Challenge

• Designcollaborationishinderedbyhavingtomanagelogisticsofdifferentapplicationsthatriskslossofinformation.

• Emailingmultipledrawingswithlargeattachmentsisunreliableandmaybelimitedbyserverswhenexchangingcomplexdrawings.

• FTPistime-consumingwithuploadanddownloadtimes,plusresourceintensivemanagementoflargefiles.

• Shippingdocumentsbycourierisanunrealisticsolutionforon-goingcollaborationduetocostsandshipmentdelay.

Solution

• HPDesignjetePrint&Share1offerssharingandprintingofdrawingsinplatform-independentformatswithoutopeningapplications.

• HPDesignjetT920ePrinteratSSH:newlydesigned,web-connectedePrinterwithbreakthroughusability.

• HPDesignjetT1500ePrinteratCloud9:newlydesigned,two-roll,web-connectedePrinterfordemandingteams.

• HPCoatedPaperforCADdrawingsandHPSuperHeavyweightPlusMattePaperforhigh-qualityrenditions.

Results

• Architectsandengineersfocusonprojectdesignandhaveremovedcomplexandtime-consuminglogistics.

• Riskofinformationlossiseliminatedbyapplicationindependentfilesharingandprinting.

• Previewandrealtimeprintingofdrawingstoaweb-connectedHPDesignjetePrinterfromvirtuallyanywhere.1

• Outputstackingtraysavestimebyorganisingprinteddrawingsandsafeguardingprintsfromlossordamage.

• Simplifiedandquickerfrontrollloadingwithouthavingtomovetheprinteranddualrollsoffertwochoicesofpaperwithouthavingtoswitchrolls.

• Printproductivityincreasedby50percentcomparedtotheHPDesignjet500Printer,toreducedesignworkshopdurationbyaquarterandeliminateoutsourcingneeds.

Project collaboration delivers higher value to customers thanks to HP Designjet ePrint & Share1 and latest HP Designjet ePrinters

At a glance

Industry: Architecture,Engineering&GIS

Business name: SSH

Headquarters: KuwaitCity,Kuwait

Website: sshic.com

Business name: Cloud9

Headquarters: Barcelona,Spain

Website: e-cloud9.com

“HPDesignjetePrint&Share1togetherwiththeHPDesignjetT920ePrinterbringdesigntotheforefrontofourcollaboration–managingtheprocessesandlogisticswhilegeographicallocationlosesallrelevance.”–MuhannadELMidani,projectmanageratSSH

Saving project time

“Paper,theprinteddrawing,isthefirsttangiblestepintheconstructionprocessforanarchitect.Icanbeatoneofthebi-monthlydesignworkshopswithSSHinKuwaitandchangesthataremadetomydrawinginBarcelonacanbesentdirectlytoprint,inrealtime,onSSH’sHPDesignjetT920ePrinterinKuwait.Thisspeedsupdecision-making,”saysEnricRuiz-Geli.

ThankstothefasterworkflowachievedusingHPDesignjetePrint&Share,1designworkshopsbetweenSSHandCloud9aremuchmoreproductivethanbefore,bringingimportanttimesavingsforbothcompanies.

OsamaRashidi,systemadministratoratSSH,explainsthebenefitofhigherprintspeedandprocessingcapacity.“Itismuchfasterthanourpreviousnon-HPprinters.Jobsmovequicklythroughthequeueandthefilesizehaslittleimpactontheprintingtime.It’sgotmorememory–Iwouldsayit’stwiceasfast.”AlbertalsohighlightsthespeedoftheirHPDesignjetT1500ePrintercomparedtotheirHPDesignjet500Printer.“TheprinterproducesA0drawingsatsuperfastspeeds,atleast40percentfasterthanourpreviousprinter.”

Newly designed HP ePrinters double productivity to save hours

OsamadescribeshowtheirHPDesignjetT920ePrinteralsodeliversproductivity.“Weprint50to70rollsofpaperamonth,whichrisesupto200whenwehaveasubmission,sousabilityandefficientperformancehaveasignificantimpactonourproductivity.Theoutputstackingtrayreallysavesalotoftime,orderingprintjobscorrectly.There’snoannoying,time-consumingsearchforyourA0printsinapileofotherprints,”hestates.

SSHloadsupto10rollsofpaperadayduringpeakprintingperiods.“Frontroll-loadingreallysimplifiesrollchangesandreducesinterruptionsbecausewedon’thavetomovetheprinterwhenwechangearoll,”Osamaexplains.

