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Page 1: HP Designjet T520 ePrinter | IT Case Study | ZELLNERPLUS | HP€¦ · company struggled to produce architectural drawings at the pace of its business due to delays from outsourcing.

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

Page 2: HP Designjet T520 ePrinter | IT Case Study | ZELLNERPLUS | HP€¦ · company struggled to produce architectural drawings at the pace of its business due to delays from outsourcing.

“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.

4AA4-3438ENW,Created September 2012

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