Consolidated Graphics Purchases Five HP Indigo 7500 Digital Presses

PALO ALTO, CA—Oct. 26, 2010—HP announced that Consolidated Graphics Inc. (CGX), the world’s largest user of HP Indigo presses and the commercial printing company with the largest digital footprint, has purchased five HP Indigo 7500 Digital Presses.

CDS Publications, one of CGX’s five digital centers, installed the first HP Indigo 7500 digital press as a beta test unit in its Medford, OR, facility and is now using the press for custom book, magazine and personalized printing programs. CGX purchased the press after the beta testing period validated the unit's features, including high-quality imaging, excellent color consistency and high productivity.

Four additional units have since been purchased, one to be installed at CGX's European digital hub in Prague, Czech Republic, and three at its PBM Graphics company in Research Triangle Park, NC.

"CGX is confident that digital printing is an integral component to the next generation of printing, and we are committed to providing our customers with the highest quality capabilities that technology can offer," said Aaron Grohs, executive vice president, Sales and Marketing, Consolidated Graphics. "The HP Indigo 7500 is an example of that promise."

CGX ranks as the world's No. 1 user of HP Indigo digital presses, with more than 50 presses installed in facilities across North America and Europe. The company's fleet of HP Indigo presses produces photo books, direct mail and commercial print jobs requiring offset- or photo-quality imaging and high ink coverage, including highly effective hybrid offset and digitally printed customized brochures for new Ford vehicles.

High automation on print's leading edge

The top-of-the-line HP Indigo 7500 model offers: Intelligent Automation features that increase press productivity by up to 10 percent; the Vision System, which automates manual calibrations and diagnostic troubleshooting to save time and reduce waste; and color consistency and uniformity improved by up to 20 percent, consumption of up to 10 percent less energy per printed page and reduced use of imaging oil.