Record HP Indigo rollout

- to accelerate Personalized Gift and Photo Printing markets; new fl eet positions leading US digital print provider for expanding ecommerce business.

Shutterfly is investing in more than 60 new highperformance HP Indigo Digital Presses to drive higher productivity for its range of high-quality, photo-based and personalized products including photo gifts, photo books, school portraits, holiday cards, and home decor.

The agreement with Shutterfly, the leading US supplier of HP Indigo digital print, is the largest single customer order to date for the HP Graphics business. Now underway, the rollout includes next-generation, high-productivity B2 sized HP Indigo 100K digital presses, high versatility HP Indigo 12000 digital presses, as well as significant investment in web-fed photo presses to transform photo portrait printing to digital.

“Over our 20+ year legacy, Shutterfly has committed to investing in the best and most innovative technology to fuel our business, delivering highquality products to our customers, hosts and partners,” said Shutterfly Inc.’s chief operating officer Dwayne Black. “This latest upgrade of our HP Indigo fleet continues that investment in quality, productivity and innovation, with significant advancements in speed and automation that help us deliver even higher quality products to our customers, even faster at a time when sharing tangible memories is more important than ever.”

The annual global photo printing and merchandise market is expected to reach a value of $3.117 billion by the end of 2026, with a CAGR of 8.1% during 2021-2026, compared with USD 1.7960 billion in 2019.

“Today more than ever before, tangible, personalized

experiences are becoming more precious. Consumers are looking for quick turnaround, alongside real-to-life photo quality. We at HP Indigo are proud to be Shutterfly’s provider of choice in making this a reality,” said Haim Levit, general manager, HP Indigo.

In this latest wave of installations, Shutterfly is investing across three HP Indigo press generations and formats. Shutterfly was one of the first customer beta sites for the new 29-inch format HP Indigo 100K, engineered for high productivity and nonstop printing while delivering Indigo’s renowned digital offset look and feel. Shutterfly’s new HP Indigo 12000 presses loaded with a value pack will deliver higher end prints using a wider range of inks and materials up to 24 pt, including synthetic, metalized and canvas applications.

The presses will be installed across four manufacturing facilities in Shakopee, Minnesota; Fort Mill, South Carolina; Tempe, Arizona; and Plano, Texas over the next 18 months. Dantex’s digital division, part of the Dantex Group, has recently signed a new distributor partnership with Kolkata-based Printers Supply Co. Pvt. Ltd – supplier of print solutions to the labels market. The agreement, underlining Dantex’s ongoing commitment to expand their digital business globally, covers the Pico range of Digital UV inkjet printing press equipment and related consumables for the Indian subcontinent territory. The agreement for India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, follows similar agreements covering the MEA region and South Africa. Commenting on the arrangement, Printers Supply’s managing director, Amitabh Luthra, said: “Dantex, with its many years of experience in the packaging industry, To keep production at the highest level, Shutterfly takes advantage of HP PrintOS, the cloud-based PSP management solution, to monitor productivity of presses in real-time to keep press uptime to a maximum.

Shutterfly Inc., is the leading digital retailer and manufacturing platform for photography and personalized products. It operates three divisions: a Consumer division, Lifetouch, and Shutterfly Business Solutions. The Consumer division helps customers create the most from life’s moments through its flagship personalized Shutterfly products; premium offerings in its Tiny Prints boutique; Snapfish custom photo gifts, as well as wedding invitations and stationery; and GrooveBook, an iPhone and Android app and subscription service that prints up to 100 mobile phone photos in a GrooveBook has an excellent understanding of market requirements and is a trusted solutions provider. Having a similar mindset, we felt that it would be an ideal and constructive partnership. There is a marked increase in short run print jobs as the Indian label market is expanding and obviously digital is the only way to go to meet this demand. In terms of print quality and cost economy, the PicoColour and PicoJet cater to key market requirements and customer needs.” and mails it out every month. Lifetouch is the national leader in school photography, built on the enduring tradition of “Picture Day,” and also serves families through portrait studios and other partnerships. Shutterfly Business Solutions delivers enterprise digital printing services that enable efficient and effective customer engagement through