In-plant Profiles
After years of monitoring the technology, Oregon’s Publishing & Distribution operation has embraced inkjet at last, joining its state government in-plant peers.
With a full shop revamp, the print center at Methodist Healthcare System is turning projects around quicker than ever.
Small shops can produce excellent work. Just ask Tim Criswell, of Sunkist Growers, whose in-plant consistently wins In-Print awards.
Mike Barnes’ journey from England to Missouri was filled with twists and turns, but the print experience he built up along the route prepared him thoroughly for the in-plant world.
Thanks to its in-plant, the Monterey Bay Aquarium was able to produce the vibrant, eye-catching graphics that accompanied one of its most ambitious exhibitions to date.
The more services an in-plant can offer, the more essential it becomes. So when the in-plant for the Judicial Council of California took on payroll distribution, it brought positive attention to the operation.
Using automation software, in-plants have been able to process more jobs with fewer employees and get them to customers faster.
Though transactional printing comprises the bulk of its work, Thrivent Printing and Inserting Services has produced numerous eye-catching pieces with embellishment features that have garnered industry-wide acclaim.
Student workers are a necessity at many higher-ed in-plants, and no school has a better program for it than Arizona State University, as detailed in one session at the Association of College and University Printers conference.
When Eric Nazim started out as print manager for the City of Oklahoma City, his goal was to grow the in-plant. But as he started making plans to expand into the wide-format market, the pandemic prolonged the process.