I don’t typically have many events to attend in the summer, but in July Konica Minolta invited me to New York City to see the launch of its bizhub PRESS C1100. I also visited in-plants while in the Big Apple.
New York City
Konica Minolta Business Solutions launched a 100-page-per-minute color printer, the bizhub PRESS C1100, at an event in New York City, while also touting its 3D printing systems.
Xerox practically took over Wall Street in March with a two-day conference that drew more than 800 customers and thought leaders to New York City. In-plants were a prime focus of the event, which included an entire in-plant track.
A year after Superstorm Sandy sent the Hudson River surging through the United Nations’ in-plant, IPG paid a visit to this New York City shop to see what has changed. Much, says Publishing Section Chief Narendra Nandoe.
Just as we were finalizing this issue, Hurricane Sandy slammed into our area. The storm closed down Philadelphia for two days, including IPG's offices, and brought major damage to the surrounding areas.
On a December morning in 2009, Michael White walked into his basement in-plant at Queens College to find that a pipe malfunction had filled his shop with two inches of water. "It was like doomsday. It was pretty bad," recalls White, print shop coordinator.