A GLOBAL DIGITAL PRINTING LEADER PROVEN IN MAJOR INDUSTRY SECTORS
HP industrial printing presses have, without a doubt, changed the face of the digital printing industry worldwide. Built on the OEM’s two proprietary, groundbreaking technology platforms – HP Indigo LEP/LEPx and HP PageWide Thermal Inkjet – HP technology has excelled in commercial sheetfed, book production, labels, flexible packaging, corrugated/folding cartons, and just about every major print industry segment. One of HP’s major advantages lies in the fact that it owns all its core technology, including print engines, inks, printheads, and software.
As a PAC DIGITAL Platinum Sponsor, HP’s statistics speak for themselves. Globally, over 3,000 HP Indigo presses have been installed for packaging, labels, and commercial printing. More than 2,300 narrow web/label presses are currently running worldwide, including the popular HP Indigo 6K/6000 Series. As far as B2 sheetfed presses, over 800 high-productivity B2 format models, such as the HP10000, HP12000, and HP100K Series, continue to operate globally.
According to several independent sources, including Print Impressions, Sustainable Packaging News, and Wikipedia, HP Indigo presses hold a huge 65% – 70% global market share in the commercial digital printing industry including:
– Digital labels – about a 54% market share backed by an installed base of thousands of narrow-web presses.
– Flexible packaging – over a 90% market share as a primary field-proven digital technology supplier.
– Digital photo printing – around a 75% share of the worldwide commercial digital photo-printing market.
The continued growth of large global printing and packaging print companies has also accelerated the adoption of high-throughput industrial presses, like the HP Indigo 120K and 200K. Plus, the transition from traditional analogue printing to on-demand digital has also been a powerful driver. These are but a few examples of HP’s global dominance.
Live HP Indigo Demonstrations at This Year’s Printing United
HP’s transformational industrial print solutions will be on full display at Printing United, September 23-25, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Visitors to booth C1715 in the show’s Central Hall, can experience the HP Indigo 18K Digital Press running live.
The next generation of the world’s best-selling B2 digital press expands a printer’s ability to produce more high-value applications with less effort. Users can create print with an offset look and feel effortlessly – everything from general commercial applications and high-end photo printing, to folding-carton applications, security printing, heat transfers, gaming, and many more. Boost output quality further with its HD Imaging option, which delivers exceptional smoothness and sharpness. Print high micro-text quality with its fine-line RIP option. The 18k’s Photo-Pro Mode eliminates the need for a photo specialist by automatically using CMYK and LLK inks on demand.
This press supports more than 2,000 certified substrates, 75% of which are sustainable media, ranging from 75 to 600 microns. The 18K features duplex printing on thick substrates and smooth handling of light substrates. Produce unlimited colour combinations with 7 ink stations, featuring 12 specialty ElectroInks and a huge array of spot colours. The 18K is also ideal for switching between different substrates within a single job. Experience consistent colour reproduction while closely monitoring colour with the HP PrintOS Quality Power Pack. Advanced AI tools help operators output more jobs in a single shift through clear visualization and navigation, as well as real-time notifications.
Auto recovery and proactive prediction of potential downtime alerts can increase press uptime by up to 5%. Owners will also benefit from multi-press operation by a single press operator via machine-learning algorithms and the HP PrintOS Productivity Power Pack. Users can gain up to a 33% productivity boost and up to 24% energy savings per sheet using its Enhanced Productivity Mode. The 18K can print 4,600 colour pages per hour, while reducing the cost per sheet by 25% and delivering faster turnarounds. Boost productivity even more with Auto Alert Agent powered by AI wich requires no human intervention. Print continuously with the 18K’s non-stop feeding technology.
While you’re at the HP booth, explore dedicated areas showcasing cutting-edge applications – from vibrant signage and décor, to high-impact labels and packaging. HP specialists will be on-site to discuss optimizing your workflows, achieving sustainable production, and unlocking new revenue streams with HP PrintOS workflow software.
