September Printing Shipments Up +$198 Million; Five Months of Increased Shipments

Many inplant printing departments have been selling their capabilities as a means to justify and enhance their positions in their companies. By ìpulling their weightî in this unique way, they cover fixed costs of their operation, and labor costs, in a manner that few other corporate departments can. Their purchases of print from commercial printers indicate that commercial shops provide access to equipment and capabilities that inplant printing departments cannot justify in their normal course of work.