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Highly Advanced Printing Companies

Print media, print ads, signs, tarpaulins, and even the most basic prints and texts we see on books, newspapers and almost everything around us is made possible through the task of printing. In fact, printing is considered as a compact type of service that is being offered for everyone. Printing services are being provided to customers from all walks of life. Others simply define printing as the process of actually reproducing images, texts and graphics via the usage of an ink. The affectivity of this process relies on the various types of progression that are available in the current market.

Hence, there are three printing methods being used these days. This would be the following:

• Digital Printing

This is a very special variety of printing process that makes use of innovated digital printers. With this type of printing, an effective impression for any given image or text will be produced. Moreover, it enhances the output's quality.

Digital Printing also provides excellence in terms of a so-called Rapid Prototyping process which is accessible to a variety of designers. Plus, the capacity for the absorption of ink in advanced digital printers is already relatively less these days. In fact digital printers do not necessarily soak toners and ink onto the paper. This way, there is the ability to obtain a clearer image.

Hence, the price variation for this type of service depends on the applications and features that are showcased by the digital printers. You are also assured that only high quality resolution images will be produced. Furthermore, only digital papers are utilized in order to produce a glossy output for the images, texts and designs.

• Offset Printing

Offset Printing is another popular printing method. Through this method, a special kind of print is being inked and transferred from one printing plate towards the roller, where in, the roller is the one who will ink the paper, promoting a further execution of the printing process.

Hence, only high quality images are obtained, with much emphasis on the clearness and sharpness of the output. Similar in a way to digital printing, you will also achieve glossy results.

Thus, offset printing uses a process called "lithographic process" which is a combination of water and oil. Plus, an additional technique is added in order to print these images and texts.

• Letterpress Printing

Letterpress Printing is a method of printing that produces image impressions via the application of the ink. With this, it can get through the surface. In addition, a movable type aids in printing the text where the so-called "raised image" is linked and pressed onto a smooth surface, reversing the images.

Thus, this method of printing is considered as one amongst the various conventional printing methods. Plus, innovation has combined these traditional methods with advanced technology, making it a more demanded printing method. The prices for this type are more reasonable as compared to the other two so that it would cater for people in all walks of life.

Here are some of the printing and printing supply companies in the US:
Alabama
Better Label & Products, Inc.
3333 Empire Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30354
Phone: 404-763-8440, 800-448-1813 (toll free number)
Fax: 404-763-3692

American Marking, Inc.
2435 Vale Dr.
Birmingham, AL 35244
Phone: 205-987-0151, 800-964-6275 (toll free number)
Fax: 205-733-1720

QMS, Inc.
1 Magnum Pass
Mobile, AL 36618
Phone: 251-633-4300, 800-777-7782 (toll free number)
Fax: 251-633-4866

Wurzburg
9312 Madison Blvd.
Madison, AL 35758
Phone: 256-772-8145
Fax: 256-772-8495

Hewlett-Packard Co.
2200 Riverchase Blvd., Suite 700
Birmingham, AL 35201
Phone: 970-635-1000

Arizona

Laser Re-Nu International, Inc.
1817 E. Indian School Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Phone: 602-437-8000, 800-878-9015 (toll free number)
Fax: 602-437-4033

Screaming Color LLC
3126 W. Clarendon Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85017
Phone: 602-241-1485

W.P. & Associates
201 E. Southern Ave.
Tempe, AZ 85282
Phone: 480-517-9391
Fax: 480-921-8765

Luck Microsystems
2307 E. Broadway Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone: 520-740-0622

Arkansas

Sigma Supply, Inc.
824 Mid America Blvd.
Hot Springs, AR 71913
Phone: 501-760-1511, 800-264-1661(toll free number)
Fax: 501-760-1521

Northern California

Hewlett-Packard Co.
371 W. Trimble Rd.
San Jose, CA 95131
Phone: 408-435-7400
Fax: 408-435-5865

Hewlett-Packard Co.
50 Fremont St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: 415-882-6800
Fax: 415-882-6804

Alps Electric, Inc.
30 Las Colinas Lane
San Jose, CA 95119-1212
Phone: 408-361-6400

Solectron Corp.
847 Gibraltar Dr.
Milpitas, CA 95035-6329
Phone: 408-957-8500
Fax: 408-956-6059