Cloud9´sHPDesignjetT1500ePrinterhastworolls.“WithtworollcapacitywecanloadtwodifferenttypesofpaperintheprinteratthesametimetoprintCADdrawingsonHPCoatedPaperandhighimage-qualitypresentationpostersonHPSuperHeavyweightPlusMattePaper,withouthavingtostoptochangepaper,”Albertsays.“Jobscanbecontrolledontheprinters’touchscreensandthenewly-designedflat,transparentcoveroffersavisualcheckofprintouts.IfyoudecideyouneedanextracopyandtheprintisOK,youcanquicklyreprintitfromtheprinter’stouchscreen.”

AlbertbelievesthattheHPDesignjetT1500ePrinterisasignificantstepforwardcomparedtotheirHPDesignjet500Printer.“With50percentmoreproductivityfromournewHPePrinter,wemanageoursubmissiondeadlineswithoutcostlyoutsourcing,allowingCloud9todesignuptothelastminute.”

ThecollaborativepartnershipbetweenSSHandCloud9hasbecomestrongerintheshorttimetheyhavebeensharingandprintingdrawingsthroughthecloudusingHPDesignjetePrint&Share1andtheirHPDesignjetePrinters.“Weexchangeprojectsandshareourknowledge.It’saneweconomy.HPishelpingtomakeourrelationshipsreal,whethertheyareacrosstownorontheothersideoftheworld.HPisakeyinnovatorinprinting,”Enricconcludes.

SSHspecialisesinthedeliveryofconstructionprojectsintheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica.With540employees,itisoneofthelargestconsultancyfirmsinKuwaitandoffersafullrangeofarchitecture,engineeringandinfrastructuredesignandconstructionsupervisionservices.

Cloud9isaninternationalarchitecturalpracticespecialisinginsustainablebuildingdesign.BasedinBarcelonawithupto35staff,Cloud9createdtheMedia-TICbuilding,recognisedasthebestbuildingof2011,thebestofficebuildingbytheWorldArchitectureFestivalAwardsandoneofthefewexamplesthatbringnature’sadaptive,productivequalitiesintobuildingdesign.

SSHturnedtoCloud9foritsexpertiseinsustainabledesignfortheMarkazResidentialDevelopmentprojectinKuwait,a24-storybuilding,100meter-highdevelopmentof19,500m2.

“Webelievethatcollaborationwithleadingdesignersfromaroundtheworldallowsustoraisethestandardsofqualityandvalueofprojectsforourcustomers,”MuhannadELMidani,projectmanageratSSHexplains.EnricRuiz-Geli,founderofCloud9,agrees.“Differentculturesandexperiencescombinedproducebetterprojectsbysharingtheirknowledge.Buildingiswhatbringsustogether.”

SSHandCloud9havestartedtestingthenewlydesigned,web-connectedHPDesignjetT920ePrinterandHPDesignjetT1500ePrinterrespectively,andusetheHPDesignjetePrint&Share1freewebservicetoaccess,view,shareandprinttheirprojectsfromvirtuallyanywhere.1

Design at the forefront of seamless project collaboration

“Inthepast,althoughcollaborationwithdesignersacrosstheglobewasfacilitatedwiththearrivaloftheinternetandemail,wewerestilllimitedbythedifferentapplicationsused,thedifferentprocessesadopted,aswellasmanagingthelogisticsofemailingmultipledrawingswithlargeattachments,orshippingdocumentsbycourier.NowHPDesignjetePrint&Share1bringsdesigntotheforefrontofourcollaboration–managingtheprocessesandlogisticswhilegeographicallocationlosesallrelevance,”explainsMuhannad.

“Astheprojectmanager,Itravelalot.Icanstayuptodateusingthecloud.WithHPDesignjetePrint&Share1andtheHPDesignjetT920ePrinter,IcanusetheePrint&Share1appormyAutoCAD®WSapptopreviewthefileonmymobileandthenprintitonmyHPDesignjetT920ePrinterattheoffice,fromvirtuallyanywhere1intheworld.”

AlbertCuesta,projectmanageratCloud9,highlightshowhebenefitsfromtheOnlinePrintHistoryfeatureofHPDesignjetePrint&Share,1avoidingthecomplexityandriskofmanualprocessestomanagesharinginformationthatisapplication-dependent.Hedescribeshisprintingworkflow:“Thereisarealriskoflosinginformationwhenyouareusingdifferentapplicationsandevendifferentversions.IuseHPDesignjetePrint&Share1toprintfiles,especiallylargefiles,fromourFTPserverinsteadofdownloadingthem.YoucancheckthepreviewandprintthemasaPDForaJPEGwithoutevenopeninganapplication.IcansharecopiesofthefilesinmyOnlinePrintHistoryandbecertainthatSSHwillreceivewhatIpreviewed.”

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Atpresstime(June2013),SSHandCloud9servedasabetatestsiteforHPDesignjetePrintersandHPDesignjetePrint&Share.