Probeco, a Danish label producer, is installing a third HP Indigo 6K+ digital press together with two finishing units from ABG, citing rising demand and growth. The equipment is supplied via Swedish distributor Visutech, with the new press due to be installed in early October 2026.
Why this mattersA further digital press order from a small Nordic converter shows label demand firm enough to justify capacity additions rather than consolidation.
- Probeco is adding a third HP Indigo 6K+ digital label press.
- Two finishing solutions from ABG are being installed alongside the press.
- The equipment is supplied by Swedish distributor Visutech.
- Installation of the new press is scheduled for early October 2026.
- The investment follows a period of increased demand and growth for Probeco.
Australasian label and packaging converter Labelmakers has bought an HP Indigo 200K Digital Press and an ABG Digicon Series 3 finishing machine through distributor Currie Group at the LOUPE Americas trade show. The press is Labelmakers' third HP wide-web digital purchase via Currie Group and its 15th digital machine, to be installed at its newly built Arndell Park facility in Sydney. An existing HP Indigo 6800 press will be redeployed to another Australian site so digital capability is available at every plant.
Why this mattersThe purchase shows converters shifting label work from flexo toward wide-web digital to serve shorter runs and personalised FMCG campaigns.
- Labelmakers bought an HP Indigo 200K Digital Press and a custom 430mm ABG Digicon Series 3 finishing machine
- The press is Labelmakers' 15th digital machine and third HP wide-web digital press bought via Currie Group
- The new Arndell Park facility in Sydney adds close to 13,000 square metres of capacity for folding carton, blister foil and pressure-sensitive label production
- An existing HP Indigo 6800 press will be relocated within Australia so every manufacturing site has digital capability
- The deal was announced at the LOUPE Americas trade show
- No purchase price was disclosed
HP is presenting an integrated AI production system at PRINTING United 2026, pairing new HP PrintOS Production Hub features with the HP Latex R530 AI Printer, a compact rigid-and-flexible large-format press using cloud and on-edge AI. The Production Hub additions, AI Order Intake and AI Upscale, work with any printer brand; HP says AI Order Intake can cut average order creation time by 90%. The R530 AI printer ships from 1 December 2026, with an automatic print-mode-selection firmware upgrade following in early 2027.
Why this mattersBrand-agnostic AI order and file tools plus AI-assisted print-mode selection push print service providers toward automated, software-linked production workflows.
- HP Latex R530 AI Printer ships from 1 December 2026
- AI Automatic Print Mode Selection firmware upgrade due in early 2027
- HP says AI Order Intake can cut average order creation time by 90%, from minutes to seconds
- AI Order Intake and AI Upscale within PrintOS Production Hub work regardless of printer brand
- HP and Neolt are introducing a Jumbo Unwinder for the HP Latex FS50, FS60 and FS70W
- HP reports more than 220 Indigo 18K and 120K presses installed, part of over 1,200 B2-format Indigo presses worldwide
HP Inc has sold more than 200 units of its Indigo 6K+ Digital Press one year after its launch at Labelexpo Europe 2025, with Atlanta-based Brightline Label and Packaging as the 200th customer. At LOUPE Americas 2026 in Chicago, HP also highlighted automation and AI features across its Indigo range and its PrintOS software platform.
Why this mattersThe sales pace shows digital label printing is displacing conventional runs at medium and longer lengths, pushing competition toward automated, AI-linked production rather than press speed alone.
- HP Indigo 6K+ Digital Press has sold over 200 units one year after its Labelexpo Europe 2025 launch.
- Brightline Label and Packaging of Atlanta was the 200th customer for the press.
- HP's Enhanced Productivity Mode can raise production speed by up to 33 percent using three colour separations.
- HP also showed the Indigo 200K for flexible packaging and labels, built around its Digital Pouch Factory concept.
- HP unveiled HP Nio v1.2, an AI assistant within its PrintOS platform, to be integrated with Site Flow and PrintOS Color Beat.
- HP's inline priming ecosystem in North America includes materials from Michelman, Sun Chemical and ACTEGA for narrow-web Indigo presses.
Printware has added two systems to its iJetColor range: the iJetColor 1275 Pro, a high-speed CMYK production inkjet system for commercial printers, and the iJetColor 1175 Pro + PXG, which pairs the existing envelope platform with a feeding system for short-run packaging such as paper bags, small corrugated and folding cartons. The 1275 Pro uses HP's next-generation 108 mm TIJ 4.0 printhead technology.
Why this mattersAdding a packaging feeder to an installed envelope platform lets short-run converters take on bags and cartons without commissioning a separate production line.
- iJetColor 1175 Pro + PXG adds a feeding system for paper bags, small corrugated and folding cartons.
- The iJetColor 1175 platform has more than 1000 installations worldwide.
- iJetColor 1275 Pro uses HP's next generation 108 mm TIJ 4.0 printhead technology with a four colour CMYK print bar.
- The 1275 Pro's rotary vacuum feeder holds up to 1000 envelopes and is designed for single operator production.
A pet food brand, Elementary Cold Pressed, has adopted the award-winning Pouch3 Cuboid flexible pouch made by converter Sun Centre USA, extending a design first used for coffee packaging by Lake Michigan Coffee Company and EDC Coffee. The headspace-free, single-web LDPE format uses up to 30% less material than a comparable stand-up or flat-bottom pouch, which HP's flexible packaging category manager said is prompting brands to switch as US states introduce weight- or volume-based extended producer responsibility fees.
Why this mattersUS state EPR fees based on weight or volume are starting to steer brand-owner format choices toward material-lean pouches, a lever converters can sell on.
- Elementary Cold Pressed pet food is using the Pouch3 Cuboid pouch, made by converter Sun Centre USA
- The format uses up to 30% less material than an equivalent flat-bottom or stand-up pouch, per FPA
- It is built from recyclable LDPE in a single-web structure
- The design won two Gold awards from the Flexible Packaging Association after debuting on a coffee pack for Lake Michigan Coffee Company and EDC Coffee
- Several US states charge EPR fees to producers based on packaging weight or volume, giving material-reducing formats a direct fee saving
- The Elementary pouch substrate was printed on an HP Indigo digital press
