Identity Management
We specialize in producing and managing identity materials – including business cards, stationery and coordinated collateral – for corporations, professional practices and design firms. By ensuring the consistency and quality of identity materials, we help your organization present a unified image to all audiences and save time and expense in ordering, restocking and inventory control.

Prepress
Our prepress department is ready to jump in wherever you need help. We can handle the development of all artwork or prepare customer files for output.

Printing Techniques
We utilize a variety of printing methods to create the ideal sensory impression through color, texture and detail
• Engraving
• Embossing
• Foil stamping
• Offset lithography
• Thermography
• Diemaking

Finishing
Our staff will cut, die cut, fold, bind, assemble and ship your project to your specifications.

Engraving
A printing impression made by stamping the paper into inked depressions that are etched into a metal plate. The etchings are created with an acid wash first, then hand-tooled with artistic craftsmanship. The precise nature of engraving adds elegance to the final printed surface, bringing out the very best intentions of the artist or designer.

Embossing
Sculptured dies, similar to those made for engraving, are used to make an impression, but without ink. Embossing and/or debossing is used when subtle texture is required and can be used on virtually any design.

Foil stamping
A process that like engraving, uses a die and pressure to transfer a smooth foil or pigment coating to the paper, giving a lustrous metallic or colored image.

Offset lithography
The most common form of printing using a flat surfaced plate, which transfers an image onto a rubber blanket then making an impression onto the paper.

Thermography
Also known as raised printing. After offset printing, a resin powder is applied to the paper. This powder sticks only to the still tacky ink printed on the paper which is then passed through a heater. The powder fuses to the ink and swells as it's heated, creating raised letters and images. Laser thermography is recommended for use in laser printers.

Diemaking
Our diemaking department combines state-of-the-art technology with the finest hand tooling to produce the most precise and consistent engraved images seen and felt on stationery.




Pre-Press Department
Computers (Macintosh)
Dual 867 MHz Power PC G4 (OSX, v10.3.9)
Dual 1.8 GHz Power PC G5 (OSX, v10.3.9)
G4/800 (2)
G4/400 (2)
G4/450

Printers / Scanners
Umax Color Scanner (Up to 2400 dpi)
HP 4000N LaserJet Printer (Black & White)
Epson Stylus Pro4000 Color Inkjet Printer

Software
QuarkXPress, version 6.5
Adobe Photoshop, CS2
Adobe Illustrator, CS2
Adobe InDesign, CS2
Adobe InProduction (pdf format)
Suitcase Server (Font Management)
Pagemaker, version 6.5.2
Corel Draw 8.0
Macromedia Freehand, version 9.0
Adobe Font Library
Suitcase Server (Font Management)

Storage / Backup
Veritas Backup System (daily) up to 24 GB compress
8mm Data Tape

Imagesetters / Platemaking
Heidelberg Quicksetter 350 Direct Plating System (Polyester)
Mitsubishi P-ECO 640 Direct-to-Metal Imaging System
Quasar online Conveyor Imagesetter
Dynamil VRP-100 etcher

Specialty Printing
Die-stamping/Engraving/Embossing/Hand fed presses
3 x 8 Cronite (1)
4 1/2 x 9 Carver (5)
8 x 12 Carver (1)

Automatic presses
2 1/2 x 4 Baby Carver (2)
5 x 9 Cronite high speed (3)
3 x 8 Cronite (4)
6 x10 Carver (2)

Thermography
Therm-O-Type units #450 (3)
Virkotype (3)
Ultra Violet Laser Units (2)

Foil Stamping
Heidelberg 10 x 15 Windmill (2)

Printing
Four color press
13 x 18 Ryobi 3304H (4 color)

Two color presses
13 x 18 Hamada RS-34 II
13 x 18 Ryobi 3302M
11 x 17 Ryobi 2800 CD (4), W/T-51
11 x 17 Multi 1250, W/T-51
13 x 18 Heidelberg Quickmaster 46-2
6 x 10 Plextor Arrow AR-010 (2)
High Speed Envelope Feeders (3)
14 x 20 Heidelberg Speedmaster SM-52-2P

Bindery & Finishing
30” Challenge paper cutter (2)
26” & 22” Business card slitters (2)
12” Hand padding machines (3)
Heidelberg 10 x 15 Windmill
Polar MOHR 92 EMC Cutter
Bestronic T20-9 Shrink Wrapper
O & M 18” x 24” Folder
Bostitch Saddle Stitcher
Rosback Dual Head Saddle Stitcher
Challenge 3-Hole Paper Drill



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