One early user of the new bizhub PRESS 2250P monochrome digital press—launched this week by Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A.—is Briggs & Stratton Graphic Services. The device was viewed by 50 in-plant managers during a tour of the Milwaukee shop on June 12, following the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association Conference.
This was an action-packed week for in-plant managers. More than 130 of them met in downtown Milwaukee for the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association conference, which featured one of the largest vendor exhibit areas in many years.
Through a strategic alliance with 3D Systems, Konica Minolta will become the first original equipment manufacturer to sell, support and service 3-D printing products through the traditional printer and office equipment channel in the United States.
The recent Association of College and University Printers conference may have taken place in sunny Phoenix, Ariz., but it was no vacation. The 82 managers who traveled there from all over the world came for answers and advice on how to keep their in-plants thriving in these trying times. The three days of intensive educational sessions did not disappoint them.
Adding a high-speed, production inkjet press is not a "build it and they will come" endeavor. Before moving forward, you'll need a formal strategy in place that anticipates more than simply transferring jobs from existing offset or toner-based presses.
Konica Minolta, Inc. has opened its first Business Innovation Center (BIC) in North America. Located in Foster City, Calif., the 3,500-square-foot center is one of five BICs that will be set up around the world.
A few years ago, veteran print manager Terry Oliver faced a situation familiar to many in-plants: an organizational review to justify the expense of her in-plant compared to outsourcing. While she prided herself on her ability to meet the needs of OhioHealth's internal clients, defending her in-plant meant she would have to quantify many of the intangibles of service that her five-employee in-plant offered.
Pitney Bowes Canada’s Document Imaging Solutions business has been acquired by Konica Minolta. In addition, Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) will represent Pitney Bowes Canada’s mailing business in several Canadian provinces. The acquisition will expand Konica Minolta’s reach in North America.
When the Oblate Missionary Society Inc. (OMSI) installed a Ricoh Pro 900 digital color printer in 2008, the fund-raising arm of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate had no idea that it was the first installation in the country.
For Gordon Ryan, director of design, printing and fulfillment services for the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), a career in printing is as much about communication as it is about ink on paper. For the past 31 years, the native Mainer has split his time almost equally between working face-to-face with customers and working the production floor. In fact, the diversity of his experience—partly a product of chance, partly of design—is what won him the job at NYSBA in the first place.
