Indigo 5500 and full page screens

[OutSourceD]

That's a bold statement without any facts or commentary to back it up...Why do you feel that way?

Personal experience my friend, personal experience.

[benwarn]

that is a very huge statement. in my oppinion, the indigo is by far the best colour digital device out there. i can easily get strong solids and screens, it's all about knowing how to use it propperly, which comes in time.

anyway, get a tech in and have them look at it, as with any real press, it takes time to iron out all the little things.

[OutSourceD]

I would bet you my left arm Indigo has ruined far and away more businessmen that it has made.

[RGPW17100]

We were loaned a new Xerox 6060 copier and were given unlimited clicks for 6 months. This was done because we were looking at buying our second Indigo and Xerox felt we would be more impressed with it then the Indigo. Indigo blew it off the face of the earth. Can a Xerox type copier print where an experienced offset operator cant tell which sheet was copier and what sheet was offset? Streaking in the solids, enough static electricity to light up New York, Impossible to finish without nasty cracking We could not get rid of the 6060 fast enough. One of our customers bought a nexpress and started doing some variable pieces we used to run on our indigo. They wanted us to score and fold them for them. Here again the static was nasty, the solids streaked real bad and it was impossible for us to do a tight fold without cracking even with scoring it. Click costs have come way down on Indigo. We are around 2 cents per click (4 color click is 8 cents). Companies that purchase an indigo to replace a small volume copier are doomed. If you are a printer that specialize in 1 to 1000 copies or into a totally variable market you will do well with the indigo. We are currently doing an 80000 post card mailing for a design firm and we were sought out because of the indigo. This will be a 20K run two sided 4/4 variable piece.

Operating costs of an Indigo are high but a good operator makes all the difference. That and that fact that the correct machine is in the correct business. We run a SM52 and an Indigo 5500. There are not many people that can compete with us for quality and turn time on runs under 10K

[rbailleu]

sm52 and indigo thats a good combo. you can always do the quality screened stuff on the 52

[jlind]

I just produced a similar tab cut folder project on an Indigo 3050. The tabs and cover were a dark forest green printing on a Classic Crest cover. The coverage and uniformity were excellent. The customer was thrilled. The gloss cover may be harder to print a smooth screen, but the Classic Crest was successful. They really go through blankets on that press, but so what, it's part of the paid consumables. Does anyone have an idea what a blanket costs for an Indigo?

I think that you will optimize your process and print a uniform screen that you like.

John Lind
Cranberry Township, PA
724-776-4718