Polaris Direct is a full-service lettershop and print management company with the experience, the knowledge and the technology to complete your mailings on time...every time.
Mail Piece Design
Our experienced sales team will work closely with your creative and production departments to develop mail pieces that achieve maximum manufacturing efficiency and postal discounts. We are available to assist with:
- Print and manufacturing format options
- Mock-ups with paper stock options
- Postal regulation compliance to ensure maximum discount
Pre-Production Planning
At Polaris Direct, thorough pre-production planning is a vital step. It ensures that no project details are overlooked and every possible cost-saving option is considered.
- Budget review including postal costs
- Production scheduling
- Postal efficiency planning
- Logistics planning for USPS Drop Ship discounts
- Security requirement compliance for sensitive mail projects
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Print Management
Our Global Production Support “GPS” division is dedicated to managing printing and sourcing needs. Polaris Direct GPS can assist with:
- Mail piece design
- Automation, postal regulations and mailing efficiencies
- Print sourcing, manufacturing and delivery
- Inventory control and reporting
Polaris Direct GPS makes managing your projects easier and more cost effective. Our GPS professionals are available for on-site production support.
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Forms Printing
Forms printing is a core competency at Polaris Direct. It’s part of our overall commitment to completely managing production of your direct mail projects–from start to finish. Forms printing is handled via strategic alliance with NorthStar Direct, located just minutes from Polaris headquarters. NorthStar is dedicated to high-volume forms printing, and has the experience and equipment to handle even the largest print runs.
- Fully digital front end with state-of-the-art CTP system
- 24/7 press capabilities; over 20 million capacity on a 24/5 schedule
- Paper, PDF or Web Proofing within 24 hours
- 6 to 8 color printing with inter-station UV drying
- Cylinder sizes: 14”, 17”, 22” and 28"
- Roll-to-roll, roll-to-sheet, and roll-to-fanfold on all presses
- Pattern perfing, die cutting, punching and slitting
- 10-Color printing with inter-station UV drying
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Data Processing
Polaris Direct utilizes the latest GMC and BCC software for accurate, high-speed processing of customer files. Our data processing expertise includes:
- Mailing list hygiene
- NCOA processing
- CASS certification and presorting
- Lettertext setup with variable data programming
- Custom programming
- Online proofing
We accept data in many media formats, as well as through our secure FTP site.
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Personalization
Our high-volume continuous form lasers and inkjet imaging provide the flexibility necessary to meet the precise needs of your project:
- Roll-to-roll or fanfold continuous form lasers
- Coated and uncoated stocks
- Simplex/Duplex laser imaging
- MICR encoding on all lasers
- Flexible, high resolution inkjet systems with color capability
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Lettershop
Highly skilled Lettershop technicians and the latest, most innovative equipment ensure high efficiency, fast turn-around and on-budget results:
- Roll-to-fold processing using Bowe cutters and MBO folders
- High speed Pinnacle inserters – up to 6 x 9 envelopes
- Inline gluing, wafer sealing, labelaire affixing
- Metering, Live stamping
- Daily production status reporting
- Card affixing
- Match mailing
- Labelaire
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Mailing Services
At Polaris Direct, we utilize our strategic alliances to improve logistical planning to guarantee your mailings hit the mail stream faster:
- Onsite postal verification
- BMC/SCF destination delivery coordination
- Planet Code processing coordination
- Reporting systems for both drop ship delivery verification
and Planet Code mail piece tracking
- Complete postal reconciliation and reporting
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