Where can I get technical publications printed?

Whether you’re just starting off with a new manufacturing line or you’re looking to make a change for your current business, finding a place to get your technical publications printed – like user manuals, spec sheets, and other end-user needs – may prove to be a bigger challenge than you originally thought possible.

When your search yields few results. . .

Visiting a search engine then typing the question, “where can I get technical publications printed?” yields some interesting results. While it is less frequent these days, occasionally an online search returns some results that are less than ideal, or helpful. In this case the results fell into the latter category — the search returned a few books on technical communications, technical editing, and one called, “a checklist of technical publications printed before 1831.” By the end of this article you will have an answer to the question.

Your search may also return some companies that position themselves as cloud-based solutions for content distribution and storage. For some that might be the perfect solution but it is not always the “right” solution — the one that answers your question about where to print your technical publications. Sometimes people in the manufacturing world are seeking a simple solution to answer their question: “Can you print my required materials, at a reasonable price point, and help me manage this necessary but low-cost component?” The answer is, yes.

Local printing with a trusted partner

You may have a local solution for your printing needs or you may be looking for one. Often these projects are not technically difficult, such as a a 20-page black and white manual that’s saddle-stitched with two “staples.” This is a straightforward project you could work with a local printer to execute this job.

You might also consider a similar but alternative solution and partner with a regional printer with plants across the Midwest and the logistics to deliver to your receiving docks as needed.

That’s where EPI Marketing Services fits for our partners. With facilities in Michigan and Indiana, a great web press machine and set-up in Indianapolis, along with large-scale manufacturers as client partners, EPI already serves the technical publications world well.

We understand that you can’t ship your final product without this critical component, and that quality means making it readable, not shiny and bright like marketing materials. Consistency, quality, and competitive pricing, coupled with a logistics chain that delivers, all add up to becoming a trusted partner to companies like Whirlpool.

At EPI, we offer VMIEdge as the multi-faceted solution to technical publication printing for final assembly. We combine our printing capabilities with IT solutions already in place to help our partners manage this necessary yet low-value part of their operations.

You can curb the costs of obsolete materials that result from over-printing, avoid cumbersome communications with a secure EDI connection between systems, and manage logistics with our delivery systems. You can also expect quick trips due to our centrally and strategically located facilities.

You don’t want technical publications killing your manufacturing line productivity. We don’t want this critical component causing you and your executive team headaches. Let’s work together to streamline this process and make it more efficient for you and your team.

EPI Marketing Services and VMIEdge can help plant managers and manufacturing business leaders manage technical publication printing.

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