University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Reprographics & Design Services adds Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS C1100 digital color press

By Bob Neubauer

On a recent visit to Las Vegas, IPG Editor Bob Neubauer toured the Reprographics & Design Services operation at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, which recently installed a Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS C1100 color press. With volumes down due to the recession, the in-plant could no longer support its seven-year-old Xerox iGen3. After thoroughly investigating, testing and quality checking various smaller digital presses, Manager Tom Tozier and his team were impressed with the capabilities, quality and price of the C1100.

“It has reduced costs big time,” notes Tozier. “Those cost savings are passed right along to our customers.”

The shop added a CREO RIP, which helps tremendously with variable data work that includes a lot of text and graphic individualization. The in-plant uses the C1100 to print brochures, programs, posters, business cards, booklets and other typical university work.

This follows the opening of a new copy center in the UNLV student union called Rebel Copy and Send in July. Staffed with 2.5 full-time employees and eight students, the copy center handles digital printing, wide-format printing, binding, laminating and faxing.

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Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 170 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.

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