Black Friday Sale! Save 30% on LexJet, Elements, and Sunset Media

The days of standing in line for a Black Friday deal are over! Stay inside relaxing in your cozy ugly sweater, and shop online for your favorite LexJet, Elements, and Sunset branded media. Now’s the perfect time to stock up and save! Shop ONLINE ONLY from Wednesday, November 23 through Sunday, November 27, and receive 30% OFF MSRP when you use code HOLIDAY2022.

Enjoy the extra savings on various media, including:

From fine art photo paper and canvas to fabric and display film, we have media to meet your business needs. Don’t forget you’ll earn Edge Rewards with your online order! If you aren’t an Edge member, sign up today for rewards on your Black Friday purchases.

Remember, LexJet will be closed on Thursday and Friday, so this promotion is only valid online – while supplies last – through Sunday, and orders will ship on the next available business day.

Use coupon code HOLIDAY2022 at checkout to apply your 30% savings.

Some restrictions may apply.

     

 

 

LexJet Essentials: Marabu Liquid Laminates

Umbrellas. Seat belts. Sunscreen. A suit of armor. All of these are forms of protection. Everyone knows the importance of protection. So why do so many photographers pass up the opportunity to ensure their work last for generations?

Whether creating a family heirloom canvas wrap or a banner to celebrate a milestone birthday, Marabu has a liquid coating for you.

Marabu ClearShield Select is perfect for manual or automated applications and provides chemical and scratch resistance on rigid substrates, canvas, vinyl, and banners. It is available in gloss, semi-gloss or matte finishes.

Marabu StarlamOwn a StarLam? Marabu Clearshield Select for StarLam is your laminate of choice. It’s the same Clearshield formula, but with lower viscosity, so it works perfectly with roll-to-roll laminators like the StarLam 1600R.

The entire Marabu line of protective coatings offers you and your clients peace of mind, knowing that their images and artwork are safe for years to come.

Find your perfect protection on our website or call us at 800-453-9538, and one of our printing specialists will be happy to help. Want more information? Visit the Marabu booth at The LexJet Experience.

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Get a Darkroom Look with Sunset Fibre Elite

Most photographers today love the idea of creating the perfect image on an inkjet printer but miss the look and feel of images brought to life in the darkrooms of the past.

Some photographers may not know that they can have the best of both worlds with Sunset Fibre Elite 285g. You get the beautiful reminiscent of hours developing film, but without the worry of just the slightest bit of light ruining your perfect capture.

Sunset Fibre Elite 285g is a fiber-based paper with an extra smooth and glossy look designed for color and black-and-white photo reproductions of the highest caliber.

Dennis Hammon PhotographyProfessional photographer and PPA affiliate juror Dennis Hammon spent 35-years working in dark rooms. He loves the look and feel of Sunset Fibre Elite. “I’ve always had a darkroom, and the Fibre Elite mimics some of the papers I used way back when; that’s why I’m drawn to it,” he says. “The feel, the texture, the luster of it and how it holds the tooth of the image for me. We have other papers, but that’s the only thing I put my work on.”

Sunset Fibre Elite delivers the wide color gamut required for fine-art photography, photo restoration work, and more.

Dennis Hammon PhotographyHammon, who works closely with his wife, Cheri – also a professional photographer – says it’s what sets his images apart from others. “We’re selling a lot of the fine art, and the Fibre Elite is the look I want. It’s different from everybody else’s images they’re trying to sell. We’re trying to set ourselves apart with the quality and look of the paper.”

The next time you want that throwback darkroom look for your work, try printing with Sunset Fibre Elite 285g. Buy it online, or give one of our printing specialists a call at 800-453-9538, and they’ll be happy to help.

Four-Part Series: Consistent Color on the HP Latex 700 and 800 Series

In the closing segment to our four-part series, Timothy Mitchell finishes his overview of the technology improvements made in the HP Latex 700 and 800 printers. He dug into the new printheads, the new inks, and white ink in the W versions in the previous editions.

In the video above, Mitchell delves into the quality at 4- and 6-pass, the importance of the homogenous print zone, and other improvements like the rotary cutter and upgraded take-up reel system.

Speed and Consistency

With the reconfigured printheads, reduced picolitre size, and modular ink, this family of HP printers can produce stunning images at 4-pass. “This is 4-pass, which is about 334 sq ft/hr. The color pop, speed, everything looks gorgeous on this canvas,” says Mitchell. “I can do it on banner or canvas all day long at 250-334 sq ft/hr., and the colors look fantastic. This is absolutely a testament to how good the technology is.”

Homogenous Print Zone

The significance of the homogenous print zone is a stable print temperature for consistent and accurate color, no matter the external temperature. Whether you’re printing during January in New England or August in Florida, the homogenous print zone will help you achieve consistent graphics from print to print. “It uses just a little bit of temperature in the print zone so that whenever you’re printing, everything that goes through that print zone is exactly the same temperature, which is very important for color consistency,” says Mitchell.

