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Turning Images into Art
Posted on by Liliana Wright Posted in Marketing & Sales, News & Trends, Technology & Products
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Turning Images into Art

Founded in 1584, Hahnemühle has evolved and transcended all trends by producing fine art papers using ancient recipes from high-quality cotton fibers, pulp or plant fibers, and pure spring water, making Hahnemühle one of the leading paper producers worldwide.

Catering to the wishes of numerous photographic artists and honoring the passion of black and white photography enthusiasts, Hahnemühle continues to make a mark in the realm of fine art with the introduction of four new additions to their already exquisite line of fine art papers. Specifically designed for those seeking to bring larger works of art to life, these papers are available in 60” and 64” rolls, showcasing Hahnemühle’s commitment to delivering top-notch solutions for the expansive vision of artists.

Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Matt Baryta

The white cotton paper contains no optical brighteners and features an exceptionally fine, discreet surface. In combination with the matt premium inkjet coating, it guarantees outstanding print results with impressive reproduction of vivid colors, details, and deep blacks. The additional barium sulphate in the coating enhances the print’s tonal range, sharpness, and clarity. The printed areas reveal an elegant, subtle sheen, while the unprinted areas remain matt to beautifully accentuate brilliance, making it an exclusive alternative to film baryta paper.

Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Matt Baryta – 60in x 39ft

Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Matt Baryta – 64in x 39ft

Photo Silk Baryta X

The coveted and multiple award-winning Photo Silk Baryta is back – further developed for the highest demands! Photo Silk Baryta X (310 gsm) is a cellulose paper with an optimized inkjet coating for photo application, and it is perfectly suited for photo and poster prints. The baryta coating gives the impression of a traditional silver halide photo paper. The smooth, creamy white paper with its silky gloss finish produces very good print quality, ensuring the best results for daily printing.

Hahnemühle Bamboo Gloss Baryta

Hahnemühle Bamboo Gloss Baryta (305 gsm) sets a new standard as the world’s first fine art inkjet paper crafted from 90% bamboo fibers with a premium high-gloss baryta inkjet coating. The natural white paper comes in a pleasant, warm shade of white and contains no optical brighteners. Combined with its lightly textured surface, Hahnemühle Bamboo Gloss Baryta offers a natural-looking aesthetic with the look and feel of traditional film baryta paper.

The paper enlarges Hahnemühle’s Natural Line with papers made from tree-free fibers. From its proceeds, Hahnemühle supports environmental protection and environmental education projects as well as social projects in its Green Rooster program that is unique worldwide.

Hahnemühle Bamboo Gloss Baryta 305 g

Hahnemühle Sustainable Photo Satin

In addition to the three new baryta papers, Hahnemühle has introduced another sustainable paper alternative to complement the Hahnemühle Photo line. This global paper novelty reflects Hahnemühle’s environmentally sensitive actions and innovative endeavors.

Hahnemühle Sustainable Photo Satin is a sustainable alternative to PE-based (polyethene) inkjet photo papers. The newly developed bio-inkjet coating is free of plastic composites/foils and 100% recyclable via the wastepaper cycle. The bright white photo paper has a velvety-smooth surface and is perfect for sustainable photo and poster printing.

To learn more about the Hahnemühle line of fine art papers, please contact a LexJet Customer Specialist at 800-453-9538 or visit LexJet.com.

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Centuries-Old Company Light-Years Ahead of Its Time
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Centuries-Old Company Light-Years Ahead of Its Time

In the modern fine art paper world, you will find many great products available that meet different quality requirements and artistic demands. However, there is one brand that stands out from the rest for its centuries-old history, purity, and excellence, inevitably attracting many fans worldwide. That brand is Hahnemühle.

Founded in 1584, Hahnemühle has evolved and transcended all trends by producing fine art papers using ancient recipes from high-quality cotton fibers, pulp or plant fibers, and pure spring water, making Hahnemühle one of the leading paper producers worldwide.

