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another year or by mid-2015."
One recent job has Stewart thinking of expansion. "The
Christmas card digital run for Hard Rock took 40 hours on
press," he reported. "With Scodix's new Ultra model, it could
have been done in 17 hours." Producing at speeds of 1,250
sheets per hour, the Ultra is easily the fastest press of its kind
available. "If we get many more jobs like that one in the door,
it'll be time for a second press. We are going to need that
Ultra!"
And if PDP's momentum continues to build in 2014, capacity
on the S74 may sell out, making Stewart's Ultra dream a reality.
PDP's Client List
"We are not doing direct mail yet," asserted Stewart, "but we
are doing flyers, brochures, business cards, and even custom
ticketing for a local brand agency." PDP also is printing
book covers, which are laminated for protection. "The Scodix
effect is put on top of the lamination," he explained.
For one client, One to One Marketing, PDP has produced cus-
tom packaging featuring a square box with different Scodix tex-
tures on each side. "For their 'Market Like a Rock Star' campaign,
we 'Scodix'd' die-cut electric guitars that went out to a couple
thousand people," Stewart described. He admitted that, early
on, he and his colleagues were the beneficiaries of a "crack client
list" from digital print firm Bluestem Integrated, PDP's job-share
partner. "They just handed us the casinos," including Hard Rock.
PDP presently is housed physically within Bluestem Integrated
(http://bluestemintegrated.com), an established digital print
firm in the Tulsa area with an HP Indigo 5500 on its production
floor. "We pay rent, and they give us a good click charge," Stew-
art said. "The job-sharing arrangement has worked very well for
both firms."
PDP/Scodix customers now include marketing and graphic
design firms, colleges and universities (including the University
of Central Florida), high-end schools, such as Holland Hall (a
private college prep school in Tulsa), a hospice out of Michigan,
and nonprofits including Soldier's Wish (www.soldierswish.org).
PDP also works with other area print brokers, creating increasing
demand for the Scodix effect.
Stewart added, "Scodix really sets us apart from any other
competition in the area." www.pdpscodix.com
How Scodix Technology Works
Scodix S model digital presses have the power to stir the senses
and to produce eye-catching, memorable print experiences, said
their manufacturer. The patent-pending Optical Print Alignment
(OPA) camera system executes enhancements with pinpoint
accuracy (image-to-image registration), scanning each sheet to
ensure delivery of the trademarked PolySENSE clear polymer to
its exact location.
Using these unique digital enhancement capabilities, the S
press can produce 99 Gloss Units (GU) – the highest gloss avail-
able for printed materials – up to 250 microns in polymer height
and variable density capabilities, ranging from 1 percent to 100
percent.
Supporting this technology is the Scodix Rainbow Station, the
world's first in-house digital inkjet glittering station, creating
new opportunities for photo-album covers, marketing commu-
nication materials, cosmetics and premium packaging, business
cards, wedding invitations, and other short-run applications,
Scodix noted. ◗◗
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PDP uses Scodix dimensional, textured effects to promote everything from distinct Swedish vodka bottles to parties for Botox cosmetic injections.