Saints

Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 170 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.

As one of the world’s largest in-plants, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ 350-employee Printing Division has some impressive equipment in its Salt Lake City facility. The sound of its Timson and manroland web presses fills the air on a typical day as they crank out long-run jobs for distribution around the world.

This month’s focus on in-plants at religious organizations gave me a great opportunity to chat with managers all around the country. From massive print operations like that of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (400 employees) to the one- and two-person shops in church basements, I enjoyed learning about the different ways these in-plants handle printing. Despite their different faiths, they share many similarities, chief among them the feeling that their work fulfills a higher purpose. Many feel they are serving the Lord, a perspective that makes them put forth their best efforts. Most of the managers I spoke with

Running one of the country's largest in-plants is tough work, but Craig Sedgwick manages to do it well—while winning prizes for quality. by Bob Neubauer When an in-plant wins seven In-Print awards—including three first place prizes—it's clear the shop has an awful lot of talent inside its walls. That feat was accomplished this year by the 350-employee in-plant for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Salt Lake City. Though the man behind the in-plant, Plant Manager Craig Sedgwick, would credit his employees' dedication and hard work, his own dedication to them and to the in-plant has certainly played a big

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