Commercial Heat-Set Printing
for Time-Sensitive Retail Ads
Serving retailers and national brands with precision, scale, and speed — week after week.
Our History
Founded in 1948 as a small composition house in Michigan, NTA Graphics grew alongside America’s print industry – expanding into commercial printing, opening new facilities, and adapting to new technologies without ever losing sight of what matters: dependable results and long-term partnerships.
Our Birmingham, Alabama location opened in 1986 to serve the South’s growing retail and advertising markets. Today, we continue to operate as an independent, full-service print facility equipped to handle the complex, time-sensitive needs of high volume clients nationwide.
What We Do
We print for grocery retailers, national brands, and distribution partners who rely on high-impact, time-sensitive advertising. Our heat-set process ensures every page is crisp, durable, and color-accurate. Your perfect partner for preprints, circulars, and high-volume promotional materials.
Have a project coming up or a tight deadline to hit? Let’s talk through your requirements and timing.
Ad Composition & Design
NTA Graphics specializes in producing clean, accurate, press-ready ad layouts built for retailers with frequent updates and tight deadlines. Whether it’s a weekly circular or a campaign with dozens of regional variations, our team designs and assembles every version with attention and care.
We focus on:
- Fast turnaround on design changes
- Versionation - creating multiple variations from a single base layout
- Accuracy in pricing, product images, and retailer details
- Seamless handoff into the print workflow
High Quality Printing
Our facility produces crisp, high-quality heat-set printed materials ideal for grocery circulars, retail inserts, and advertising pieces that demand strong color and durability. We balance quality with flexibility by offering print runs suited for brands that don’t fit the massive minimums required by large-scale printers.
Our capabilities include:
- Commercial heat-set printing with vivid color fidelity
- Flexible print run sizes without large minimums
- Reliable schedules with on-time delivery
- Smooth transition from versionated design to final print
Why Choose NTA Graphics?
We have the equipment and expertise to handle virtually any layout configuration and size, multiple versions, and quick turnarounds.
Working with NTA Graphics is more than just hiring a printer:
You’re partnering with an experienced team that understands retail deadlines, promotional cycles, and the real-world pressure behind every drop date.
With more than 75 years of commercial printing experience and long-standing client relationships that span decades, we’ve built our reputation on consistency, accountability, and execution.
Capacity & Consistency
Our Goss heat-set presses allow us to balance capacity and flexibility — supporting complex, multi-version jobs while maintaining consistent quality and on-time delivery across every run.
Our Facility
Our Birmingham pressroom is equipped with commercial grade Goss heat‑set presses capable of producing virtually any configuration imaginable. From vibrant color reproduction to precise folding and finishing, our team of seasoned professionals ensures every project meets the highest production standards.
Location & Logistics
Strategically located near the I-20 and I-65 interchange, our Birmingham facility enables fast, reliable distribution throughout the Southeast and sits adjacent to one of the nation’s largest retail insertion hubs.
Clean, Controlled Production
Every successful production run starts with a clean, controlled environment. Our facility is meticulously maintained to support quality, consistency, and safety at every stage of the process.
Heat-Set Press Capability
Our heat-set presses support up to 68” wide tabloid and broadsheet formats, producing folded pieces with vibrant color and sharp detail that meet demanding retail standards.
Experienced Team
Our press operators, pre-press specialists, and production staff bring decades of hands-on experience. They catch details most people never see—ensuring a finished product that reflects the standards your brand demands.
Our Process
Ad Composition & Versionation
Flexible Layouts, Fast Updates, Multiple Versions
Every project begins with assembling the core layout — product images, pricing, copy, branding elements, and retailer specific details. Our team ensures each base ad is accurate, visually consistent, and structured in a way that supports fast changes. Because most retail advertising is time-sensitive and subject to frequent updates, we built every layout with flexibility in mind so adjustments can be made quickly and efficiently.
Once the base layout is approved, we begin versionation — creating all needed regional or store-specific variations. This may include price changes, product swaps, or targeted messaging adjustments depending on your market needs. Our workflow is engineered to handle dozens of versions without sacrificing accuracy. Everything is organized, tracked, and quality-checked so each variation is correct, consistent, and ready for print on your timeline.
Proofing & Review
Streamlined Reviews, Check for Accuracy and Quality
Accuracy is everything in retail advertising, and our review process is designed to catch errors early and move approvals forward quickly. Each version is prepared for proofing and delivered in a format that makes it easy to review side-by-side, compare changes, and ensure every detail reflects the most up-to-date pricing and promotional information. We work closely with your team during this stage, making real-time adjustments whenever necessary.
Because our clients frequently work with strict weekly or promotional cycles, we maintain a responsive communication workflow during proofing. Questions are addressed quickly, updates are turned around fast, and each version is thoroughly checked again before moving into print. The goal is simple: maintain accuracy, minimize back-and-forth, and keep the entire project moving toward deadlines without stress or confusion.
Commercial Heat-Set Printing
Consistent, Color-Accurate Production
Once all versions are approved, the project transitions to our commercial heat-set printing facility. Heat-set printing produces crisp, vibrant results ideal for grocery circulars, retail inserts, and any advertising piece that needs strong color and durability. Our team calibrates each job for color consistency, paper selection, ink density, and finishing requirements to ensure final materials meet the quality standards your brand expects.
Unlike larger plants with massive minimums, we offer flexible print quantities so you get exactly what you need without over-ordering. Our team monitors production throughout each run, maintaining tight color fidelity and alignment across all versions. Whether you have five variations or fifty, each is printed to the same standard of clarity and consistency.
Packaging & Delivery
Organized, Reliable, On-schedule Delivery
After printing, each version is organized, packaged, and labeled according to its distribution requirements. We understand the importance of delivering the right quantities to the right destinations, especially when multiple regional versions are involved. Our packaging process ensures every bundle is clearly marked and prepared for smooth distribution, whether it’s going to a central warehouse, individual stores, or an insertion facility.
We coordinate delivery schedules to meet strict promotional timelines and retail drop dates. Every shipment is handled with care and attention to detail to ensure the final printed materials arrive on time, intact, and ready for distribution. From press to packaging to the final designations the goal is reliability — your materials arrive exactly as expected, every time.
Every job follows a tested workflow refined over decades of experience—balancing efficiency, precision, and flexibility.
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