Digital Printing-Toner - Cut Sheet (Color)

JUDGING BY the number of in-plant managers walking the Graph Expo show floor last month, there are quite a few in-plants itching to leave the recession behind and get busy adding equipment. The show gave them plenty to ogle, too, particularly in the inkjet arena.

WAYNE FRENCH didn't need a crystal ball to see what was coming. With two Shinohara presses, his in-plant at Ithaca College was proficient at churning out long runs of materials for the 119-year-old private school. The trouble was, these pieces were largely being warehoused, where many became outdated before they could be used.

IPG checked out the most innovative products at Graph Expo 2011. Here, Editor Bob Neubauer chats with Frances Cicogna of Canon about the new imagePRESS C7010VPS, which teams Canon's offset-like 1,200-dpi resolution with Océ PRISMAsync workflow, and offers up to eight hours of plan-ahead production.

Graph Expo was noticeably more busy this year, due in part to a surge in attendance by in-plant managers. These videos will give you a sense of what it was like.

IPG checked out some of the most innovative products at Graph Expo 2011. Here, Editor Bob Neubauer chats with Giselle de la Moriniere about the features of MGI's Meteor DP8700XL, which prints on paper, plastic and envelopes at sizes up to 13x40˝ using oil-free dry toner.

IPG checked out some of the most innovative products at Graph Expo 2011. Here, Editor Bob Neubauer chats with Aanand Parthasarathi of Xerox about the new CiPress 500 waterless inkjet system.

Thirty higher-ed in-plant managers from across Canada met in Victoria, B.C., in May for the 44th annual College and University Print Management Association of Canada (CUPMAC) conference. Hosted by the University of Victoria Printing Services, the focus was "The Business of Print."

AN ANCIENT saying attributed to Chinese author, philosopher and general Sun Tzu offers great insight into the attitude the printing industry should take toward electronic readers, smart phones and iPads: Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. In other words, it pays to know your enemy (and, if necessary, put him to work for you).

Two years ago, things were looking up for M.I.T. Copy Technology Centers, the in-plant at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge. After a long search, the 21-employee operation had finally made the decision to acquire a Xerox iGen3 and was preparing to enter the world of high-quality color printing.

Eighty percent of all companies lease equipment. Leasing can bring many benefits, including conserving cash flow and bringing an additional source of capital. Savvy lease negotiators know that lessors will negotiate financial terms and conditions, end-of-lease terms, late charges, prepayment definitions and more. Leasing has a language all of its own. We call it "Lease Speak." It is possible to decode the language, negotiate your way through the murky water and save money for your company.