Graph Expo 'A Candy Store' for In-plants

"Most of the large players had big areas with plenty of space to mill around," he recalls. "Heidelberg had the most equipment. Komori had an 81˝ sheetfed that was impressive. Of course the iGen3 and NexPress were interesting."

Some came with more interest in those devices than others.

"I had appointments to look at digital color equipment including the iGen3 and NexPress," says Lee Sperl, of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota. "I believe an upgrade to our Xerox 2045 is in the near future. Also of interest was print management software. I spent several hours in those booths."