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June 13, 2023

We All Live in a Maintenance World

Every print shop, regardless of the technologies used, should have a maintenance strategy. For many, self-maintenance is an attractive approach. Successful self-maintenance should consider more than just the cost of a full-service contract, however. Here are some considerations so you can make the best decisions!
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April 10, 2023

Voice of the Customer: aiim’s Patrick Masset on Addressing Labor Shortage Challenges

Lois Ritarossi talks with Patrick Masset, CEO of aiim, a Ricoh customer, about his approach to labor challenges by investing in workflow, finishing automation, software integration and faster equipment.
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September 29, 2022

New Resource to Help Transaction Printers Prepare for the Future – Free Whitepaper

“Where Transaction Printers Can Find Growth,” provides actionable guidance on evaluating three paths to profit for transaction printing companies seeking to de-risk their businesses as the volume of printed bills and statements continues its slow decline.
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July 26, 2022

thINK Ahead 2022 with Ed Jansen – Video

Elizabeth Gooding spoke with Ed Jansen, Vice President, Production Printing Solutions with Canon Solutions America about the 2022 thINK Ahead event in Boca Raton.
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May 25, 2022

Create Your Own Silver Lining

Don’t let old thinking drive you away from a potential solution to some of your hiring problems (or set you up for an age discrimination lawsuit.) A silver-haired workforce might be just what you need right now.
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September 13, 2021

10 Minute Tip – Pay Attention to People

Pete Basiliere shares our next tip for saving $100k using teams to reduce downtime and mitigate risk.
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August 19, 2021

Why Can’t I Get My Paper?

The paper industry is experiencing a confluence of factors, a perfect storm of negative impacts. What’s a printer or procurement manager to do?
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January 18, 2021

New Year – New Case Study for Driving Strategy

It takes a measured approach to drive down labor churn and become a great company to work for. Check out this case study.
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December 9, 2020

Why Printers Need a Talent Strategy Now More Than Ever

Whether it’s launching new products or services, discontinuing products or services, merger and acquisition strategies or going public, remaining private, 2020 has turned even the most structured approach for defining strategies on its ear.
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November 9, 2020

The Inkjet Career Path

Should management be looking at robots to replace print operators or thinking about how to help print operators get ready for a more automated world?
February 12, 2018

Commercial Printers Under Pressure

Marco Boer discusses the surprising array of labor and technology trends that are putting pressure on commercial printing enterprises to invest in production inkjet technology. Includes charts, graphs, trends and the insight decoder ring from Marco.

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