Sustainability is top of mind in today’s business environment, but Hahnemühle had already begun its sustainable journey long before it was a popular global movement. As early as 1965, Hahnemühle was the first paper manufacturer to produce exclusively vegan artists’ papers and still does not use animal glues or other animal substrates in their paper production practices today.

In 2008, as part of its “Green Rooster” initiative to support regional, national, and international environmental education programs, Hahnemühle’s sustainable papers were created from unique raw materials like rapidly renewable bamboo grass, which led to the creation of an innovative new line of papers, the “Natural Line.” This new product line is made of bamboo, hemp, agave, and newly added sugar cane, available for fine art photo prints, digital art, or art reproductions. Some important environmentally friendly factors to note about these selected plants are that they require minimal maintenance, can grow quickly, require little water, and don’t need any pesticides.

All Natural Line papers are:

  • Vegan​​​​​​​
  • Resistant to aging
  • Acid-free

Named German “Brand of the Century” for the third time in a row by an advisory board of top brand experts, Hahnemühle continues to surpass its own quality standards through the centuries and looks ahead to protect and preserve natural resources for future generations of artists.

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To learn more about the exquisite Natural Line of fine art papers, please contact a LexJet Customer Specialist at 800-453-9538 or visit lexjet.com.

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Earn 2X! 3X! 4X! Edge Points on Essential Materials You Need Now
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Earn 2X! 3X! 4X! Edge Points on Essential Materials You Need Now

LexJet Edge members have exclusive access to special promotions, and there’s no better time than now. We realize you are busy creating signage in your community, as well as other vital projects, so we wanted to give back to you because we know every extra effort benefits us all right now.

To help you help your customers, we’re offering double, triple and even quadruple LexJet Edge points on more than 400 SKUs of select essential products for your most pressing projects. You’ll get more points than ever so you can save more on future purchases. Just look for the 2X, 3X and 4X Edge icon on our product pages.

Here’s a sampling of the products you will earn extra points on at LexJet.com:

  • ACCESSORIES. Earn double and triple points on Banner Ups grommet tabs, PowerTabs and a variety of tapes to help banners brave the elements.
  • DÉCOR. Extra points are available on variety of canvas products for aqueous, latex, solvent and UV-compatible canvases from brands that include HP, Sunset, Fredrix, Epson and more.
  • FABRIC. For soft signage, you can earn double or quadruple points on EnduraFab and HP fabrics that are specially formulated for HP Latex inks.
  • FINE ART. Sunset’s brand-new Cold Press & Hot Press bright white fine art papers will get you double Edge points.
  • INKS. Receive double points on most Canon imagePROGRAF wide-format inks.
  • LAMINATES. Protect your prints with ClearShield low-melt laminates and earn triple Edge points.
  • PHOTO PAPER. Earn double or triple points on a large variety of photo papers for every printer technology type. Brands include LexJet, Sunset, Canon and Epson.
  • SIGN & BANNER. Signage materials are in high demand, and will continue to be after everyone gets back to business. We know this is a vital product line, and we’re offering up to quadruple points on many of these products from LexJet and HP.

Not a member yet? Join now, and you could earn extra points, too. Sign up today and get your LexJet Edge!

5 Products that Changed the Game for Wide Format in 2019
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5 Products that Changed the Game for Wide Format in 2019

In 2019, we looked to the market and our customers to find the gaps we could fill with problem-solving product innovations. As a company that marked its 25th anniversary this year, we’ve built our foundation on finding new ways to help our customers thrive. As the year comes to an end, we take a look back at some of the product launches customers and the industry asked for.

In case you didn’t catch them previously, here’s a look at five new media products that changed the game for the wide-format industry:

Squid, for High-End Window Graphics. Likely one of the most buzz-worthy products of the year, Squid is a self-adhesive, printable window textile that offers an elegant-looking alternative to window films that is more environmentally friendly and provides privacy while blocking the sun’s rays. With several color bases that range from a light Chalk to a dark Coal, Squid can be used alone or enhanced with eco-solvent or UV-curable print. In November, we announced that the Chalk version of Squid is now available for Latex printers.

