Attention FESPA Digital 2012 attendees (Barcelona Feb. 21 - 24), and all customers who are interested in seeing a private showing of the Direct Color Systems Direct Jet line, including the new Direct Jet 1024UV, and the exciting Flex33:

DCS will be holding private equipment showings Feb. 22nd and 23rd, by appointment only, at the Hotel Santos Porta Fira "Meeting Room Diagonal," Plaça Europa 45, 08908 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, (Barcelona) Spain. Please contact Rui Carvalho at Ruic@directcolorsystems.com or +351 939 466 050 to confirm your appointment.

We at Direct Color Systems would love to meet you at the annual ARA International Awards Market this March. Join us in Las Vegas to see product demonstrations, attend educational seminars, and meet industry professionals and suppliers. This exciting event draws the industry's largest group of exhibitors assembled under one roof.

Be sure to visit DCS at Booth 255, where we will be exhibiting our new line of UV printers and demonstrating how to to print directly onto awards, plaques and a variety of other materials.

The show floor will open on Wednesday, March 7 and run through Friday, March 9th. For more details and registration information, please visit the event website at www.aralasvegas.com.

ARA Seminar: Ink Jet Printing Directly On Rigid Materials
Don't miss this informative seminar by Blair Allen, president of Direct Color Systems!

3/7, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Blair Allen explains the advantages of owning a direct ink jet printing system from both production and marketing standpoints. Increase your ink type knowledge (aqueous, solvent, UV cure) while learning about dye-base versus pigments-ink and hardware formats, print-head manufacturers, and RIP versus print driver.
(Seminar Code: 202)
.15 CEUs Technical/Beginning/Previously Presented
Member Price: $0.00 | Nonmember Price: $49.00

Direct Color Systems has always been about relationships. We understand that our own growth is dependent on the success of our customers, and we aim to build strong partnerships that go beyond the standard customer/vendor business model.

If you are considering purchasing a DCS printer, rest assured that upgrade and trade-in paths will be made available to you whenever possible. DCS customers invest in the best technology currently available, while remaining secure in the knowledge that they have partnered with a company that stands by its equipment. This is evident in the current offering of the ability to upgrade the Direct Jet 1212/1320 and/or the Direct Jet 1309/1314/1324 solvent models to the new Direct Jet 1014/1024UV models.

In our fast-paced industry, this peace-of-mind is particularly important. Inkjet printing is still a relatively new technology, and DCS feels it is important to allow our customers the ability to continually upgrade while preserving as much equity as possible in their original equipment purchase. DCS always considers potential upgrade paths when designing newer equipment. This way, our companies grow together. Please contact us for more information on potential upgrade paths for your equipment.

A Direct Color Systems Direct Jet UV printer and our Color Byte Rip software combine to provide you with a powerful tool for creating custom, full-color designs. You can create brilliant acrylic awards, plaques, signage and more. Click here to continue reading to learn how to add depth that turns a simple award into a stunning piece of art.

Click here to download the full instructions as a printable PDF file (600k) »

This month's featured customer is Aaron Kushner, whose company imprints custom products designed by customers online. Aaron recently decided to purchase a Direct Jet 1014UV printer to help expand his production capabilities. Aaron says, "Because every order is unique, often with multiple designs within each order, the DCS printer is the perfect way to efficiently create a high volume of high-quality prints - each with a different design."

Aaron spoke with us about the factors that led him to choose the Direct Jet 1014UV.

"I chose DCS based on the capability of their printers, and I saw a great opportunity to modernize my production methods while cutting production time per order in half. Using vinyl as my production method for the last two years, I decided to seek out a more efficient imprint technology that would enable me to deliver higher quality products to my customers and streamline my production process.

"The DCS printer was the perfect fit for me, because it provided a straightforward approach to imprinting custom products, produced a much higher quality print than I was capable of previously, and helped me simplify my production from a 5-step process per order to essentially a one-step process. The printer allows us to create a large number of prints every day, each with a unique design - a nightmare for screen printing, and very time consuming to do in vinyl. Other methods such as sublimation were also considered as a replacement to vinyl, but it would have limited our product selection to only a few items. The DCS printer allows us to print on a large variety of substrates, which was a key feature for us."

After just two months of ownership, Aaron is quite pleased with his decision.

"The daily stress level of time-intensive production processes has been replaced by a confidence that we can complete our workload faster, and with less steps. Because our production has been streamlined, more time can be allotted to product and website development rather than a constant need to monitor and keep up with incoming orders.

"The support that DCS has provided with my machine has been fantastic. The 1014UV was the largest single investment my company has made in its three-year history, but we were at a point of needing a solution to our production issues. Purchasing our printer from DCS was the best risk we could have taken, as they've stood by their product with unending support and a real desire to ensure that their customers are continually happy with their printers."

Engraving Systems Support, Inc. (ESS) is a full service distributor and service center for laser engravers, cutters and marking systems. We are delighted to share that ESS has recently added our new Direct Jet UV printers to their product lineup. ESS representative Buddy Jones spoke with us about the new partnership.

"We have known of DCS for many years and have always been interested in color printing," Buddy says. "When we had an opportunity to get familiar with the UV Printer, we knew immediately that it would be the best solution for many of our existing customers and for new prospects."

A couple of months ago, ESS decided to begin offering the 1024UV and 1014UV printers. So far, the response has been promising.

"We have prospects for these printers ranging from name badges, awards and ad specialties to industrial tags and electrical panels. The quality of the printed image at the DCS price point are the main benefits that get our prospects excited over the competition.

"The DCS UV printer provides a reasonably priced solution for existing customers and new prospects alike, and gives our sales people a new and exciting product to offer. Our sales people are using the new equipment to interact with prospects to learn more about the economy and other challenges as they relate to their individual businesses."

Direct Color Systems is pleased and committed to supporting ESS and their customers every step of the way.

Engraving Systems Support, Inc. (ESS)
14350 10th Street
Dade City, FL
33523
800-374-8928
info@engravingsys.com
www.engravingsys.com

Bill Weems, Direct Color Systems TSS

Each month, Direct Color Systems features a different TSS (Technical Sales Specialist) based in the USA and Canada. These regional associates are your local link to sales, installation and technical support for all DCS products.

Our featured TSS for the month of December is Bill Weems. Bill represents DCS throughout the eastern Midwest states: Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and his native Illinois. We are very lucky to be working with Bill, as he provides us with a tremendous amount of knowledge collected from his 30+ years of involvement in the printing industry.

Bill began this career working on a small duplicator and later moved into a position as a prepress technician. Bill was employed for 25 years at the Pitman Company. He spent 18 of those in sales, and provided customers with with service and product support, and conducted product demos.

After learning of the fledgling TSS Program in 2010 from his business associate, DCS Director of Sales Dave Pitzen, Bill promptly signed on. Bill's extensive industry experience made him the perfect fit for his region. He now sells, supports and services the full DCS line of printers and equipment. Bill is very excited about the new UV printer line, which has also sparked tremendous interest in his customer base.

We are extremely pleased to have Bill on our TSS team. If you are located in the eastern Midwest and would like further information about DCS printing equipment, you can contact Bill at 708-599-4063, or email him at b.weems@sbcglobal.net.

• There are currently 9 mobile demo locations throughout Canada and the USA
• To get in touch with the TSS in your area, please contact us