The Sheetz convenience store chain is bringing its printing in-house. It just opened a 35,000-sq.-ft. facility equipped with cutting-edge technology to gain full control over its signage and label printing, streamline production, and better support the company’s rapid expansion.
Bob Neubauer
Anyone who has attended an in-plant conference in the past 10 years has met one of these five people from the vendor community. They are long-time supporters of ACUP+ and IPMA conferences. We asked them what impresses them about in-plants.
More than 125 print executives — including about two dozen in-plant managers — are packing their bags right now for the 13th annual Inkjet Summit, which will kick off Monday evening in Ponte Vedra, Florida.
There’s nothing like an in-plant conference to stir your creativity and give you ideas. I just returned from the Association of College and University Printers (ACUP+) conference in Costa Mesa, California, and what a week it was.
Europe’s Unified Patent Court ordered Kodak to stop selling its Sonora XTRA-3 process-free printing plates in Germany, following a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Fujifilm
IPI Editor Bob Neubauer visited a brand-new in-plant opened by the Sheetz convenience store chain in Central Pennsylvania to print store signage, product labels, wallpaper for retail stores, and more.
At Wednesday night’s ACUP+ Awards ceremony, Oregon State University was the top winner, taking home more than 10 awards, with Iowa State and Arizona State close behind.
The Association of College & University Printers conference wrapped up on Thursday in Costa Mesa, with more than 60 higher-ed and K-12 in-plant managers in attendance.
In-plants are continually assessing their equipment and exploring new production devices to expand their offerings. In a new free report, In-plant Impressions offers insight into the equipment in-plants utilize and their future investment plans.
This week, a one-time industry giant quietly closed its eyes when Xplor International announced it will cease operations. The group had a major impact in the early days of digital printing, with conferences that drew thousands of attendees from around the globe.
On March 10, the judges selected 67 Gold, Silver and Bronze winning pieces in the In-Print 2025 contest. Here's a list of the winners.
On Sunday evening, college, university, and K-12 in-plant managers from all over North America will gather in Costa Mesa, California, for the opening reception of the Association of College & University Printers conference.
In a webinar tomorrow, industry experts will explore how artificial intelligence can help in-plants optimize their processes and better serve their parent organizations.
At the “Digital Disruption Reveal” event, Fujifilm made good on that description.
Over the past few years a number of K-12 in-plants have switched to inkjet. We talked with Chad Simpson of East Baton Rouge Parish School System about his experience with inkjet and why he is returning to the Inkjet Summit to investigate another press.
