In-Plant Profiles

The hardest part about getting new equipment during a pandemic is not being able to use it. That’s what the University of Michigan’s Print, Copy, Mail department is facing after adding a pair of Canon imagePRESS C10000VP digital presses in March — just as the COVID-19 slowdown began.

After Tropical Storm Sandy struck in October 2012, the United Nations’ Publishing Section began outsourcing long-run, more complex publications. A recent installation at the New York City operation, however, may put an end to some of the outsourcing and bring a portion of that work back in-house. 

One promotion after another, Barbara Childers has made her way from work study student to director of Document Services at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Thanks to its expertise in print and mail delivery, Oregon Publishing & Distribution was tapped to coordinate distribution of personal protective equipment to hospitals and care facilities around the state.

After adding a second inkjet press, Omaha Public Schools Printing & Publications Services is now an all-inkjet operation – just in time to for a massive order of student packets after the school was closed due to the coronavirus.

The team at Printing Services at the University of West Alabama is always looking for new revenue streams. It found what it was looking for in a tabletop printer for making plaques, trophies, and window decals.

After four decades at MaineGeneral Health, Rick Thibodeau has seen a lot of changes at his in-plant.

During the state’s legislative session, New Mexico State Printing & Graphic Design Services was a busy in-plant. New digital devices with in-line binding features helped the shop handle the workload more efficiently than ever.

At the University of Missouri-Columbia, the installation of a new five-color LED-UV press testifies to the continuing vitality of the offset printing process.

By printing jobs on tree-free paper and delivering them with clean-energy vehicles, Columbia University’s in-plant is sending a strong message about sustainability to its Manhattan campus.