1819 E. Beverly Rd. Milwaukee, WI 53211
Tel: (414) 962-2542
Fax: (262) 364-3300
Services
- Engraving (Die Stamping)
- We offer the manufacturing of engraved stationery (die stamping) on a variety of manual and automatic presses, either on customer supplied paper stock or stock we provide. Typical items include letterheads, envelopes, business cards, covers, folders, invitations and announcements, calling cards, bookplates and all types of social stationery. Engraved pieces may be combined with other processes such as lithography and foil stamping. We offer all colors of ink based on the Pantone PMS system, including metallic shades. Our automatic presses have a capacity of 15000 impressions a day.
- Engraving Plates
- Our etching department is capable of creating photoengraved copper plates from either artwork or negatives provided. We can work from digitized files sent via e-mail from a variety of software. Your design can be fully reproduced using the engraved process.
- Blind Embossing
- Blind embossing is die stamping without ink to create a raised impression in the paper itself. We offer full capability in this process including the creation of the special brass dies that are sometimes necessary for multi-layered impressions. We also can hot stamp this process for greater definition.
- Paper
- We can provide a wide choice of papers for your project from a variety of well-known mills. Fine cotton-rag papers are available from such mills as Gilbert, Strathmore, Cranes, and Neenah. We also offer paper cutting and trimming services. We are a licensed distributor of Cranes Kid Finish Social Papers and can offer you quite a savings over retail.
- Typesetting
- We can set type to your specifications using Mac-based interface with a choice of over 3000 fonts. We can output to film or to disk.
- Graphic Design
- Let us design your stationery using the popular Quark and Illustrator programs. Our designers have a collective experience of over twenty years in the business. Why waste hundreds of dollars going to a commercial artist. Our experience can tell you what designs work best with engraving process.
- Wedding Invitation Consultation
- Besides offering the full wedding invitation lines of Cranes and Regency, we are able to help in the writing and layout of your wedding stationery. We have many books of etiquette available and our years of experience can advise you in those unique situations that the books don’t cover.
- Related Printing Services
- We have access to many other printing processes that you may want to combine with your engraving design such as: Thermography, Lithography, Foil Stamping, Die-cutting, Folding & Collating, and Binding. Just let us know your needs.
