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Project Planning
Planning can be streamlined by our professional sales associates and customer service
representatives.

Pioneer provides:

  • Prompt price quotes.
  • Time and money saving ideas.
  • Project status reports.
  • On-time delivery and planning assistance.
  • Print quantities of 300 up to 100,000.
  • Projects from one page to 96 pages.
  • One color to six color printing.
  • Flood Aqueous and flood/spot varnish coating options (to provide gloss or dull coating and protection).
  • Print projects requiring our full mailing capabilities.
 
Project & Printing Planning Tips

  • To facilitate communication, many clients plan to submit a WORK ORDER prior to job arrival. This may include: quantity, ink colors, paper, fonts/type, photo/image summary, special requests (bleeds, folds, finishing requests, etc.), due date, and detailed delivery instructions. Pioneer Graphics can provide a WORK ORDER form if needed. (See Estimate Request page for a sample form)
  • Clearly label ALL disks/CD's/DVD's with:
    - contact name
    - phone numbers
    - return instructions
  • Label and number all photos with cropping indicated.
  • Use our paper buying power to reduce costs by selecting one of the following “house” stocks. (Click here to see all of our house stocks)
    - Coated (gloss or matte): 80# and 100# text, 80# cover and 12 point C1S (coated one side) 80# and 100# white (uncoated) text - Uncoated: 50#, 60# and 70# white offset, and 80# white smooth cover
  • Four color printing utilitzes "process colors" - cyan, magenta, yellow and black - to produce color (CMYK)
  • Many clients choose a Pantone color as a fifth color on the press, especially for heavy coverage, to guarantee consistent, true color.
  • Heavy cover weight papers will be scored prior to folding to get a clean, sharp crease to the paper.
  • A press sheet must allow space for grippers, color bars, trim marks, etc.
  • Specify any special finishing work needed as special inks are often required.
  • Three- and four-color envelopes or those requiring a color to bleed must be converted from flat pre-printed press sheets. This extra process costs more and requires additional time.
  • Notify Pioneer Graphics 48 hours ahead of your anticipated project arrival. This allows us to reserve your press time in advance in order to achieve on-time delivery. Please include a hard copy proof or low resolution pdf proof with your files.
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