Digital Printing-Toner - Cut Sheet (Color)

The Government Publishing Office's Harding Hall once hosted dances and orchestral performances, but yesterday it was the site of the inaugural Digital Printing in Government & Higher-ed Conference. The event, organized by In-plant Graphics, drew in in-plant managers from across the country.

I was very fortunate to have been invited to join Canon U.S.A.’s spring 2015 CREATE (Canon Reach-Out Advisory Team) event, which took place April 12-17 in Venlo, The Netherlands, and Poing, Germany.

Rex Dietrich says his in-plant had a “need for speed”—and it wasn’t because of its proximity to one of the world’s most famous racetracks. It was because the Xerox 700 he was running at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Printing and Duplicating Services in Daytona Beach, FL, simply wasn’t fast enough.

At face value, the equation for determining profit is pretty simple: sales minus expenses. But when determining the profitability of a digital press, there are several questions that should be considered. A recent newsletter from the Printing Industries Association, Inc. of Southern California details many of them.

Though there are many advantages to digital printing, it can provide some unique challenges when it comes to design. Printing Industries of America has supplied these tips to keep your digital projects looking good.

Hear from print providers that have made the transition to production inkjet printing and are enjoying success.

The Digital Printing in Government & Higher-Ed Conference is less than two weeks away! One of the top in-plant networking events of the year, the conference will be held at the Government Publishing Office and feature Howie Fenton as its keynote speaker.

When the Pinnacol Print Shop installed a new Xerox Color 1000 in November, it was intended to produce invoices and statements for the Denver-based worker’s compensation provider. But the in-plant quickly learned that its new digital color press would allow it to produce Pinnacol Assurance’s collateral materials in-house as well—work that was previously being outsourced.

Ricoh drew a crowd to Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Philadelphia Eagles, to check out equipment demos and educational sessions.

How print service providers can redefine their business by adding value with new print-related services and digital media options.