Ames On Demand -- Still Rolling On

While this system was efficient using plain paper, it wasn't economical when AOD tried to duplicate it for an educational client's request for lab workbooks with perforated tear-out sheets.

Paper Problems

"We couldn't buy 11x17˝ sheets with twin perforations—we could only buy perforated 8.5x11˝ paper, which was very costly," Shea recalls. "This also meant losing the usage charge advantage of printing on 11x17s. So, we knew that we would have to find a converting device in order to do the job cost-effectively."