ACUP Energizes Harrisburg
Still, some in the audience were concerned that the low usage rate would make the cost of a Web-to-print system hard to justify. Glen Bradford, of Texas Christian University, remarked that his boss asks “why do we need it?” when not everyone will use it. Jones noted that the convenience and speed advantages need to be pointed out as justification. He added that his system has helped him bring in business from outside the university. About a quarter of his shop’s workload now comes from insourcing, he said, and that’s chiefly due to the convenience of its Web-to-print system. (Note: Jones has since taken a job at Wal-Mart's in-plant.)
Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 180 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.