Fredrix Metallic Canvas in Pearl and Gold. Maybe you didn’t think you needed a metallic-based canvas product, but now that it’s here, we don’t think there’s any going back. Before Fredrix dreamed up these dreamy canvases, the only option for creating a metallic gallery wrap was to use a wallcovering product, with dubious effect when wrapping it around those stretcher bars. Today, we’ve got Fredrix Metallic Pearl, which provides a glamorous, iridescent base that puts print jobs like bridal portraits in a whole new stratosphere. The Fredrix Metallic Gold is a showy option that looks amazing with rich, black inks. It also took the 2019 SGIA Product of the Year for Media – Textile – Canvas.

Dye-sub Fisher Textiles in Wide-Format Sizes. With the introduction of wide-format width dye-sub printers hitting the market from the likes of Epson and HP, the industry was in need of some quality dye-sub fabrics in the right widths. Until we partnered with Fisher Textiles, there weren’t many options. We brought right-sized rolls to the industry for a variety of applications, such as flags, soft signage, table skirts, drapery, banners, backdrops and much more.

New Sunset SUV Fine Art for Large Runs. As the preferred printer technologies in the market begin to shift to eco-solvent, we’re finding a bigger need for traditionally aqueous-based media to be re-formulated. Where better to start than with the fine-art segment? We introduced Sunset SUV Fine Art Paper 210g for high-volume art and photography reproductions at a cost-conscious price. For customers loyal to aqueous inks, we also launched Sunset Hot Press Smooth Bright White and Sunset Cold Press Textured Bright White papers to give them another budget-friendly, high-quality option.

High-Tack HP Grip Matte for Stickier Situations. All year we’ve seen the relatively new HP Adhesive Vinyl portfolio of products become customer favorites. Yet, the line was missing a high-tack option that could be used on hard-to-stick-to surfaces, such as trash cans and other low-energy plastics. So we brought on HP Grip Polymeric Air with its aggressive, high-tack clear adhesive, which works on rough surfaces as well as low-energy, while providing an easy, bubble-free installation.

Do you have any product favorites from 2019? Tell us in the comments below, or let us know what other solutions you’ve been looking for.

New Prices on Sunset Papers: Another Reason to Switch
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New Prices on Sunset Papers: Another Reason to Switch

Earlier this year, LexJet launched the all new Sunset Cold Press Textured Bright White 300g and Sunset Hot Press Smooth Bright White 300g to give photographers more options for bringing their vision to the finished print.

Now, we’ve lowered the prices of both of these new products to give you another reason to make the switch to Sunset.

These two new papers are compatible with aqueous inks, and are acid-free for long print life. They’re ideal for photography, art reproductions, unframed cards or high-end, customized home décor. And now they are even more competitively priced.

To learn more about the new pricing structure for these papers and how to create high-end visual impact with Sunset products, call a LexJet print specialist at 800-453-9538 or visit LexJet.com.

Introducing: NEW Sunset SUV Fine Art Paper
Posted on by Shellie Terry Posted in News & Trends, Technology & Products
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Introducing: NEW Sunset SUV Fine Art Paper

In response to demand in the market, we’re excited to announce the new Sunset SUV Fine Art Paper 210g, a heavy-weight option for quality fine art and photography reproduction that’s compatible with eco-solvent, solvent and UV ink technologies. This new-to-the-market SUV-compatible fine art paper is available in the U.S. and Canada.

Print houses that choose technology other than aqueous have had a difficult time finding a quality fine art paper that delivers exceptional results on their chosen printer technology. Our product development team at Sunset has delivered the answer with Sunset SUV Fine Art Paper 210g.

This new paper is an ideal option for large-volume fine art décor printers looking for a cost-conscious option that also has on-point quality. Our team at the LexJet Experience Center ran the paper on the Epson SureColor S80600, and reported excellent color reproduction and overall results.

Product Highlights:

  • Heavy-weight, natural white matte surface
  • Acid- and lignin-free for archiving
  • Soft-textured etching surface
  • Applications: art reproductions, fine-art photography, large-volume décor printing

To learn more about this product, and for help with printer profiles, call a LexJet print specialist at 800-453-9538.