Quantum Group Renovates, Expands

-- Graphic Arts Online, 6/30/2008 12:24:00 PM

MORTON GROVE, IL—The Quantum Group, a technology-driven print and marketing solutions company, has made a substantial commitment to help customers accelerate their business andbrand growth while also streamlining their internal marketing and print management processes.

With a $1 million capital improvement program now complete, Quantum continues to provide award-winning conventional and UV lithographic services that are now joined under one roof with the most sophisticated array of digital, variable data print available in the industry. With Quantum’s “Q-Green” program, all customers will be assured that production of their graphic requirements will be done in an eco-friendly manner supported by FSC certification. As a result, Quantum’s marketing solutions will enable customers to accelerate their growth while simultaneously improving their operating efficiencies and proficiencies.

Quantum’s investment will enable them to:

• Further Quantum’s commitment to offering more solutions than any other sheetfed and digital print and marketing solutions company in the country.

• Offer Quantum’s customers the widest range of leading-edge technology and capabilities available today.

• Allow Quantum’s customers to produce and manage very large, complicated and integrated programs with greater ease.

Customers will receive the following benefits:

• Lower internal management costs

• Streamlined internal print and marketing management processes

• Accelerated speed to market

• Accelerated growth by leveraging Quantum’s proprietary Marketing Automation products and custom programming

• Improved marketing ROI

CORE SOLUTIONS

The Core Solutions available to customers in the Morton Grove facility, now include:

• Brand-Building Print

• Marketing Solutions

• Marketing Automation

• Financial Print

Quantum’s expanded capabilities include:

THE WIDEST RANGE OF INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS IN ONE FACILITY

By combining an integrated suite of core competencies into one facility, customers will be able to leverage Quantum’s wide range of capabilities, to thereby manage very large and integrated projects with greater ease.

Quantum’s Core Competencies housed in the Morton Grove facility, include:

• Brand-Building Print

• Marketing Automation

• Digital Print / Print-On-Demand

• Premedia

• One-2-One Marketing

• Mailing

• Bindery & Finishing

• Fulfillment & Distribution

MARKETING AUTOMATION PRODUCTS AND CUSTOM PROGRAMMING EXPERTISE

Quantum’s Marketing Automation (Web 2 Print, Print 2 Web) products include:

• Proof Manager

• Marketing Manager

• Inventory Manager

• Brand Manager

• Print On Demand Manager

• Direct Mail Print Manager

• PURL’s

• Direct Marketing Results Manager

Quantum’s IT Department also has extensive custom programming capabilities. Quantum’s customized solutions are designed to build brand identity and awareness and match customers internal workflow preferences.

NEW DIGITAL EQUIPMENT

Our new equipment positions Quantum to provide more digital print solutions than any single sheetfed and digital print facility in the Midwest.

Two new Xerox iGen3s

• a wider sheet (14.3” x 22.5”) provides a more cost effective solution

• newer state-of-the-art RIPs and workflow shortens turnaround time by processing files faster

• hi quality digital print capabilities

• better color management, higher quality and more consistent color

• a single workflow allows us to produce more work faster and more efficiently

Two new Xerox HLC 180 HighLight Colors

• two color print capabilities that includes black plus another color

• customers can choose from many standard colors and create custom colors that are mixed to

match customer’s specifications.

One new Xerox 6180 Black

• prints one color black

• can print on coated stock

NEW MAIL PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

One new Pitney Bowes FPS inserter

• one new Pitney Bowes FPS (File based processors) with Master Mailer (up to 10” x 13” envelopes) capabilities, intelligent inserting, and inline inkjetting

• can provide 100% of audit details for every job

• the new inserter joins Quantum’s four existing inserters for a total of 5 mail inserters

AN ECO-FRIENDLY FACILITY

Quantum’s Q-Green program consists of a combination of eco-friendly initiatives, including:

• Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody Certification

• The responsible disposal and recycling of ink, coatings, chemicals, paper, and computer equipment

• The use of inks and coatings that meet government safety standards

• The option to use eco-friendly UV inks and coatings

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