Industry News

A Strategic Approach to In-plant Reporting Structures
February 11, 2025 at 12:15 pm

What is the optimal reporting structure for an in-plant? To determine this, several strategic questions need to be addressed, such as whether the in-plant manages the fleet or handles print procurement.

The Dismantling of DEI and its Impact on the Printing Industry
February 11, 2025 at 3:08 pm

Despite recent executive actions to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, printing companies can still work toward diversity by broadening the applicant pool rather than enforcing race- or gender-based quotas.

New Year, New In-plant Leadership
January 29, 2025 at 10:31 am

Last year, one quarter of the largest in-plants got a new manager or director. We reached out to all of them to learn about their plans. Here's a look at these new in-plant leaders.

Alaskan Triumph: From Deficit to Expansion
February 5, 2025 at 11:13 am

Kim Stanford has transformed her in-plant by expanding wide-format printing, eliminating a fund deficit, and exploring new revenue streams.

Automation, Innovation and Metrics – Howie Fenton Reflects on In-plant Consulting Career
January 28, 2025 at 4:25 pm

In the first episode of our rebranded In-plant Outlook podcast series, In-plant Impressions Editor Bob Neubauer talks with well-known in-plant consultant Howie Fenton, principal of Howie Fenton Consulting. In a wide-ranging discussion, they explore Fenton’s long career, how he started consulting for the in-plant market, why he enjoys working with in-plants, past in-plant consulting jobs where he feels he made the biggest impact, and much more.

A Second Inkjet Press at Intermountain Healthcare
January 31, 2025 at 4:05 pm

As inkjet’s popularity grows, some in-plants are adding multiple presses. One of those is Intermountain Healthcare’s Design & Print Center, which just installed a cut-sheet inkjet press 15 months after putting in a roll-fed inkjet press. We talked with Simon Ortiz to find out why.