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• 03 August 2018

Software and Automation Trends in the In-Plant Industry

Read this In-Plant Graphics research report from a survey of nearly 200 in-plant respondents to learn how software has improved in-plant operations and the challenges that in-plants face implementing software. Software discussed includes Web to print, VDP, production print workflow software, and more. Also read about workflow automation levels, and the top workflow bottlenecks and workflow initiatives. This research project was made possible by Rochester Software Associates.

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• Blog Post
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• Patricia Ames
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• 18 July 2018

Opportunities in Production Workflow

Opportunities in Production Workflow: Customers Want Web to Print, Automation, and VDP According to research recently released by In-plant Graphics ("Software and Automation Trends in the In-plant Industry"), web to print (W2P) platforms, workflow/production automation software, and variable data printing (VDP) solutions represent the best opportunities for dealers in the production workflow space.

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• Howie Fenton
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• 18 June 2018

The Real Reason Printing Companies are Reluctant to Invest in Workflow Automation

This is the third and final article in a series that attempts to answer the question of why companies are reluctant to invest in workflow automation software. In the first article, we dispelled five myths, and in the second we looked at research. In this article, we will try to identify the true underlying reason for the lack of investment.

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• Howie Fenton
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• 17 May 2018

Why Printers Don’t Invest in Workflow: Survey Says…

Why Printers Don't Invest in Workflow: Survey Says… This is the second article in a series of three that attempts to answer why companies are reluctant to invest in workflow automation software. In the first article, we dispelled five myths. We will focus on data in this article. According to the Idealliance "2017 Capital Investment

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• Howie Fenton
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• 19 March 2018

What You Don't Know about Costs Can Hurt You - Part 2

How long it should take to perform a task (create an estimate, enter orders, etc.) has always been a mystery because there is little to no comparable data. Recently however, Chris Bondy and Wesley Odell from the RIT School of Media Sciences published a report.

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• Howie Fenton
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• 19 October 2017

Print 17 Message: Invest in Workflow. But, Most Don’t.

Idealliance Capital Investment Study Findings At Print 17, I had the chance to sit down with Andy Paparozzi, chief economist at Idealliance, and talked about the latest research on investment priorities. I had worked with Andy on the last Capital Investment study and was interested in learning about the latest study entitled "Capital Investment: Where

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• Blog Post
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• Elisha Kasinskas
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• 17 August 2017

Bold Moves for the Future Print 17 Panelist Closeup- Sacramento State

This article is the second of a series introducing each of the three in-plant panelists on the Print 17 panel I'll be moderating September 11th titled "In-Plant Panel: Bold Moves for the Future." The session features in-plant leaders in Healthcare, Higher Education and non-profit.

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• Blog Post
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• Vince Tutino
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• 26 October 2016

Web to Print Best Practices Series: 4 Pricing Best Practices

Most in-plants have a published price list that covers their common services that may include a selection of papers, B/W and Color printing, wide format, finishing, services like laminating and foam core, and specialty products. Consumers today want simple and fair

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• Vince Tutino
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• 23 August 2016

Web to Print Best Practices Series: 7 Installation Best Practices (and a Few Purchasing Tips)

This is the second post in our series, "Web to Print Best Practices for In-Plant Print Centers." In my first post, I talked about why we feel this is an important topic and outlined the eight topics we will cover, including: installation, roll

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• Elisha Kasinskas
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• 21 April 2016

See Efficiency Ideas from RSA at DigiGov

Rochester Software Associates will be exhibiting In-plant Graphics' DigiGov, The Digital Printing in Government and Higher Ed Conference on May 3rd, 2016 at the GPO in Washington, DC. At the conference, we'll be sharing ideas ideas to optimize your in-plant's efficiency. For instance, speed up customer ordering, increase efficiency and supercharge production with the newest

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• White Paper
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• 09 March 2016

17 Ways In-plants Can Reduce Costs and Increase Efficiency

Learn how 13 in-plants from all verticals use workflow software to reduce costs and increase efficiency. According to InfoTrends research*, over 81% of in-plants rate reducing production costs and increasing efficiencies as their top business direction in the next five years. Adopting and utilizing workflow software is a key way corporate and in-house printers can meet this need. * "U.S. Production Software Investment Outlook" (InfoTrends, 2015).

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• Blog Post
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• Elisha Kasinskas
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• 14 February 2016

Build a Better In-Plant - 4 Valuable Tips

Develop Your Value Proposition, Become the Data Integration Expert for Marketing and IT, Plus More Valuable Tips We're all pushed to the max with daily operations. Making sure we take the right actions to develop our variable products for those we serve is serious. Below are four tips to get you moving and how conversations

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• Blog Post
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• Elisha Kasinskas
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• 08 February 2016

Build a Better In-Plant - 3 Workflow Automation Tips You CANNOT Afford to Miss

Here are three must know tips you cannot afford to miss that will improve your automation and entice your customers to bring business back to your shop.

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• Elisha Kasinskas
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• 07 March 2013

Your Print Center Needs a Traffic Cop (Output Management Software)

Marketing Director Complexity Simplified and Money Saved with Print Management In the past, only high volume operations had central output management system software. However, as print center complexity has increased- think about the variety of input sources, the mix of printers, and the multitude of possible outputs- a tool to automate, centralize

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• Elisha Kasinskas
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• 14 December 2010

In-Plant Trends- Customer Demands Necessitate Continually Improving Workflows

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• Tim Kelly
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• 30 November 2010

In-Plant Trends- Be Easier to Do Business with than a Local Office Supply Store

In-plant print centers – 4 trends to address for success in 2011 and beyond. In our four-article series: "Corporate in-plant print centers – four trends to address for success in 2011 and beyond," we've talked about marketing the print center as a necessity and print center convergence. 

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• Elisha Kasinskas
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• 16 November 2010

In-Plant Trends- Print Center Convergence

In-plant print centers – four trends to address for success in 2011 and beyond. In our four-article series: "Corporate in-plant print centers – four trends to address for success in 2011 and beyond," the first article reviewed marketing the print center as a necessity.

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• Blog Post
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• Tim Kelly
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• 10 November 2010

In-Plant Trends- Marketing

This four-article series looks at major trends that the corporate or in-plant print center needs to successfully address to succeed in 2011 and beyond. In this series, we will highlight key factors driving these trends and how some in-plants have successfully implemented solutions to address the

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• Blog Post
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• Tim Kelly
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• 25 October 2010

Four In-Plant Print Center Trends for Success

Four trends for In-plant print center success in 2011 and beyond. This is the first in a series of four articles that look at major trends that the corporate print center needs to successfully address to succeed in 2011 and beyond.

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