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Commercial printing success with inkjet production printing.

Discover how this rural Maine commercial printer achieved success.

Commercial printing professional by production printer.

As a commercial printer, businesses can face a variety of challenges, from cost-effectiveness to productivity issues. Yet, these issues are often more pressing when production printers are located in remote rural areas. When there's a challenge, the difficulty is multiplied, with extended downtime, missed deadlines, or customer frustrations becoming major problems.

Therefore, commercial printers require a device they can rely on, supporting the variety of customer demands, as well as being able to print in high volumes and high quality, whether printing brochures or critical customer communications such as bills and invoices.The right technology, commercial printers can not only overcome issues they currently have with laser-based toner digital presses, production printers can expand and grow their business. With leading businesses all turning to one technology.

Inkjet combines productivity and efficiency, supporting commercial printers with their needs. That's exactly what this U.S. production print shop found.

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Inkjet printers are a game changer.

An inkjet commercial printer has quickly become a favorite for this business. Learn why.

The background

Founded in 1932, The Snowman Group has evolved into a leading commercial printer in Maine, diversifying its commercial printing services to meet the changing needs and demands of its customers.

The Snowman Group works with a variety of institutions, from local political parties and nonprofits to major financial institutions; anything that comes through the mailbox could come from a digital press at The Snowman Group.

As they offer a wide variety of commercial printing solutions, they need a device for every need, which is how they came across their newest, and now favorite, solution - a digital inkjet press.

The Solution

After coming across Kyocera in a production printing trade journal and speaking to reps at a commercial printing fair, The Snowman Group decided that the Kyocera TASKalfa Pro 15000c would help them continue to offer their clients multiple commercial printing services, with the same Snowman Group quality they had become accustomed to.

What was originally planned as a side-car production printer, designed to supplement their commercial printing services with other digital presses, soon became a favorite of production print operators.

Kyocera production printer.

An inkjet press with a difference.

U.S. businesses choose the TASKalfa Pro 15000c because it combines affordability with high-quality and high-volume production printing.

The results

In a commercial printing shop, filled with different digital presses, some of which demand more attention than others, the TASKalfa Pro 15000c stands out. “When I don’t hear about a machine, that’s how I know it’s working,” Rich Armstrong, President at The Snowman Group.

“I would say that if you don't get one of these, you're crazy because it is an awesome box.”

Rich Armstrong, President, The Snowman Group

Unlike some of their other printers, the TASKalfa Pro 15000c has become known for its reliability. In fact, Armstrong stated it was so reliable that with some of his machines, someone is there most weeks, whereas "with Kyocera, I couldn't even tell you who it is 'cause they're in here so little."

This reliability translates directly into operational gains. "It's just been a great machine. The reason why we got that machine was because we were hoping to supplement our statement printing full color arm, and it's done that."

Now, with Kyocera, this commercial printer is ready to plan for the future because they have a quality inkjet digital press they can trust.

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Kyocera understands that every business has both different challenges and goals. With the Snowman Group, before purchasing the device, they got to see first-hand Kyocera in action. By speaking with their peers, they made an educated decision to adopt Kyocera inkjet technology, which they attribute as "one of the best purchases we have ever made."

When you work with Kyocera, you get more than just a new production printer, you get a partnership with a leading commercial printer. We have decades of commercial printing experience, so we understand how we can help your business grow and expand. Our award-winning inkjet technology and variety of finishing options mean you can say yes, confident you have the inkjet press to meet your production printing needs.

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  • Discover more about commercial printing and inkjet.

What is commercial printing?

Commercial printing is printing on mass for different businesses and organizations. A commercial printing business could print a variety of assets, such as brochures, magazines, books, and direct mail.

What is an inkjet printer?

An inkjet printer, unlike a laser-based printer, places tiny droplets of ink onto a substrate. Inkjet production printing is fast becoming a leading technology for businesses in commercial printing because it combines quality and speed with affordability and reliability. 

How long does an inkjet cartridge last?

The lifespan of an inkjet cartridge depends on several factors, such as printer type, as well as the volume of jobs and coverage area. At Kyocera, we design our machines to last longer, providing larger print tanks, which make it easier to deposit the ink. 

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