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.

The HP Indigo 7500 Digital Press is ideally suited to replace small and midsize analog offset presses and to handle high-value applications, such as variable-data-driven marketing collateral, photo books and personalized direct mail. Available options for the press include a white ink upgrade for full-color printing on colored, transparent or metallic media, and additional light cyan and light magenta inks for six-color-process, high-end photo imaging. An optional thick substrate kit lets users print on folding carton stocks and other thicker media up to 400 gsm/460 microns.

About Consolidated Graphics
Consolidated Graphics Inc., headquartered in Houston, is one of North America's leading general commercial printing companies. With 70 printing businesses strategically located across 27 states, Toronto, and Prague, and a presence in Asia, CGX offers an unmatched geographic footprint, unsurpassed capabilities and unparalleled levels of convenience, efficiency and service. With locations in or near virtually every major U.S. market, CGX provides service and responsiveness of a local printer enhanced by the economic, geographic and technological advantages of a large national organization.

Consolidated Graphics' vast and technologically advanced sheetfed and web printing capabilities are complemented by the world's largest integrated digital color footprint. By coupling North America's most comprehensive printing capabilities with strategically located fulfillment centers and industry-leading technology, CGX delivers end-to-end print production and management solutions that are based on the needs of our customers to improve their results. For more information, visit www.cgx.com.

About HP
HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world's largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to solve customer problems. More information about HP is available at www.hp.com.

Source: Company press release.