Lean manufacturing is just the latest catch phrase for maximizing production efficiency
in a printing plant by instituting process control procedures and measurement metrics.

• Without Vision Systems, Printers Perish
  

  In honor of Oct. 23, which was originally scheduled to be National No-Print Day but turned into Yes Print...
• RIT Formally Launches Printing Standards Audit Certification
  

  By attaining PSA Certification, printers can objectively demonstrate that they have mastered the use of standards in the workflows they...
• How to Improve Saddle Stitched Book Quality with Better 16-page Signatures
  

  Simple folding machine techniques for consistently better signatures....
• Sheetfed Offset, Web Offset, Digital : Defining Crossover Points
  

  In static sheetfed, web offset and digital printing, the term “crossover” denotes the number of impressions at which a per-unit...
• OPM, Digital Publishing Solutions
  

  Learn how OPM, decreases turnaround time and expands their automated book solutions for major publishing customers....
• Step by Step - Standard Work Reduces Errors & Downtime
  

  To overcome the “best I can” mindset, management, staff and operators need standards and accountability—the establishment of standard operating procedures...
• Spanning the JDF Generation Gap
  

  In this blog, I will discuss my prediction for the future of the print production workflow powered by JDF (Job...
• Chicago Tribune Recycles Production Waste and Cuts Costs
  

  The Chicago Tribune has reinvented the way it gets rid of its post-production waste by implementing a recycling program, saving...

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