| PLANET INK USA: More on Offshore Printing |
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Increase Your Product’s Perceived Value |
Printing dollars can be stretched further offshore, making it possible to increase a product’s perceived value. For example, a domestically-printed soft cover book can often be produced offshore as a hard cover book for just pennies more.
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Push the Design Envelop |
The use of a wider variety of materials becomes affordable. A straightforward hard-bound cover can become a screen-printed, translucent plastic cover when printed offshore. Fabrics, plastics, and paperboard configurations can be considered without breaking the budget.
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Large Format Printing Possible |
Projects which require large presses, such as very large board books, maps, and posters can be printed offshore.
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Special Features and
Hand Work |
Special features, particularly those requiring handwork, can be sourced and are much more cost-effective.
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Proofing |
Most of our printers use digital proofing to assure project expectations. Other types of proofing are also possible and may be beneficial, depending on the type of project. Wet proofs or press proofs can be produced before print runs on special proofing presses. Running proofs are also possible. These are proofs taken from the actual press run. These are usually requested in combination with digital or wet proofs. On site press-proofing of the print run are also possible. |
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No Technology Gap |
The hand-selected group of printers that we work with are all very technologically savvy and can accept digital files prepared with all the latest versions of graphics software (Quark, InDesign, Pagemaker, Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.) on both Mac and PC. Email, ftp sites and high-speed data transmission facilitates communication and information delivery among ourselves, our clients and our printers. |
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Quantity and
Other Considerations |
Quantity is just one of the details of a job to consider when evaluating the possible benefits of offshore printing. Other influences may be page count, size, complexity, final delivery locations, or the use of particular materials or processes. |
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Project Management |
We can manage all or specific phases of your project. From pre-flight of files to final customs clearance and delivery, we can supervise, coordinate and troubleshoot all aspects of your printing project. You can except updates of the progress of you project as it moves through the manufacturing process. |
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If you want to explore
offshore printing and manufacturing possibilities
for your project, contact us at
info@planetinkusa.com
Tel: 1 510 339 6935
Planet Ink USA
6612 Gunn Drive
Oakland, CA 94611, USA
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