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FD 346 Case Study: First Choice Mailing Formax Dealer Mark Bond has been in the mailing equipment business in Florida for more than 30 years. In 2004, he started his own company, First Choice Mailing. Formax was one of the first companies he reached out to as he was building his product line. We recently talked with him about his experiences with Formax, and especially the FD 346 Touchscreen Tabletop Folder. Time for an Upgrade One of his long-time customers…

Atlas C102 Case Study: Pinney Printing Company Being in business for more than a century, the folks at Pinney Printing Company, of Sterling, Illinois know a few things about printing and print finishing. They provide a wide range of products, including tri-fold brochures, booklets, business cards, flyers, and more. And since digital printing has taken off, they also know about the frustrations of toner cracking.   Production Manager David Zimmerman, who’s been with Pinney for 36 years, told us how…

Atlas-TRIO15 Case Study: American Document Solutions/Postal Express American Document Solutions of Columbia, Missouri, is a reprographics center providing services to contractors, engineers and owners in the construction field. Their retail branch, Postal Express, offers packing, shipping and business services as well as on-demand print and finishing. Postal Express’ most common print finishing projects are business cards, greeting cards, postcards, and brochures, many of which have full-bleed artwork. We talked with owner Brandon Roberts, and discovered how the Formax Atlas-TRIO15 Slitter/Cutter/Creaser...

ColorMax8 / 6306 Series Case Study: Communique Direct Mail Marketing & Printing Communique Direct Mail Marketing & Printing, in Virginia Beach, VA, has been providing mail and print services for nearly 40 years. Clif Smith and his wife Sharon purchased a small mail house in 1979 and have grown it into a multi-million dollar company.    We recently spoke with Clif, who told us how they’ve transitioned from presses to digital, and how automation has reduced their staff workload. The…

Cut-True 31H Cutter Case Study: Royal Business Forms Royal Business Forms, in Arlington, Texas, has been in business for 50+ years, providing customers with custom printed checks, invoices, statements, envelopes, self-stick notes and more. With corporate clients requiring up to 1.5 million checks in a single order, Royal utilizes guillotine cutters on a daily basis. When one of their older cutters had a mechanical failure, and parts were no longer available, they looked to Formax for a new finishing solution:…

Customer Testimonial: Atlas C300 and Cut-True 29H When an on-demand print and binding shop in Nebraska wanted to upgrade its in-house capabilities, Mike White of Document Finishing Resources stepped in to help. This Formax Dealer suggested two solutions: the Atlas C300 Automatic Creaser/Folder, and the Cut-True 29H Hydraulic Guillotine Cutter.     We recently spoke with Alicia, the shop’s Bindery Manager, who described how these additions have helped streamline their operations and take on more business. Wave Goodbye to Hand-Folding…

Compact, Powerful Cut-True 29A is a Cut Above the Rest Super Mail, Inc. of Wheeling, WV, has been in business for 27 years, providing Printing and Mailing Services to a wide range of businesses. Their production facility encompasses the whole process, from printing and finishing to addressing and mailing a variety of products including postcards, business cards, booklets, brochures, and more. Their old large-format programmable cutter had outlived its lifespan, so in 2016 they consulted with their Formax Dealer, Ken…

Cost – Control – Security! Onsite Shredding At The Source Formax FD 8502AF AutoFeed Shredder Saves This Medical Organization Money and Securely Shreds Confidential Documentation Have you asked your customers how much they’re spending on shredding services? Or how secure the service really is? Bryce Gerlach of Metro Mail Services in Springfield, VA did just that and saw that his customer could buy multiple shredders equivalent to what they were spending annually on their shredding service. We had the opportunity to talk…

  Formax ColorMax7 Helps University Find Diverse New Marketing Strategies A prestigious university in New York state partners with Formax to bring their Mailing, Inserting and Pressure Sealing to a new level. The university most recently purchased a Formax ColorMax7 Digital Color Printer and is delving into a whole new realm of marketing possibilities because of it, taking their duplicating center to the next level.   Most universities in the U.S. have In-House Marketing and Mailing divisions where control of…

  Compact, Powerful Atlas Folder is a Welcome Addition to University Printing Services Oakland University is a public university in Rochester, Michigan, with an enrollment of approximately 23,000 students, which has its own in-plant printing operation. The University recently added a Formax Atlas Folder to the equipment in its Printing & Mailing Services Center. We spoke with Jim Whedon, Manager of the Center, about how the Atlas Folder has helped with the transition to an increase in digital printing. When…