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  • Howie Fenton
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  • 29 April 2026

Delays are not Always From Your Equipment

When a shop wants to improve turnaround, the first instinct is usually to look at production. That makes sense. Faster devices, shorter makereadies, tighter schedules, and better throughput all sound like the obvious path to faster delivery. But if you have ever looked closely at how work actually moves through a print operation, you already know that the biggest delays often are not happening on the floor. In many shops, the real drag on cycle time happens before the press ever has a chance to become the bottleneck.

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  • Howie Fenton
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  • 29 April 2026

10 Practical Ways to Re-Engineer Workflow and Win More Business

Once you accept that faster cycle time is the new lowest bid, the next question becomes practical: how do you actually build for speed? It is one thing to say customers value faster turnaround. It is another thing entirely to make that turnaround real inside the workflow. If speed is going to become part of the product you sell, then it has to be engineered into the process from the very beginning.

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  • Scott Cullen
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  • 15 April 2026

Why Resellers Struggle to Sell Solutions and What Can Be Done About It

For many office technology resellers, selling solutions is the most challenging part of scaling their business. Hardware is familiar. Software is abstract. When quotas, comp plans, and leadership attention remain focused on devices, solutions are pushed to the margins, even though they are essential for long-term growth.

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  • Scott Cullen
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  • 12 February 2026

Data-Driven Print: How Hardware Metrics + RSA Workflow Software Uncover Hidden Cost Savings

Positioning RSA workflow software alongside production hardware shifts the conversation from equipment performance to operational profitability. When hardware data is integrated with RSA workflow software, print providers gain visibility that extends well beyond device performance to cost control, labor efficiency, and smarter job routing. The result is fewer surprises, lower costs, better equipment utilization, and more confident decision-making.

  • Blog Post
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  • Howie Fenton
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  • 05 December 2025

Building Resilience: Overcoming Economic Pressures in Printing

Potential tariffs, supply-chain disruptions, and waning demand for traditional print have created sustained margin pressure and operational uncertainty. This article builds on Part 1, "2026 Print Production Trends," which explored how technology and market shifts are reshaping print production.

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  • Howie Fenton
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  • 19 November 2025

2026 Print Production Trends: Technology and Market Shifts

As we approach the end of the year, the print industry stands at a pivotal turning point. Technology continues to accelerate—driven by automation, AI, and production inkjet—while economic, supply-chain, and labor challenges pressure every business model. Rather than viewing these forces as disruptions, leading printers are using them as catalysts for modernization, diversification, and sustainable growth. Learn more about what this means for printers and the recommended actions you can take.

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  • Rochester Software Associates
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  • 22 October 2025

Rochester Software Associates Unveils QDirect 7.0 at PRINTING United 2025 in Orlando

QDirect 7.0 builds on RSA's legacy of innovation by introducing advanced features designed to streamline print operations, enhance efficiency, and support the evolving needs of high-volume print environments. With new features and improvements, this latest version empowers businesses to optimize their print processes and maximize efficiency.

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  • Howie Fenton
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  • 15 April 2025

How and Why In-Plants Should Adopt Sustainability Principles

In today’s competitive business environment, companies recognize sustainability as a strategic necessity. Between emerging regulations and growing consumer values, it’s become key to continued success and can add to brand recognition and cost-cutting measures. Here’s how print businesses can increase sustainability and keep up with these growing standards.

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  • Howie Fenton
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  • 04 March 2025

Enhancing Your Print Workflow: The Keys to Efficiency and Growth

To stay competitive in the current global printing market, and take advantage of the upturn expected in 2025, print businesses need to embrace print workflow automation. By adding efficiencies, reducing costs, and improving accuracy, print workflow automation can help print businesses achieve their goals and grow their profits. And a quality control procedure that measures ongoing waste can help add to that advantage.

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  • Howie Fenton
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  • 11 February 2025

Personalization as a Value-Added Service

Faced with rising competition and changing customer demands, in-plant printers today need to expand their service offerings to differentiate themselves. Personalized services like customized marketing materials, personalized direct mail campaigns, and tailored packaging solutions help them provide this. Variable data printing (VDP) enables these services, allowing in-plants to produce unique, individualized content at scale, ensuring that each piece of printed material feels personal and relevant to the recipient.

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