Netmaps SA is a cartography company supplying maps for clients from a wide range of industries, from publishers to retail business chains and large multinational companies, all over the world. Netmaps delivers textbook maps, city maps and guides in digital form and standard offset maps printed in large volumes. Now, using the HP DesignJet 5000 ps, the company has moved into the lucrative consumer market of large-format, printed wall maps.

The previous printer had been used for printing internal test prints of maps that were then delivered in digital form - output quality was not sellable and the printer was slow. When customers requested a paper copy, Netmaps outsourced the job.

The solution:

Xavier Kendall, international sales manager of Netmaps SA, says that the recently acquired HP DesignJet 5000 ps is the ideal solution to satisfy its print-on-demand needs. "The HP DesignJet 5000 ps has allowed us to develop a new line of business targeting the consumer market through our dedicated website ( www.mapasmurales.com). By selling printed wall maps we have entered a popular market, plus we can offer a broader range of cartographic products. This has also benefited company business as a whole by attracting more customers to our existing product lines."

Kendall is convinced that the HP DesignJet 5000 ps meets all its print-on-demand needs, both current and future. "The printer delivers outstanding quality maps, is very fast, requires little user-intervention and is extremely reliable. The new printer has simplified our workflow considerably. We print maps in less time and we are saving time and money on outsourcing too!"

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