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2 days ago | 
inplantimpressions.com | Bob Neubauer
In-plant managers know AI is important but many don’t know where to start. In this video, Nathan Safran of Blue Nile Research offers a five-step AI activation process along with two simple tools to make the process work.
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3 days ago | 
inplantimpressions.com | Bob Neubauer
This week in Cheshire, England, dozens of higher-ed in-plants from all over the U.K. met for the 2025 Association of Creative and Print Managers in Education (ACPME) Annual Conference. With the tagline “Influencing for Success,” the event took place in historic Crewe Hall, built in 1615–36. In keeping with the setting, attendees enjoyed a Medieval Renaissance-themed dinner, with many dressing in period costumes.
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4 days ago | 
inplantimpressions.com | Bob Neubauer
Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. Scroll Down To Continue ▼ Scroll Down To Continue ▼ The In-plant Printing & Mailing Association's 2025 conference starts on Sunday in Spokane, Washington. More than 125 managers will be there for five days of networking, education, and technology demonstrations. (Click here for a preview.)To get you in the mood and show you what to expect, here's a look back at IPMA 2022 in Buffalo, New York.
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5 days ago | 
inplantimpressions.com | Bob Neubauer
As wide-format printing grows at in-plants, installation of those graphics is becoming an important value-added service. We talked with Deb Johnson of Hillsdale College about the great experience she had taking the Architectural Films Certification for Windows, Walls, and Floors from PRINTING United Alliance and how it has benefited her in-plant.
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1 week ago | 
inplantimpressions.com | Bob Neubauer
Offset is alive and well in the in-plant industry. Though just 21% have offset presses in their shops according to the most recent IPI research, In-plant Equipment Investment Trends (2025), those in-plants that have presses use them often for high-volume printing.
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1 week ago | 
inplantimpressions.com | Bob Neubauer
When Joseph Barz started as supervisor of Print Operations for Mesa Public Schools in Mesa, Arizona, he says the in-plant was in rough shape. “When I got here … we were in the dark ages,” Barz recalls. Four years later, Barz’s “master plan” for the shop has been a success. “I put in this master plan of ‘This is where we want to be; this is where we want to go,’ and superintendency supported me all the way through it,” he says.
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1 week ago | 
inplantimpressions.com | Bob Neubauer
On Sunday, June 8, in-plant managers from around the country will gather once again for the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association’s annual conference. After a successful Midwest event last year in Des Moines, Iowa, IPMA travels to the Pacific Northwest this year where it will take over Spokane, Washington, for five days.
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1 week ago | 
inplantimpressions.com | Bob Neubauer
It’s been a sad couple of weeks for the in-plant community. On Monday, Richard Griffin, former manager of Central Piedmont Community College’s in-plant and past president of the Association of College and University Printers (ACUP+) passed away at 71. He had been suffering from Multiple System Atrophy, which he revealed to his friends in a social media post two years ago. “I'm astounded by the love I've received from everyone, everywhere,” he wrote.
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2 weeks ago | 
inplantimpressions.com | Bob Neubauer
Outsourcing may be sold as a stress-free solution, but for many organizations, it’s been a costly mistake wrapped in empty promises. From billing headaches and service delays to poor quality and lack of control, the realities of outsourcing printing often lead to frustration, not freedom. This special In-plant Impressions report exposes the pitfalls that others have painfully discovered and highlights how many organizations are now reopening their in-plants — and reaping the benefits.
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2 weeks ago | 
apparelist.com | Bob Neubauer
Pictured above: During the PRINTING United Legislative Fly-In, print leaders met with Mark Pocan, the U.S. representative from Wisconsin’s 2nd congressional district (center), to discuss issues of importance to printers. From left: Julie Philp (ACG Advocacy), Dave Leskusky, Mark Pocan, Brian Adam (Olympus Group), and Eric Blohm (Freedom Graphic Systems). Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in our sister publication In-plant Impressions. Click here to subscribe to its e-newsletter.
