Pay Per Use
Pay for what you print. Nothing else.
One rate per square metre covers the inks, the printheads and the service contract, on a single monthly invoice. There is no minimum volume and no capital outlay, and it is open to any HP Latex or HP Stitch owner in South Africa — including machines that did not come from us.
How the billing works
The HP portal logs every job the printer runs. Each month we pull the usage report from it, total the square metres you actually printed, and apply your rate. That is the invoice: one line, paid by debit order.
There are no purchase orders for supplies and no separate ink account to reconcile. Consumables arrive before you run out rather than after you have stopped.
How your rate is set
New HP Latex customers are assessed on what they print, then run a 90-day trial. The rate is set against what the machine actually did over those three months rather than against a forecast. Existing HP Latex and HP Stitch owners go through a printer health assessment instead.
You do not have to have bought the printer from Midcomp.
What the rate covers
One figure per square metre, with nothing arriving separately later in the month.
Everything the printer drinks
Original HP inks, printheads and cleaning cartridges.
Everything that keeps it running
Service maintenance kits, labour, travel and spare parts.
Somewhere to run when it stops
Disaster recovery and excess capacity at the Innovation Hub in Johannesburg, by arrangement.
Which machines qualify
The HP Latex 630, 730 and 830 series and the HP Stitch S1000 go onto the programme as they are.
The HP Latex FS 50 W, FS 60 W and FS 70 W can be added by prior arrangement — there are a few more factors to weigh on those, so ask before you assume.
What the programme does not cover
Worth reading before you sign rather than after.
- Electrical damage from power surges or lightning.
- Abuse or damage to the printer.
- Physical damage to covers, spindles, handles and printheads.
- Acts of God, including water damage and damage to wiring harnesses.
- On HP Latex Print and Cut machines, cutter consumables — blades and cutting strips.
Media is never included on either programme. You buy your own substrate, which is what keeps you free to buy it wherever you like.
Questions we get asked
- Is there a minimum monthly volume?
No. The programme has no minimum volume and no minimum charge. You are billed on the square metres the portal recorded, and a quiet month is a smaller invoice.
- Do I have to have bought the printer from Midcomp?
No. Pay Per Use is open to any HP Latex or HP Stitch owner in South Africa regardless of where the printer was bought. Existing owners join after a printer health assessment.
- How is my rate worked out?
New customers run a 90-day trial first, and the rate is set against what the machine actually printed over those three months. Existing owners are assessed on the machine and on current volumes.
- What is included in the rate?
Inks, printheads, cleaning cartridges, service maintenance kits, labour, travel and spare parts. Media is not included on any Midcomp programme — you buy your own substrate.
- What is not covered?
Power surge and lightning damage, abuse, physical damage to covers, spindles, handles and printheads, and Acts of God including water and wiring harness damage. On Print and Cut machines, cutter blades and cutting strips are also outside the programme.
- What happens if the printer breaks down?
A machine on the programme that stops can have its work run at the Midcomp Innovation Hub in Johannesburg while it is repaired. It is by arrangement, so tell us early rather than on the morning of the deadline.
Request a PPU proposal
Tell us what you print in a normal month and which machine you are running, and we will come back with a rate.
Your details stay with us