Graph Expo is only nine days away, and the show is expected to draw an impressive number of in-plants. One reason for this is the strong focus on in-plants this year, to include sessions, receptions and networking opportunities specifically for in-house print managers.
The In-Plant Printing and Mailing Association conference brought 150 in-plant managers together in Kansas City recently.
In-plants will have a dedicated, multi-function "oasis" of their own on the show floor at Graph Expo. Sponsored by the In-Plant Printing & Mailing Association (IPMA), the new networking hub will be located in booth #3461 and will offer in-plant-specific education, networking and relaxation opportunities. The InPlant Place is part of the expanded Graph Expo emphasis on in-house education, government and corporate printing professionals by the Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC).
Fujifilm will show the J Press 720 inkjet press. Heidelberg will present Prinect Digital Workflow Integration. New features for the Kodak NexPress platform will be shown.
Don't tell the Blue Valley School District of Overland Park, Kan., that the digital age is cutting into the need for hard copy documents. Its Printing Services operation has been humming away all summer, delivering on as many as 40,000 job orders to satisfy about 3,100 teachers at 35 schools.
Just two months away, Graph Expo is shaping up to be an in-plant manager’s dream. The country’s largest graphic arts trade show is putting a lot of emphasis on the in-plant market this year, with sessions, users’ groups and networking opportunities focused exclusively on in-plants.
A number of sessions focusing on in-plants are planned for this October's Graph Expo show in Chicago. Perhaps the most exciting one is a panel of four in-plant managers who will talk about why their operations are successful.
The Graphic Arts Show Co. (GASC), producer of GRAPH EXPO, is introducing an expanded In-Plant Education Track for this year’s event, scheduled to run Oct. 7-10, 2012, at Chicago's McCormick Place. By partnering with exhibitors such as Rochester Software Associates (RSA), a variety of the key associations, industry publications and in-plants themselves, GASC has created a dynamic set of offerings for this year’s show.
With the implementation of Web-to-print and an automated hardcopy workflow, Blue Valley School District's in-plant in Overland Park, Kansas, was able to grow its volume 600 percent—without adding staff.
Graph Expo is debuting an in-plant educational track at the Chicago show this year, with sessions covering topics like rebranding, growth strategies, in-plant ingenuity and multi-channel offerings. One session will feature a panel of managers from successful in-plants. The session organizer, Rochester Software Associates, is giving in-plants an opportunity to pick who they would like to be on that “dream team” panel.
