Program Overview

The media certification procedure incorporates several evaluations. After passing an initial screening evaluation, the substrate is passed on for a more comprehensive evaluation looking at the performance of the particular substrate within the press.

This checks for:

Runnability
Ink-transferability
Blanket-substrate compatibility
Blanket-temperature operating window
Ink-substrate interaction (adhesion)

Once testing is completed, a comprehensive report is generated for every tested media and provided to the customer. If the evaluated media has achieved a passing result and with approval of the customer, the full report of the media evaluation, as well as the media specific properties are posted to the HP and RIT websites. HP users and prospective media purchasers will be able to browse the listing of media grades and identify media compatible with their printing needs.

RIT’s Printing Applications Laboratory also provides a range of additional services to HP Indigo customers and media suppliers including product benchmarking, customized testing, media sampling press runs, as well as telephone support on substrate issues. Please contact (585) 475-2687 for assistance.

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The HP Indigo 3 Star Rating System

Performance Criteria

Evaluation	Measurement	Best Performing Substrates	Recommended Substrates	Good Substrates
Runnability	Evaluated during the entire duration of the test procedure	High percentage of ink adhesion.	Acceptable percentage of ink adhesion.	Minimal acceptable percentage of ink adhesion
Adhesion & Flaking	Calibrated Tape Pull & Flaking Test	Fewer print cleaners needed.	Some print cleaner pages needed.	Print cleaner pages generally needed
Blanket Compatibility	Evaluation of Blanket Cleaner pages at predetermined intervals in the testing procedure	No Blanket memory observed during normal testing intervals.	Slight blanket memory may be seen during normal testing intervals.	Some blanket memory may be seen during normal testing intervals

Evaluation

Measurement

Best Performing Substrates

Recommended Substrates

Good Substrates

Runnability

Evaluated during the entire duration of the test procedure

High percentage of ink adhesion.

Acceptable percentage of ink adhesion.

Minimal acceptable percentage of ink adhesion

Adhesion & Flaking

Calibrated Tape Pull & Flaking Test

Fewer print cleaners needed.

Some print cleaner pages needed.

Print cleaner pages generally needed

Blanket Compatibility

Evaluation of Blanket Cleaner pages at predetermined intervals in the testing procedure

No Blanket memory observed during normal testing intervals.

Slight blanket memory may be seen during normal testing intervals.

Some blanket memory may be seen during normal testing intervals

For more detail on HP’s Star Rating System, please consult our program brochures

Pricing Information

	Evaluation Type	Pricing	Material Required
Labels & Packaging	Screen Evaluation	$650.00 per substrate	3,000 Lft
Full Evaluation	$975.00 per substrate	7,500 Lft
Dual Evaluation	$1,625.00 per substrate*	10,000 Lft
*Successful full evaluation on the ws6000 and screen evaluation on the ws4050 results in certification on all 4000 & 6000 series presses. Full evaluations that fail during the screening stage will be charged the screening fee.
	Evaluation Type	Pricing	Material Required
Commercial	Screen Evaluation	$650.00 per substrate	1,500 Sheets
Full Evaluation	$1,550.00 per substrate	6,000 Sheets
Full Evaluation with White Ink	$1,550.00 per substrate*	2,000 Sheets
Interpolations*	$100.00 per weight	250 Sheets
	Evaluation Type	Pricing	Material Required
Specialty Media & One Shot	Screen Evaluation	No Screen Evaluation
Full Evaluation	$975.00 per substrate	1,000 Sheets
Full Evaluation with White Ink	$975.00 per substrate*	1,000 Sheets
Interpolations*	$100.00 per weight (When Applicable)
* To certify a range of weights of the same paper grade, two full evaluations would be conducted on the lowest and highest basis weight, if text and cover weights are manufactured on the same machine. One middle weight would have a screen evaluation performed and all other weights would be certified by interpolation upon approval of the performed evaluations. This provides a cost effective way of ensuring that a full range of commercial media is certified. For weights manufactured on multiple machines, the diagram to the right shows an example of the proposed test plan:

Evaluation Type

Pricing

Material Required

Labels & Packaging

Screen Evaluation

$650.00 per substrate

3,000 Lft

Full Evaluation

$975.00 per substrate

7,500 Lft

Dual Evaluation

$1,625.00 per substrate*

10,000 Lft

*Successful full evaluation on the ws6000 and screen evaluation on the ws4050 results in certification on all 4000 & 6000 series presses. Full evaluations that fail during the screening stage will be charged the screening fee.

Evaluation Type

Pricing

Material Required

Commercial

Screen Evaluation

$650.00 per substrate

1,500 Sheets

Full Evaluation

$1,550.00 per substrate

6,000 Sheets

Full Evaluation with White Ink

$1,550.00 per substrate*

2,000 Sheets

Interpolations*

$100.00 per weight

250 Sheets

Evaluation Type

Pricing

Material Required

Specialty Media
& One Shot

Screen Evaluation

No Screen Evaluation

Full Evaluation

$975.00 per substrate

1,000 Sheets

Full Evaluation with White Ink

$975.00 per substrate*

1,000 Sheets

Interpolations*

$100.00 per weight (When Applicable)

* To certify a range of weights of the same paper grade, two full evaluations would be conducted on the lowest and highest basis weight, if text and cover weights are manufactured on the same machine. One middle weight would have a screen evaluation performed and all other weights would be certified by interpolation upon approval of the performed evaluations. This provides a cost effective way of ensuring that a full range of commercial media is certified. For weights manufactured on multiple machines, the diagram to the right shows an example of the proposed test plan:

HP Indigo Media Certification Program

Program Overview

The HP Indigo 3 Star Rating System

Performance Criteria

Pricing Information

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