Case Studies

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…

Atlas C100 Customer Testimonial: Suncoast Print & Promotions Suncoast Print & Promotions, of Sarasota, Florida, has been in business for 38 years, as a full-service print distributorship, specializing in forms, commercial printing and advertising products. With seven presses on site, they’re able to print business forms, checks, brochures, letterhead, booklets, envelopes, labels and more, all under one roof.  In addition, they’ve been a Formax reseller for the past 15 years.  Prior to purchasing the Formax Atlas C100 Creaser, they used…

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…

  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…

  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…

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 Cut-True cutters are in the market and are having an impact. We recently spoke with Louis, owner of Creative Document Systems in Arizona, a Formax dealer, who purchased a Cut-True 15M cutter and the customer where he placed the unit, Healthways. When asked what he thought about the cutter, Louis–who resells similar competitive cutters–said, “The Cut-True 15M is a quality cutter.” He went on to say “I like the fact that the stand is included and the laser line…

CRW Enterprises, Inc. provides cost-effective, hassle-free database and mailing services. Having processed mailings for thousands of businesses since 1989, CRW Enterprises, Inc. has seen a lot of changes in the mailing industry. They originally started with peel and stick labels and have evolved to:Bulk mailings and all accompanying postal paperworkList procurement and List cleaningDatabase managementConversion of databases to current formatsInsertion of magnets, calendars, and other promotional materials  When Cristel Witman, Owner of CRW Enterprises, Inc. saw that they had used their…