Blockbuster Event at DRS
August 25, 2016 – The Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce Networking Event has come and gone! It was a star studded evening and fun was had by all. “It was a fun project planning and coordinating the event with a Hollywood theme. We made the decision to incorporate a theme as a way to showcase a sampling of our in-house print capabilities while networking.” said Mike Stafford of DRS. “We are proud not only to be Chamber members but also to open our doors to members. Yes we are in a small town but we have a big reach which is why we choose to be active with our chamber and local businesses!” said Mark Mecure of DRS.
DRS to Host Networking Event – Central Bucks Chamber
DRS is proud to announce on Thursday August 25, 2016 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm we will be hosting the business card exchange at our facility. The event is free for members and non-members and all are welcome. Please RSVP with the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce.
Can’t make it but want to see what you missed? Follow the hashtag #printdrs on Instagram.
Banner Print Technology vs. Banner Print Expertise
Banner Print Technology
As printer technology improves, it is possible to order banners from a wide variety of places. Even though they may not have experience, they rely upon the technology to make up for their lack of experience printing posters and banners. So if there is no difference in the cost, why settle for less expertise when more expertise always matters.
Would you want a surgeon who just graduated from medical school to perform your operation or a doctor that performed the same surgery successfully over 100 times? That answer should be simple, you go with the experience every time. Or maybe because it is not a complicated procedure, it is ok to accept less experience? We don’t think so.
Perhaps that banner representing your business is just OK. Why not make sure it is done well? It costs the same. At DRS, it is knowing how to do the little things well that make the big things look great. We are experts at printing large, especially large sized banners and posters. That means that we hit the registration marks for the graphics, and we print the correct color for trademarked logos. Plus we can advise customers when they request something that we know will not work well for their project because we understand how it should be done versus just letting a customer make a mistake.
Printing banners and posters correctly should always matter, like it does at DRS in Doylestown, PA. If it is worth printing the size of a poster it is worth printing right – trust the banner print technology at DRS!
Do you need experience to print a Banner?
Banner Printers Philadelphia: Why should you care about expertise?
While technology advances is enabling more people with less experience to accomplish a lot, there is still no replacement for expertise and experience. At DRS in Doylestown, they are wide format printing experts, where all they do is print large. They are not the place to go for stationary or business cards, which is considered small format printing. At DRS they have state of the art large format flatbed and roll feed printing equipment that can reproduce very fine detail images on a variety of surfaces.
Expertise matters and impacts even the simplest poster or banner design in a number of ways:
- COLOR
Getting the color right. That may sound trivial but it is very important when working with companies that have logos and images. Settling for colors that are only close may have an impact on the image people have of the company. It may also impact how well the image is protected. - FEEDBACK
Getting suggestions for how to improve a project could be important. Unless the customer is someone who routinely orders posters and banners, many of them could benefit from an expert making suggestions about how to improve the poster or banner to generate more impact. - BANNER MATERIAL SELECTION
How durable does the poster or banner need to be? The folks at DRS can help you make better decisions about the kinds of materials that are available that can meet the needs for posters and banners for different situations. For example, posters and banners that will be displayed in a medical facility should be produced with inks that are certified safe for medical facilities. - FINISHING OPTIONS
What are options for making a poster of banner have more impact? At DRS posters and banners can be printed with layered ink to give a raised print effect. Or you might choose to have spot gloss added to give emphasis to a part of the image to make it stand out. - WEATHER PROOFING A BANNER
Do you need to have a protective laminate coat applied to your poster or banner to give it more durability outdoors in all kinds of weather? DRS has the expertise to give you suggestions on the different options available to achieve this weather durability. - CUSTOM SHAPED BANNERS
DRS can contour and shape posters and banners on their state of the art flatbed industrial router that can make complex cuts to all types of materials.
These are just a few of the ways that expertise matters in large format print reproduction. Even the simplest poster or banner job can benefit from having it managed by people who do this job as a focus and not just part time.
Expertise always matters and when it comes to large format printing, it can be found at DRS in Doylestown.
