Pushing The Envelope

As part of the upgrade, Friend says the in-plant also moved up to using HP print heads, which he contends are a marked improvement over the original heads.

"[We have] much more up time with these heads versus the original heads. Also, they allow us to print different colors," he explains.

Even though the ink for the HP heads is more expensive, the in-plant's gains in productivity have offset that cost, says Friend.