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February 2010
Azusa Pacific University: Course Work, Made Simple
THE BEGINNING of the college semester is always a bustling time for the employees at Azusa Pacific University Duplicating and Graphics. Located in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains near Los Angeles, the in-plant serving this private Southern California...Current Features
A Look at Printing in 2010
2009 was a harsh year for business. Print volumes seemed to be down in most industries with the exception of education. Print volumes also seem to be down for most job types, with the exception of color marketing materials. My...Highlight Color Thriving at School District In-plant
A FEW years back, Parma City School District's in-plant faced a dilemma. The 13,000-student district, just south of Cleveland, wanted spot color on some of its documents, but the in-plant's equipment could not cost effectively provide it. Its Xerox DocuColor...From the Editor: Stop Printing? Only If You're Foolish
THE LINGERING economic downturn is starting to make some organizations go a little crazy. Crazy as in proclaiming that departments should stop printing, and rely instead on e-mails, or perhaps tweets. Wrote one university in-plant manager: "We just have been...Oklahoma Shop Sets a Standard in the Bindery
Tina Gray saw the end of a lease agreement for an older Duplo saddle stitcher as an opportunity to bring more automated technology into her in-plant. Gray, print shop manager of the in-plant serving the Oklahoma Department of Human Services...New Folder, Two iGen4s Boost Productivity and Quality
In November 2009, Bryan Wheeler, process engineer for FEO Outbound Publishing Services at Fidelity Investments, oversaw the implementation of a Baum AutoSet 2020 folder in his Covington, Ky.-based operation. It replaced the existing manual setup Baum 2020 right angle folder...Coil Binder Saves Time and Energy at Santee Cooper
Santee Cooper is South Carolina's state-owned electric and water utility and the state's largest power producer. The ultimate source of electricity for 2 million South Carolinians, Santee Cooper is dedicated to providing low-cost, reliable and environmentally protective power and water...Digital Upgrades Inspire Bindery Buy in Boulder
When Poppy Forbes upgraded her in-plant to bring it into the world of digital printing, it didn't take her long to realize that the shop's bindery would also need some improvements. Forbes, print shop manager at the in-plant serving Boulder...UV Printing: Can You Afford To Ignore It?
Many of us have heard that adding UV printing to our repertoire would increase our offerings to our customers but have not completely understood exactly why. Do the benefits overcome the added expenses? Is UV the answer for developing our...Oh Say Can UV?
UV technology gives in-plants an opportunity to offer something different in the form of high-quality coatings, special effects, processing of unusual printing stocks and rapid delivery of express orders. UV coatings, for example, have a number of specific advantages, among...A Quick Study
FOR THE in-plant at the Research and Curriculum Unit (RCU) at Mississippi State University, there's always something new to learn about printing—and something new to print about learning....Folder Brings More Work to Texas In-plant
The copy center replaced its old folder with a Morgana AutoCreaser 33 and Docu-Fold MK-2 in September 2008. Supervisor Irene Castilla-Alonzo recalls the justification process was easy once the in-plant showed how the new equipment could bring in new business....University In-plant Gets Faster and Safer
Cutting printed jobs with a 20-year-old cutter was making life difficult for the in-plant employees at George Mason University, in Fairfax, Va....Los Angeles MTA Gets Maximum Mileage With New Folder
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority in-plant's recent installation of a Heidelberg Stahlfolder Ti 36 eliminated costly outsourcing and streamlined the in-house production of tens of thousands of pocket guides....Serving the Tide with Pride
University of Alabama's director of Printing Services Bill May has served the Crimison Tide with pride for more than 23 years....Past Issues of In-plant Graphics
