HP Indigo 7000 — A future of high-volume digital print

With the addition of, the HP Indigo 7000 – 4 colour digital press to our digital department clients can now realize shorter lead times, superior flexibility and lower ‘page costs’. Whether you require P.O.D. (Print on Demand) printing or variable data products, we have the systems needed to meet your print and marketing needs. Now with this technology Cober is able to produce individually-named and personalized calendars or postcards – indeed any form of marketing information – the possibilities with digital printing techniques are endless. These processes can also be applied to e-mail marketing campaigns.

The HP Indigo 7000 Digital Press is the most technologically progressive sheet–fed digital solution to date. It is optimized to print high volumes of static jobs with run lengths ranging from “every-piece-is-unique” runs into the thousands, as well as VDP (Variable Data Print) work showcasing the full potential of digital.

As insightful print service providers, we’ve had to respond to client demand for short print runs. In the past where we’ve had to burn plates for offset presses the economic reality made low volume runs prohibitive – with digital, short run has become an expected service reality.
The offset quality and low cost per unit of HP Indigo 7000 Digital Press imaging Is a powerful tool in the demanding short run colour market. The HP Indigo 7000 has a maximum image format of 12" x 18", enabling us to print everything from 8.5 x 11 brochures to smaller marketing pieces with aplomb.

Customer benefits of the HP Indigo 7000:

• 4-colour printing, providing an extended digital colour gamut with CMYK Pantone® emulation including Pantone-Goe® .
• Processes various substrate weights, with no penalty in production speeds.
• Runs at a process speed 76 percent faster than the HP5500.
• Significantly increases the break-even point against offset printing with run lengths now in the thousands.
• 1,600 tabloid colour pages per hour.

Environmentally friendly features:

• Lowered electrical consumption per printed page compared to previous presses.
• On-press oil recycling system.
• Long consumables lifespan resulting in reduced waste.
• Elimination of make-ready waste.