DRS Wins Best of Show at Expo
May 2016 – DRS, Digital Reprographics Solutions in Doylestown, PA attended the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce Business 2 Business Expo with dozens of other local and national businesses.
Mike Stafford – VP of Operations is interviewed at the DRS Booth at minute marker 2:14.
DRS co-hosted the Instagram frame for attendees of the event. Here are a few of our favorite ‘selfies’ with the Instagram Cutout Selfie Board which we made in-house.
Joe Wingert, Bucks County Herald #b2bexpo
A photo posted by Central Bucks Chamber (@buckschamber) on
@kpsocialmedia Kristin Kane at #b2bexpo
A photo posted by Central Bucks Chamber (@buckschamber) on
DRS in W4 Magazine
DRS is in W4 Magazine by the Central Bucks County Chamber
Are you a Central Bucks County Chamber Member or friend of the Chamber? Then chances are you receive the W4 Magazine printed by the Chamber of Commerce.
We are proud to announce we, DRS – Digital Reprographics Solutions, were featured in the Arts Issue of 2015. Here is a link to the Digital Version of the W4 Magazine. Below is a copy of the article and a partial photo of the page.
Doylestown is Home to a Leader in the New Digital Age
The DRS (Digital Reprographics Solutions) business model is strategically unique among large format graphic reproduction companies in the country. The business model was not an accident, rather carefully planned and made possible by the complimentary pairing of 2 business professionals, owner Mark Mercure and VP Mike Stafford. As a result of this dynamic pairing, DRS is one of the only print reproduction companies that offers a range of wide format print reproduction capabilities in one location. Most competitors have to either limit what they can handle or they have to sub-contract the business elsewhere.
So what really makes DRS special? For starters, location. Second the experience. The principles at DRS come from backgrounds that include IT, technology, engineering, construction and business experience. When Mark and Mike started the business, rather than follow a traditional model for the print reproduction business, they combined their skills and experiences to develop a new business model. The result is a very efficient and effective operation that works exceptionally well for clients and the environment.
DRS carefully selected state of the art graphic reproduction equipment to insure that their ability to reproduce images for customers is unparalleled. Next they invested in training for their operators to insure that they understood how to fully use and exploit the capabilities of their new equipment. The print reproduction process has shifted from a focus on high volume mechanical printing presses to high tech computer operated equipment. As a result, the skillsets needed to operate efficiently and cost effectively have changed. The DRS digital work station approach means that all print functions can be managed via computer stations either on-site or remotely.
At DRS, they can handle all of your wide format reproduction needs from providing blueprints for construction up to reproducing full color billboard size productions.
The DRS business model is well positioned to provide all customers with the expertise for completing wide format print projects that will be difficult to find elsewhere. For contractors who need blueprints scanned and reproduced, the engineering and construction experience at DRS has repeatedly helped their contractor customers avoid costly errors by alerting them of potential issues at the time the project was discussed. Customers looking for the finest in color reproduction will find a company that understands color and has both the equipment and the expertise to reproduce true color for their projects.
The new business model is a bonus for all customers. With greater expertise and efficiency in the operation, DRS is very competitively priced, and can usually offer a better product at a lower cost than most of their competitors. To ensure DRS remains on the cutting edge, they continue to add and upgrade equipment that expands their capabilities. In 2011, they added new flat bed reproduction equipment that can print on a variety of surfaces and print white, which most printers cannot do. In 2012, they added a Cruse Scanner and a state of the art industrial router to handle complex die cutting projects. As a result, designers are no longer restricted from getting as creative as they like. DRS can reproduce whatever full color design needs you may have. W4
Safe Printing Options for Hospitals
Graphic Displays in Sensitive Areas like Hospitals benefit from low solvent prints
Health matters and it is more than what you eat and exercising. It’s about your environment… what are you breathing in? There are many organizations and businesses that are sensitive to their guests and patients needs and seek only the safest low or no oder ink and materials with low solvent prints.
Are your signs and displays giving off odors and volatile organic compounds? They could be if they were printed with old print technology that is not Greenguard Gold certified like signage available at DRS in Doylestown. DRS continues to remain on the technology cutting edge with their newest printer which is a HP latex printer.
