Industry News

The Association of College and University Printers ended its three-day virtual conference yesterday with tours of three in-plants and an awards ceremony in which six in-plants and two individuals were honored. The interactive event, held live via Zoom, allowed managers from Alaska to Scotland and everywhere in between to network.

The In-plant Printing and Mailing Association this week announced two recipients of its coveted IPMA Outstanding Contributor Award.

The new Premier PRINT Awards competition was borne from the convergence of the most advanced awards programs in the printing industry. It is now open to PRINTING United Alliance members and non-members through June 30, 2021.

As The Philadelphia Inquirer closes its printing plant, a "family" of employees marks the end of an era. 

The 2021 State of the Industry report is a comprehensive look at the challenges of the past year and the opportunities available to promotional products businesses as the year progresses.

Neenah is expanding its ENDURA Wide-Format line to include ENDURA POSTER in a new seven mil, 500-foot roll. It is also adding a seventeen mil matte finish ENDURA ART to the portfolio.

To print the worksheets that make its educational model so successful, Kumon, a self-learning program, was in need of a better solution. After exhaustive exploration of many press providers, the in-plant made the decision to purchase a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106-9P.

Two high-end acquisitions at the University of California, Davis, have enabled its Repro Graphics department to bring more work in-house — including jobs previously printed with offset.

After consolidating another in-plant, Sanford Health Print and Mail Services has strengthened the service it provides for one of the country’s largest health systems.

It took several years between Mayo Clinic’s decision to get an inkjet press and its installation in October, but the success of the outcome has validated the pace of the effort.