Saying good-bye to offset wasn’t easy, Barron acknowledges, but once the decision had been made, it felt like a weight had been lifted from his back. The new Xanté Ilumina can’t do everything an offset press could do, he says, but it was still a great move for his in-plant.
“It’s not faster or less expensive intrinsically than offset envelope production. But it’s great for short runs and fast turnaround—the stuff we couldn’t otherwise handle cost-effectively. It is our belief, that when all is said and done the Ilumina will be our standard, lower-cost way to make envelopes.”
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.