For print services providers, the ability to take on any job, every day is an enviable facility to possess.
Arca Sleeves of Italy have been making full use of this facility in recent years thanks to its HP Indigo 6K digital label press and matching special inks, and with very profitable results.
The customer brief for Arca Sleeves
Olive oil brand EVO Note de Olive approached labelling & packaging specialists Arca Sleeves with a very specific brief: a print run of 30 000 multi-colour, embellished shrink sleeve labels with 15 different SKUs and a tight turnaround time, with overall cost savings being one of the prime objectives.

Arca’s sensible and prudent HP Indigo proposals
With the benefit of recent experience, the Arca Sleeves team had no hesitation in proposing their proven HP Indigo 6K digital label press to take on the processing task. Arca also suggested the use of HP Indigo special inks, including Silver, for an eye-catching finish, with Indigo Premium White for Sleeves inks (PWFS) taking centre stage.
The result? Another (very) satisfied customer!
In the event, Arca and their trusty HP Indigo 6K successfully ticked every box for EVO Note de Olive – exceptional print quality and finish, short turnaround and significant cost savings included. So thrilled was the customer that they earmarked Arca Sleeve to tackle further projects for their growing inventory.
Said a justifiably proud Arca Planning & Production Manager, Alessandro Solcia: “Digitally printing shrink sleeves with HP Indigo is smooth with the new Premium White for sleeves: it has high opacity, and a COF level that makes the shrinking process easy. The shrink sleeves come out perfect!”

HP Indigo 6k & PWFS as a growth engine
Arca’s usage of its Indigo 6K and PWFS has continued to increase – for the last 12 months these products amounted to 23% of their total print volume. Arca Sleeves uses PWFS as a growth engine, having grown 400% over the period 2020 to 2023. This press and its inks continue to open new revenue streams for Arca.
The benchmark HP Indigo 6K: Any job, every day
Considered the industry standard for digital label production, the HP Indigo 6K meets the demands of the most imaginative brands with its creative capabilities on any job, every day. PSPs can achieve greater production efficiencies and add high-level enhancements that will exceed brand expectations and unlock new industry streams.

Reaching any colour, consistently
Any colour can be reached consistently due to the HP Indigo 6K’s unmatched versatility and of media, inks and applications. The press’s combination of tools, support, technical breakthroughs and continuous improvement add up to a proven formula of long-term success, with an installed base of thousands of presses worldwide.
High print speeds
The Indigo 6K prints efficiently at speeds of up to 30 m/min in 4-colour mode, up 40 m/min in Enhanced Productivity Mode and up to 60 m/min in 1- or 2-colour mode.
Advanced features
These include Enhanced Productivity Mode, Inline Priming Unit, Intelligent colour automation (media fingerprint with new inline spectrophotometer), HP Indigo One Shot Color technology for perfect colour registration, HP Indigo GEM connectivity, PrintOSX Production Pro (the world’s first cloud integrated Digital Front End) and many, many more.
Special inks
Special HP indigo inks available for use with the Indigo 6K include Premium White for Sleeves, Spot Colours, Silver, Fluorescent Pink, Green, Yellow and Orange, Transparent, Digital Matte, Invisible Yellow and red, plus 2 White ink cans on press.
Contact Us!
For more details on this formidable and profitable HP Indigo 6K digital label & packaging solution from Kemtek, and HP Indigo inks, contact Wendy McLoughlin at wendyl@kemtek.co.za or call her on +27 82 417 7188 or visit https://kemtek.co.za/product/hp-indigo-6k-digital-press/