| Xerox iGen4 EXP Turns Jobs in Hours, Instead of Days |
| March 04, 2011 |
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 | ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Graphic communications firm Bryant Graphics ended an existing
lease on a competitive device to purchase Xerox Corporation’s iGen4® EXP press.
The full-service print shop in Minnesota used to outsource six-page brochures
to larger printing companies and get them back two to four days later. “Now, with
the iGen4 EXP press we can produce them ourselves within hours,” said Joel Johnson,
president and Chief Operating Officer, Bryant Graphics. “The press drastically
cuts turnaround time and our customers are noticing.”
ALLPRO Direct Marketing, a full-service marketing firm, became the first in Florida
to acquire the iGen4 EXP press. They rely on the press to produce direct-mail
marketing campaigns, personalized invitations, postcards and other 1:1 marketing
solutions – many of which are processed using uDirect® Classic variable data software
from XMPie®, A Xerox Company.
“The majority of our work is variable data, short runs. With the iGen4 EXP press
we can print quicker and less expensively compared to presses that only print
smaller sheet sizes,” said Tom McLaren, president and CEO, ALLPRO Direct Marketing.
“Since we can offer our customers much more in terms of digital printing and personalization,
we’re thinking about installing an additional iGen4 EXP press.”
The iGen4 EXP press is a key component in the multi-channel campaigns Georgia-based
basiQa produces for its corporate marketing clients. The software solutions provider
needed a device to accommodate a variety of media, a digital front end that could
easily integrate with the company’s custom software and larger sheet capacity
– and the iGen4 EXP press delivers.
“Our typical print run is between 5,000 and 500,000 custom pieces – and with
the iGen4 EXP press we don’t need to waste our clients’ time and money on pre-printed
offset shells. We’re delivering full-color, personalized capabilities at the same
price, or even less,” said Joel Rowland, president and founder of the document
technology company.
Rowland said the iGen4 EXP press’s increased sheet size allows the company to
produce marketing campaigns at a lower cost, giving them a significant competitive
advantage and opening them up to new markets.
EarthDigital, a division of EarthColor, a national print provider, relies on
two iGen4 EXP presses to handle demand for unique direct-mail pieces that include
die cutting and oversized pages. The enhanced finishing options and larger sheet
size add significant capabilities to the five iGen4 presses already in its shop.
By using FreeFlow® Process Manager® and Output Manager® software,
EarthDigital automates each step of the print operation process, allowing increased
productivity from start to finish.
“The iGen4 EXP press strengthens our digital offerings and with the larger sheet
size we’re maximizing paper usage and getting more out of each run,” said Nicholas
Brusco, president, EarthDigital. “The environmental impact is always a concern,
so printing more multi-up jobs and getting more usable output on each sheet while
using less paper is critical.”
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