Whether it was the lure of scenic Newfoundland or the magnetism of Frank Romano, the 39th annual CUPMAC conference drew an impressive crowd.

By Bob Neubauer

Skill sets are changing in the modern in-plant, he said. Sales reps are becoming consultants; operators are now technicians; prepress is crucial while operators are less so; database knowledge is becoming essential.

Printers that are prospering, he noted, are developing projects, not just jobs. They are solving customers’ problems. They are adding fulfillment services. They are using the Web. Printers that are growing are absorbing services that other companies provide.

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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.

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