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  • Printers
    • Direct Jet UV Printers
      • 1800z
      • UVMVP Classic Program
      • 7200z
    • Software: Color Byte Rip V10
    • Custom Engineered Inkjet Printers (OEM)
    • Inks & Jigs
      • UV LED Inks
      • Custom Jig & Fixtures
    • Substrates and Supplies
      • InkMark™ UV Coated Metal Substrates
      • Plastic & Sheet Metal Stock
      • Name Badge Blanks
      • Name Badge Supplies
      • Acrylic Blanks
  • Applications
    • Acrylic Printing: Awards, Plaques
    • Ad Specialty Digital Decorating
    • ADA-Compliant Braille Sign Printers (Patented)
    • Aluminum Printing
    • Bottle & Cylindrical Printing
    • Cell Phone & Tablet Cases
    • Glass Printing
    • Golf Ball Printing
    • Industrial Labeling, Dial Faces & Serial Plate Printing
    • Industrial Part Marking
    • Luggage Tag Printing
    • Name Badge Printing
    • Sign Printing
    • Textured Printing (TEXTUR3D™)
    • Tile Printing
    • UV Printing
    • Wood Printing
    • DTG / T-Shirt Printing (Patent Pending)
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About Direct Color Systems®

Leading Manufacturer and Distributor of Small-Format, Direct-to-Substrate Printers

Our History

1995
1997
2005
2010
2012
2013
2015
2016
1995

Our Birth

Direct Color Systems is born. From the beginning, the goal of DCS has been to provide innovative products that help our customers become more profitable.

1997

DCS Becomes an Equipment Manufacturer

DCS becomes the first to offer a thermal ribbon name badge printer.

2005

Opening New Markets

DCS brings solvent printing to the engraving market with Direct Jet solvent printers.

2010

Dawn of a New Era

The Direct Jet UV LED printer series is born, sparking a new era at Direct Color Systems.

2012

New Heights

DCS introduces TEXTUR3D™ printing. This process is the only UV LED printing process that uses the tonal quality of the image to produce a textured print. Additionally, DCS becomes the pioneer and expert in printing ADA/Braille signage with UV LED inkjet technology through our patent-pending process.

2013

Still Innovating

DCS brings the easiest and fastest cylindrical printing device (EasyCyl) and the most extensive bulk ink systems to UV LED printers (UVMVP Series)

2015

Go Big

DCS goes big and releases their biggest machine yet - The Direct Jet 7200z UV LED printer – A True Production Center

2016

New Patents & New Markets

DCS receieves patent for UV LED ADA-Compliant Braille sign printing technology.

DCS releases the first ever Direct-to-Substrate and Direct-to-Garment combo machine.

Our Location

DCS is based in central Connecticut (USA) at 99 Hammer Mill Road in Rocky Hill. Our headquarters is approximately a 90 minute drive from both New York City and Boston. DCS also has an EAA office in Porto, Portugal to service customers in Europe, Asia and Africa.

With our Europe, Asia and Africa (EAA) office, as well as distributors located in more than 30 different countries around the world, thousands of DCS printers have been placed into service internationally since the company was founded in 1995.

Our Team

Executive Leadership

Blair Allen

President
Over the last 20 years, Co-Founder and President Blair Allen has combined his intense entrepreneurial spirit with his vast knowledge of international sales and business development to work towards the successful and continued expansion of Direct Color Systems. Blair's extensive global network spans 6 continents and more than 30 countries, which has led to the successful development of more than 100 relationships with worldwide partners, distributors and clients. Additionally, Blair's strong, natural gravitation towards innovation has spurred the ongoing development of new and advanced customer-driven products which have produced significant financial results and provided for successful continued company growth.

Bill Allen

Chief Operating Officer
Chief Operating Officer Bill Allen joined Direct Color Systems shortly after its inception in 1998, whereby he brought his vast knowledge and background in business development, financial management, capital acquisition, inside sales, purchasing and customer service to the continued development of DCS. Bill graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelors degree in Commerce and International Business, with a minor in Economics. Bill applies his talents to the success of the company with strategic leadership and oversight of corporate finance and total DCS operations.

