Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 03:45:56 GMT Server: Apache/1.2.0 Connection: close Content-Type: text/html PrimeSource: Our Company Our Company


News Releases
Map of Locations
Employee Reference (Password Protected)
Highlights From Our Annual Report
Stock Price
10-Q (PDF Format)
10-K (PDF Format)

More than 30 branches, strategically located, forming an unparalleled nation-wide network of graphic arts products and services. That’s PrimeSource Corporation.

Our roots date to the mid-19th century and our future is predicated on both our experience and the commitment to keep pace with changing technology and its impact on printed communication.

That means we create solutions that last. Solutions that are based on our customers specific needs - present and future - in both prepress and pressroom. That means we are in the business of change, participating in the application of new technology, not just distributing it.

Hardware, software, and consumables for the pressroom, traditional and electronic prepress. PrimeSource reaches all corners of the printing world with the industry’s most dynamic sales and service organization.


Prepress Products

PrepressThe day-to-day needs of the prepress business are universal. PrimeSource offers the broadest range of products from world-class manufacturers to meet those needs.

We stand behind what we sell with an assurance of quality. Knowledgeable sales and customer service professionals have the talent and experience to assist with any buying decision and have access to a nationwide procurement system for quick product availability.

Think PrimeSource for:

  • Photographic films, papers & chemistry
  • Digital media
  • Film processors
  • Film proofing equipment
  • Light tables & workstation furniture
  • Digital proofing supplies

Electronic Prepress Systems

An industry that remained relatively unchanged for nearly one hundred years has seen tremendous innovations in the past decade. PrimeSource has taken a leading role in this environment of change.

Our Applications Specialists simplify your buying decisions by offering solutions based on workflow needs, so productivity and return-on-investment are maximized.

PrimeSource is a leader in OPI server development and its application to the graphic arts. Our Graphics Alpha System is the fastest, most productive OPI workflow solution available.

Think PrimeSource for:

  • Macintosh workstations & prepress software
  • Scanning & imagesetting technology
  • Digital printers & proofing devices
  • Graphics Alpha OPI servers
  • Communications & networking equipment
  • Trapping & color management solutions
  • Data storage and retrieval systems

Electronic Prepress Training

The quickest means of assuring productivity is to shorten the learning curve associated with new equipment and processes. PrimeSource does just that with the industry's most diverse training programs.

All PrimeSource branches can provide on-site hardware and software training and some provide on-going classroom programs. The curriculum can even be customized to meet the specific requirements of your business. Our instructors bring years of front-line production experience to your operation. We focus on techniques that make you productive and maximize your workflow.

We even offer courseware for you to facilitate in-house as well as train-the-trainer programs.

Think PrimeSource for:

  • Industry-specific instruction
  • Customized programs
  • On-site & classroom training
  • In-house training courseware

Pressroom Products

Ink on paper. Even in our computerized world, all roads still lead to the pressroom. Ensuring productivity in the pressroom is an on-going and welcome challenge at PrimeSource. We embrace it with a level of products and services unmatched in the industry.

Whether it's our own private label, or from our esteemed manufacturers, PrimeSource pressroom chemistry, plate and blanket materials meet the highest standards for quality and performance. At our Blanket Converting facility, every order passes a unique quality control procedure. We strive for "O" defects, thereby increasing press productivity.

PrimeSource pressroom consultants are success- ful print veterans who work with customers on all aspects of print production. From chemical formulation to quality control, we offer the expertise, products and commitment to improve your overall operation and increase profitability.

Think PrimeSource for:

  • Plates, blankets & chemistry
  • Traditional platemaking equipment
  • Digital platesetters
  • Digital printing systems
  • New & used presses, bindery & finishing equipment

Support & Service

Support & ServiceWhat sets PrimeSource apart is the level of service and support we provide. As a national company, we have experts across the country in all areas of the printing business who can draw from one another and share their talents and solutions wherever needed.

We aggressively test new electronic products for their viability in the marketplace and award our ProductionPath™ certification to those deemed "best in class." We strive to keep backorders to an absolute minimum and seek solutions, not quick-fixes to customer needs.

Be it in product sales, distribution, or support, PrimeSource is committed to responsive, courteous, and professional service.

Think PrimeSource for:

  • Rigorous product testing
  • Complete system design, configuration & integration
  • Equipment installation & service
  • Technical assistance
  • SPC audits & press fingerprinting
  • Quality control & production consulting
  • Blanket converting
  • Hazardous materials removal & disposal

Advanced Business Systems

Developed two years ago, our Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) system was the first of its kind among graphic arts distributors and became the NGASA standard for EDI. It affords great cost savings and convenience in ordering, by increasing response time and decreasing paperwork and human error.

Our Remote Management System allows you to send an order directly to a PrimeSource warehouse. This speeds the ordering and shipping process and automatically downloads a confirmation form for reference at delivery.

Think PrimeSource & EDI for:

  • Faster ordering
  • Quicker delivery
  • Reduced paperwork
  • Administrative time-savings
  • Greater accuracy

| Back to Top Index |





| Our Company | Our Industry | Our Solutions | Site Map | Comments/Questions | Return to Homepage |