Printworks
Presented by Bud Childs
In 1984 Darryl Smith opened the doors of Printworks in an 800 square foot shop offering copying services and brokering printing. Nearly 20 years later, this family owned and operated business has become a leader in the printing industry. Today, the 85,500 square foot production facility in Edmonton, Alberta employs more than 130 people. The facility produces over 2 billion magazines, flyers and direct mail pieces per year and serves a diverse range of clients including some of North America’s most successful retailers.
The plant tour will showcase the primary aspects of print media, such as design and prepress, sorting and packaging, and the logistics of distribution. All attendees will see how Printworks, utilizing state of the art computer-to-plate (CTP) technology, produces printed material. All attendees will also see how the printed material is sorted and labeled for distribution to locations throughout North America. The tour will then close out with how Printworks uses Real-Time Satellite based communications to manage the logistics of distribution. The use of is satellite communication is to support the distribution of the printed media to locations throughout North America, as well as locations in Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Alaska.
| Date |
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 |
| Location |
U of A Faculty Club
11435 Saskatchewan Drive |
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| Time |
Social Hour: 5:30 – 6:00 pm
Dinner: 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Chapter Business: 7:00 – 7:30pm
Presentation: 8:00 – 9:00pm
Printworks Ltd is located at 3850 - 98 Street (Edmonton)
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| Costs |
Members: $30.00 First time Guests: $30.00 Guests: $40.00
Student Members: $10.00 Student Guests: $15.00
*Please note the new pricing for our technical presentations
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| RSVP |
Use our electronic reservation tool by 4pm, Monday, October 6, 2008. |
