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OVERVIEW

InfoPrint 5000

High-speed, high quality performance.

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Quick Tech Summary
  • Choice of models with print speeds ranging from 209.9 feet/minute (64 meters/minute)¹ up to 419.8 feet/minute (128 meters/minute)¹
  • Maximum print width of 19.96" (507 mm)
  • Supports AFP, PostScript®, or PDF for applications flexibility
  • Innovative piezo-electric inkjet technology for high reliability
  • 2 bits per/spot, and multiple drop sizes for enhanced print quality

The InfoPrint® 5000 was specifically designed for transactional printers, service bureaus, direct mailers and book printers. The built-in AFP color management architecture provides accurate, consistent, and device-independent color rendering. Get power and scalability with a cluster-based printer controller that can handle parallel AFP, or Adobe® PostScript RIPS. Using IBM's POWER5 technology, and IBM blade technology, you can deliver high-speed printing to meet just about every customer need.

InfoPrint 5000 advanced color printing system

Highlights
  • A family of continuous forms, full-color printers with a choice of models with speeds ranging from 209.9 feet/minute (64 meters/minute)¹ or 916 full-color letter-size impressions/minute in 2-up tandem duplex mode (862 A4 impressions/minute)¹ to 419.8 feet/minute (128 meters/minute)¹ or 1,832 full-color letter-size impressions/minute (1,724 impressions/minute A4)¹ in 2-up tandem mode using a 20.4" (520 mm) web with maximum print width of 19.96" (507 mm).
  • Choice of water-based pigment and dye inks to meet different application demands
  • Enhanced growth and customer satisfaction with relevant 1:1 marketing on the statement
  • Reduces the use of pre-printed forms and inserts
  • Accurate, consistent, and device-independent color-rendering, in addition to the error recovery, auditability, and security/control benefits of AFP
  • Compatible with InfoPrint ProcessDirector and InfoPrint Manager
  • Integrated MICR printing capability
Data Sheet
Additional Information
  1. Exact speed varies depending on printer settings, document complexity, system configuration, software application, system environment, driver and printer state.

Printer images may depict the installation of additional feature(s) which are offered at additional charge(s). Please contact your InfoPrint or reseller's sales representative for more information.

Please contact your local InfoPrint Solutions Company representative or Solutions Partner for local availability.

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FEATURES AND BENEFITS

InfoPrint 5000

High-speed, high quality performance.

FeaturesBenefits
Inkjet print heads using piezo-electric drop-on-demand technology Produce high quality to differentiate statements, direct mail, marketing materials with relevant color messaging for improved response
Powerful InfoPrint Solutions controller with IBM POWER5 and IBM blade technology for AFP and PS/PDF support Get the power you need to drive high-speed, full-colour printing at high speeds to help you fulfil requirements for fast turn-around with the error recovery, auditability security, and control of AFP
Water-based pigment inks Produce high quality color print that is resistant to fading and smearing, even on low-cost commonly used electro-photographic (EP) papers
High resolution and speed Resolution is 360 x 720 dpi. Web speed is up to 916 full-colour letter-size impressions/minute in 2-up tandem duplex mode (862 A4 impressions/minute)¹ to help meet print windows and consolidate footprints, reducing costs.
Roll-fed paper Gain the web flexibility needed to run one-up, two-up or three-up jobs to maximize productivity and minimize paper waste. The InfoPrint 5000 supports web width of 20.4" (520 mm) (up to 19.96" (507 mm) print width).

Potential benefits of the InfoPrint 5000 color printing system and InfoPrint workflow solutions

FeaturesBenefits
Corporate printers — statements / transactional documents Enhance growth and revenue, customer satisfaction and loyalty with relevant 1:1 marketing on the statement

Reduce the use of pre-printed forms and inserts and related costs

Accurate, consistent, and device-independent color-rendering, in addition to the error recovery, auditability, and security/control benefits of AFP

Use automated workflow to centrally control printers and improve job-level process integrity
Service bureaus — statements / transactional documents Expand service offerings and support growth with relevant 1:1 marketing capability

Reduce the use of pre-printed forms and inserts and related costs

Accurate, consistent, and device-independent color-rendering, in addition to the error recovery, auditability, and security/control benefits of AFP

Consider automated workflow solutions to maximize productivity, reliability and data integrity
Direct mailers Expand service offerings with variable data and color to personalize marketing materials and version campaigns

Enable moving certain offset jobs to digital

Manage reprints more cost effectively
Book printers Expand business opportunities to migrate offset printing to digital

Meet fast turnaround deadlines on short-run jobs

Acquire versioning capability that allows publishers to reduce inventory and obsolescence

Provide comprehensive printer and job management via automated workflow solutions
  1. Speed may vary depending on application efficiency, page complexity, network bandwidth, etc.

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SPECIFICATIONS

InfoPrint 5000

High-speed, high quality performance.

ItemSpecifications
Technology Inkjet four-process color using piezo-electric drop-on-demand print head technology
Print Speed/Resolution¹ 360 x 720 dpi resolution

2 bits/spot, multiple drop sizes

Web speed of up to 209.0 feet per minute (64 meters per minute) or 916 full-color letter-size impressions per minute (862 impressions per minute A4) in 2-up tandem duplex mode
RIP Processing Server/Controller Powerful, scalable InfoPrint Solutions printer controller
Datastreams PostScript, PDF, AFP/IPDS
Ink/Supplies Water-based pigment inks, CMYK process colors
Paper Characteristics Roll feed: 6.5"-20.4" (165 mm x 520 mm) paper width

64-157 gsm 16-42 lb. bond, including digital EP papers
Print Image Area Up to 19.96" (507 mm) print width
Pre-post Processing Roll input and a variety of output devices

Tight-web required
Models Simplex AS1

Tandem Duplex Engine 1 AD1

Tandem Duplex Engine 2 AD2
InfoPrint 5000 Models
InfoPrint 5000 AS1 Simplex Printing 360 x 720 dpi resolution 2 bits/spot, multiple drop sizes Web speed of up to 209.0 feet/minute¹ (64 meters/minute) or 458 full-color letter-size impressions/minute (430 impressions/minute A4)¹ in 2-up tandem mode
InfoPrint 5000 AD1/AD2 Duplex Printing 360 x 720 dpi resolution 2 bits/spot, multiple drop sizes Web speed of up to 209.0 feet/minute¹ (64 meters/minute)¹ or 916 full-color letter-size impressions/minute (862 impressions/minute A4)¹ in 2-up tandem duplex mode
InfoPrint 5000 AS3 Simplex Printing 360 x 360 dpi resolution 2 bits/spot, multiple drop sizes Web speed of up to 419.8 feet/minute (128 meters/minute)¹ or 916 full-color letter-size impressions/minute (862 impressions/minute A4)¹ in 2-up tandem mode
InfoPrint 5000 AD3/AD4 Duplex Printing 360 x 360 dpi resolution 2 bits/spot, multiple drop sizes Web speed of up to 419.8 feet/minute (128 meters/minute)¹ or 1,832 full-color letter-size impressions/minute (1,724 impressions/minute A4)¹ in 2-up tandem mode
  1. Speed may vary depending on application efficiency, page complexity, network bandwidth, etc.

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