PI's 45th ANNIVERSARY -- From Art To Science

Other interesting developments reported on during the year included:

* British printers took a step toward adoption of the metric system; and

* microwave energy was undergoing testing as a method for drying inks.

1978

Having since become a recurring theme in the industry, Charles Alessandrini, director of cost and financial services at NAPL, in the 20th anniversary edition wrote an article with a headline that asked, "Where Are the Profits of the Good Old Days?" Alessandrini noted that while investments in technology had seemed to greatly increase the sales contribution per factory employee per year (which rose from $12,000 in 1950 to $52,000 in 1977), inflation was really behind the dollar growth.