Michael Del Sesto

Vice President of Operations
Mike Del Sesto, Vice President of Operations, joined DCS in 2013. Mike's background and education includes more than 20 years of successful progression in a variety of leadership positions in engineering, manufacturing, process improvement, technical services and production quality. Mike's professional experience in supply chain management, resource maximizationand lean manufacturing has led to influential positions leading international service operations teams, high-efficiency engineering teams and short term – high crisis teams. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology Engineering and a Masters in Business Management. Mike applies his talents towards the continued growth and strategic leadership of DCS, where he has oversight of the manufacturing, material fulfillment, quality control and technical support departments.

Sales Leadership

Rui Carvalho

Director of Sales and Business Development EAA
Rui Carvalho, Director of Sales and Business Development EAA (Europe, Asia, and Africa), joined Direct Color Systems in 2011. Rui brings with him 20+ years of experience in the graphic arts industry as a distributor/dealer of different types of digital printing equipment for offset, screen, pad and large-format printing. Rui's thorough knowledge of many major printer manufacturers enables him to offer solutions for a wide variety of printing applications. He has developed and cultivated a vast network with multiple relationships that are critical to the success of Direct Color Systems. At DCS, Rui applies his talents toward managing the EAA sales teams with oversight of direct selling and sales, plus the managing and contracting of authorized DCS distributors.

David Pitzen

Director of Sales USA & Canada
Dave Pitzen, Director of Sales USA and Canada, brings more than 30 years of experience in the printing industry to Direct Color Systems. Dave's extensive background – gained while owner of Cortron Corporation, a graphic arts pre-press equipment and software manufacturer – has positioned him to oversee critical and strategic development of DCS's entire sales operation in the USA and Canada. Dave's goals are focused on providing innovative, high-quality products at the lowest possible cost, along with outstanding customer service and technical support. At DCS, Dave applies his talents to providing comprehensive oversight to all domestic sales teams, which include regional Technical Sales Specialists, Authorized Dealers and Authorized Distributors.

Jon Stone

Dealer Sales Manager, North America
Jon Stone, Dealer Sales Manager, North America, brings with him nearly 20 years of experience in the building and managing of strategic global sales channels. His thorough knowledge of building equipment sales networks enables him to offer solutions and build relationships across numerous DCS markets. Not only is he at the forefront of expanding our reach domestically, but he works to ensure current dealers are equipped with tools needed to succeed.

During his previous tenure with Epilog Laser, he supported the development of an extensive global distributor network, aggressive year over year growth, and the opening of an international sales office. With complimentary product lines between the two companies, Jon’s role at Epilog afforded him great exposure to many of the core markets, technologies, and relationships central to the DCS business.

Management Team

Steve Bedford

Director of Engineering
Steve Bedford, Director of Engineering, has more than 25 years of proven experience in the electronics industry, with a strong balance of engineering, operational and business knowledge. In addition, Steve brings specific experience in design engineering, sustaining engineering, manufacturing engineering, quality assurance and project management to DCS. Steve holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri. Steve applies his talents with oversight for both R&D and sustaining engineering.

Michael Perrelli

Marketing Manager
Michael Perrelli, Marketing Manager, joined the Direct Color Systems team towards the end of 2013. Michael brings nearly 10 years of marketing experience to his role at DCS. In addition to managing the development and implementation of lead generation programs, Michael is responsible for managing all of DCS's marketing activities, communications and strategies. Michael earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from the University of Rhode Island. In addition to managing all of DCS's marketing activities, Michael also applies his talents to the oversight of the in-house sample production department and the management of domestic trade show logistics.

Matthew Sands

Product Manager
Matt joined DCS in 2008 while studying to receive his Bachelors in Economics with a Minor in Business Administration at the University of Connecticut. Upon graduating in 2010, Matt joined DCS full-time, and he has since developed a close working relationship with every department at DCS. During this time, Matt was able to expand his expertise on all of DCS's products, with a specific concentration in software and applications. In his role as Product Manager, Matt uses his experience to oversee the development of new products to ensure DCS continues to engineer and manufacture innovative products that meet the evolving needs of its customers. Matt is currently completing his Master's degree in Business Administration at the University of Connecticut.

Chris Gaulin

Director of Technical Service and Training
Chris brings to DCS an extensive knowledge of quality control processes and procedures, as well as quality management systems. Chris' knowledge and experience helps to ensure that all of the products shipping from DCS are of the highest quality. Prior to joining DCS, Chris was a secondary education English teacher and Athletic Director. Chris earned his Bachelor of Science degree in English from Keene State College and his Masters of Science for Teachers degree from SUNY Plattsburgh.

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