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2024: A Year in Review
This Year’s Most Popular Blogs As 2024 draws to a close, we take a moment to reflect on the year by showcasing some of our most popular blogs. As an industry leader, we’re excited to continue delivering valuable content in the year ahead. Wishing you a new year filled with success and happiness! TEN Groove…
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Tension Corporation Celebrates 100 Years of Excellence in Des Moines, Iowa
Tension – Des Moines Commemorates Centennial Celebration on August 11, 2024 Kansas City, Mo. — Tension Corporation proudly announces the 100th anniversary of opening its Des Moines location. Tension Corporation, now 138 years old, broke ground in Des Moines on August 11, 1924, helping it grow from a Kansas City-based business to a nationwide operation…
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UV Ink Part 3: UV Enhancements & Sustainability
Part 2 of this series examined the ultraviolet (UV) printing process, including UV ink’s quick-curing properties that make it popular among direct mail marketers. In this installment, we’ll explore other advantages, namely, how UV coatings can enhance your design, while also providing an ecofriendly alternative to traditional inks. Enhancements to Improve Open Rates Although UV…
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UV Ink Part 2: When to Use UV Ink
As we discussed in part 1 of this series, ultraviolet (UV) ink holds many benefits. In this article, we’ll dig deeper into the UV printing process, including which projects are best suited for it and how to ensure top results from your printer. Advantages of UV Printing The relative simplicity of UV printing makes it…
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UV Ink Part 1: What to Know About Using UV Ink
In the world of printing, one common method is the Ultraviolet (UV) printing process. This process uses specialized ink that is designed to cure instantly. More specifically, UV ink is a type of radiation ink that consists of pigments dispersed in liquid prepolymers, monomers and initiators that release free radicals which instantly polymerize the ink…
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The Direct Mail Checklist
Check out this list of things to do for your campaign.
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5 Common Causes of Mail Inserter Jams
We know it gets frustrating when your envelope stuffing machine gets a jam and Tension is here to help. Check out the 5 common causes when troubleshooting jams here.
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Get to Know the 40/40/20 Rule with Your Statement Mail, Part 2
Frame offers and creative on your transpromo mail with the 40/40/20 Rule.
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Machine Maintenance
We’ve always said that what differentiates Tension from all the other envelope companies is our People, our Processes and our Technology.

