As a producer of short run books, including on-demand (POD) textbooks, direct mail pieces and election ballots, it’s important for Frederic Printing, a Consolidated Graphics company, to have a reliable solution to meet our printing needs.
Frederic works within several different sectors of the community, including education, government and marketing segments, all expecting to produce high volumes of content on a quick turnaround. The InfoPrint 5000 was an obvious choice for us. It is seamlessly integrated into the Frederic Printing and Consolidated Graphics environment, helping us to meet the complex color needs of our customers.
Reliability and efficiency are extremely important values in printing short run books, ones we as a company cannot compromise on. Frederic chose this solution due to its versatility in high-quality, Print On Demand (POD) books, ballots and precision marketing. Being able to rely on printer equipment is essential, and allows us to feel confident that we’ll never miss a customer deadline that we’ve committed to. The flexibility in our printing is also essential, allowing us to change from books to short run and more. With inline finishing and in-house binding, we have the ability to do these jobs cost effectively.
We are a healthy company because we have multiple capabilities, and InfoPrint Solutions products have been a great support in allowing us to expand our offerings and build more opportunities. Customers can produce PS, PDF and AFP on the spot, without any alterations or transformations needed.
An example of the need for flexibility within our system is with our ballot printing. We originally used offset printing with several plate changes, and soon switched to digital sheet presses. Working with InfoPrint Solutions, we are now able to print more ballots within the limited print window. Clients now have more options to make existing content even better.
Because sustainability is always top of mind, Frederic also wanted to incorporate one of the lowest power consumption inkjet systems, with a solution both compact in size and operating efficiently. The inks used also consume very little power, and with an extensive print head life of 1.5 years, there will be little waste involved with this solution. Through the support of sustainable and cost-effective printing practices, the printing of short run books couldn’t be more productive.
The importance of these values has ensured that our customers are happy and our production is as efficient as possible. The bottom line is that this solution is flexible, reliable, and just great for our company.
Best,
Chris Greene
President, Frederic Printing
Tags: Frederic Printing, Print On Demand
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