From the Editor: Reflecting on 2013

Adding services was another recurring theme in 2013. We explored it in our March cover story, which offered examples of in-plants that added garment printing, shredding, scanning, records management and numerous other services to expand the value they provide. At the ACUP conference, Ken Macro, associate professor and chair of Cal Poly's Graphic Communication Department (and a contributor to this issue), captured attendees' enthusiasm with his presentation about future print opportunities, such as thermochromic inks, printed electronics and 3D printing. (Speaking of 3D printing, our first look into the viability of this service for in-plants is in this issue, but next year we'll explore it in more depth, with tales from in-plants that have already taken the 3D plunge.)