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Achieving consistent, repeatable color across printing platforms is increasingly essential in today’s printing industry, where PSPs use a variety of devices to meet customer needs.

Standard recently held its annual Finishing 360 open house showcasing the latest finishing technology for digital, inkjet, and offset applications. Taking place June 21-22, the company welcomed more than 150 attendees eager to tour the facility, view presses up-close, and talk one-on-one with the Standard team.

In one session at the recent In-plant Printing and Mailing Association conference, three in-plant managers in government, higher education and K-12 shared ideas that have helped them improve their print centers.

The world’s largest gathering of in-plants took place in Florida in June, when more than 140 managers met for the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association conference.

The Graphic Communications Leadership Institute (GCLI) held its second quarterly workshop of 2023 at Ricoh’s Premier Customer and Executive Briefing Center in Boulder, Colorado. During the event, members had the opportunity to discuss ideas with Ricoh’s technical and marketing professionals.

In working with a rapidly growing client company, the subject of continuous improvement was added to the “issues list.” As they continue to add and grow key accounts, mistakes borne of the need for speed are predictable.

Following up on the success of its dealer summit in Las Vegas, Canon U.S.A. held a second Canon Summit in Nashville this week, offering its dealers in-depth educational sessions and technology demonstrations.

While in Nashville recently, I took the opportunity to visit two in-plants: Vanderbilt University Printing Services and the State of Tennessee’s Document Services operation.

When service wanes, equipment becomes less valuable. That was the case for EMC Insurance Companies' Print and Graphic Resources team. The decision to move to a Riso ComColor GL 7430 inkjet printer enabled local vendor support and a reduction in cost.

After outsourcing posters and banners for years, Osceola School District’s print shop recently started printing that work in-house.