Hal Cypert

A number of in-plants have added DI presses, speeding their turnaround times and saving money. Here are some of their experiences. Offering their observations for this story were: Gerard Catrambone Associate Director Office of Publications University of Illinois, Chicago Heidelberg QuickMaster DI 46 Hal Cypert Communication Services Manager Print and Mail Services County of Tulare, Visalia, Calif. Heidelberg QuickMaster DI 46 Dan Lee Group Manager, Prepress and Special Services Printing LDS Church Printing Division Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Salt Lake City Ryobi 3404 DI Scott Lipsey Quality Control Coordinator Printing Services Mississippi State University Starkville, Miss.

Even as platesetters flourish, many in-plants are sticking with imagesetters. We asked several in-plants why they chose the imaging technology they use. by Bob Neubauer With so many printers turning to computer-to-plate technology, why are some in-plants sticking with imagesetters? We decided to ask a few managers. Providing their comments were: Mike Schrader -Printing & Publications Manager -Mercury Marine -Fond du Lac, Wis. -15 in-plant employees _________________ Dan Kovalsky -Director Print & Digital Media Services -Constellation Energy -Baltimore, Md. -22 in-plant employees _________________ Charlie Tonoff -Manager Corporate Printing Services -Highmark -Camp Hill, Pa. -20 in-plant employees _________________ Sticking With

by Bob Neubauer As anyone with a printer or copier knows, equipment breaks down. So what's an in-plant to do if its DocuTech or 9110 goes down in the middle of a busy week? That's what Hal Cypert asked himself. "If you've got a fast-paced environment, sometimes you can't afford to be down for two or three hours, or overnight, if you're waiting on a part," notes Cypert, duplicating services supervisor for the County of Tulare, in Visalia, Calif. That's the main reason his 15-employee shop installed a T/R Systems Micropress instead of a DocuTech. "We did look seriously at the DocuTech," he admits.