Loughborough University Print and Post Services is putting the finishing touches on a complete in-plant overhaul that got its start in the early days of the pandemic.
Karis Copp
Despite a “massive digital push” at the University of Leeds, its in-plant is promoting print’s unique impact and value. A recent infusion of digital printing and bindery equipment — including an edible ink printer — is helping get that message out.
Things move fast in the world of printing. Trends evolve and technology advances. Printers share where they stand on digital toner versus inkjet printing technology for their operations.
There is no ‘one size fits all’ solution to maximizing workflow efficiency, but there are common pitfalls printers face — and tried-and-tested methods to identify them.
After an itinerant career that has spanned the country, Rob Newlin has settled down in New Mexico, where he’s brought a new approach to the State Printing operation.
With a focus on bringing outsourced print work back in-house while capitalizing on the demand for new services like scanning, University of Bristol Print Services is evolving and improving every day.
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.
As the commercial printing industry continues to evolve, with ever-growing demands for shorter runs and faster deliveries due to the industry shift to digital printing, eliminating postpress bottlenecks has never been more pivotal to a PSP’s bottom line.
Though COVID hit Sheffield Hallam University’s in-plant hard, it has pushed back, adding services, upgrading equipment, automating, and seeking new ways to add value.
Lisa Stelter has combined her lifelong passion for graphic arts with her strategic planning skills to grow and strengthen her in-plant at Sanford Health.
In recent years, opportunities in backlit signage and silicon edge graphics (SEG) have exploded due to advancements in the necessary inks, equipment, and substrates and increasing creativity applications for the format. Is this upward trajectory set to continue?
A manager who’s not afraid to roll up her sleeves and pitch in, Lisa Pitts also keeps a close eye on customer satisfaction and the well-being of her staff.
A UK company recently undertook the world’s largest scaffold wrap at Selfridge’s department store in Birmingham, UK, covering the entire building.
Sparked by COVID, the growing interest in floor graphics for directional and marketing purposes is a potential win for in-plants.
Since adding a new flatbed UV printer, Toledo Public Schools' in-plant has been very busy printing signage and other items for the school district’s 53 schools and more than 23,000 students.
