In-Plant Profiles

By adding two production inkjet presses, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Print Solutions is prepared to handle the “exponential” growth of its digital print business.

Production inkjet is helping this in-plant to do an even better job of connecting donors to the children they sponsor through the exchange of personalized correspondence.

Jeff Gworek has built his career on improving processes to achieve positive results.

Adding wide-format printing and engraving capabilities has helped Villanova University Central Services achieve growth and success even as its traditional print work declines.

Switching from a proprietary print management system to a professional Web-to-print solution has made all the difference for Volusia County Schools.

Losing money is never a good strategy, especially for an in-plant in the gaming industry. PCI Printing placed it bets on two new hybrid flatbed printers and came up a winner.

After shutting down its offset presses, Butler University's in-plant found that its conventional folding machine was ill-suited to the short-run digital work it was producing. So the shop decided to make a change.

The new inkjet color press installed at the Wisconsin Bureau of Publishing and Distribution is 30% faster than the monochrome toner printer it replaced — and the uptime is “outstanding.”

Paul Sprow has worked at several in-plants in his 40 years in the printing industry. “I’m glad I went the path I did,” he declares. “I have no regrets.”

A few years ago, the Admissions department at Southern Illinois University - Carbondale needed 1.8 million brochures mailed to prospective students. The job took the in-plant 20 days straight, working 24 hours per day, to finish. But now, thanks to a new addition at the in-plant, jobs like that will take significantly less time.