In-plant Events

At a gala dinner and awards ceremony Wednesday night in Cincinnati, the Association of College and University Printers (ACUP+) honored more than a dozen different in-plants for achievements in quality, design, sustainability, distinctive service and more.

This week in Cincinnati, the Association of College and University Printers (ACUP+) conference brought about 110 higher-ed in-plant managers together for three days of networking and education.

For the first time, NPES will attend the upcoming In-plant Printing and Mailing Association (IPMA) 2017 annual conference as a sponsor.

Inkjet Summit is the most sought-after invitation in the industry to attend a one-of-a-kind printing conference.

On Monday judges picked the winners of the In-Print 2017 contest. The results held several surprises. Today we reveal the winners, which include a number of in-plants that have not won in the past.

In-Print 2017 was a contest with many surprises. Pieces that seemed shoe-ins found themselves superseded by entries with less obvious merits. Updated versions of pieces that have won Best of Show in past competitions did not even won a Bronze award this year. And in-plants that have traditionally dominated the contest made way for new […]

On Monday the winners of the In-Print 2017 contest were selected. The results held more than a few surprises, with in-plants that have traditionally dominated the contest making way for new leaders and a number of in-plants that have not won in the past earning awards.

We often assume that in-plants know each other and that they know about resources in the industry like In-plant Graphics, IPMA and ACUP. This is an incorrect assumption. New people are entering the in-plant community. These newcomers likely won’t know who their fellow in-plants are.

The word “innovation” is not one of the typical subjects discussed in trade magazines or at shows, but maybe it should be. Considering the relentless outsourcing threats and fierce competition in-plants face, perhaps innovation should be a critical success factor for in-plants.