To ensure optimum results for print and production, the HP Demo and Training Centre requires air humidity values to be kept constant. “Electrostatic charges, changes to the paper dimensions and fluctuations in print quality all adversely influence our training and demonstration work,” explains Adam Goldthorp, HP TrainingsManager. “Another problem is that the various printing technologies and printing stock (e.g. plastic,carton) also need different air humidity parameters,” Goldthorp continues.” The existing steam humidification unit installed in the central humidification system was no longer up to the task and had to be taken out of service in 2013.

Since then, more than 50 DRAABE TurboFogNeo high-pressure humidifiers ensure a controlled level of air humidificationin the various areas. For HP Global Real Estate’s José Baena, the new DRAABE technology offers major advantages: “We now have optimum parameters across the various zones and printing machines. And we have also managed to cut energy consumption for humidification by over 95%.”