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Posted on by Shellie Terry Posted in Tips & Tricks
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Create Easy Contour Cut Lines for Stickers, Decals & More

To create attractive, customized shapes for decals, stickers and signage of all types, you can easily adjust your graphic file in Adobe Illustrator to create cut lines in the shape of your choice that will be perfectly set up for when you’re ready to send the job to your printer and cutter.

Follow along as we walk through, step-by-step, in this short educational video to ensure your cut lines are set up correctly to print and cut accurately with your graphic.

This technique is often used for customized sticker shapes, but can also be utilized to create functional cutouts, like the graphics we created for the mini-Jeeps pictured below, in which the graphic is trimmed perfectly to fit around the hood hinges and clamps. For this project, we used HP Adhesive Vinyl. This technique would work well with other products, such as LexJet Print-N-Stick Fabric and LexJet Simple Grip or other self-adhesive products with a release liner.

In the video above, we also show you how to convert JPEG and PNG files for optimal results. Rastor and vector files are covered, as well.

Once you follow this set-up procedure, you’ll be ready to send the file to your RIP software, which will prepare the file for printing.

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Posted on by Regan Dickinson Posted in Technology & Products
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A Closer Look at the HP Designjet Z5400

HP Designjet Z5400If you run a print shop that needs quality printing and the ability to switch print media quickly, check out the HP Designjet Z5400 PostScript ePrinter at LexJet.

The big news here is the 44-inch printer’s two-roll media and automatic switching features, which reduce time spent changing media and downtime between multiple print jobs.

It works great on a variety of media for profitable applications, like posters, photo reproductions, backlits, signs, point of sale, line drawings and maps. The printer uses six HP Photo Inks with three different shades of black at up to 2,400 x 1,200 dots per inch.

The HP Designjet Z5400 features HP Multi-Dimensional Smart Drop Placement Technology. Based on automatic drop detection and intelligent masking capabilities, the technology detects then corrects ink placement errors during printing to increase efficiency and reduce waste.

Also on board is the HP Instant Printing PRO, which allows you to preview, crop and easily print PDF, PostScript, HP-GL/2, TIFF and JPEG files. The “e” designation in ePrinter means that the web-connected printer has automatic software updates, USB flash drive or email printing, and a color touch screen and print preview to quickly check prints before they start printing.

To find out more about the HP Designjet Z5400, and to find the best HP printer for your needs – whether it’s the HP Latex Printer, other Z-series or T-series printers – call a LexJet expert at 800-453-9538.