NewPage Corp., Miamisburg, Ohio, USA, this week reported that it has been honored by the HP Indigo Preferred Media partner program with a two-year extension of its preferred partner status. NewPage has now earned this status partner four years in a row. As a preferred partner, NewPage has achieved a higher level of collaboration with HP Indigo, going beyond substrate certification and including a commitment to ongoing product development and go-to-market cooperation, the company notes.
Dennis Essary, director of digital papers at NewPage, explains that brands "are manufactured with proprietary coating formulas and optimized for top performance on HP Indigo digital presses. All of our digital papers for HP Indigo are certified by the Rochester Institute of Technology to meet the stringent requirements for runnability, ink transfer, adhesion, image quality, and blanket life."
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