In-plants Off The Beaten Path
Long-distance Travel Required
While many U.S. in-plants have the luxury of seeing new equipment at regional trade shows, for in-plants in remote areas, there are no local shows. Fraser has to travel to Graph Expo, in Chicago, to see the latest gear.
Likewise, the 10-employee in-plant for First Hawaiian Bank, in Honolulu, doesn't have too many graphic arts trade shows to pick from on the island of Oahu. Manager Glen N. Tsumura says when he's looking for new equipment, he has to settle with reading sales literature, phoning vendors and visiting local commercial printers to see what they have. Two years ago, when he was preparing to buy a two-color Heidelberg GTO, he had to fly to San Francisco to see the equipment at print shops there.
- 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.
