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University of Oklahoma Printing Services has gone where no in-plant has gone before. The 75-employee in-plant has installed an eight-color sheetfed press in its Norman, Okla., plant. The press, which started running live jobs in mid March, is a 28x40˝ Heidelberg Speedmaster 102 perfector. The in-plant needed the press “because of the vast amount of four-color work we’re doing—and it’s almost all four-over-four,” said John Sarantakos, administrator of Printing and Mailing Services, in an interview with IPG. This color work includes magazines, brochures and posters. “We’ve got a big niche, and this is just going to open up new markets,” Sarantakos added. This is

Top 50 in-plants say one of the keys to their success is modernizing their offset and digital printing capabilities. By Eric Martin You're probably sitting at a desk, not winded or breathing hard—but in all likelihood, at this very moment, you're racing against competitors to get work printed. This competition is even more apparent at the in-plants on the IPG Top 50. They operate in a "get it done yesterday" mind-set, and that goal has pushed these successful operations to update their printing equipment with an eye solely on speed. In 2003, for example, John A. Sarantakos, administrator of University of Oklahoma Printing

In-plant managers gathered recently near Oklahoma City to compare notes and improve their leadership skills. by Bob Neubauer For the second year in a row, the Central Oklahoma chapter of the International Publishing Management Association (IPMA) hosted a fall regional conference for managers interested in fine-tuning their management skills and broadening their industry knowledge. The two-day event drew 25 people to Norman, Okla., just south of Oklahoma City. The cold rain outside was more than offset by the warm camaraderie among attendees. Chapter President John Hurt, of Oklahoma Gas and Electric, gave a friendly welcome to the group before introducing the

The official list of In-Print 2001 winners will appear in In-Plant Graphics' July issue, with photos of all first place winners. The following is just the basic, unadorned data for those who simply can't wait till July. To save your eyes some strain, just do a search for your in-plant's name. For additional contest info, visit our In-Print site. Category 1 Stationery ____________________ First Cochise College Douglas, Ariz. Jerry Eades ____________________ Second East Kentucky Power Cooperative Winchester, Ky. David A. Estes ____________________ Category 2 Labels, Tags ____________________ First Sunkist Growers Sherman Oaks, Calif. Tim Criswell ____________________ Category 4 Brochures ____________________ First Weber Marking