Mesa Systems
5573 Brisa St. Suite A
Livermore, CA 94550-9762
Phone: 925-443-9491
Fax: 925-443-9499
Ricoh Corp.
3001 Orchard Pkwy.
San Jose, CA 95134
Phone: 408-432-8800

Recortec, Inc.
1290-T Lawrence Station Rd.
Sunnyvale, CA 94089-2220
Phone: 408-734-1290, 800-729-7654 (toll free number)
Fax: 408-734-2140

Micro Tech International
5845 Doyle, #104
Emeryville, CA 94608
Phone: 510-658-1433
Fax: 510-658-7339

Tom's Computer Warehouse
710 Gilman St.
Berkeley, CA 94710
Phone: 510-558-1080
Fax: 510-558-1084

Wholesale Computers & Electronic Supply
1220 Diamond Way
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: 925-680-8030
Fax: 925-680-8096

Advent Business Machines
325 Corey way # 105
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Phone: 650-589-5500
Fax: 650-589-5066

Savin Corp.
1190 Burnett Ave.
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: 925-603-1300
Fax: 925-603-1315

Toner Cartridge Services
1032 Revere Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94124-3443
Phone: 415-822-4852
Fax: 415-822-4853

Vallejo Business Machines
940 Tennessee St.
Vallejo, CA 94590-4585
Phone: 707-644-5261, 877-879-2826 (toll free number)
Fax: 707-644-0405

Southern California

Label Specialties, Inc.
704 Dunn Way
Placentia, CA 92870
Phone: 714-961-8074, 800-635-2386(toll free number)
Fax: 714-961-8276

Aisin World Corp.
24330 Garnier St.
Torrance, CA 90505
Phone: 310-326-8681
Fax: 310-533-8271

All Makes Office Machine Co., Inc.
150 W. 24th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Phone: 213-749-7483
Fax: 213-746-2905

CIE America, Inc.
2701 Dow Ave.
Tustin, CA 92680
Phone: 714-573-2942

LPS Computer Service Group, Inc.
210 S. Juniper St. Ste. 101
Escondido, CA 92025
Phone: 760-489-5342, 800-959-1575 (toll free number)
Fax: 760-489-6069

Adcraft Business Mail
2770 Vail Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90040
Phone: 323-778-6245
Fax: 323-778-0031

Acuprint Technology
6359 Paseo Del Lago
Carlsbad, CA 92011
Phone: 760-929-4808, 800-652-2877(toll free number)
Fax: 760-930-6281

Hewlett-Packard Co.
16550 W. Bernardo Dr.
San Diego, CA 92127-1899

PC Mall
2555 W. 190th St.
Torrance, CA 90504
Phone: 800-555-6255 (toll free number)
Fax: 310-630-6482

Block Graphics, Inc.
3003 Rollie Gates Rd.
Paso Robles, CA 93446
Phone: 805-237-6494
Fax: 805-237-6555

BMC Inc.
6208 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
Phone: 323-464-3100, 800-262-7080 (toll free number)
Fax: 323-464-0468

Forbes Computer Group, Inc.
17422 Pullman St.
Irvine, CA 92614
Phone: 949-756-2000, 800-540-1900 (toll free number)
Fax: 949-756-2040

U.S. Micro Products
5959 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 201
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Phone: 310-215-1800, 800-741-7755 (toll free number)
Fax: 310-215-8122

Printronix
14600 Myford Rd.
Irvine, CA 92606-1005
Phone: 949-368-2300, 800-665-6210(toll free number)
Fax: 714-368-2600

Datacap, Inc.
11526 Sorrento Valley Rd. Suite A
San Diego, CA 92121-1314
Phone: 858-481-3314, 800-795-5431(toll free number)
Fax: 858-481-6038

RxLaser, Inc.
424-T. W. Commonwealth Ave.
Fullerton, CA 92832-1758
Phone: 714-529-1989
Fax: 310-690-9184

Secure Communication Systems, Inc.
1740 E. Wilshire Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Phone: 714-547-1174
Fax: 714-547-1343

Dennis & Schwab, Inc.
505 E. First St., Suite B
Tustin, CA 92780
Phone: 714-505-1270
Fax: 714-505-4557

