After a detailed self examination, the in-plant for the American Academy of Family Physicians made some major improvements to its operational health. It’s now more productive, efficient and cost effective than ever.

By Dawn Greenlaw-Scully

For black-and-white jobs, which comprise 90 percent of the shop's workload, the department operates three Kodak Digimaster printers: an EX110, a 9150 and a 9110. Color pages are output on a Canon imageRUNNER C5180 and a Ricoh 3260C. Three Powis Parker Fastback systems handle the binding. The printing and mailing departments share some back-end equipment: a Challenge MS-5 drill, a Challenge Titan 200 cutter, a Baum 714XLT Ultrafold folder and an APS shrink wrapper. Digital Printing utilizes the PlanetPress variable-data software solution, from Objectif Lune, for personalization. Mailing Services houses a Buskro ink-jet system and a pair of inserters.