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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.

The College and University Print Management Association of Canada conference drew almost 40 in-plant managers to scenic St. John’s, Newfoundland.

Frank Romano, professor emeritus at Rochester Institute of Technology, made the following observations at the recent College and University Print Management Association of Canada (CUPMAC) conference in St. John’s, Newfoundland: • “Analog copiers will disappear,” he said, as multifunction devices take off. • The current growth market lies in the 40-ppm and higher color printers. • Four-up digital printers will increase in popularity, further eroding the litho market. • The “transpromo” trend is growing: printing ads on bills and transactional statements. “The next generation of digital devices will probably be ink-jet,” he speculated, noting their simplicity compared to toner devices. Watch for a full report on the CUPMAC conference in

THE COLLEGE and University Print Management Association of Canada (CUPMAC) scored something of a coup this year. It succeeded in convincing popular industry speaker Frank Romano, professor emeritus at Rochester Institute of Technology, to address the group’s 39th annual conference, way up in St. John’s, Newfoundland, the most eastern point in North America (unless you count Greenland). Actually, Romano did more than just “address” the 39 managers in attendance. He captivated and amused them as well, while leading four sessions over the conference’s three-day span. And when he wasn’t at the front of the room, he watched the other presenters (among them a

FOR THE second year in a row I spent a few days with Canadian in-plant managers recently at the College and University Print Management Association of Canada (CUPMAC) conference. It took place this year in St. John’s, Newfoundland, which sits on an island so far east you can almost touch Europe. Even the local accents have a strong dose of Irish in them. The cliffs, the colorful wooden houses, the view of the harbor from atop Signal Hill, all left me with pleasant memories, as did the rare string of sunny days that accompanied the conference. Memorial University of Newfoundland hosted CUPMAC, which is similar

The College and University Print Management Association of Canada (CUPMAC) kicks off this weekend in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Hosted by Memorial University of Newfoundland, the 39th annual conference will feature popular printing industry speaker Frank Romano. Bob Neubauer, editor of In-Plant Graphics, will also give two presentations to the group.

Polyester plates are helping many in-plants bring computer-to-plate technology into their shops, saving them time and money. The addition of computer-to-plate (CTP) technology is saving in-plants money. It eliminates the expense of outsourcing film or plates, a savings that is passed on to customers. In addition, in-plant employees are learning a more advanced way to go to the press, furthering their skills and increasing their value to the organization. At St. John Health Systems' in-plant, located in Warren, Mich., polyester plates are produced using an imagesetter, saving the shop money over outsourcing to a service bureau, as it did until two years ago.

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