'Whatever It Takes'
Near it stands a new Presstek Vector TX52 platesetter, which Sims describes as “awesome.” It has eliminated the need for chemistry and “hazmat” removal, saving DRPA $3,000 a year, Sims says. The next upgrade will be a new Duplo System 2000 booklet maker.
The in-plant’s facility stands at the foot of the Ben Franklin Bridge, which spans the Delaware River and connects Camden with Philadelphia. Thanks to a 2003 expansion into an adjoining area, the shop has a spacious feel, with windows bringing in sunlight. One wall holds job samples of which Sims and the staff are most proud. Elsewhere hang the shop’s two In-Print awards along with several DRPA “Safest Department” Awards. In Sims’ office hang his own honors, among them his Certified Graphic Communications Manager (CGCM) certificate from the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association, which he joined in 1996.
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.