Ask About These Other Popular HP Industrial Print Solutions
The HP Indigo 7K+ Digital Press is an advanced A3 commercial digital press built for high-margin specialty and cost-efficient production. Features include an economical Eco Print Mode, up to 160 ppm speeds, AI-driven inspection, and support for over 20 specialty inks on heavy substrates up to 550 microns (22 pt.). The 7K+ prints 120 standard 4-colour A4 pages per minute, 160 pages per minute in 3-colour Enhanced Productivity Mode, and reaches 240 pages per minute for 2-colour or monochrome projects. The press also features an Eco Print Mode for a cost-efficient 4-colour option that uses thinner ink layers ideal for text-heavy projects.
Featuring 7 distinct ink stations, the 7K+ supports premium white, silver, and scratch-off options, running coated, uncoated, coloured, and synthetic media via a multi-drawer feeder. An AI-based Inspection System improves defect detection by up to 30% and reduces false alarms. An HP Nio conversational AI companion is built into the PrintOS platform yielding valuable production-data insights. An on-press inline spectrophotometer for automated colour calibration is complemented by real-time colour monitoring tools that maintain consistent colour quality and accuracy standards (such as G7 and Fogra) in minutes.
The HP Indigo 6K+ Digital Press is an advanced digital label & packaging press featuring a SmartControlSystem, AI-powered Automatic Alert Agent 2.0, HP Spot Master for colour automation, and 97% colour gamut capabilities with specialty and white inks.
The 6K+’s SmartControlSystem comprises advanced hardware and software architecture that significantly improves reliability, diagnostics, and overall printing accuracy. Dual redesigned touchscreen panels provide intuitive and precise web control, while an Inline Priming Unit enables efficient, on-demand, water-based priming for standard substrates. A Splice Detector automatically detects media splices and bypasses them while keeping the press running. HP Indigo LEP & One-Shot Color technology enables simultaneous multi-colour separation transfers in a single pass for offset-matching quality and precise colour-to-colour registration. An extended colour gamut enables up to 97% of the Pantone colour range using up to 7 ink stations.
The press supports a broad range of specialty inks including white ink, silver ElectroInk, UV reactive, invisible, and fade-resistant inks for security applications. HP Spot Master, an automated colour calibration and matching tool, reduces makeready times to mere minutes. Automatic Alert Agent 2.0 adds an AI and Intelligent machine-learning algorithm paired with an inline high-speed scanner, to quickly and automatically detect print defects. HP Nio/PrintOS AI-driven production assistants provide real-time operational diagnostics, predictive maintenance alerts, and seamless workflow integration. An Enhanced Productivity Mode can increase printing speeds by up to 33% using a 3-colour separation workflow, while still maintaining exceptional print quality.
HP Site Flow is a cloud-based print production automation software system that optimizes and streamlines a print shop’s entire production workflow – from order intake to printing to delivery. The technology eliminates costly manual pre-press bottlenecks, drastically reduces turnaround times, cuts staffing costs, and can scale high-volume printing operations through zero-touch workflows. Specifically, Zero-Touch Automation automates all file checks, job scheduling, pre-press processing and routing – without human intervention. Smart Batching technology groups jobs by attributes and due dates to maximize press efficiency, reduce substrate waste, and lower shipping costs.
Seamless API Connectivity connects effortlessly with 3rd-party web-to-print portals, e-commerce platforms, and management information systems. Real-Time Tracking & Visibility provides transparent, bi-directional analytics – so production teams can monitor order status and press performance on the shop floor in real time. Rapid onboarding speeds up time-to-market, while easy scalability allows printers to handle many more jobs in the same amount of time.
For more information on how HP can transform your printing business, or to schedule a meeting with HP at Printing United, contact Ali Zolfagharian, HP Industrial Print Sales Manager for Central & Eastern Canada: ali.zolfagharian@hp.com.
Find HP at the Printing United Expo at BOOTH C1715
September 23–25, 2026 | Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV
