Finishing & Screen Printing
Top Printer and Direct Mail Company United Direct Solutions Selects Tecnau for Critical Client Project
Friday 26. July 2024 - In 1980, United Direct Solutions opened its doors as a pre-sort commingler and has since evolved into full service provider offering printing, mailing, billing, data, and document security solutions, all with the latest platforms and technologies.
Stack 5251’s roll to sheet capability significantly boosts efficiency
However, its directive has remained the same, which is to enrich connections between companies and their audiences.
To achieve this directive, United Direct Solutions employs 250 people spread across two different facilities located within 100 miles of each other in Louisville, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio. It strategically positioned its locations for redundancy and disaster recovery purposes. The company prioritizes industry-leading innovation, data management, and security, which has led it to become a top printer in the country. “In fact, with over 20,000 printers across the US, we are proud to say that United Direct Solutions was ranked in the top 150 in 2023,” touted Casey Hendrick, chief operating officer, United Direct Solutions.
Over the last several years, United Direct Solutions has fulfilled an annual client project that entailed printing five to seven million sheets within three to four weeks. Originally, all the printing was monochrome. However, in 2023, the client requested that the project switch to color printing. With this change, United Direct Solutions knew it needed to upgrade its equipment. The company purchased the Canon ColorStream 3900 printer and the Tecnau Revolution 50 Stack 5251 system at the same time. “We looked at all models and configurations in the market. The industry feedback we received was that the Tecnau solution is the best roll to sheet platform,” stated Casey.
The Tecnau Revolution 50 Stack 5251 platform empowers high-speed color inkjet printers, such as the Canon ColorStream 3900. Tecnau’s Stack 5251 reliably operates as fast as 590 fpm/180 mpm to take full advantage of the emerging generation of high-speed inkjet printers.
Cutting and stacking high-resolution print at these speeds requires a stable web of paper with minimal touchpoints. The taut-web Stack 5251 never lets go of the web, maintaining control for reliable production. The Stacker s51 module produces 1-up, 2-up, 2-up merged, 3-up or 4-up stacks, utilizing a transport technology, which matches well to a broad range of applications ranging from transactional to high-quality publishing, and graphic arts.