In-Plant Profiles

Jeff Gworek has built his career on improving processes to achieve positive results.

Adding wide-format printing and engraving capabilities has helped Villanova University Central Services achieve growth and success even as its traditional print work declines.

Switching from a proprietary print management system to a professional Web-to-print solution has made all the difference for Volusia County Schools.

Losing money is never a good strategy, especially for an in-plant in the gaming industry. PCI Printing placed it bets on two new hybrid flatbed printers and came up a winner.

After shutting down its offset presses, Butler University's in-plant found that its conventional folding machine was ill-suited to the short-run digital work it was producing. So the shop decided to make a change.

The new inkjet color press installed at the Wisconsin Bureau of Publishing and Distribution is 30% faster than the monochrome toner printer it replaced — and the uptime is “outstanding.”

Paul Sprow has worked at several in-plants in his 40 years in the printing industry. “I’m glad I went the path I did,” he declares. “I have no regrets.”

A few years ago, the Admissions department at Southern Illinois University - Carbondale needed 1.8 million brochures mailed to prospective students. The job took the in-plant 20 days straight, working 24 hours per day, to finish. But now, thanks to a new addition at the in-plant, jobs like that will take significantly less time.

In-plants seeking competitive advantages in the bindery routinely turn to automated equipment to speed the finishing process.

Unfortunately for the staff at University of North Texas' in-plant, the bookletmaker it was relying on was bringing more headaches than heroics. Then the in-plant made a move that would turn everything around.