Way Beyond Mounting

Reprographics Northwest has acquired another new tool for our growing sign and banner division. The Swiss made Zund Cutting system comes with a variety of different tool heads and inserts whih can be attached singularly, or in combination, for projects that require kiss-cutting/through-cutting, cutting/creasing/scoring, cutting/routing, and other functions. This devices can process materials such as vinyl, film, paper, carton, corrugated and foam boards, multi-layered materials (including some containing non-ferrous metals), and all types of hard and soft plastics, such as styrene, acrylics, polycarbonates, and more. Maximum substrate thickness is usually around 2 in. A vacuum system secures the material during cutting. Watch the video to see it in action.

This has been a very interesting week before Christmas, many employees at RNW were snowed in their homes and unable to make it in to their shops but the ones that did make it in produced an incredible amount work (See Photo). Some of our employees were doing pre-production work from home to help the employees that made it in. We know that if our customers need to have it done we are going to do everything within our power and resources to deliver for them. From everyone here at Reprographics Northwest we wish you a safe and memorable holiday season and we look forward to working with you in 2009.

33rd Anual Turkey Giveaway

First and foremost thank you to everyone that entered this years drawing. This is always really fun event for all of us here at RNW; It is a great feeling to come into a customers office with a 20lb turkey and see the winner's face light up when they realize that they have won. We have been giving away one turkey for every year that we have been in business. This year we especially thankful that we have been able to provide our customers with outstanding service for the last Thirty Three years! If you did not win a turkey this year do not fret, next year we will have 34 of them to giveaway.

Congratulations to the 2008 winners -

JANET @ KASSEL CONSTRUCTION
SHANNON F.@ CHARTER HOMES
LAURA S. @ ANDERSON CONSTRUCTION
RENEE @ GEO RESOURCES
STEVE C. @ LANCE MUELLER
PAM B. @ MAGNUSSON KLEMENIC
MARY K. @ GLY CONSTRUCTION
JUDY @ AZTECA MEXICAN RESTURANTS
DENNIS C. @ KEMPER DEVELOPMENT
DOUG R. @ CONCEPT ENGINEERING
NANCY A. @ HOWARD S WRIGHT
TONI @ RAFN CO.
DOUG K. @ JR ABBOTT
DIMITRI @ VALLEY ELECTRIC
TIM C. @ SWINERTON BUILDERS
BARB F. @ GREENE GASAWAYS
JACKIE L. @ DESIGN GUILD HOMES
REINO @ DONAHOU DESIGN
PEDRO C. @ MAGELLAN
EILEEN K. @ ENVIRONMENTAL WORKS
ANGELA @ BROWN & CALDWELL
SHERYL @ BRUCE DEES
MARIA D. @ BCRA
DAVE R. @ AHBL
TAWNY @ ERICKSON MCGOVERN
KATHI M @ PATRIOT FIRE
KELLI @ RUSHFORTH CONSTRUCTION
JENNI M. @ SU DEVELOPMENT
ISABELLE @ LYDIG CONSTRUCTION
SHARON S. @GRAY & OSBORNE
LAURIE W. @ AMBIA
BRANDON K @ TURNER CONSTRUCTION
MARY B @ VULCAN
JON @ MAGNUSSON
TERESSA @ RASSMUSEN TREBBLEHORNE
MIKE K. @ INGERSOLL-RAND
JIM L. @ NOTKIN
CINDY M. @ CORE DESIGN
KRISTA @ BIRD CONSTRUCTION

ARC Ranks #34 on Forbes top 200

The parent company of Reprographics Northwest (ARC) American Reprographics Co. has just been ranked among Forbes Magazine's Best 200 Small Companies. Last year ARC was ranked #56 and this year we moved into the #34 position. Making the list was all about our ability to perform as a business -- not a ticker symbol -- and was an affirmation of the stability, financial strength and operational excellence we have worked so hard to attain. Forbes Article

While success is reward enough, the recognition of respected third parties certainly does’t hurt.

