AverroesDesign
Active member
Hi guys, spent a good 15-20 minutes posting yesterday and for some bizarre reason there is no message displaying in forum. Sadly my clipboard has been cleared so shall have to type again.
Anyhow, I own a small design agency here in "sunny" UK. In 2009 we invested in a Xerox DC242 with a high capacity feeder and a professional finisher as we wanted as much control over the work we produced as possible so wanted to do inhouse digital printing. We thought it would also bring in another revenue stream to the company which we could have really done with.
Nonetheless, the machine didnt really make us a great deal of money infact either broke even or acted as our loss leader where our markups on our design and consultancy would cover the odd little losses here and there.
I would say it was still a good investment in that it saved time as well as logistic issues however in recent times I have been more and more fascinated with the digital print industry. After visiting IPEX, FESPA and Sign & Digital I have been keen on wanting to expand our production side, of course at a steady pace. I would love to be able to get our DC242 to be running consistently on a single shift putting us in a position where we could invest in a more robust system. We are capable of a fair bit of print finishing in house and would love to be able to increase print volume.
Likewise, after all that spule once again I were wondering if anyone is able to shed some light, offer some pointers, guidance or generally any help in which direction I need to go in order to do achieve my goal of increasing digital print runs for my business. It is a shame as I have great passion for production work but do not seem to be very busy on that front.
All help would be appreciated guys,
Thank you all in advance
Anyhow, I own a small design agency here in "sunny" UK. In 2009 we invested in a Xerox DC242 with a high capacity feeder and a professional finisher as we wanted as much control over the work we produced as possible so wanted to do inhouse digital printing. We thought it would also bring in another revenue stream to the company which we could have really done with.
Nonetheless, the machine didnt really make us a great deal of money infact either broke even or acted as our loss leader where our markups on our design and consultancy would cover the odd little losses here and there.
I would say it was still a good investment in that it saved time as well as logistic issues however in recent times I have been more and more fascinated with the digital print industry. After visiting IPEX, FESPA and Sign & Digital I have been keen on wanting to expand our production side, of course at a steady pace. I would love to be able to get our DC242 to be running consistently on a single shift putting us in a position where we could invest in a more robust system. We are capable of a fair bit of print finishing in house and would love to be able to increase print volume.
Likewise, after all that spule once again I were wondering if anyone is able to shed some light, offer some pointers, guidance or generally any help in which direction I need to go in order to do achieve my goal of increasing digital print runs for my business. It is a shame as I have great passion for production work but do not seem to be very busy on that front.
All help would be appreciated guys,
Thank you all in advance