From the Editor: Two Views of In-plants
A document on PIA's site (dated 2007) clearly states "Print outsourcing is desirable for the Federal and state governments, as it increases services while lowering costs. It is equally desirable for printers, because it moves existing volume to the private sector."
"PIA has not been a friend of public sector in-plants, especially those operated by public colleges and universities," adds consultant Ray Chambers, who has managed several in-plants in his career. "Many of us bear the scars of PIA's 'expert' testimony to various legislative bodies. I endured it in Texas several years ago, and I've been told that PIA-sponsored lobbyists continue to rail against public in-plants." (Read Ray's new blog for a more detailed analysis of this issue.)
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.
