MGT 7-1.indd - KMI Media Group
MGT 7-1.indd - KMI Media Group
MGT 7-1.indd - KMI Media Group
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
Secure Disk Erase and Secure Sanitized<br />
Erase allow the erasing of information from<br />
the hard drive in a secure mode, which<br />
makes it impossible to have this information<br />
recovered. HP has also worked with customers<br />
to develop special driver and job submission<br />
routines that create an easier user<br />
experience.<br />
MEDIA VERSATILITY<br />
Products that are currently being used<br />
in the government geospatial market include<br />
the HP Designjet 110plus nr printer and the<br />
HP Designjet 130 nr printer. These printers<br />
are solutions for individual users who require<br />
media versatility and prints that range from<br />
letter size up to 24 inches by 36 inches, with<br />
rich, vibrant colors.<br />
Several government customers<br />
utilize these two platforms<br />
in their mobile units,<br />
allowing users to operate in<br />
the distribute-and-print environment<br />
versus the printand-distribute<br />
environment,<br />
DuPaul said.<br />
The HP Designjet T610<br />
printer is good for individuals<br />
and small work groups that<br />
require sharp line accuracy<br />
and excellent color quality as<br />
well as the ability to print on<br />
various media, ranging in size from A to E<br />
and greater. The HP Designjet T610 is currently<br />
in use with government customers,<br />
who demand high-quality output in a priceconscious<br />
environment.<br />
“Working in conjunction with case maker<br />
Deployable Systems, we have been able to create<br />
mobile solutions that allow these machines<br />
to be packed and moved with minimum setup<br />
and tear-down time,” DuPaul said.<br />
Another solution, the HP Designjet<br />
T1100 printer, is aimed at medium-sized<br />
work groups that need to print high-quality<br />
maps, renderings and presentations with<br />
excellent line quality. This printer series<br />
includes 24-inch and 44-inch models and<br />
allows several users to print and process at<br />
the same time for increased map production.<br />
Numerous agencies have chosen this<br />
printer series as a standard in their GIS<br />
environments.<br />
The HP Designjet 4000 and 4500 printers,<br />
which are HP’s flagship color production<br />
large-format printers, are capable of producing<br />
two D-sized line drawings in less than one<br />
minute. Designed for large work groups, the<br />
8 | <strong>MGT</strong> 7.1<br />
Bob Honn<br />
honnr@oceusa.com<br />
HP Designjet 4500 is a dual-roll system that,<br />
when grouped with the HP Designjet 4500<br />
stacker, allows users to print large amounts<br />
of maps unattended.<br />
The HP Designjet Z6100 printer series<br />
is available for large work groups requiring<br />
high-resolution color maps, mockups<br />
and displays that can be printed for outdoor<br />
use on materials such as Tyvek and vinyl,<br />
DuPaul explained. Designed to handle peak<br />
workloads, this printer is exceptionally fast,<br />
with print speeds of up to 1,134 square feet<br />
per hour, or 35 seconds per D-sized page. In<br />
addition to speed, the HP Designjet Z6100<br />
features outstanding print quality, media versatility<br />
and advanced color accuracy.<br />
PRINTING COMPLEX FILES<br />
Océ offers large-format<br />
printers for GIS applications—<br />
the TCS500 inkjet print/copy/<br />
scan system, TCS300 inkjet<br />
color printer and ColorWave<br />
600 printer, as well as the TC4<br />
and CS4300 series scanners<br />
for scanning of monochrome<br />
and color documents.<br />
The primary purpose for<br />
the geospatial industry is to<br />
render high-quality prints<br />
from very complex and<br />
detailed images, said Bob<br />
Honn, director of product marketing for the<br />
Wide Format Printing Systems division of<br />
Océ North America. GIS images and files are<br />
so large and complex that printing them can<br />
often take an extraordinary amount of time.<br />
“Océ devices, with their powerful controllers,<br />
can not only quickly process the<br />
files for printing, but while this is happening,<br />
allow other users to print on the system,”<br />
Honn said.<br />
Productivity is often limited because traditional<br />
systems only have one roll to print<br />
to. Océ devices can be loaded with up to<br />
six rolls of media depending on the device,<br />
again increasing productivity by enabling<br />
users to print onto the right type and size of<br />
media and change rolls without needing to<br />
take the system offline.<br />
Océ devices have built-in intelligence and<br />
back-channel communication to the user,<br />
letting them plan and prioritize their printing<br />
around the available time of the printer.<br />
“The Océ TCS500 provides a flexible<br />
technology growth path with the addition<br />
of large-format color copying and scanning<br />
capabilities as the workflow requires, protect-<br />
ing the initial investment and enhancing<br />
options as needs change,” Honn said.<br />
New technology in the ColorWave<br />
600 printer enables color printing on economical,<br />
uncoated plain or recycled paper,<br />
and Tyvek for instantly dry, water-fast prints.<br />
It also prints with no ozone, odor or fine powder<br />
emissions, via a TonerPearls color toner.<br />
For scanning applications, users may be<br />
working with old or fragile documents or<br />
maps that have folds or other imperfections.<br />
“It’s important in such cases to use the proper<br />
scanning technology that can scan and capture<br />
the parts of the image that don’t lay flat<br />
on the glass plate with a sufficiently large<br />
depth of field,” said Honn. “It’s also helpful<br />
when users can operate the scanner without<br />
spending extensive time creating the proper<br />
settings for each job.”<br />
Customizable job templates for scan-tofile<br />
operations can significantly help streamline<br />
workflow.<br />
The Power Logic controller, the brains<br />
behind the TCS300 and TCS500, comes standard<br />
with 1 GB of memory and an 80 GB<br />
hard drive, with 40 GB for set processing<br />
and 40 GB for spooling, thus essentially<br />
taking the load off the application and the<br />
network. In the ColorWave 600 printer, the<br />
PowerM controller and optional PowerM Plus<br />
controller offer 1 GB or 2 GB of memory<br />
respectively, and an 80 GB hard drive or dual<br />
160 GB plus 320 GB hard disk capacity. As a<br />
result, the Océ systems can process complex<br />
color files quickly and reliably. As a printeronly<br />
configuration, files are processed and<br />
printed simultaneously. When scanning is<br />
required, files are processing, printing, copying<br />
and scanning all at once, creating valuable<br />
efficiencies.<br />
The company’s TCS printers provide up<br />
to three online rolls of media, while the<br />
ColorWave 600 printer offers up to six rolls<br />
of online media. Automatic roll switching<br />
selects the proper media based on the type of<br />
media loaded. Mid- to high-volume users may<br />
load multiple rolls of the same media to allow<br />
for longer runs and continuous production.<br />
The TCS printers also offer an optional<br />
high-volume stacker for unattended or overnight<br />
production. With these printers, users<br />
can easily change media and ink tanks while<br />
the system is printing without ever having to<br />
stop production.<br />
With Print Assistant (ColorWave 600<br />
printer), users no longer have to think about<br />
what print setting will give the best quality<br />
result for their file in the fastest time. The system<br />
makes this decision, choosing between<br />
www.<strong>MGT</strong>-kmi.com