Miscellaneous Upgrades

  • One-year subscription to both ONYX and Flexi
  • New rotary cutter – fast, accurate, and it won’t dull
  • Improved take-up reel
  • Rebuilt platen, edge guards, and ink collectors

Throughout the video, Mitchell talks about a few more of his favorite products on latex technology, including HP Removable Adhesive Fabric and HP Prime Gloss Air GP, and why they work so well on these printers.

Over these four sessions, Mitchell has provided information on what’s new and improved in the HP Latex 700 W and 800 W printers; now, you can take a closer look at them in The LexJet Experience. If you have questions, contact a LexJet printer specialist at 800-453-9538.

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Four-Part Series: HP Latex 700 W & 800 W. Why Does the “W” Matter?

Previously in this series, Timothy Mitchell discussed how the 800 series differs from the 700 and how the ink and printheads differ compared to previous generations of HP Latex printers. Now, he takes a closer look at the new white ink in the Latex 700 W and 800 W printers.

White ink technology differs from CMYK because it is made from crushed titanium rather than color pigments. If not properly maintained, the white ink can clog. The new HP printers have a system that keeps the white ink continuously circulating. “White ink cannot sit idle so what we have is constant circulation,” says Mitchell. “The whole process [microcirculation] is designed to get white on demand and have no waste or very little waste. The white printheads stay in their rotational chamber until you’re ready to print again.”

It’s not just the microcirculation that makes the HP white ink so popular; it’s also the versatility and vibrance of the output. According to Mitchell, there’s nothing as simple or bright on the market right now. “The white ink is incredibly easy to use; the brilliance is so outrageous. They are flexible and elastic,” he says.

There are several options for printing with white ink. In the video above, Mitchell details over- and under-flood coats, spot color, and 3- and 5-layer printing. He also discusses how to lay down different amounts of white ink depending on what type of graphics you are printing. One of his favorite products for W series printers is HP Matte Polymeric Overlaminate. “HP has the Matte Polymeric Overlaminate as well as the Gloss. You can use them as a laminate, or you can print on them,” says Mitchell. “They both work beautifully and are an absolute ‘go to’ for me on this printer.”

Now that you’ve learned about the white ink in the HP Latex 700 W and 800 W printers, you can take a closer look at them in The LexJet Experience. If you have questions, contact a LexJet printer specialist at 800-453-9538.

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Four-Part Series: Temperature, Printhead, and Ink Improvements in the HP Latex 700 and 800 Series

In the first part of our four-part series, Latex expert Timothy Mitchell discussed the differences between the Latex 700 and 800 Series. In part two, he talks about some improvements over previous generations of latex printers.

In the video above, Mitchell takes you deeper into the technology improvements in these four new printers. These improvements can decrease your turn-around time and enhance your output from curing temperature to printheads to modular ink.

Curing Temperature:

With previous generations of latex printers, it was nearly impossible to use heat-sensitive media like polyester, polypropylene, or even paper. Printing on these media was possible by reducing the temperature and amount of ink and slowing the speed. But in doing so, the colors lost vibrancy, and the graphics took longer to produce.

With the curing temperatures lower – from 230° F to 195° F – you don’t have to decrease speed or ink levels, resulting in better saturation and warp-free graphics. “These printers, because they are running at such a lower temperature, it’s like an entire shift,” says Mitchell. “Everything I run is now going through the printer faster and at a lower temperature. As a result, I can put more ink down, and there’s no sacrifice in quality.”

Printheads:

HP made several improvements to the new printheads. There are now 3000 nozzles instead of 2112, meaning if there are clogs or low-performing nozzles, other nozzles will pick up the slack. The size of the drop is now 10 picolitres rather than 12. That means better dot placement for fine text and shading. Mitchell explains that other improvements include an elliptical shape nozzle and microcirculation to improve the performance of the ink.

“It’s a smaller drop, better drop accuracy with the elliptical nozzle, the printhead is user-replaceable, inexpensive, durable, and water-based,” he says. “The printheads are completely new, and they complement this new printer wonderfully.”

Modular Ink:

The new modular ink system has three components: the optimizer, increased pigments, and the overcoat. The optimizer – which keeps everything fixed to the media – has always been an essential part of HP’s ink and has not changed. The increased pigment gives this generation of printers an extensive color gamut.

The third component is the overcoat. The overcoat was part of the ink with the 300/500 series printers. But now, the overcoat has its own printhead and can be turned on or off, depending on the application. As Mitchell explains, “If you’re using a laminate workflow – cold lam or liquid lam – you turn the overcoat off. It will give you a better bond between the laminate and material.”

Now that you’ve learned some of the HP Latex 700 and 800 Series improvements, take a closer look at the printers in The LexJet Experience or contact a LexJet printer specialist at 800-453-9538. And, stay tuned for the final two installments of our four-part series. And, stay tuned for the final two installments of our four-part series.

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