HP Indigo 5500
The HP Indigo 5500 delivers unmatched quality, reaches higher levels of productivity achieving higher profitability – the keys to success in the digital world. Capable of printing over 1.5 million colour pages or more than 5 million monochrome pages per month, the HP Indigo press 5500 is a truly universal production device. It’s also the one true digital offset press that combines the look and feel of traditional offset with genuine photo quality.Unmatched print quality
• Wide colour gamut, featuring 6-colour IndiChrome printing• Special and spot colour capabilities, including new photo inks – light cyan and light magenta, digital matte and brand colours
• High definition dot placement technology enables 1200 dpi and zero dot gain for superior line work and micro text printing
Maximum productivity
• Continuous printing with multi drawers and stackers, seamless switching between jobs, proofs and media types• On-the-fly ink replacement for CMYK, special colours and spot colour for uninterrupted production
• JDF-ready for integration into end-to-end automated workflows
Print profitably
• Extensive automation reduces operator involvement• Supports a wide range of coated and uncoated substrates: Process parameters are now optimized to specific sub-strate characteristics, extending the media to include top branded standard offset uncoated papers.
• Multiple Digital Front End (DFE) options offer workflow flexibility and scalable processing power
New Features:
HP Indigo Light Cyan and Light Magenta inks.The new light colours deliver significantly enhanced photo quality, giving photo-finishers and print service providers a source of competitive advantage in the professional album and photo specialty markets.
On-press Fast Ink Replacement (OFIR)
The newly developed OFIR system is a revolutionary concept that allows the press operator to change ink while printing. For the operator, having this feature means, being able to increase usability of the press, since there is no downtime while changing ink colours.
Uncoated offset media support
2nd transfer pressure is optimized to specific substrate characteristics without reducing productivity. The SPP extends media range to include low cost widely available standard offset uncoated media.