In-plant Profiles

Before purchasing a Xante X-33 flatbed printer, the University of Southern Indiana’s in-plant had to apply adhesive vinyl by hand — a task both tedious and time consuming for the 12-person staff. The new purchase has helped this in-plant prove its versatility and value to the university.

One of the country’s oldest in-plants, the Kansas Office of Printing & Mailing, has just overhauled its operation, replacing outdated equipment with a new inkjet press and a bevy of advanced finishing systems.

Though COVID hit Sheffield Hallam University’s in-plant hard, it has pushed back, adding services, upgrading equipment, automating, and seeking new ways to add value.

When Gary Warren got wind of a major, multi-phase project that entailed repurposing Fayetteville State University’s library, the in-plant stepped in to produce and install the graphics for this project.

Over the years, IPI has profiled the careers of many women who manage in-plants. In celebration of Women's History Month, we'd like to share some of these stories again to highlight the important role women play in the in-plant industry.

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March is Women’s History Month, a time to focus on the often-overlooked contributions women have made to this country’s history. This got me pondering the role women have played in the in-plant industry.

Having watched his in-plant progress over nearly five decades, Rich Trottier is proud of the work he has done to support the teachers of Lakeland Union High School.

By printing curriculum materials, Des Moines Public Schools’ in-plant has more than doubled its impressions, while dramatically increasing its value to the school district.

At School district in-plants around the country, curriculum materials have become a big business. Deer Valley Unified School District Print Services has saved its district $10 million over the past decade by printing curriculum, and it now provides printing for more than 75 other districts.