HP Designjet used in restoration project

Electronic Print Services (EPS) has produced a life-sized banner of the Great East Window at York Minster (UK) on its HP Designjet 10000 printer.

The Great East Window is among the world's largest medieval windows, and is being removed from York Minster for conservation work that may last for up to 15 years.

The 378m2 banner was printed using the HP Designjet 10000 printer, able to print on a range of media, including paper, self-adhesive vinyl, banner scrim, films and fabrics.

The Great East Window was printed on Epiflex, a non-mesh substrate.

The HP Designjet 10000 printer can print up to 264.2cm-wide format graphics.

To produce a banner that exactly matched the size of the window, which was printed at a high resolution, EPS split the artwork into 18 files for production.

Each of the 18 images were then fabric moulded together to produce a single high-quality replica of the window.

The banner was produced using HP low-solvent pigmented inks, combining the quality and productivity benefits of solvent printing and high durability with a more environmentally responsible printing process.

EPS has been an HP customer for six years and operates its HP Designjet 10000 alongside two Designjet 5500 printers to produce a range of signage, posters, banners, backdrops, curtains and point-of-sale material, and has been using its HP Designjet technology to move into the fine art market.

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