed as Flash files. The function can be accessed in real time, creating Flash file that can be opened in a player or a web browser and sent to clients for proofing. The upgrade is available as a standalone product or as an upgrade package.
Contact: www.humaneyes.com

Integrated Color Solutions is releasing the newest version of its Remote Director 3.5, incorporating a number of new features and capabilities. Look for spectral colour definitions for proofing papers and spot colours; accommodation for images in any combination of ICC profile and spot colour channel; monitor uniformity mapping so that images can be managed for up to 128 regions per monitor, eliminating imperfections in uniformity that some LCD monitors suffer from; a GUI that’s been localized for English, German, Dutch, Japanese and traditional Chinese; and a system certification that allows the software to evaluate itself on the hardware where it’s running to verify that it is showing accurate colour according to SWOP, Gracol or even custom standards defined by the user.
Contact: www.icscolor.com

Durst expands its large-format offerings with two new models. The new 98" flatbed Rho 800 Presto, available in the fourth quarter of this year, boasts uninterrupted, continuous board printing. Materials are registered at the leading edge using mechanical front stops, making it possible to load multiple sheets side by side. The next series of boards are pushed up against the first and are printed without interruption. The device prints 100, 4 ' x 2.6' sheets per hour, on materials up to 1.58" thick.

The Rho 351R prints simultaneously on two 5'-wide rolls of different materials with different diameters. It also has a stepless skip-white function in the XY direction, an integrated manual cutting device, a built-in security system for unattended printing of large rolls and double-sided printing. The UV inkjet printer prints on a variety of media up to 11.5' wide.
Contact: www.durstus.com

ADAST has a new in-line coated option for its 807 series 29" press, designed to apply various coatings for full-sheet or spot-image areas with thicker coverage and high precision. The aqueous coating system features a custom-manufactured anilox-chambered doctor blade system and works with the ADAST touchscreen on the 807 series. On the press, it’s positioned between the last printing unit and an extended delivery section equipped with hot air knives and infrared drying. ADAST has also released a new registration control system. The new AdaRegister control system uses a specialized high-resolution CCD camera and software to achieve registration automatically on press. It’s available on ADAST 507, 707, or 807 series presses.
Contact: www.adast.com

Kodak is expanding its NexPress family with a mid-level model and a high-end option. The NexPress M700, runs at 70 pages per minute for the full range of supported substrates, including coated, uncoated, synthetics and selected offset papers. Its targeted monthly print volumes range from 50,000 to 150,000 A4 pages, it prints at 1,200 x1,200 dpi, handles mixed media from five paper feeders accommodating a sheet capacity of 6,000, and allows simplex and perfecting modes to run at machine- rated speed.
The high-end NexPress S3000, with scheduled availability in October of this year, produces 100 A4 pages per minute on coated, uncoated, synthetics, standard offset paper and a selection of packaging board and textured paper. Maximum sheet capacity is 11,000 with targeted monthly print volumes of 450,000 or more.
To help its customers drive growth, Kodak also introduced the Marketmover business development services to provide sales and marketing support. An expert team of professionals, extensive resources and a large suite of services, including a Marketmover network, make up the program. Services for specific industries include segmented databases of prospects for vertical markets, data about specific sales and marketing challenges and customizable templates for direct mail, advertisements, open house materials telemarketing and presentations, all available online.
Contact: www.kodak.com

Xerox’s new DocuColor 8000AP digital press delivers a broader range of applications at 80 pages per minute regardless of the paper weight or media type running through the system. The successor to the DocuColor 8000 handles media ranging from coated and uncoated papers to transparencies and synthetic materials, such as polyester, for products as wide ranging as books and magazine, magnets and window decals. Resolution is 2,400 x 2,400 x 1 dpi in two operational modes. The All Weights mode sets the press to run at 80 ppm for all substrates up to 110 lb. cover; The Single Weight mode varies the print speed based on the paper stock and delivers a glossier look and feel. The press is offered with a choice of the new Xerox FreeFlow Print Server 6.0, the Xerox CX8000AP colour server powered by Creo, or the Xerox EX8000AP colour server powered by EFI Fiery. Orders will be taken in the third quarter of 2007 for $275,000 with your choice of server.
Contact: www.xerox.com