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Online Catalog   Color Coded Strip Labels   Custom Products   End Tab Folders   End Tab Folders w/ Fasteners   Fasteners   Printed Filebacks & Indexes   File Jackets & Pocket Folders   Hanging File Folders   Kardex® & X-Ray   Pressboard Folders   Red Rope Expansion Pockets   Self Adhesive Labels   End Tab Profile Chart	Custom Manufactured Products   S&W CUSTOM PRODUCTS are items that are not carried in stock but are custom manufactured to your specifications as orders are received. These include orders requiring special operations such as numbering, punching, special die cutting, custom tinted colors and custom printing. Pressboard folders shown in this catalog are also available with larger tyvek gussets on a custom manufactured basis. S&W will also manufacture products in special sizes and constructions to solve filing requirements that are unique to your application.     Your Business Needs Are Unique     We help you meet those needs with custom filing products designed to lower your records management costs. Custom Folder Printing Color Coded Strip Labels Fasteners Printed Tabs and Dividers Custom Pockets     Custom Printing         Benefits Of Custom Printing     Enhance your firm’s image and easily identify your folders by having company name and logo printed on the front panel of every folder. Special tab headings and handling instructions are another common use for custom printing. Printed forms eliminate frequently used paper form documents by having them printed directly to the folder or dividers. Medical or dental offices often have patient charts pre-printed with an activity log form. Law firms and government agencies find it useful to print mandatory forms on folders or report covers.       Printing Services     Offline Printing - Available when your requirements call for custom printing on stocked file folders, pockets or jackets. Available in black ink only and on quantities under 5,000 pieces. Simply choose a stock product and submit camera-ready artwork. In 10 working days we will print and ship your product. Premium Print - For times when ten days just won’t do we will pull and print stock folders or flat pockets in quantities of 5,000 or less in just three business days.     Color Coded Strip Labels     How Color-Coding Saves You Money:   Factory applied strip labels save you time and money through reduced labor costs. 80% of filing costs are spent on labor required to pull and re-file documents. Implementing the correct color coded system for your needs can cut total costs by up to 40%. Less time spent looking for missing or misfiled documents results in increased employee productivity and lower costs. Executives and doctors can spend an average of 3-4 hours per week hunting for missing information. Did you know that the estimated cost of tracking down a misfiled folder is $125? Anatomy Of A Strip Label Month/Year Labels – Help any company easily manage retention schedules. Bar Coding – Digitally track the location of your records by utilizing bar codes. Alpha, Numeric, Terminal Digit – We will assist you in designing a color-code that meets your records management needs. Pre Labeling – Provide us with a database and we will print the custom designed color-coded strip label and apply it to any standard end-tab folder during the production process. Types Of Label Systems Alphabetic File arranged by company, subject, or individual name in dictionary order. Most commonly used method for systems with less than 5,000 records. No cross referencing necessary Straight Numeric Files arranged by number and in sequential number from lowest to highest. Most practical for systems with more than 5,000 records. Enhanced security because access to records requires alphabetic cross reference. Enhanced security because access to records requires alphabetic cross reference. Terminal Digit Files arranged in groups according to last digits. Efficient for systems in excess of 10,000 records or systems arranged according to social security numbers. File location is determined by reading numbers in reverse order. Filing area is divided in to 100 equal sections which expand and contract symmetrically.   Fasteners         Keep Important Documents Secure Fasteners can be installed in any folder, in any position, and in various styles to best suit your company’s individual needs. Keep stacks of punched documents in order and secured with factory installed fasteners. Fasteners Styles Bonded – With 1” or 2” capacity metal prongs and strong fiber based glued directly to the folder stock. Embedded – Available n 1” or 2” capacity these metal fasteners are embedded in each folder. U-Clip – Unique flexible fastener design adds the functionality of a 3-ring binder to your charts and folders.   Printed Tabs & Dividers         Indexes & Dividers Help You Locate Information Within A Folder Quickly. Factory installed custom indexes and dividers reduce the hassle and time spent locating information within complex charts and folders. Save money by having commonly used forms and documents printed directly on the divider. Fasteners installed on each divider keep your documents secured and organized. Colored mylar tabs with custom printing help you located specific sections at a glance.   Custom Pockets           Choose from heavy manila stock, vinyl, or transparent polyurethane. From x-ray film to deeds, compact discs to photos, pre-installed manila and vinyl pockets provide the perfect way to secure documents that can’t be two-hole punched. Pockets available in numerous sizes and can be installed in any position.
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