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The DNA of DataflowWe’ve Been Doing This Since Before the Internet Was a Thing
In 1958, Dale Zimmerman started Dataflow with a simple but bold idea: help people work better by giving them access to the best technology available. Back then, that meant microfilm and blueprints. Our work helped support the burgeoning computer industry (IBM) and the space race (Link/NASA). The work was technical, precise, and genuinely cutting-edge for its time.
A lot has changed since 1958. And that’s kind of the point.
Every decade or so, something comes along that rewrites the rules of our industry — color printing, the internet, cloud storage, on-demand everything. A lot of companies in our space didn’t make it through those shifts. We did, because we made a choice early on: listen to what clients actually need, then go find a way to deliver it. We’ve never stopped making that choice.
Today, Dataflow runs six production facilities across Upstate New York, with a full suite of services that spans document management, large-format display graphics, commercial printing, and signage, all backed by web-based tools that let you order, archive, and reproduce your work from anywhere, anytime. We’ve put our printers inside our clients’ shops. We’ve built cloud systems so that any drawing or design you’ve ever ordered from us is one click away. We do things that help creative types create more, better and faster.
Today’s team runs Dataflow with the same founding philosophy the founders, its built into our DNA — we have an obsession with customer service and do whatever it takes! Those aren’t words on a wall. They’re the reason our clients — from Fortune 500 firms to home-based freelancers — keep coming back.
We’re not trying to be the biggest. We’re trying to be the best partner you’ve ever had for print, imaging, and document solutions. There’s a difference, and we think you’ll feel it.