Print Fulfillment
Our Print Fulfillment Solutions Use Industry Leading Technology to Help Deliver Value to Your Marketing Programs
Our Print Fulfillment Solutions Use Industry Leading Technology to Help Deliver Value to Your Marketing Programs
Having easy access to high-quality print collateral like brochures, flyers and mailers helps your sales and marketing team achieve their goals. If you’re like most companies, you also want to reduce the cost and waste associated with outdated or excess overruns.
That’s where personalized print communications, variable data printing (VDP) and variable print-on-demand (POD) services come in. At Diamond, we specialize in these kinds of highly targeted and timely materials that are printed when they are needed in the exact quantities they are needed. Ultimately, we help you eliminate the obsolescence and waste associated with print materials, resulting in significant cost savings.
Print-On-Demand (POD) Solutions
Our print-on-demand capabilities are integrated with our proprietary web-based interface, giving your marketing and sales department extensive options for customization. Our interface includes internal administrative controls that allow you to set access controls to meet your individual client needs. Users can upload logos and images or use a pre-authorized set of images in the system. Additional customization is available by typing in contact names, a specific message or other important data to customize the piece. Our interface also generates immediate proofs and sign-offs for quick and efficient ordering.
Digital Printing Services
When you need the highest-quality printing available for your most important projects, Diamond Fulfillment Solutions gives you the convenience of multiple printing options through one vendor. In addition to our on-demand printing services, we also offer full-color offset, commercial printing to handle critical projects with longer lead times.
Personalized Mailings
We are experienced with time sensitive and confidential personalized mailings that require careful attention to detail. Our ability to meet strict deadlines has earned the trust of major corporations.
Document Distribution and Mailing
Leveraging state-of-the-art technology and a strategic network, we ensure swift and secure delivery of your materials to their intended recipients. Whether it’s legal documents, patient specific items, marketing collateral, or sensitive information, our service guarantees accuracy, reliability, and confidentiality. Diamond is HIPAA compliant from data technology transfers to the eventual carrier pickup.
Additional Fulfillment Services
- Direct-to-consumer (DTC) fulfillment
- Business-to-Business (B2B) & wholesale
- Lot tracking
- Bulk distribution
- Customized print
- Point of purchase display & assembly
- Labeling & rework projects
- Returns management
- Company store management
- Amazon FBA/FBM
- FDA/ISO/HIPAA/Rx certifications
Discover the Advantages of Choosing Diamond Fulfillment Solutions for Print On Demand
Drawing upon coast-to-coast distribution from our centralized fulfillment centers near Chicago, our dynamic solutions offer cost-effectiveness while ensuring unwavering accuracy and efficiency.
Advanced Printing Technology
Cutting-Edge Solutions for Precision and Efficiency Our proprietary systems simplify both static and on-demand printing, ensuring high-quality results with user-friendly interfaces. Leverage our advanced technology to streamline your print processes and enhance your marketing materials with ease.
Self-Service Client Portal
Tailored Access and Management for Your Needs Customize your user experience with our client portal, designed to adapt to your business rules and order levels. Manage orders, set user permissions, and streamline your print procurement process all in one place.
Cost Savings & Efficiencies
Optimize Print Costs and Minimize Waste with Precision Achieve significant savings by printing only what you need, when you need it. Our on-demand print services help you minimize excess and obsolescence, ensuring you get the most value from every print job.
Contact Us for Print Fulfillment
Discuss your needs with us, and let’s explore how we can fulfill them together.
Print Fulfillment Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Printing Basics
What is digital printing?
Digital printing is a plate-less printing process that can handle variable data. It is commonly used for shorter print runs.
Artwork, Proofing & Production
What is bleed?
Crop marks are small marks at the corners of artwork that indicate the final trim size and where the bleed begins.
What is offset printing?
Bleed is printed artwork that extends beyond the trim area or crop marks, typically by 1/8 inch on all four sides, so no unprinted edge shows after trimming.
What is the difference between flat size and finished size?
Flat size is the size of the piece before folding, binding or other finishing. Finished size is the final size after folding, cutting, binding and finishing are complete.
What is prepress?
Prepress is the stage before printing when files are checked, proofs are produced and artwork is prepared for press, including tasks such as color correction.
Why is PDF commonly used for print files?
PDF, or Portable Document Format, is a preferred format for electronic proofing and approval because it preserves the layout and can be prepared for print production.
What is a hard proof?
A hard proof is a physical proof used as a color and content reference for the supplied artwork. It should be reviewed and approved before printing and can be used on press as a production target.
Ink & Color
What does CMYK mean?
CMYK is the standard four-color process used for full-color printing: Cyan (C), Magenta (M), Yellow (Y) and Black (K).
What are spot colors or PMS inks?
Spot colors are specially mixed solid inks rather than colors built from CMYK. PMS refers to the Pantone Matching System. Spot inks can also include opaque white, metallic and fluorescent colors.
Paper & Substrates
What is coated paper?
Coated paper has a surface treatment that may appear gloss, silk, matte, dull or pearlescent.
What is uncoated paper?
Uncoated paper has no gloss or matte surface coating. It generally has a more natural or toothy feel and is available in different textures.
How is paper or stock weight described?
Paper and substrates may be described in pounds (#), points (pt) or mils. Common categories include text, cover and board weights. Plastics such as vinyl and styrene are often specified in mils.
Finishing & Binding
What is bindery?
Bindery is the post-print production area where processes such as scoring, folding, stitching, binding, collating, taping, packing and gluing are performed.
What is scoring?
Scoring creates a crease in the substrate to help it fold more smoothly. Heavier paper may require a die score.
What does “self cover” mean?
A self-cover publication uses the same paper weight for both the cover and the interior pages.
What is saddle stitching?
Saddle stitching uses staples through the folded spine of a brochure or booklet. Page counts must generally be in multiples of four, such as 8, 12, 16, 20 or 24 pages.
What is spiral binding?
Spiral binding uses a single plastic or metal coil threaded through holes in the pages, allowing the document to lay flat.
Common Folding Styles
What is a 2-page fold?
A single sheet of paper with no fold, resulting in a front and back side.
What is a half fold or 4-pager?
One sheet folded in half to create four printed sides or pages.
What is a trifold or 6-pager?
A sheet with two folds that creates three panels and six printed sides/pages.
What is a gatefold?
A gatefold is a three-panel or four-panel fold in which the outside panels fold inward toward the center.
If Diamond is unable to do any of the above in-house we will outsource to our strategic print partners.