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How Print Shops Can Add Direct Mail to Their Service Offerings
Like your stock portfolio, your print shop needs to be diversified. Not too long ago, customers had to have a large Rolodex of options. If you wanted a book printed you went to one printer; signage, you’d go to somebody else; a specialty die-cut job, you’d shop around; and mailing, well that’s labor intensive — better find a reputable mail house.
Then came along the Wal-Mart way of thinking. More and more customers want their print media the same way they get their groceries and sporting equipment: one stop shopping. Well, we can’t put all the blame on Wally. One reason that the market is forcing this change is the expansion of media in general. If my business is juggling web design companies, social media consultants, videographers, mobile software coders, AND I need something printed — well, I’d like to know that the shop that did such a good job on the company magazine can also handle my direct mail campaign. I don’t want to add another specialty shop to my ‘to do’ list.
Your Shop Could Print AND Mail
Adding direct mail capabilities is as easy as adding the right equipment. Add a letter folder, an inserter and a pressure sealer and you’ll turn a nice little profit while making your customers happy.
Take the Formax 6402 Inserter for example. You can configure your machine to have up to six feeders including BRE’s. It’s fast – 4,000 pieces an hour. It’s easy to run – touchscreen control panel. And, it keeps your job in a neat sequential order so it’s ready for sealing and your outgoing mail bins.
When it comes to sealing, you may want to look into the variety of applications a pressure sensitive project may yield. It’s not just for checks and invoices anymore. Pressure sealed mailers offer an inexpensive direct mail option for your client and diversity for your shops catalog of services. Even mid-volume pressure sealers like the Formax 2030 model can crank out 9,000 pieces an hour. Operation is as simple as loading a stack into the feeder and pressing a button.
So, consider diversifying you portfolio. For a modest investment you’ll see a return that’s a little more reliable than Wall Street.
Formax 8902 Series Industrial Cross-Cut Shredder
They don’t get much bigger than this. The Formax 8902 Industrial Cross-Cut Shredder reminds me of the Devastator on Transformers 2 sucking everything in its path into its rotating jaws.
How is it Used?
The FD 8902CC Cross-Cut model can shred up to 650 sheets at once, up to 35 feet per minute, with a shred size of 5/16″ x 1 1/2″ – 3″. It’s got some nice safety features and an easy-to-use control panel. Plus, the EvenFlowTM Automatic Oiling System keeps the shredder in peak operating condition. An easy-to-use pump and reservoir work with 25 copper distribution nozzles to lubricate the steel cutting blades. This model is great for serving an entire office building and we’re lucky its not set on world domination.
And How Much Does it Cost
The Formax 8902 Series Industrial Cross-Cut Shredder is $26,766.50 at Lloyd’s. All Formax 8000 series shredders also come with a 10-year limited warranty. Plus, we’ll throw in free shipping and a gift with your purchase.
For more information on the PRODUCT or to place an order, please visit the Lloyd’s website.
Formax FD 8802CC Cross-Cut Industrial Conveyor Shredder
Think about the food processor in your kitchen – its blades spinning. Now picture your lawnmower’s blade in slow motion. Now imagine those road construction vehicles that have the spinning brush that strips away concrete like butter. Yeah. The Formax FD 8802CC Cross-Cut Industrial Conveyor Shredder is like a combination of the three.
How is it Used?
The FD 8802CC Cross-Cut model can shred up to 90 sheets at once, at up to 40 feet per minute, with a shred size of 1/4″ x 2″. The heat-treated solid steel cutting blades are high-quality as is the rest of the all metal construction. This shredder is powerful enough to shred just about anything including entire files, stacks of computer forms, cardboard, tapes, CDs and magnetic disks. There’s a LED Control Panel with a visual load indicator and a large bar to stop operation for safety. The 8802CC was designed to serve the needs of an entire office building and still be ready for more.
And How Much Does it Cost
The Formax FD 8802CC Cross-Cut Industrial Conveyor Shredder is $11,007.50 at Lloyd’s. All Formax 8000 series shredders also come with a 10-year limited warranty. Plus, we’ll throw in free shipping and a gift with your purchase.
For more information on the PRODUCT or to place an order, please visit the Lloyd’s website.
Formax 8802 Strip-Cut Industrial Conveyor Shredder
If the Formax 8802 Strip-Cut Industrial Conveyor Shredder were a cartoon, it would have big angry red eyes hovering over a gaping maw, while hopping back and forth to a soundtrack of increasingly intense trombone and tuba. The 8802 is what out-dated files have nightmares about. It’s a nightmare that can serve the needs of your entire organization.
How is it Used?
The FD 8802SC Strip-Cut model can shred up to 125 sheets at once, at up to 50 feet per minute, with a shred size of 1/2″. This shredder is powerful enough to shred just about anything including entire files, stacks of computer forms, cardboard, tapes, CDs and magnetic disks. There’s a LED Control Panel with a visual load indicator and a large bar to stop operation for safety. The heat-treated solid steel cutting blades are high-quality as is the rest of the all metal construction. When Formax designed the 8802 Strip-Cut, they weren’t joking around.
And How Much Does it Cost
The Formax 8802 Strip-Cut Industrial Conveyor Shredder is $9,775 at Lloyd’s. All Formax 8000 series shredders also come with a 10-year limited warranty. Plus, we’ll throw in free shipping and a gift with your purchase.
For more information on the PRODUCT or to place an order, please visit the Lloyd’s website.
Formax FD 8600 Cross-Cut Office Shredder
Do you remember the teenage mutant ninja turtles? Heroes in a half-shell? Maybe your kids watched them on Saturday mornings. Well, their nemesis was a big bad ninja with blades all over his body named Shredder. This Formax 8600 Cross-Cut Office Shredder reminds me of him.
How is it Used?
The FD 8600CC Cross-Cut model has a 16″ wide feed opening ready to take up to 28 sheets at a time, up to 20 feet per minute, with a shred size of 5/32″ x 1 1/5″. Special heat-treated steel cutters require minimal oiling, and it accepts staples, paper clips and credit cards with ease. There’s a nice LED control panel on this model that puts all this power at your fingertips. Then there’s the high-density lifetime guarantee waste bin, which is a little bulkier than the anti-hero cartoon Shredder who dislikes acrobatic amphibians.
And How Much Does it Cost
The Formax FD 8600 Cross-Cut Office Shredder is $5,695 at Lloyd’s. All Formax 8000 series shredders also come with a 10-year limited warranty. Plus, we’ll throw in free shipping and a gift with your purchase.
For more information on the PRODUCT or to place an order, please visit the Lloyd’s website.