Digital Color Presses: If Only They Had Known...
Smith: I wish I had acted to install the digital press earlier. I knew for three years that this was a necessary move to meet the changing demands of our customers, but I was hesitant to spend the money. Also, I found it difficult to find a clear choice or winner from the various vendors supplying these machines. Each has its own advantages and drawbacks. I was able to objectively pick the machine I thought best for us, but I took too long to do so. I could have begun selling work on the press much earlier, if I had it installed. I find it a nice, and necessary complement to an offset environment.
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.