As a bonus for in-plants planning to attend Print 09 in Chicago, In-Plant Graphics and the In-Plant Printing and Mailing Association (IPMA) are each presenting a separate educational session, exclusively for in-plants. The first of the two sessions will be a breakfast roundtable on Monday, September 14, from 8:30-10:00
Ricoh Corp.
InfoPrint Solutions Co. announced its lineup of market-leading hardware and software solutions along with professional services offerings for the commercial print industry to be shown at booth #2082 at PRINT 09.
PRINT 09 begins just 3 weeks from today. As a bonus for in-plants planning to attend the Chicago trade show, In-Plant Graphics and the In-Plant Printing and Mailing Association are each presenting a separate session, exclusively for in-plants.
The first of the two sessions will be a breakfast roundtable on Monday, September 14, from 8:30-10:00 (before the show opens). This event, sponsored by Ricoh, will focus on digital color printing, and will take place in room N-136 in McCormick Place
InfoPrint Solutions Co., a joint venture between IBM and Ricoh, today announced the latest addition to its high-speed digital color cutsheet portfolio for the production and mid-market sectors, the InfoPrint Pro C900AFP.
InfoPrint Solutions Company, a joint venture between IBM and Ricoh, today announced its leadership in the digital color production space with more than 50 global installations of its full-color, continuous forms inkjet drop-on-demand printing system, the InfoPrint 5000. Many of these systems have been implemented to enable TransPromo applications, as well as to produce Print-On-Demand (POD) books.
InfoPrint Solutions Company, a joint venture between IBM and Ricoh, today announced its leadership in the digital color production space with more than 50 global installations of its full-color, continuous forms inkjet drop-on-demand printing system, the InfoPrint 5000. Many of these systems have been implemented to enable TransPromo applications, as well as to produce Print-On-Demand (POD) books.
Dale Zipkin knew his shop needed a better color printer. The 10-employee in-plant for the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) union was using older color devices from Canon and Konica Minolta, but maintenance problems were hindering productivity. Splitting jobs between the two printers wasn't working out either.
If there was one recurring theme in the sessions at the recent In-Plant Printing and Mailing Association (IPMA) conference, it was this: In these tough economic times, in-plants need to be more proactive than ever about finding and creating new business opportunities. Last month, more than 100 in-plant managers traveled to Rochester, N.Y., to learn just that. Though attendance was down from last year, it was impressive nonetheless in this economic climate (especially after the cancellation of the ACUP conference in April due to travel bans at universities).
The 50th In-Plant Printing and Mailing Association conference was a huge success, drawing more than 100 in-plant managers to Rochester, N.Y. One recurring theme in the sessions was that, in tough economic times, in-plants must be proactive about finding and creating business opportunities. Speakers gave them numerous ideas. Highlights of the conference included visits to the nearby facilities of both Xerox and Kodak to see and sample the latest graphic arts technologies.
, for four days of conversation, education and more. A two-day vendor fair, coupled with visits to the nearby facilities of both Xerox and Kodak, let managers see and sample the latest graphic arts technologies.
SOMETIMES, YOUR career path has a way of sneaking up on you when you least expect it. Take, for instance, David Estes, Printing Services coordinator at East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC), in Winchester, Ky. Estes admits he didn't know what the future held when he enrolled as an undeclared student at Eastern Kentucky University.