Direct Mail machine...medium duty..recommendations please

[tulsad]

I outsource all my printing.

Considering a press for some of our jobs.

Typical jobs:

doorhangers: 10pt ; 500-5000 quantities (4x11, 3.5x8.5)
postcards: 10pt ; 500-10,000 quantities ( 5.5x8.8 & 4x6 )

my priorities in order are:
1. low cost.
1a. easy direct mail use..import of list/barcodes
2. decent speed..doesnt have to be blazing fast
3. image quality..not top priority

would be running average of 5,000 5.5x8.5 postcards a day.
(dont know if i can get 2 or 4 up on typical sheet?)

your suggestions of make/models machines i should consider is highly valued.

thanks...the more insight you provide the better. thanks..

 

[xfactor printing]

1. low cost.

You posted this in the igen forum, so I'm assuming you have a few hundred thousand dollar budget to get started? Is this correct?

 

[tulsad]

sorry if i posted in the wrong spot. where should i post this?
i have stacks of money to throw around, yes

 

[terrymcv]

Xerox Docucolor 5000 Digital Press for sale

Xerox Docucolor 5000 Digital Press for sale

Xerox Docucolor 5000 Digital Press w/ Fiery Front End Controller, Dell Optiplex 745 w/ Monitor, Hi-Cap Stacker, Manuals, (2)Dongle Keys, and Assorted Toner/Parts; Total Impressions Read: 2,035,385

Purchased 2008

$24,000

Located NC. USA

Terry Mc Vittie
813-949-7397 PH
813-949-1191 FAX
terry2@tampabay.rr.com
www.equipment-exchange.net

 

[terrymcv]

Xerox DocuColor 242 Digital Color Copier

Xerox DocuColor 242 Digital Color Copier
Xerox DocuColor 242 Digital Color Copier w/ Creo Spire CX250 Color Server; \PCF-1 High Capacity Paper Input; and SFN-3 Finisher; Copy Count: 1950473;

Purchased 2008

$14,500

Located MO







Terry Mc Vittie
813-949-7397 PH
813-949-1191 FAX
terry2@tampabay.rr.com
www.equipment-exchange.net

 

[xfactor printing]

sorry if i posted in the wrong spot. where should i post this?
i have stacks of money to throw around, yes

I don't know if you're being serious or kidding, and I didn't mean to be patronizing with my first post in this thread (sorry). If you do have an ample budget, by all means get a great machine. Most people coming here want to do a job like this on way too small a machine rather than 'going all the way' when buying, so your first post struck me as unusual for the typical requests that come in. I run postcards 4-up on 12x18 stock. The average of 5000 5.5 x 8.5 postcards a day would only be 1250 sheets a day, printed both sides would be 2500 prints a day or 75000 prints per month. And I take it this will be on 12pt stock so that is more demanding of the machine.

 

[xfactor printing]

Xerox DocuColor 242 Digital Color Copier
Xerox DocuColor 242 Digital Color Copier w/ Creo Spire CX250 Color Server; \PCF-1 High Capacity Paper Input; and SFN-3 Finisher; Copy Count: 1950473;

Purchased 2008

$14,500

Located MO







Terry Mc Vittie
813-949-7397 PH
813-949-1191 FAX
terry2@tampabay.rr.com
www.equipment-exchange.net

To maintain 75,000 12x18 prints a month long-term (5,000 5.5 x 8.5 x 2 sides / 4up x 30 days) I think you'd need 4 of this size machine due to the heavy postcard stock. I believe the recommended monthly volume (long term) for these is 25,000 sheets of plain paper weight.

 

[xfactor printing]

P.S. are both the front and back in color?

Is there variable data on both sides of these postcards?

 

[tulsad]

Color front & back.
The only variable data is the address & barcode.
(but would want ability to do variable pieces when needed )

it would be run 5 days a week. would want a machine that could handle
up to four 5,000 postcard jobs a day, if needed.

we'd be printing on 10pt primarily.

my goal is to get pointed in the right direction...make/model, then start looking for the right deal.

( also , not sure what else would be needed to do postcards..cutter obviously..any other bigger ticket items? )