Once their digital color presses are up and running, in-plants often discover a few things they wish they had known ahead of time.

By Bob Neubauer

How would you have evaluated equipment differently?

Rigby: The only thing we didn't test well enough was how well the ink adhered to the sheet when going through the postal system. The HP Indigo 3050 is weak in this area.

Smith: I wish I had asked for statistics on average down time and average waiting times for repairs.

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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.

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