Colorado

Office & Janitorial Supplies Co.
776 Cherryvale Rd.
Boulder, CO 80303
Phone: 303-499-7360
Fax: 303-554-0533

CG Press, Inc.
6800 W. 117th Ave.
Broomfield, CO 80020-2954
Phone: 303-469-5181
Fax: 303-469-5185

Scientech, Inc.
5649 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80303-1399
Phone: 303-444-1361, 800-525-0522 (toll free number)
Fax: 303-444-9229

Benchmark Systems
7000 Broadway
Denver, CO 80221-2910
Phone: 303-426-6112, 800-509-3232(toll free number)
Fax: 303-426-6552

Printelogy
2137 S. Birch St.
Denver, CO 80222
Phone: 303-757-1711, 800-766-7122 (toll free number)
Fax: 303-757-2426

Hewlett-Packard Co.
3404 E. Harmony Rd.
Fort Collins, CO 80528-9544
Phone: 970-898-3800

Rocky Mountain Ribbons
1808 Forest Ave., P.O. Box 9070
Durango, CO 81302-9070
Phone: 970-259-7357
Fax: 970-247-1911

Connecticut

National Toner Recycle & Supply, Inc.
29 Harbor Ave.
Norwalk, CT 06850
Phone: 203-853-2998, 800-676-0749(toll free number)
Fax: 203-853-1258

Hewlett-Packard Co.
4 Stamford Plaza
Stamford, CT 06901-3238
Phone: 203-324-1003
Fax: 203-325-5680

Lexmark International
1055 Washington Blvd.
Stamford, CT 06901-2216
Phone: 203-961-6700

Connecticut Computer & Video
254 Edin Ave.
Waterbury, CT 06706
Phone: 203-753-8970

Delaware

Hewlett-Packard Co.
2850 Centerville Rd.
Wilmington, DE 19808
Phone: 302-633-8000

Florida

Parts Now!
1085 S.W. 15th Ave. #5
Delray Beach, FL 33444
Phone: 561-279-9280, 800-741-0939(toll free number)
Fax: 561-279-8901

Trisquare, Inc.
4171 West Hillsboro Blvd
Coconut Creek, FL 33073
Phone: 954-346-1905, 800-832-3154 (toll free number)
Fax: 954-346-1908

OCE Printing Systems
5600 Broken Sound Blvd.
Boca Raton, FL 33487
Phone: 561-997-3100, 800-523-5444 (toll free number)
Fax: 561-997-3352

All Communication Rentals, Inc.
1402 S.W. 13th Court
Pompano Beach, FL 33069
Phone: 954-788-9555, 800-886-3401(toll free number)
Fax: 954-788-6373

Southern Office Equipment
4424 Lois Ave. N.
Tampa, FL 33614
Phone: 813-873-1112, 800-766-7637 (toll free number)
Fax: 813-875-7517

Lexmark International
800 S. Douglas Rd.
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Phone: 305-447-2200
Fax: 305-447-2233

Danka
11101 Roosevelt Blvd. N.
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
Phone: 727-622-2100

Action Computer Systems & Service
500 N. Harbor City Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32935
Phone: 321-242-6111, 888-536-7812 (toll free number)
Fax: 321-242-0058

Hewlett-Packard Co.
108 N. Armenia Ave.
Tampa, FL 33609
Phone: 954-938-9800
Fax: 813-254-9560

Efficient Business Consulting
933 N.E. 125th St.
North Miami, FL 33161
Phone: 305-899-0107

Civil Aviation Resource, Inc.
6020 N. W. 84th Ave.
Miami, FL 33166-3317
Phone: 305-823-2284
Fax: 305-823-6383

Leading Source Office Solutions
819 Lark St.
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
Phone: 850-863-1494

Advanced Video Technology (AVT)
822 S.E. 8th Avenue
Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
Phone: 954-421-2132, 800-741-2490 (toll free number)
Fax: 954-421-6560

Laserlife Tech & Supply
841 Nicolet Ave., #4
Winter Park, FL 32789
Phone: 407-628-1227
Fax: 407-628-1883

BTI Computers, Inc.
1789 N.W. 79th Ave.
Miami, FL 33126-1112
Phone: 305-477-0000, 800-554-1968(toll free number)
Fax: 305-477-3094

