Rapids Reproductions is a top supplier of wide format products and services helping Architects, Engineers, Manufacturers, Surveyors and Graphic Artists since 1952. We have grown to 4 locations and one of the largest dealers of wide format reprographic equipment and supplies in the Midwest, earning Xerox Diamond Star and HP Graphic Elite dealer status multiple times. Our Reprographic services have grown from mostly blueprints to digital document printing and distribution plus large format color images of all types. The experienced senior staff has an average of over 20 years with the company. Our Online Store, Planroom, Equipment Repair and Facilities Management program now take us beyond our local offices to serve our customers and their partners where ever they need us. A complete source for your design communications whether it’s onsite, offsite or online.

A Brief History

Rapids Reproductions began in 1952 as Standard Blueprint of Iowa. Founded by Dan Avery with help from the Swanson brothers from Omaha, the company grew quickly in the 60’s with the addition of a salesman from Minneapolis named Ralph S. Wasik. After Mr. Avery’s passing Ralph became Manager of the company. In 1974 Ralph purchased the company from Standard Blueprint of Omaha and it became Rapids Reproductions. Under Ralph’s stewardship the company prospered and began the company’s culture of accepting new technology by becoming CAD system dealers in 1984 and adding color copying shortly after. After Ralph’s retirement his son Ronald took over and continued the adoption of leading edge technology by becoming one of the first dealers of wide format xerographic copiers which would eventually replace blueline copiers. With the help of a new Sales Manager named Gerald Mohwinkle, Rapid’s also began expanding with the opening of an office in Davenport. Ralph’s other son Ralph W. Wasik succeeded Ronald as President in 1992 and the expansion really began with the purchase of Acme Reproductions in Waterloo and the opening of our Urbandale office. The internet, digital drawings and large format color printers continued changing the way our clients worked. Ralph Jr. kept the company current by investing in large format digital color and becoming part of the ReproMax digital network. In 2009 Ralph Jr. appointed Gerald Mohwinkle as President. A veteran of the industry having worked for Bruining (Oce) as well as over 20 years with Rapids he continues the progress by moving our Cedar Rapids headquarters to larger and more modern facilities in the fall of 2009.