DIGITAL PRESS | HP Indigo 5500

High utilization, extra automation
Offset look and feel and Photo quality
High performance digital front ends
End to end workflow solutions

Overview

The HP Indigo press 5500 delivers unmatched quality, reaches higher levels of productivity, and achieves higher profitability — the keys to success in the digital world. Capable of printing over 1.5 million color 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.

Features

Unmatched print quality

Superior HP ElectroInk liquid ink technology
Wide color gamut, with up to 7-color printing
Robust color management with HP Professional PANTONE© emulation and ICC profiles
Special and spot color capabilities, including new photo inks— light cyan and light magenta, digital matte and brand colors
High definition dot placement technology enables 1200 dpi and zero dot gain for superior line work and micro text printing
New photo color tables
Best-in-class color accuracy and consistency

Maximum productivity

Supports 68 ppm full color, 136 ppm in 2-color and 272 ppm monochrome in one press, regardless of media type or thickness
Continuous printing with multi drawers and stackers, seamless switching between jobs, proofs and media types
Adjustment free, minimum touch paper handling
Fast and efficient printing operations allow a single operator to run two machines simultaneously
On-the-fly ink replacement for CMYK, special colors and spot color 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 substrate characteristics, extending the media to include top branded standard offset uncoated papers.
On-press fast ink replacement system eliminates ink replacement downtime when changing colors on press
Multiple Digital Front End (DFE) options offer workflow flexibility and scalable processing power
Oil recycling system reduces oil consumption and waste