An overview of our new Indigo's specs:

Extending the versatility of HP's Indigo press 5000, the new Indigo press 5500 is designed to offer higher monthly duty cycles and is geared for high-volume production environments such as marketing collateral, direct mail, books, and manuals. With a 6-color (CMYKcm) format, its speeds top out at 68 pages/min (ppm) in 4-color mode, or 272 ppm in single-color mode; it can accommodate media from 80 to 350 gsm (55 lbs. text – 130 lbs. cover) coated, 60 to 320 gsm (40 lbs. text – 120 lbs. cover) uncoated.

Standard features include: fast ink replacement for spot colors; support for a wider range of media, including off-the-shelf media up to 13 x 19 in.; resolution-enhancement technology for higher-resolution imaging up to 2400 dpi addressable; a new paper-feeding unit; and increased media gamut. The press also provides 4- and 6-color Pantone emulations and ICC profiling.