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"I had to lay off half my staff," he lamented. Then three of the remaining five retired in 2011.
New equipment, such as a platesetter, a cutter and an envelope feeder, helped the remaining staff keep up with work, and the retirees came back to work part time. This enabled the shop's revenues to return to the black, but McCarty knew that going digital was the only long-term solution. So he convened a focus group of clients and gave them a presentation on the benefits of digital printing, including variable data printing.
- People:
- Mark McCarty
- Places:
- Arizona
- Phoenix, Ariz.
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.