Wednesday, January 19, 2011

DISTRIBUTION

Where are we? Right next door

We get some variant of this question all the time: Where the heck is Endwell, New York?

The answer, with or without added snark, is pretty much the same. Right next door.


Endwell is a suburb of Binghamton, N.Y., about halfway between Syracuse and Scranton, Pa. It’s about as central a location as one can get to the North American Megalopolis. It means we’re within an eight-hour drive of 90 million people.

That makes distribution simple and easy for us. How easy? Here’s the typical travel times we figure on when we load our materials onto a truck or into a van:

Syracuse, NY – 1.25 hours.
Albany, NY – 2.5 hours.
Rochester, NY – 2.75 hours.
New York City – 3.25 hours.
Philadelphia – 3.25 hours.
Buffalo, NY – 3.75 hours.
Baltimore – 4.75 hours.
Boston – 5.25 hours.
Burlington, VT – 5.25 hours.
Washington, D.C. – 5.5 hours.
Pittsburg – 6 hours.
Toronto, Canada – 6.25 hours.
Montreal, Canada – 6.25 hours.
Cleveland, Ohio – 6 hours.
Portland, Maine – 7 hours.
Richmond, VA – 7 hours.
Toledo, Ohio – 7.75 hours.
Detroit – 8.75 hours.

UV COATING

UV coating improve appearance, durability

We’re becoming big fans our ultra-violet coating.

UV coating is a great capability. It enhances colors, and protects the paper for durability. If you want the printed material to last, UV coating is something you have to consider.

Carr uses a high-solids process, which reduces volatile compounds that can contribute to pollution. The added benefit to you is that means we can produce everything from a high-glossy surface to a matte finish. It dries quickly, too, so we can move the paper to the bindery quickly, to maximize throughput.
All that means we can get your product to you quickly without sacrificing quality. And that quality will last for years.

Want it ever faster?

Order it online from Carr.

DIGITAL IN-LINE BOOKLET MAKING

New capability delivers the best quality

We’re excited about our newest capability: digital in-line booklet making. It’s perfect for any number of short-run, high-quality print needs, including:

  •  Conference materials.
  •  Manuals.
  •  Trade show materials.
  •  Annual reports.

We can bind your booklet any number of ways: plastic combs, perfect, saddle stitch and others. Like all of our products, you can order it online for maximum convenience.
Because it’s digital, we can offer variable-data services, to customize your products to your audience. And because it’s Carr, you know we can handle every step from data to delivery.

Monday, January 3, 2011

OLD-SCHOOL DIE CUTTING

Sometimes old school is the best rule

Our crew clustered around our newest die-cutting machine a few weeks ago, debating how to handle the project: It was only a few hundred pieces, but the complex, cactus-shaped die-cut was a challenge. And they were trying to figure out the most efficient way to program the cutter.

Finally, one of our most senior printers looked up and said: “Let’s not overthink this.” He took the materials to our second building, where a 40-year-old (or is it 60?) die-cutter is stored. It’s huge, and looks like it could have been a bomb shelter. Not a whiff of digital technology around it.

A couple hours later, the materials were on a pallet, waiting on our loading dock for delivery.
We have all the technology you could imagine – and we use it. But our printers have been around an average of nearly 20 years; some for decades longer than that. And sometimes, there’s just no beating experience and wisdom.