HP launches AI-linked Latex printer and order automation software
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