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Geoinformatics-8-2009
article printing tand n e w p r i n t e r s f r o m h p communication hree the hp designjet t620 is for smaller teams but profits from the newest technologies. the new additions to the hp large-format portfolio are printers especially for cad and according to guayente sanmartin hp s strategy has moved from printing alone to printing and communication. gis users. the printers are the designjet t1200, t770 and t620. hp announced this to the press at a meeting on october 15th and 16th in barcelona, spain. by job van haaften technical professionals need to innovate the way they serve their customers. they want to move from a cumbersome, hard copy-based project workflow to a digital one, where printing is more efficient, easily integrated and fully accessible. and they want more focus on communication. hp therefore has a new service on its web site where you can find a print service in your own country for specific printing like books, banners and other presentation media. there are four new software solutions available and some new media like bond paper, recycled bond paper and cockle-free coated paper (paper that can handle big quantities of ink without cockling). one of the improvements in communication concerning printing is to simplify the use of printing software for the user and make printing easier so the printer can be operated not only by one person at a company but by virtually everyone. guayente sanmartin, worldwide marketing director graphic solutions, tells about the changes in the market: the market changes not only because of the recession but also as a result of new procedures and technologies. architecture changes, there is a lot more cooperation and therefore more digital communication via internet. in that co-operation are more fields and professionals involved, not just construction, installation and contractors, also anthropologists, ecologists en sociologists and more. the architect is no longer a solo operating genius, he is part of a team now. more of the design process is digital though paper continues to play a role of importance especially in presentations and discussions where participants want to mark possible errors or questionable areas. paper remains the medium for the first sketch, the idea that can be scanned to digitally start to build up a design. even now pda s and laptops get more robust and you can view a design on your mobile phone, to share a design with others and discuss it a hard copy needs to be printed. there will always be a need for a hard copy of a design to assign responsibilities. apart from printing on paper hp focuses on co-operation on a distance with the new skyroom application and the digital work process with their workstations. the strategy of hp has moved from printing alone to printing and communication. the output from research done for hp shows that for choosing a printer not only the technical specifications matter. it is not the minimum line width or print speed that is on top of the wish list of a customer but the ease of use. not just one person in a company that can operate the large format printer but preferably every employee which means easy to use software and touch screens are the trends hp focuses on. pastor, r&d director at hp: in the development of these large-format printers we spend a lot of time on reducing the level of noise. an important part of the noise comes from the printer heads which move back and forth over the paper. the noise level was 11 decibel that is as much as a television in the living room normally produces. it has been reduced to the level of a modern refrigerator. the lifetime of the printer heads is increased so they can print over a distance of at least 8,000 km. the impact on the network by print assignments is reduced and the user can influence the cue for a rush order. reducing the use of energy was also a focus, all new printers meet the demands of blue angel. every new roll has a bar code so the printer recognizes the type of medium and length of the roll. designjet t1200 the designjet t1200 series are 44inch printing systems (111,8 cm) that can produce line drawings with a speed of 28sec per page on a1 and 41 square meters/hour in full color. new is the possibility of a 300 ml cartridge for matte black, all other colors are available in 130ml and 69 ml. this printer has a built-in network card and a reduced acoustic noise in operation mode of 46 decibel that is extreme silent and highly valued by users according to ramon pastor of hp. furthermore it has two automatic online rolls, automatic roll-switching and automatic cutter.the minimum line width is 0.02mm which makes it possible to print text in a small font december 2009 three new printers the three new designjet printers are designed specifically for gis and architecture, engineering, construction (aec) workgroups. ramon 44
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