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Treis notes that the catalog marketplace has driven his operation to continue to expand all its technology. "We have dedicated ourselves to watching our larger competitors—copy what they do and try to do it as well. We're comfortable that this has been a factor in our ongoing growth."

Treis feels the catalog production marketplace has been one of process flow. Customers want reductions in turnaround times and pricing. "To the consumer, this has driven the whole software explosion, certainly in our plant," he says."It's driving the other technologies.