In-Plant Printers Continue to Grow

In Plant Graphic Magazine recently released their survey of the in-plant market. These are companies that have elected to commission printing equipment on premise. When asked what the in-plant printing department produced the most of, they replied, in order of volume (top 5)
Brochures
Newsletters
Business Forms
Pamphlets
Manuals
More than half reported majority of the pieces printed were variable data printing for such jobs as,
Address labels
Recipients name
Whole paragraph of text
Interestingly, the vast majority state they have an in-plant printing center for more than convenience and service - most are a profit center!
Paper.com, a major website with 40,000 paper items, is a big supplier to these in-plant printers. The company will fulfill as little as one ream of paper and ships within 24 hours.