The beauty of their new HP latex printer is that it is Greenguard Gold certified to be environmentally friendly. That means that even after a latex printed sign is on display, it will not give off VOCs as many of the non-latex print technology may. If Greenguard Gold certification is being recognized as an important qualification for hospital graphics, shouldn’t it be important to everyone?
The new print latex print technology at DRS in Doylestown is better for the environment when it is operating and it is better for customer when the final product is on display. It is not more expensive to produce Greenguard approved signage and it can be printed on a variety of surfaces, so why would anyone want to use any other process for their signs, posters and banners.
DRS in Doylestown now offers Greenguard Gold certified signage, that is preferred and even demanded by hospitals in areas where patients who are sensitive to respiratory issues may visit.
The Next Level of Man Caves Unveils
Go Spectacular with your “Man or Woman Cave”and Customize Man Cave Wall Photos
You have probably seen advertisements for kids walls whereby they can have a life size picture of a famous cartoon or comic book character on their walls. Well, adults can think much larger than that. How about an entire wall devoted to your favorite sports team, game or stadium!! Imagine having a full size view of any stadium or sports venue on your wall with man cave wall photos. Think how surprised and envious your friends will be when they walk into your man or woman cave and experience the thrill of actually sitting in the stadium viewing the field.
Better yet, the picture is more personal because it can be your picture. At DRS in Doylestown, they can take your digital image of a sports stadium or any other digital image and turn it into a wall graphic that can be adhered to your walls. They have both removable and more permanent versions of their wall graphics so you could actually just get it done for a special occasion and afterwards have it removed. But I suspect that once your dream sports venue is on your walls it will be very difficult to go back to a plain room again.
What better gift for a true sports fan than to surprise them with a wall graphic depicting their favorite sports team in action. You could even make sure they are in the picture as part of the surprise. And because it is your picture, it will be totally unique, a one of a kind work of art. The cost is far less than you would imagine. Just give Mark or Mike a call at DRS to discuss how they can help you transform your digital pictures into wall graphics for your room.
Insta-potential as Wall Art with Instagram
Instagram, a photo sharing app for your mobile device, has over 500 million downloads on Android alone. As one of the leading social media sites Instagram is all the buzz to show your family, friends and even customers what is happening in your world. If you enjoy photography and applying filters to your photos chances are you are already on Instagram. Perhaps you are looking for more. A way to share those photos offline or use the images as art.
Look no further, DRS has a solution that will put an whole new spin on your Instagram feed. There are many websites that offer prints and mini prints of your Instagram photos. DRS is offering something different. How about turning your photo or photos into removable wall art. Yep, you read that correctly, removable wall art.
Imagine transforming your boring wall space with one, two, four or nine, 12 by 12 inch images printed in full color on removable (fabric or vinyl) for your wall. You can organize your photos in any fashion you want to – vertical, horizontal, square, or random.
Since they are removable you can swap out your photos during the year or season, or even add a fun quote. If you are not a fan of removable wall art what if you created an Instagram collage and printed the collage onto clear acrylic or metal and hung it on the wall. The point is the potential is endless of how you can display your Instagram images in more than a small print or a canvas print.
Trick or Treat
Halloween…. an excuse for adults to dress up and be a kid again and be the best house on the block with Halloween decorations. And even the best dressed at an adult only Halloween party.
As a printing company we have a blast in the fall. From printing props to supporting Breast Cancer Awareness month with event signage. Needless to say we are having a pretty good time this time of year printing and cutting out some pretty interesting and creepy designs.
Growing up as a kids you may remember the ‘homemade’ costumes. Taking a big box, cutting it out, painting it and transforming cardboard into the Wizard of Oz’ tin man or a robot. Gone are those days for a few reasons – first most of us are too busy to dedicate hours and hours to crafting a homemade costume and second with a little computer skills you can have a professional printer do it for you, not only print an amazing robot design and circuit board but also cut it to the size and custom shape you want!
Don’t get us wrong we love the DIY costumes especially of the “selfies” with the Instagram cutout or the Facebook Profile cutout. They are great – but to really win the top prize – consider printing your cutout professionally and surprisingly it is super affordable.
