What we do
Pre Media
Pre Media
From design to file management, we have the resources and capabilities to not only get your project on paper, but also deliver a high-quality and pristine pre-press design. With services such as graphic design, colour scanning, retouching, calibrated digital proofing and more, we are your sole source for everything pre-media. Our company provides pre-media images and designs of excellent quality and accomplishes this through efficient workflows and faster cycle times.
Our pre-media department is staffed by a team of talented and creative individuals with years of experience in pre-press and digital graphic design. They are accomplished in their respective fields and are more than capable to manage your project and guide you through all facets of pre-media production. With the unparalleled precision of computer-to-plate (CTP) technology and a robust pre-press workflow system, we have the technological resources and expertise to efficiently run all aspects of your print project.
Our pre-media services include:
- Graphic Design Retouching
- Colour Scanning
- Trapping and Imposition
- Calibrated Digital Proofing
- Online Soft Proofing
- Archiving and File Management
Litho
Litho
At the heart of our printing operations is Heidelberg and its award-winning presses. Our press room is exclusively Heidelberg. These presses have the capability
of producing everything from simple brochures to complex, high-quality pieces with vivacious colour, quickly.
Our press room team remains staunchly dedicated to the finest sheetfed printing in Canada. Our company’s press room staff keeps abreast and stays up-to-date with the industry’s most modern techniques through continual training. Knowledge is power, and this ensures that you, the client, always receive the best quality, finished printing product.
Packaging
Packaging
As our company slogan states, Advertek is “going beyond ink.” We are much more than a commercial printing company. With our own die-cutting, printing and gluing technology and capabilities, we can produce a wide range of boxes (and other forms of packaging), from cosmetics and electronics, to business card and take-out boxes, as well as business stand alones. Our packaging products are detailed and durable.
Digital
Digital
Our company has evolved in lockstep with the digital age. Shorter run lengths, tighter deadlines and high calibre printing are all characteristics of current digital printing practices. We continually flourish under these circumstances and meet the criteria every time.
Our digital printing is complemented by our integrated graphic design service (click through the pre-media page), where we take your marketing materials to the next level. Through our personalization technology – which enables you to customize and target your marketing piece – we are able to provide you with a powerful marketing vehicle and an invaluable connection to your customers.
How do you decide if you should use digital or sheetfed print technology? Our expert account executives and customer service representatives can help you find the best solution. Sometimes a blend of both digital and litho printing is the answer.
Large Format
Large Format
We will help your company make a big, impactful and long-lasting impression.
Our company now offers high-resolution, colour-rich, wide format printing capabilities – which will allow flawless printing with specific finishes on just about any surface or substrate. Printing custom retail signage, captivating posters, banners, point-of-sale collateral and trade show graphics are just the tip of the large format iceberg.
The acquisition of an Agfa Jeti 3020 Titan Wide Format Printer, coupled with a Kongsberg XP Cutter, demonstrates our commitment to excellence, advanced technology and ongoing innovation. The formidable combination of these two machines can fulfill any communication and media need.
Our printing professionals are knowledgeable of how printing functions across flexible and rigid substrates, as well as information pertaining to inks, printing and pre-media services. Our printing staff has expertise, and a proven track record, of meeting brand standards for colour and quality no matter what context.
Full colour, wide format printing (including white) ensures your big ideas get noticed. You will be amazed at just how easy and cost-effective it is to catch a customer’s eye with a wide-format display.
As part of our creative development process, we now employ the latest version of the EKSO software. This software allows us to create POS displays in 3D – giving a true and accurate visual representation of any POS solution – for presentation purposes.
Let us show you how you can make a big impression within your marketplace!
Dye Sub
Dye Sub
Through our full colour, in-house dye-sublimation printing process, we can print lively colours, as well as intricate designs and images, on virtually any type of product. Coffee mugs, aluminum sports bottles, mouse pads, mobile phone and tablet stands, towels, door and bath mats are just some of the products that we can seamlessly print on using dye-sublimation.
With dye-sublimation, we can even print on a variety of metal, medium density fibre and hardboard substrates. What you can expect from our dye-sublimation process is an immaculate image and design, conducted effortlessly, on any product you love and desire.
Bindery & Finishing
Bindery & Finishing
We believe that a printed piece is only as good as its finishing. It is one of the most crucial stages in the printing process. That is why our finishing team is scrupulous in its attention to detail, especially during the bindery and finishing stage.
In today’s fast-pace and high-quality world, success is measured every step of the way: from pre-press to printing, to trimming, folding and binding – each step must be conducted with precision and professionalism. Our company adheres to this model.
Our finishing solutions will suit your budget and will exceed your expectations.
Our company’s bindery and finishing department is a one-stop-shop for all your needs, including:
- Cutting
- Folding
- Stitching
- Perfect Binding
- Collating
- Custom Die Cutting
- Mechanical Binding
- Hole Drilling
- Perforating
- Scoring
- Padding
- Shrink-wrapping
Personalization & Mail
Personalization & Mail
Advertek’s direct mail experts help you optimize your mail piece. From concept design and printing through to list targeting and final delivery, we can work with you to create a personalized, targeted and results-driven print communications piece that helps you get the best return on your marketing dollar.
Personalization
Advertek’s graphic design and direct mail experts can help you make the most of your one-to-one direct mail pieces. With our laser and inkjet personalization solutions, we can help you take your marketing materials to the next level.
Mail Preparation
We offer complete mail preparation solutions to enhance your mailing programs.
- Laser and inkjet personalization , in colour or black
- Intelligent inserting with OMR (Optical Mark Recognition)
- Multi-functional feeders – Booklets, inserts, sheets, CD’s, etc.
- Maximum envelope size 10”x13”
- Folding, tabbing/clip sealing
- Mail preparation for addressed admail, unaddressed admail, and letter mail to yield the most economical process
- Specialized Mailings
Fulfillment
Fulfillment
Our fulfillment process can be summed up as follows: end-to-end services to get your product there, when, where and how you need it.
One of the main components that enables our fulfillment process to run with ease is its one-of-a-kind, easy to use and consolidated inventory management system. Gone are the days of clients filling out hard copy order forms or calling in their orders by telephone. Through this system, our clients can digitally order, or request printing products, from our company. Our intuitive inventory management system also shows when a client’s inventory is running low and when it needs to be replenished. Clients can track their orders through the system as well, to see when their products will arrive. Our inventory management system provides centralized ordering and allows clients to maintain their brand standards. And it can all be done at the tip of your fingers.
We provide incomparable fulfillment, warehousing and distribution services at highly competitive prices for major corporations and Fortune 500 companies throughout Canada and the U.S. Our innovative logistics services include: warehousing, fulfillment and distribution, pick-and-pack, bulk shipment services, receiving, labelling, bar coding and data entry.
Custom E-Stores
Custom E-Stores
We offer a breadth of web-to-print, e-store services and web-based solutions. Digitally design and create any product you wish (e.g. business cards, brochures, company logos etc.) using our content management system, and we will print it as it appears on the screen. With the company’s top-of-the-line printing technology and skilled press people, we can transfer your design from web to print without batting an eye. Other web-to-print services we offer include: E-commerce solutions, personalized websites, tailored print products, digital publishing (i.e. books and brochures), stationery, marketing materials and solutions. Clients can digitally customize and adjust their design and its colour to suit their preferences.
