Trade Printing FAQ

We sell only to businesses that resell or deploy print: display companies, marketing agencies, print brokers, sign shops, brand teams, and distributors. We don't sell to retail consumers, so we never compete with our customers for their clients.

Yes, on every order. We ship directly to your client or job site with no Interstate Graphics branding on the packaging or paperwork.

No. There are no minimums, and small runs are welcome. Our digital presses make short runs economical, and we scale to national rollout quantities.

Up to 126 inches wide at up to 1200 dpi. Our Inca Onset X3 HS flatbed prints rigid sheets up to 126.8" x 63" and up to 1.8" thick. Larger graphics such as wall murals are produced in panels.

UV flatbed and roll-to-roll wide-format printing (UV, latex, and UVgel), automated flatbed screen printing with up to 6 UV colors and custom PMS matching, and sheet-fed digital printing on our Konica Minolta press for commercial print.

Yes. Prepress, printing, finishing, kitting, and shipping all happen in our own facilities with our own equipment and operators. Nothing is brokered or outsourced.

CNC router cutting, steel-rule die cutting, laminating, heat bending, sonic welding, mounting, grommeting, hemming, pole pockets, and full structural assembly for POP displays and signage.

Yes. We warehouse, kit, pick and pack, and ship to one location or hundreds of stores, including just-in-time delivery and multi-location retail rollouts.

Within one business day. Include the product, quantity, finished size, in-hands date, and ship-to ZIP so our estimators can price the job, including freight, without calling you back.

It depends on the product and quantity. For example, screen printing is typically 5-7 business days from proof approval, and sheet-fed brochures typically 3-5 business days from approved artwork. Rush production is available; tell us your in-hands date.

We are a G7 Master Facility certified by Idealliance. Our presses are calibrated to G7 so color stays consistent across digital, screen, and different substrates, and from the first run to the last.

Yes. Our prepress team handles file preparation, proofing, color management, and structural dieline design. Every job is proofed before it goes to press.

We are in Machesney Park, Illinois, near Rockford, and operate 42,000 sq ft across two facilities. We ship nationwide.

Since 1985. We are family-owned and operated.

Yes. We are an SGP Certified facility (Sustainable Green Printing Partnership).