To provide the Mayo Clinic with quality printing of patient education materials and continuing professional development postcards and brochures, the non-profit medical center has relied on its in-plant for many years. The 55-employee shop, based in Rochester, Minn., has kept up with changes in technology and even added a digital color press two years ago.
Since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in 2005, hurricane preparedness in the region has gone to a whole new level. The Mississippi Department of Transportation is making a concerted effort to keep its Gulf Coast residents aware of what to do in the event of an approaching storm by raising awareness in the coastal region.
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.
IPG checked out some of the most innovative products at Graph Expo 2011. Here, Editor Bob Neubauer chats with Jim Mauro about the features of Heidelberg's Prinect Image Control spectrophotometric measurement and control system.
WHEN GORDON Ryan joined the 77,000-member New York State Bar Association about 12 months ago as print production manager, the organization had already decided to upgrade its in-house printing capabilities. To date, that upgrade has included a relocation to a 20,000-square-foot off-site facility custom-fitted to suit NYSBA's printing and warehousing workflow requirements, as well as a significant upgrade in equipment.
Brigham Young University last won the In-Print Best of Show award in 1995. Since then, Doug Maxwell, director of BYU's Print & Mail Production Center, has watched dozens of his in-plant's excellent pieces fall just short of the grand prize.
When Graph Expo 2011 kicks off in Chicago on September 11, in-plant managers who walk the floor at McCormick Place will notice one big difference from last year: the resurgence of offset printing. True, there were presses at last year's show, most notably in Presstek's booth. But three offset giants—Heidelberg USA, Komori America and Mitsubishi Lithographic Presses—all chose to sit that show out.
IPG's Bob Neubauer interviews the Best of Show winners right after they received their trophies at the IPMA awards dinner.
To better understand how the judges decided on the Best of Show winner, watch them in the act of making their final decision.
UNT Printing & Distribution has a range of sophisticated offset and digital printing capabilities. Here's a glimpse.