RNW just returned from the ARC Technology Conference and we are happy to report that ARC is updating the software platform for emerging applications and updating existing online tools. The updates will enable the applications to run more efficiently and effectively for our customers. I am not sure how much we can disclose here but ARC is really pushing the new development of technical tools and digital based solutions for our customers.

AGC and Repro NW take to the Water

Jeanie Farley (President of RNW), Anthony Szyalga (ARC Premier Accounts), Veronica Huser (VP of Sales), Randy McCready (VP of RNW Kent) and

Nathan Jones (Bellevue Branch manager)

Shown here preparing for departure on the Associated General Contractors Blue Angels Cruise on Lake Washington, sponsored this year by Reprographics Northwest.

Jeanie and the Repro NW team take part in the SeaFair celebrations every year but this was their first time sponsoring the outing. Jeanie said “We just went for it. and It was a huge success, We were able to meet and greet and generally get the word out about all of Reprographics Northwest's capabilities and affirm our ongoing commitment to the construction industry.”

Expanding our Color Services Department

Reprographics Northwest has just expanded our large format color capabilities by purchasing the Oce’ Arizona 250 GT.
The Océ Arizona 250 GT flatbed printer is based on a new Océ-developed platform that combines a true flatbed design and a separate, dedicated
roll-to-roll capability.It can print onto rigid media up to 98 inches wide x 49 inches long x 1.89 inches thick.
The optional roll-to-roll module can print onto flexible media up to 87 inches wide. The large format flatbed printer uses four-color (CMYK) UV curable inks and Océ VariaDot imaging technology with near-photographic image resolution to deliver true production print speeds (sellable prints) of 172 square feet per hour. The Océ Arizona 250 GT flatbed printer is ideal for creating outdoor point-of-purchase signage, second surface backlit displays, exhibit displays, customized real estate signs, directional signage, event signage and more. The integrated vacuum table holds media stationary while printing, eliminating the need for cumbersome jigs and extra setup time. It also provides full-bleed printing capability, which eliminates the extra finishing steps of trimming prints.

RNW is very excited to have acquired such a powerful yet diverse machine to be able to fill the needs of our clients. If you have any questions about the capabilities of this new machine or have an upcoming large format color project please contact:

Nathan Jones

Branch Manager (Bellevue)

Phone – (425) 883-1110

Email – nathan.jones@repronw.com

Printing Options - Remote Print, Instant Print or Enterprise Solutions?

Reprographics Northwest and their parent company American Reprographics (ARC) have been working on providing solutions for Large Document printing services for our customers. The first step was to be able to have same day delivery from our location to any of the 300+ ARC locations across the U.S. and Canada. This technique became know as Remote Printing and has been a very successful option for our customers that are working on projects outside of the state.
The next step was to be able to print directly to a large format device from the PlanWell website; this option allowed anyone with access to the site to be able to print if they owned a large format printer. As you can imagine large format printers are not easily affordable so ARC made a marketing agreement with HP (Hewlett Packard) to create a Pay-per-Use program for
our customers. This means that you no longer have to pay a monthly lease for a machine, paper or maintenance you only have to pay for the prints you create on it.

"ARC, together with HP, can significantly increase overall productivity of individuals as well as project teams with easy-to-use online document management and printing capabilities," said K. "Suri" Suriyakumar, president and CEO of American Reprographics Company. "By offering PlanWell and HP Instant Printing technology with each HP device placed in a customer's office, ARC can now offer more value and greater convenience to AEC customers of all kinds and every size." view full article

ARC also just announced another partnership with KIP IPS Systems for using PlanWell – Easy Print software on their large output devices. This software was unveiled at the International Reprographics Association Conference and Tradeshow in Las Vegas last month. Click Here to watch a video demo
or Click Here to view the full article.

For more information about the Pay-Per-Use program or any other facilities management services contact:

Anthony Szalyga
Director of Enterprise Solutions
Reprographics Northwest
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