November 2008 Issue

In-Plant Graphics - November 2008

Cover Story

Remaking an Analog Shop - November 01, 2008
IT’S A good thing Catherine Chambers isn’t afraid of a challenge, because that’s exactly what she got when she accepted the position of manager of Printing & Mailing Services for the State College Area...

Current Features

DI Press Brings New Opportunities - November 01, 2008
LIKE MANY states, Georgia has been experiencing a budget crunch in recent years. To cope, the state mandated a 6 percent budget cut and banned all equipment purchases. So how, then, in a penny-pinching...
Ike Devastates University, Spares New Press - November 01, 2008
IT HAD been a test of perseverance, and Otis Johnson had finally won. Three years ago, the manager of Printing and Graphic Services at the University of Texas Medical Branch put in a proposal for a direct...
A Thought Leadership Workshop - November 01, 2008
LAST MONTH I had the opportunity to join about two dozen in-plant managers in Rochester, N.Y., for a Thought Leadership Workshop, organized by Xerox. As part of its effort to better understand the concerns...
Rodney Vessell: Every Day Is A New Battle - November 01, 2008
FOR RODNEY Vessell, Missouri State Printer, working in the printing industry was never part of his plan. A native of Farmington, Mo., a town of about 10,000 people, Vessell graduated from Farmington High...
Soft Proofing: Fact and Fiction - November 01, 2008
SOFT PROOFING seems to be causing at least some degree of discomfort in the in-plant world. Should we be offering it? How do we do it? What exactly is it? We use soft proofing a lot at the University...
Graph Expo Outperforms Expectations - November 01, 2008
GRAPH EXPO took over Chicago for four days last month, bringing the best of Drupa to U.S. soil. Thousands of printers turned out to see what the 600+ vendors had to show. They saw several striking changes...
University Managers in Cowtown - November 01, 2008
IN-PLANT MANAGERS from 19 states and Canada gathered last month at the historic Stockyards in Fort Worth, Texas, for the combined Southeastern University Printing and Digital Managers Conference (SUPDMC)...
Equipment Justification: Do A 360˚ Review - October 01, 2008
IN-PLANT MANAGERS sometimes develop a status quo perspective that needs to be refreshed. With some frequency, I’m reminded of the manager who cautioned me on a press justification study the press manufacturer...
Graph Expo Guide - October 01, 2008
Prepress Agfa will debut its chemistry-free thermal digital plate, the ThermoFuse-based Azura TS. It features an advanced clean-out system and improved contrast for easier visual inspections and offers...
The State of the In-plant Industry - June 01, 2008
EARLY THIS year, In-Plant Graphics completed a major survey of the in-plant market. We asked in-plant managers about the equipment they use, their purchasing plans, how much digital and four-color printing...