ZELLNERPLUS prints drawings on demand with the HP Designjet T520 ePrinter and HP Designjet ePrint & Share

Challenge

• ZELLNERPLUSwantedtofindamoreefficientalternativetooutsourcingitsprintingworkthatwouldbereliableandcouldproducetop-qualityarchitecturaldrawings.

• ZELLNERPLUSneededaneasy-to-operateprintingtechnologytoenhanceitsworkflows.

Solution

• TheintuitiveHPDesignjetT520ePrinterofferedZELLNERPLUSfastprintingspeedsandexcellentprintquality.

• WithHPDesignjetePrint&Share,ZELLNERPLUShastheabilitytoaccess,view,andprintfilesonthego—offeringthefirmanditsclientsatooltokeepthemallonthesamepage.

Results

• ZELLNERPLUSsavestimebyprintinghigh-quality,professionalarchitecturaldrawingsinminutesatitsofficeinsteadofhourscomparedwithoutsourcing.

• TheteamatZELLNERPLUSlearnedhowtousetheHPDesignjetT520ePrinterquicklyandcanefficientlynavigatedailytasks.

At a glance

Industry: Architecture,Engineering,&GIS

Business name:ZELLNERPLUSHeadquarters: Venice,California,USA

Website: www.zellnerplus.com

“NowthatI’veseenhowmuchtheHPDesignjetT520ePrinterbenefitsourdailyworkflows,itwouldbehardtopartwith.”

—Peter Zellner, Founding Principal, ZELLNERPLUS

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ZELLNERPLUSisabusinessinperpetualmotion.Muchlikethearchitecturefirm’sfoundingprincipal,PeterZellner,whosplitshistimebetweenorchestratingprojectsandteachingarchitecture,theZELLNERPLUSteamspendsitsdaysjugglingtasksandtravelingtoclientmeetingsandjobsites.

Forthisboutiquedesignstudiothatspecializesindesigningartgalleries,residentialbuildings,andcommercialspacesintheUnitedStatesandabroad,efficientworkflowsarevitaltosuccess.Untilrecentlythough,theVenice,California–basedcompanystruggledtoproducearchitecturaldrawingsatthepaceofitsbusinessduetodelaysfromoutsourcing.

Thatallchangedafterthefirmbeganbetatestingthenewweb-connectedHPDesignjetT520ePrinterwithHPDesignjetePrint&Share.NowZELLNERPLUScanproduceoutstandingarchitecturaldrawingswithease—andinshortorder.ThefirmalsoseesthebenefitsofusingHPDesignjetePrint&Share.Thisfreewebservicemakesiteasytoaccessandprintlarge-formatdocumentsfromvirtuallyanywhere.1

Efficient production ForZELLNERPLUS,outsourcingtheprintingofitsprojectdrawingstoareprographiccompanysloweddownitsworkflow.WiththefastandreliableHPDesignjetT520ePrinterinitsoffice,ZELLNERPLUScannowproducedrawingsondemandinsteadofrelyingonareprographiccompany’sschedule.

Thefirm’soldworkflowinvolvedpreparingPDFfiles,emailingthemtothereprographicscompany,placinganorderonthephone,andthenpickinguptheplans.“Thatwholeprocesswastesabouttwohours,”saysZellner.

TheHPDesignjetT520ePrinter,anentry-leveldeviceforsmallarchitectureandengineeringfirms,canprocesscomplexfilesathighspeeds,producingD/A1-sizeprintsin35seconds,using1GBRAMandHP-GL/2technology.Thisallowsthefirmtoprintafullsetofapproximately50drawingsinabout35minutes.“It’smorethanfastenoughforwhatwedo,”hesays.

Professional, high-quality drawingsTheoutstandingprintqualityofferedbytheHPDesignjetT520ePrinteralsotranslatesintoaddedworkflowefficiencyforZELLNERPLUS.Withprintingneedscenteredaroundlarge-formatblack-and-whitearchitecturaldrawings—andtoalesserextent,letter-sizerenderingsandphotos—definedlinesanddetailsarecritical.

“Mishapshappenatreprographicscompanies,andsometimesdrawingscomeoutlookinghorrible,”Zellnersays.

ThankstotheHPDesignjetT520ePrinter,offeredin24-or36-in(61or91.4cm)modelswithaB+trayandfront-loadingroll,ZELLNERPLUScanconsistentlyachieveaccuratelinesandsharpdetailsupto2400dotsperinch(dpi)resolution,usingalong-lifeprinthead.“Wewereblownawaythefirsttimeweprinted—thelinedrawingsweresocrispandclean,”notesZellner.

Theabilitytoprintandproofdrawingsintheofficealsohelpsthecompanyensureoutputqualityonsite,withfewerdelaysthanoutsourcing.“It’snicetohaveconfidenceinyourprintingtechnologywhenyouneedtoproducedrawingsintimeforameeting.Ittakesalotofstressoutofyourworkday,”hesays.

Intuitive operationAtagrowingfirmlikeZELLNERPLUS,everyoneneedstooperatetheprinterwithoutchallenges.ThankstotheHPDesignjetT520ePrinter’sintuitivefeatures,printingtasksaresimple.

“Printingalwaysseemslikesuchahasslewhenyouhavetofindnetworksandsetupjobs,butthisisreallyeasy,”saysZellner.

TheHPDesignjetT520ePrinterfeaturesbuilt-inWiFiandanintuitive,full-color,4.3-in(109mm)touchscreenfornavigatingjobs.“Thegraphicsonthetouchscreenareverystraightforwardandillustratetasksforyou—everybodyintheofficepickeduphowtouseitquickly,”hesays.

ManagingoutputfromaPCisalsoeasywiththeHPDesignjetT520ePrinter.Usingtrueprintpreview,ZELLNERPLUScancheckjobsbeforeprinting.“Partoftheissuewithprintingisgettingyourlineweightsright,soit’sahugehelpwhenwhatyouseeonthescreeniswhatyouprint,”saysZellner.

Mobile printing access and file management Withenhancedworkflowsinitsoffice,ZELLNERPLUSnowseekstoimproveitsmobilityandflexibility.Thefirm’semployeesregularlyworkonthego,usingApple®iPhonestotalk,text,email,andexchangefiles.ZellnersayshewantstouseHPDesignjetePrint&Sharetobeginprintingandmanagingfilesfromoutsidetheoffice.

HPDesignjetePrint&Shareletscustomersaccess,view,andprintfilesusinganAppleorAndroid™smartphoneortabletfromvirtuallyanywhere.1

Inadditiontothemobilebenefits,ZellnersaysHPDesignjetePrint&Sharecouldalsoofferthefirmanditsclientsabetterwaytomanagedocuments—ensuringeveryonereviewsthemostup-to-datefiles.“Thistechnologycanbeagame-changer,”hesays.“Itcanbetheoneplacewhereeveryonecangotoaccessdocumentsintheirmostcurrentandcorrectform.”

Lookingforward,ZellnersayshewantstofocusonmoreresidentialandpublicprojectsintheUnitedStatesandLatinAmerica.Heconcludes:“NowthatI’veseenhowmuchtheHPDesignjetT520ePrinterbenefitsourdailyworkflows,itwouldbehardtopartwith.”

1)RequiresanHPDesignjetePrint&Shareaccount,Internetconnectiontotheprinter,andconnectedInternet-capabledevice.WhenusingtheHPDesignjetePrint&Sharemobileapp,acompatibleApple®iOS™orAndroid™deviceandInternetconnectionarerequired.Dataorconnectionchargesmayapply.Printtimesmayvary.Formoreinformationvisitwww.hp.com/go/eprintandshare.

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