Elephant Print and Display adds HP Indigo 5000

Print Solutions

East Sussex based digital print company, Elephant Print and Display, has announced the purchase of an HP Indigo 5000 press, as part of its continuing investment and development plans.

The 5000 machine will replace the company’s previous 3050 press. The device is capable of printing well over two million colour or five million mono pages per month.

The refurbished press is a four colour with the addition of white ink, and will operate from the energy generated from the company’s recently installed solar panels.

The installation of the HP Indigo 5000 will provide Elephant with a number of benefits, including higher resolution for smaller text and also faster changeovers for jobs and consumables.

Managing director Jason Gadd stated, ‘There are huge productivity benefits for us with this press, and job change over times are now incredibly fast. Although we did look at alternative machines nothing came close to the quality of Indigo, both in terms of output and also engineering excellence.’

He added, ‘We were really pleased with performance of our previous machine and the support from HP has always been superb, so in the end this decision was easy.’

As part of the company’s planned expansion and development, Elephant is looking to expand floor space over the next year, and also installing humidity controls in the pressroom. The company seeks to reduce waste wherever possible and is also looking to introduce a carbon offset initiative in the near future.

Earlier this year, Elephant installed 600 solar PV panels, enabling it to run its presses and other machinery from the electricity generated.