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This article is from April 9, 2010, and is no longer current.

HP Expands Large Format Portfolio for Signage Market

Press Release
HP has announced its suite of solutions for the signage market to help print service providers (PSPs) increase productivity and capture new growth opportunities.
Highlights include the new HP 2.6 m (104-inch) Dual Roll Kit for HP Latex printers, which allows printers to increase productivity by turning around single jobs faster or printing two jobs at the same time
“HP is committed to providing our customers with technologies and solutions that help them increase application offerings and operational efficiencies,” said Yariv Avisar, vice president and general manager, Scitex Large format Solutions, HP. “With the addition of the Dual Roll Kit and strong customer momentum across the portfolio, it is clear that HP is delivering solutions that demonstrate our understanding of the market and ability to meet customer needs.”
HP increases productivity and application capabilities for HP Latex customers
The HP 2.6 m (104-inch) Dual Roll Kit for the HP Designjet L65500 Printer allows customers to significantly increase productivity with the ability to produce single jobs faster with two side-by-side rolls or two different jobs at the same time. Beta customers have reported that they can reach the same level of productivity with two 1.2 m (48-inch) prints with the Dual Roll Kit as with one 2.6 m (104-inch) print. This accessory accommodates rolls of varying widths and lengths. Its stable, reliable design equalizes tension, enabling unattended operation similar to single-roll printing.
“Our productivity has improved with the HP Dual Roll Kit as most of our jobs use banner media narrower than 1.2 m, so we can print on two rolls simultaneously,” said Margarita Campos, operations manager at Look Print, a digital large format print shop based in Sydney, Australia, and Dual Roll Kit beta customer.

James Fritz is a Principal Program Manager: Content Tools and Workflows at LinkedIn.
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