Vic Barking offers his thoughts on digital printing and the type of services that in-plants will need to provide in the years ahead.

By Vic Barkin

“By 2011 office-class digital printers will grow in overall color volume by 100 percent thanks to advancements in quality, RIP features, paper handling, off-the-shelf variable-data packages and cost reductions for consumables.”

This will erode smaller traditional and in-plant volume. In some markets the effect will be dramatic.

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Vic Nathan Barkin has more than 35 years of experience in the printing, paper and wood products industries and currently owns a consulting practice specializing in business development, workflow, and technology implementation, focusing on “Green Procurement and Production” practices. Vic is a QMS Lead Auditor certified to ISO 9001:2008 standards, is a consultant for the Rainforest Alliance as an FSC Chain of Custody and Controlled Wood senior auditor, is an FSC, SFI and PEFC lead auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers and SGS North America, and has engaged in more than 700 site assessments and audits.

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