What are the advantages of the HP Scitex TJ8300/TJ8500 series? |
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There are several advantages to the HP Scitex TJ8300/8500, but the most important ones are as follows: - With a print speed of up to 400 sqm/hr (4,300 sqft/hr) and POP quality, the HP Scitex TJ8300/8500 is the only digital solution for screen printers who would like to become more cost-effective by reducing their setup costs and expanding their offering to their customers.
- The systems’ high quality and media versatility open new business opportunities for any type of print shop (screen, offset and digital).
- Low running costs provide your business with a competitive edge over any other type of printer when printing up to 300 copies.
- The HP Scitex TJ8300/8500 enables you to print entire campaigns on demand. For example, you can print more than 1,000 posters with different messages in a single shift.
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What are the recommended applications for the HP Scitex TJ8300/TJ8500 series? |
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| The HP Scitex TJ8300/8500 meets the needs of a wide range of applications in the wide format printing market. The main targets of the system are high volume jobs for outdoor applications such as the paper and SAV billboard, fleet marking and bus stops, and indoor applications that require high print quality and small size copies, such as POP, A0 & A2 signs, exhibition panels and background decorations. |
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What sort of companies can most benefit from the HP Scitex TJ8300/TJ8500 series? |
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The HP Scitex TJ8300/8500 is suitable for a wide range of customers in the Graphic Arts market such as: | • | Screen printers who are looking for a competitive solution for short to medium runs and for variable date print jobs. | | • | Digital printers (wide format). | | • | Photolabs who would like to reduce their printing costs and improve their offering. | | • | Offset printers who would like to widen their printing portfolio |
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What does the HP Scitex TJ8300/TJ8500 series offer screen and digital printers? |
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Overall, the HP Scitex TJ8300/8500 is ideal for any analog printing house, for short, medium and long runs.
The HP Scitex TJ8300/8500 system is well suited for screen printers as it is capable of competing with screen lines, achieving cheaper and more efficient results in runs of up to 300 copies on flexible uncoated substrates. This is due to its low setup cost, high throughput, short time to market and low cost of ink. In addition, using the dedicated HP Scitex inks, HP Scitex TJ8300/8500 users can compete with screen lines in higher job runs, and support their customers with the benefits of digital printing. Other benefits for screen printers include the ability to print samples and proofs on demand and the elimination of expensive, large footprint equipment usually needed to complete screen printing machinery, such as cleaning and pre-treatment devices.
For digital printers, the HP Scitex TJ8300/8500 constitutes a real breakthrough. Its high image quality, sharp small text, two years durable ink performance and wide variety of substrates together open new markets and can increase any digital printer’s chances for success. |
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What printers are competitors to the HP Scitex TJ8300/TJ8500 series? |
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| The HP Scitex TJ8300/8500 is in a class of its own with competition only in extremely low-end and extremely high-end print runs. At the high end, the competition comes from screen-printing systems and at the low end from digital printing systems, such as electrostatic. The extremely high throughput of the HP Scitex TJ8300/8500, and its ability to print high image quality without compromising productivity, position the HP Scitex TJ8300/8500 as a unique system that has no real digital inkjet competition. |
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What are the key differences between the HP Scitex TJ8300 and the HP Scitex TJ8500? |
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The HP Scitex TJ8300 is a solvent based machine while the TJ8500 is a UV based machine. Both machines use the same unique printing technology known as “drum technology” that enables them to print at very high speeds without compromising on quality. The HP Scitex TJ8500 is differentiated in the following areas: | • | Supports additional media types, such as uncoated synthetic papers. | | • | Requires less space, which enables smaller print shops to install a HP Scitex TJ series printer. | | • | • UV ink is considered to be more environmentally friendly than solvent inks. |
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Who manufactures and supplies the ink? |
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| HP manufactures and delivers the ink for the HP Scitex TJ8300/8500. For the HP Scitex TJ8300 we offer the HP Scitex TJ100 Supreme pigmented solvent-based ink, as well as the TJ Flash low durability ink. For the HP Scitex TJ8500 we offer the HP Scitex UV850 Supreme version, a UV-curable ink. |
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What is the HP Scitex TJ8300/TJ8500 series printing speed? |
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The speed varies according to the printing mode selected by the operator, as below: | • | Production mode: up to 400sqm/hr at 336 dpi | | • | Quality mode: up to 200 sqm/hr at true 448 dpi | | • | High quality mode: up to 100sqm/hr at apparent 600dpi | | • | Additional user-defined modes also available |
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