HP invests millions in new inkjet
- announced it’s committing $200 million over five years to a next generation of water-based ink solutions
- will be designed for printing digitally on corrugated packaging and textiles
- World Resources Institute estimates that about 20 percent of industrial water pollution comes from garment manufacturing.
- “Investing in water-based solutions that meet market needs and the increasing sustainability requirements of graphics customers is expected to propel business growth for HP,” says Santi Morera, general manager and global head of graphics solutions, HP Inc.
“We will be dedicating resources toward continued innovation and industry disruption to accelerate safer, simpler and more sustainable water-based printing technologies that meet the quality, performance and economics needed by these markets.”
- HP says its true water-based inks for corrugated package printing have already shown leadership for sensitive applications such as food packaging.
- company is committing resources to enable the next major generation of ink, print-head and press technology, with improved quality, performance and sustainability.