Case Studies

We recently spoke with the team at an in-plant print shop for a national non-profit organization. Formax helped them to literally downsize their equipment for increased efficiency. Some of the print shop's equipment was larger than they needed, including an offset press, and a non-Formax 8-station inserting system. They turned to their local Formax Dealer to help streamline their processes. 6308 Series Inserter offers smaller footprint The first change was the 6308 Series Inserter, which has a smaller footprint and...

Non-profit loads up on multiple machines to automate their mailing process to save time, money and resources! The Story During an on-site visit to the customer’s location, the salesperson used a keen eye and experience to look around, ask questions, and uncover multiple customer needs. The Success The sales rep closed a perfect one-two combo of mailing technologies on a lease run through the MINT leasing program. This is a single invoice that includes the lease of two machines along...

Disciple Press, located in Alabama, produces on-demand printed products for funeral homes, churches, and consumers. This includes funeral programs, memorial cards, thank you cards, and more. We spoke with Aaron Carr, CEO of Disciple Press, to see how the Formax Atlas C350 has helped solve challenges of digital printing and streamlined their print finishing process. The Challenge: Toner Cracking As an all-digital print operation, their biggest challenge was toner cracking on the folded edge. To minimize this, they used a...

New prospect with old Pitney equipment and a deli meat slicer for opening envelopes turns into a multi-machine account in no time! The Story Salesperson makes a site visit to an Electric Co-Op office to consult with the new prospect on printing equipment. The rep does not have a current relationship with the customer, and the customer has been a long-time client with competitive Ricoh equipment. The Success During the on-site visit, the attentive salesperson stayed alert to other technology...

For Atlas Games, the Greenwave 430 helps save money and the environment Atlas Games, based in Minnesota, is a publisher of board, card, and role-playing games. They also provide fulfillment services for other game producers.   The company has a strong commitment to environmental responsibility, including designing games with minimal packaging and no plastic wrapping. In addition, they reuse all the boxes, packing materials and pallets that arrive at their warehouse. We recently spoke with Warehouse Manager Woody Eblom, who…

ColorMax8 Helps School District Get the Message Out to Students and Families When schools need to share information with students, parents and faculty, digital communications are convenient, but not always ideal. That's where good old fashioned mail comes into play, with paper and envelopes. For Cecil County Public Schools in Elkton, Maryland, that's definitely the case, as they print and mail upwards of 25,000 envelopes a year. We recently spoke with Manuel Evangelista in the Print & Distribution Center, who...

Presort Inc. is a direct mail service and print provider in St. Louis, Missouri. We recently spoke to Steve Karadja, VP at Presort, who told us how Formax Cut-True 31H Guillotine Cutters have been a welcome addition to their in-plant production.   A Cost-Effective Reinforcement for Busy Production Schedules Printing and processing direct mail postcards, business cards, and more, the team at Presort often needs additional equipment to handle the variable workload. Enter the Formax Cut-True 31H Guillotine Cutter.  …

Non-profit moves on from their old PB to a production-level Mint 410 The Story A Mint Dealer providing 10+ years of valuable on-site service support for a variety of machines at a church organization got the call for a postage machine upgrade. The Success In short order, the Mint Dealer priced a comparable Mint production mailing system vs. the customer's old Pitney Bowes Connect 3000. Additionally, using the Mint Leasing Program, the Dealer was also able to bundle in the...

Cut-True 22S Provides Students with Real-World Production Experience Mid-East Career & Technology Centers in southeastern Ohio specializes in offering students career opportunities through hands-on educational programs, in a wide range of disciplines. We recently spoke with Owen Williams, Graphic Art and Design instructor, who told us how the Formax Cut-True 22S Guillotine Cutter makes a difference in his classroom. User-friendly features promote working independently As part of the curriculum, students learn skills commonly used in a print shop, including computer…

7K Metals is a precious metals dealer based in Idaho, with 20,000 team members in the U.S. and around the world. With a large number of staff, and orders to ship, they do a lot of in-house printing, including business cards and coin cards to include with orders.   We spoke with team member Chris Weary about how choosing the Formax Atlas-TRIO15 has enhanced their marketing efforts as the company grows.   Atlas-TRIO15 Makes the Cut for this Business Prior…