Saunders Mfg Co

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Ordering and Shipping

Minimum Order

$250 minimum order per item on all Saunders Aluminum Form Holders, Clipboards and Portable Desktops.

$250 each minimum on all RhinoSkin orders. All quantities must be in shelf pack multiples of 3.

All Custom quotes are valid for 30 days.

Payment Terms

A) Payment in advance is requested for all special orders. This may be done via money order, company check or credit card. We accept VISA, MasterCard and American Express. References may be cleared for future orders; for special arrangements please contact our credit department.

B) 50% down payment and trade references required with first order. If, for any reason, credit card or trade references are denied, the customer should contact the credit department for alternate payment arrangements prior to shipment of order. Invoices are dated the day of shipment and are due in 30 days. Should you have any questions regarding the credit terms we are extending you, please do not hesitate to contact us (creditdept@saunders-usa.com).

Shipping Terms

All prices are net U.S. Funds and are based on dimensions and specifications of the product as specified in the pricer. All merchandise is bulk-packed FOB Readfield, Maine. customers are responsible for all transportation charges. Freight costs will be added to the invoice on any shipments that are pre-paid by supplier. Every attempt will be made to ship the exact quantity ordered. We do reserve the right to ship within a plus/minus of 5% of the quantity ordered.

Delivery

Production time is approximately 3 to 6 weeks on most custom manufactured/imprinted products. An exact ship date can be given upon receipt of your purchase order.

Drop Shipments

Drop shipments will be charged $5.00 per location plus cost of postage. Individual mailing prices are available upon request. Customer must supply shipping labels.

Artwork

All Artwork for screens and any Custom Dies will be the ownership of the customer. We will make up the master screen or die and bill you at our cost. We will store this for you for as long as you need. We will gladly assist you with design work. Should you require the services of our in-house art department to create camera ready art suitable for the intended purpose, we will bill you $40 per hour.

Screen Printing

All artwork must be camera ready art. For lettering copy of any kind, provide us with a clearly typed document with all words as you wish them to appear. Do not abbreviate anything that you want spelled out and do not spell out something you want abbreviated.

Business Cards, letterheads and photocopies may not be acceptable formats of artwork. Artwork which has been folded, stapled or taped is not usable and will require new art.

Placement of graphics should be outlined based on the holder/case you are selecting. We will provide you with tools to assist in this process.

Paper proofs for copy and placement approval are available upon request. We will not be responsible for any errors in punctuation, spelling or placement of any graphic elements. CAD drawings may be requested.

Pre-production samples may be requested for additional fees. Be sure to include this in your quote request.

Artwork can be provided in the following MAC formats:
Adobe Illustrator 10, Adobe Pagemaker 6.5, Adobe PhotoShop 5.0 LE & PhotoShop 3.0, Freehand 8.0, Quark Xpress 4.0. We can also work with existing black and white camera ready art or film positives (emulsion side up, right reading). Other art formats should be confirmed with us prior to submitting. Submit artwork to rleach@saunders-usa.com.

Gothic Die Stamps

We have a running charge of $.16 per impression. The standard set-up charge is $25 for 1/8” sharp face Gothic type up to 5 lines, each line up to 41/2” long. Changes in style or size can be made and will incur a $5.00 charge

Custom Dies and Cuts/Embossing

We are capable of creating custom dies. The charges for these will be based on the size and complexity of the item requested. Quote provided upon request.

Custom Products

Logo/Graphics imprinting
Add your company logo and/or graphics to any standard or custom product.
Our capabilities include:
Screen printing capabilities include single or multiple spot colors and spot colors with halftones
Embossing
Debossing
Hot foil stamping

Semi-Custom Products
We make customized-modifications to our standard products. Examples are die stamped logos and minor design changes

Totally Custom
Our experienced engineering and manufacturing team will work with you to develop an innovative product solution to meet your specifications.

Getting Started

For all custom manufacturing requests, please contact Customer Service at 1-800-341-4674.