Amaisys Technologies reduces print times and improves remote worker productivity, using the HP Designjet T520 ePrinter with HP Designjet ePrint & Share

At a glance

Industry: Architects, Engineers, GIS

Business name: Amaisys Technologies

Headquarters: Barcelona, Spain

Website: www.amaisys.com

Challenge

• Producehigh-qualityprints thataccuratelyrender technicaldetails.

• Improveworkflowbyreducingprint times, raise storage access andfacilitateremoteproductivity.

• Increasecollaborationwithclients,third-partysuppliersandinternational partners.

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Solution

• TheHPDesignjetT520ePrinterwithHPDesignjetePrint&Shareforoutstandingmobile businesscapabilities.

Results

• Improvedaccesstoprint,with HPDesignjetePrint&Share,enablesfilestobeprintedwhileoutoftheofficeviaiPhoneoriPadandstoredtotheCloud.

• Consistent,high-quality printingtoA3oftechnicaldrawings,installationplans andsitetopography,which isidealforclients.

• Estimatedtimesavingsofat least30minutesperday forseniormanagement,improvingproductivity.

“It’sreassuringtoknowthefileisstoredintheCloud.PreviouslyI’dbewalkingaroundwithamemorystickwhichisnotideal,orhavingtosearchthrough100emailsonmyiPhone.Now,filesareautomaticallysavedtotheCloudwith HPDesignjetePrint&Shareand they’restoredineasy-to-findfolders.Icandigitallyretrieveandprintthemwherever I am.” –HectorColado,founderandtechnicaldirector,AmaisysTechnologies

AmaisysTechnologiesisasoftwareengineeringspecialistcompanybasedinBarcelona.PartofGermany’sNechiGroupestablishedin2003,thisorganisationcreatesandmanagessystemsforbuildingmanagementandrunsitsownresearchanddevelopment(R&D)department.TheNechiGroupofferscustomersacompleteassetsolution, includingconstruction,systemintegrationand managementsoftware.

“WecreatedAmaisysin2009totakeadvantageofthedemandforintelligentbuildingmanagementsoftware,”saysfounderandtechnicaldirector,HectorColado.“Asspecialistswetendtoseeopportunitiesearlier.Inthe pastwe’vepioneeredsolutionsforenergyefficiencyandbuildingautomation.”

ColadosaysAmaisysroutinelycompeteswith–andwinsbusinessfrom–muchlargerfirms:“Attimeswe’recompetingwithagencieswith4,000staffworldwide,butwedon’tcompeteonquantity–noclientisgoingtoneed4,000staff.Wehaveasmallteam,just12peoplehereinBarcelona,butwhatwelackinnumberswemakeupforinspecialisedcapabilities.”

TomakethemostofthesetalentsColadoneedshisteamtobeaccessible,fullybriefedand,wheneverpossible, face-to-facewithclients.Assuch,theteamalsoneedsaccesstoup-to-date,accurateplansforeveryproject.TheymustalsomaintainclosedialoguewithNechiGroup’sGermanoffice.

CurrentprojectsincludeaEuropeanroll-outofstoresforCalvinKlein,ClarksandLevi’s;theoptimisationofheatingandcoolingatKraftfactoryinSpain;processautomationforaSpanishbank;andtheplanningofaMadridheadofficeforNovartis.Coladoislookingtogrowthebusinessglobally,withprojectsinLatinAmericaandacollaborationinChinainprogressandanoutsourceofficebeingconsideredforIndia.“Collaborationwillbecrucialforus,”hesays.

Fast and professional results

ThecompanyisusingthenewHPDesignjetT52036inePrinterwithHPDesignjetePrint&Share,oneoffourHPprintersintheBarcelonaoffice.Coladoisfullofpraisefortheprintersystem’sspeed,quietnessandeaseofinstallation,butsaysthedecisiontoupgradewasadirectattempttoimproveworkflow:“Theprinterhasitsownemailaddress.ItmeansIcansendanemaildirectlytotheprinterandprintmyprojects,filesanddrawingsfromwhereverIam.(1 There isnoneedtowaittogettotheoffice,startupmyPC,findthemailandsendtoprint.”

With1GBRAMandHP-GL/2technology,theHPDesignjetT520ePrinterhastheprocessingpowertodeliveraD/A1printevery35seconds,allowingAmaisystoproduceplansinstantly.Althoughspeedwouldbenothingwithoutquality,theprojectsrequireaconstantback-and-forthoftechnicaldrawings,installationplansandsitetopographyamongclient,headofficeandAmaisysspecialistson-site.Coladosaysitistypicaltoneeddetailedprintseverydayforthelast20daysofaproject,andtheymustbeclearandaccurate.

“Theprintqualityistremendous,”saysColado.“Thesearecomplicatedprojects,ofteninvolvingplanswithmultiplegraphicalelements–electricitylines,climatecontrol,andaccesspoints.We’reabletoprintpicturesofaparticularprojectdetailorrenderingsofabuilding–andwecanprintA1toA3fromjustoneprinter.”

Easy and convenient printing

Coladoalsopraisestheeaseofuse.ThecolourtouchscreenontheHPDesignjetT520ePrinterwithHPDesignjetePrint&SharemakesitsimplerfortheAmaisysteamtoselectthecorrectprintoptionandpapersize.Inaddition,thetrueprintpreviewfeaturechecksprintqualitypriortoprinting,reducingcostlyerrors.

Print from virtually anywhere

SergioColado,designerandsalesdirector,explainsusingthefreeHPDesignjetePrint&Sharewebservicemeanshecanprintonthego.HehasthemobileePrintapplicationinstalledonhismobiledevices.(2“I’mconstantlyoutoftheoffice,inmeetings,andcan’talwaysworkoffthecustomer’snetwork.BeingabletoprintfromemaildirectfrommyiPhoneoriPadsavesmeatleast30minuteseveryday.

“Sendingplanselectronicallyisfine,butmosttimesourcustomers,especiallythefacilitiesgroup,wanttoseeahardcopyandbeabletomakenotesontheplans.Wecanthenscanthesenotesandsendtoprint.Icantakeaphotoonsite,withmyiPhone,andsendimmediatelytoprintviaemail.”

“Also,it’sreassuringtoknowthefileisstoredintheCloud,”addsHectorColado.“PreviouslyI’dbewalkingaroundwithamemorystickwhichisnotideal,orhavingtosearchthrough100emailsonmyiPhone.Now,filesareautomaticallysavedtotheCloudwithHPDesignjetePrint&Shareandthey’restoredineasy-to-findfolders.IcandigitallyretrieveandprintthemwhereverIam.”

ForAmaisysTechnologies’business,thismeansfasterturnaroundtimesforrevisedplansandmorefacetime with clients.

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

2) RequiresanInternetconnectiontoHPweb-enabledprinterandHPePrintaccountregistration.(Foralistofeligibleprinters,supporteddocumentsandimagetypesandotherHPePrintdetails,seewww.hp.com/go/eprintcenter.)MobiledevicesrequireInternetconnectionandemailcapability.Mayrequirewirelessaccesspoint.Separatelypurchaseddataplansorusagefeesmayapply.Printtimesandconnectionspeedsmayvary.