Georgia

Better Label & Products, Inc.
3333 Empire Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30354
Phone: 404-763-8440, 800-448-1813 (toll free number)
Fax: 404-763-3692

Diamond Data Corp.
328 Bell Park Dr.
Woodstock, GA 30188
Phone: 770-928-0055, 800-955-0508(toll free number)
Fax: 770-516-0409

Konica Business Technologies
1117 Perimeter Center W., Suite 301E
Atlanta, GA 30338
Phone: 770-379-0444
Fax: 770-379-0555

Better Brand Products
3333 Empire Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30354
Phone: 800-763-1941(toll free number)
Fax: 404-763-3692

Advantage Laser Products, Inc.
1840 Marietta Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30318
Phone: 404-351-2700, 800-458-3501 (toll free number)
Fax: 800-871-3305, 800-871-3305 (toll free number)

Lanier Worldwide, Inc.
2300 Park Lake Dr. N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30345-2979
Phone: 770-496-9500, 800-708-7088(toll free number)
Fax: 800-252-9703

Hewlett-Packard Co.
20 Perimeter Summit Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30319
Phone: 404-648-0000

Wurzburg Macon Georgia Div.
787 Hillcrest Industrial Blvd., Units F, G, H
Macon, GA 31204
Phone: 478-745-3808
Fax: 478-746-5952

Label America
5430 E. Ponce De Leon Ave.
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Phone: 770-934-8040, 800-232-7833 (toll free number)
Fax: 770-939-6960

ABB Systems
108 Main St. S.E.
Eastman, GA 31023
Phone: 478-374-1930, 800-328-8226(toll free number)
Fax: 478-374-1931

Illinois

I-Tech Automation, Inc.
25711 Hillview Ct.
Mundelein, IL 60060
Phone: 847-726-9340, 800-311-9070(toll free number)
Fax: 847-726-9370

Hewlett-Packard Co.
100 N. Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312-474-4000

Arlington Computer Products
851 Commerce Ct.
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Phone: 847-541-6389, 800-548-5105(toll free number)
Fax: 847-541-6881

NEC America, Inc.
1250 N. Arlington Heights Rd.
Itasca, IL 60143
Phone: 630-467-5000
Fax: 630-775-6856

Peak Technologies Group, Inc.
1014 E. Algonquin Rd., Suite 109
Schaumburg, IL 60173
Phone: 410-312-6000, 800-950-6372 (toll free number)
Fax: 410-312-7381

Cole-Parmer Instrument Co.
625 E. Bunker Court, MS18
Vernon Hills, IL 60061-1844
Phone: 800-431-8944(toll free number)
Fax: 847-247-2929

Markpack Inc.
3405 Lonergan Dr.
Rockford, IL 61109
Phone: 815-874-5454, 888-874-5454 (toll free number)
Fax: 815-874-1660

Hurletron Incorporated
1820 Tempel Dr
Libertyville, IL 60048-9729
Phone: 847-680-7022
Fax: 847-680-7338
Connecting Point
1306 E. Empire
Bloomington, IL 61701
Phone: 309-663-5200
Fax: 309-662-7189

Suncraft Technologies, Inc.
1301 Frontenac Rd.
Naperville, IL 60563
Phone: 630-369-7900
Fax: 630-369-7070

Ramco Ribbon, Inc.
165 Schuyler Ave.
Bradley, IL 60915
Phone: 815-937-0561
Fax: 815-937-0595

Cable Guard
707 Woodridge
Glencoe, IL 60022
Phone: 847-242-0334, 877-242-0334(toll free number)
Fax: 847-242-0335

Banks on Labels, Inc.
4034 Tugwell
Franklin Park, IL 60131
Phone: 847-678-7075
Fax: 847-678-7044

Beverly Laser
1784 E. Oakton St.
Des Plaines, IL 60018
Phone: 847-296-1768
Fax: 847-296-1760

Professional Printer
1311 W. Main St.
Belleville, IL 62220-1526
Phone: 618-222-0664
Fax: 618-222-0665

Indiana

Commercial Office Products & Supply
22988 W. Ireland Rd.
South Bend, IN 46614
Phone: 574-282-1830
Fax: 574-282-2571

Data Processing Sciences Corp.
5987 E. 71st St., Suite 111
Indianapolis, IN 46220
Phone: 317-849-6772
Fax: 317-849-7134

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