OVERVIEW
InfoPrint 5000
High-speed, high quality performance.

- 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.

- 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
- Exact speed varies depending on printer settings, document complexity, system configuration, software application, system environment, driver and printer state.
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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.
| Features | Benefits |
|---|---|
| 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
| Features | Benefits |
|---|---|
| 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 |
- Speed may vary depending on application efficiency, page complexity, network bandwidth, etc.
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SPECIFICATIONS
InfoPrint 5000
High-speed, high quality performance.
| Item | Specifications |
|---|---|
| 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 |
- Speed may vary depending on application efficiency, page complexity, network bandwidth, etc.
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