In-plants Off The Beaten Path
Still, there are many times when remote in-plants must rely on the outside world. That's when life can get difficult. Take the process of getting new equipment. Some areas are so far off the beaten path that vendors rarely make sales calls.
Way down in Laredo, Texas, right up against the Mexico border, Heriberto Pena reports that the 150-mile drive from San Antonio to his in-plant at Laredo Community College is too far for most vendors to bother making to show off their wares. The result?
- Companies:
- Heidelberg
- Manroland
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.
