A Cautionary Tale

A glance at the flip side of the same coin reveals that meeting the future needs of the industry has as much to do with skilled labor recruitment and training as with equipment. “We need sharp, well-trained, computer-literate employees to work with the new high-tech, computer-facilitated offset presses,” Prince says. “Although employees like these are well-paid in our industry, they are also difficult to find. The demand for quality prepress and press operators is high.”