Our new Konica 1085 digital press takes printing on heavy cover stock to the next level. This new machine prints 130# cover stock (130lb, 130 pound, 350gsm) on both sides, fast. For some people, 130# cover is overkill for a business card. Others like their cards very thick. You know which camp … [Read more...] about 130 lb cover stock printing now easy
Coming soon: Three Knife Trimmer
The days of manually trimming one edge at a time to create full bleed books and booklets is about to end. We're expecting delivery of a three knife trimmer later this month! I have a feeling our phone will be ringing a bit more... with some of these calls being from other local printers. There … [Read more...] about Coming soon: Three Knife Trimmer
New Equipment: Triumph 5560 Programmable Cutter
We don't announce every new piece of equipment we buy, but this particular acquisition is too neat to put into service without at least mentioning it in a blog post and highlighting how it improves our workflow and the quality of our finished products. Over the holidays we were happy to welcome … [Read more...] about New Equipment: Triumph 5560 Programmable Cutter
Same Day Perfect Binding
We used to send batches of books out to be perfect bound by a vendor in the Maryland suburbs. Outsourcing the binding added at least 2 days to our turnaround times. It's hard to be "fast" when you have to depend on third parties, and the delay actually ended up costing us a bunch of potential … [Read more...] about Same Day Perfect Binding
Things to know when color is really important
Most of our customers aren't particularly picky about matching colors. As long as their logo prints close to navy blue or periwinkle, or whatever color they use, they are generally happy. However, some clients are extremely concerned about matching colors perfectly -- every time their logo (or … [Read more...] about Things to know when color is really important
New Equipment: Formax FD6204 Advanced 2
Our newest piece of equipment does the work of 4 humans, only faster and more accurately. It's a Formax FD6204 Advanced 2 folder/inserter. This thing collates, folds and inserts letters and cards of various sizes into envelopes of various sizes. It even seals the envelopes. It banged out 20,000 … [Read more...] about New Equipment: Formax FD6204 Advanced 2
Why pricing varies so much from shop to shop
There are 3 main reasons you will get different pricing from different print shops for your job. 1. Equipment There is different equipment in every shop, and it can affect pricing in several ways. The first way is related to the issue of costs. Some shops pay for supplies such as ink, toner, … [Read more...] about Why pricing varies so much from shop to shop
The top 3 reasons you may want to print your next job on a digital press
Over the past several years, the number of jobs printed on digital presses versus offset presses have increased significantly. For many years, offset had the overwhelming majority share of the printing market, with digital a distant 2nd place. But by 2012, things have essentially reversed, with … [Read more...] about The top 3 reasons you may want to print your next job on a digital press