You Can’t Keep Offset Down
"We already had an offset operation in here," Amitrano notes. "We had the technicians that were capable of operating a full-color press. We had the knowledge base."
Not Mutually Exclusive
Not every new offset press installation has been an offset vs. digital decision, though. Some new presses have gone into in-plants that already have digital presses. Two examples, both in The Volunteer State, are BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, which already had a Xerox iGen4 when it ordered its Presstek 75DI; and the University of Tennessee (UT), which installed a new two-color Heidelberg Printmaster QM 46 in the fall, despite having a Kodak NexPress 2500 in its Knoxville plant.
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.
