HP launches Certified Pre-Owned program

The newly launched HP Indigo Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) program, starting with B2 HP Indigo 10000 digital presses, offers previously owned machines at a more accessible price point. Additional presses are expected to be available later this year, including the B2 HP Indigo 12000 and HP Indigo 7000 series commercial presses and narrow-web HP Indigo 6000 series labels presses.

The presses are certified and resold after undergoing a renewal process to ensure they give the benefits of HP Indigo quality and advanced applications along with reliable production. A strict approval process ensures press quality and reliability for CPO units. Digital presses are carefully selected and inspected as candidates for renewal based on press age, print volume, and condition to undergo the CPO program renewal process, which includes replacement of parts, upgrading to the latest hardware, new software configurations, including the latest digital front end to drive variable data and PrintOSX connectivity. All CPO presses come with a six-month warranty. 

‘Now is the time to plant the seeds for growth and invest in solutions that can capture opportunities for high-value work that will secure a profitable future,’ commented Haim Levit, general manager at HP Indigo. ‘This is why we are now introducing the HP Indigo CPO program, expanding investment options for print service providers to join the world of HP Indigo and access unique growth opportunities using the benefits of HP Indigo LEP technology.’

Woods Printing Company, a traditional offset printer in the US, is the first to choose the pre-owned HP Indigo 10000 to begin its digital transition.

‘HP’s pre-owned program allowed us, a smaller offset printer, to bring in the same HP Indigo digital-offset technology with a lower financial investment that was less prohibitive and more suitable to the size of our business, but still enabled us to provide our customers the advantages of HP Indigo digital printing technology,’ said Brian Craig, president of Woods Printing. ‘We have really seen growth in our high-end, short-run projects. Like most printers, we were seeing a switch to shorter run, higher frequency jobs.  This press has helped us meet and exceed the needs of our customers more efficiently and with higher profitability.’