We now have a computer in our lobby/showroom that customers may use to access our online catalog and any online plan-room for the downloading of drawings. We also have a drafting table and conference room with phone and data connections for our customers convenience. With these new additions along with our free Wi-Fi you may think of our new facility as an extension of your own office.
SDC’s can also be combined to produce large format displays. The Citizen Bendable Clock is such an application. Equally noteworthy as its wide surface area is the “bendability” of the clock, another important advantage of the technology.
At the EXPO 2005, in Aichi Japan, Toppan Printing exhibited a large wall-sized newspaper that made use of E Ink technology. The wall-sized newspaper was actually an application of LCD (liquid crystal display), which displayed the colored photos, and electronic paper, which was responsible for displaying the text. Perhaps future e-paper applications would be similar to this; combining various technological solutions to solve a single problem.
In about a month we will have the entire Alvin line of products available to browse, look at and order online. The same printed catalog we have been giving out for years will now be incorporated into our web site for your convenience. The cost savings from eliminating hard copy catalogs (although they will still be available) will be passed on by discounting all items ordered thru the online Alvin catalog by at least 10%. When it is up and running just click on the “Estore” button and look for the Alvin logo to access it.
On October 5th 2009 our Cedar Rapids Headquarters will move to 6015 Huntington Court N.E. just off Council St. next to the northeast side Post Office, not far from Blairs Ferry Rd. and close to I380. The new facility will be more modern with 2 loading docks, more space (18,000 sq. ft.) and everyone will be on one level. Along with the move we are getting a new phone system and data network which will seamlessly connect Cedar Rapids to all our branch offices. We are even installing WiFi for our customers waiting for prints or using our conference room. Our plan-room and our other online services are already moved to an off-site data center for security and disaster recovery. All these moves will make us more efficient and better able to expand our products and services. See you there after October 5th.
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