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VITAL SIGNS MATT DIXON, EXECUTIVE EDITOR 2800 West Midway Boulevard, Broomfield, Colorado, 80020 ( 800 ) 669-0424 | ( 303 ) 469-0424 | FAX ( 303 ) 469-5730 W W W. G R A P H I C S - P R O. C O M PUBLISHER DAN PECKHAM dpeckham@nbm.com EXECUTIVE EDITOR MATT DIXON mdixon@nbm.com MANAGING EDITOR ALEXANDRIA BRUCE abruce@nbm.com ART DIRECTOR ERIK WOGEN ewogen@nbm.com GRAPHIC DESIGNER IVETH GOMEZ igomez@nbm.com MEDIA CONSULTANT EAST TERRITORY RYAN APPLEBAUM rapplebaum@nbm.com MEDIA CONSULTANT WEST TERRITORY DESIREE DELFRARI ddelfrari@nbm.com SALES SUPPORT SYDNEY BATCH sbatch@nbm.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD DIRECTOR OF SALES JAMES "RUGGS" KOCHEVAR jkochevar@nbm.com EXECUTIVE EXPO SALES MANAGER BRANDY JAMISON-NETH brandy@nbm.com EXPO SALES MANAGER SIGN & DIGITAL GRAPHICS MARKET SARA SIAUW ssiauw@nbm.com EVENT SERVICES MANAGER JACKIE RAMSIER jramsier@nbm.com EVENT SERVICES COORDINATOR JOIE MARTIN jmartin@nbm.com PRESIDENT DAVE POMEROY VICE PRESIDENT / AUDIENCE & EVENTS LORI FARSTAD VICE PRESIDENT / FINANCE KORI GONZALES, CPA VICE PRESIDENT / CONTENT REGAN DICKINSON DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL SERVICES WOLF BUTLER MULTIMEDIA CONTENT MANAGER DREW COOPER CEO & OWNER ROBERT H. WIEBER, JR. 8 G R A P H I C S P R O S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 1 G R A P H I C S - P R O. C O M NATHAN BELZ, JENNIFER COX, BOB HAGEL, CARLY HOLLMAN, CHARITY JACKSON, AARON MONTGOMERY, MICHAEL PERRELLI, HOWARD POTTER, STEPHEN ROMANIELLO, JULIA SCHROEDER, BARRY SLEE, NATHAN STROMBERG, MATT TOUCHARD, RICK WILLIAMS, BRAIN WALKER, LON WINTERS DAN BAREFOOT, ERICH CAMPBELL, MATT CHARBONEAU, DANE CLEMENT, BOB HAGEL, KERRIE MALLORY-THOMPSON, BRADEN TODD, LON WINTERS WANT TO KNOW MORE? Feel free to give me a call directly at 720-566-7286 or email me at mdixon@nbm.com. EDITORIAL INTERN NATHAN STROMBERG nstromberg@nbm.com RAMP UP PRODUCTION WITH HIGH-VOLUME EQUIPMENT FLOOR PLANS: LAYING OUT YOUR DECORATION FACILITY SPECIAL SECTION: DIRECT-TO-SUBSTRATE REPORT (Image courtesy Front Signs) W e're hearing from shops across the country that things are busier than ever. Despite threats of the Delta variant and some renewed masking regulations, events are persisting, schools are preparing to open (at the time of writing), and in-person trade shows are in full swing. On the flip side, we're still feeling some bumps from the initial pandemic wave. While orders are flowing in at the speed of light, many shops continue to experience supply chain and employment challenges. For graphics businesses, this means that now is more important than ever to have production and workflow processes dialed in. It's not enough to have your equipment set up and running — the placement of each piece of machinery is crucial to efficiency. Even something as small as software that helps with accounting and finances plays an important role in your shop run- ning at peak performance. From screen printing equipment to shop software, to wrap design hacks, this month's issue helps you hone every production process. From point A to point Z, use this information to tighten your practices and overcome the challenges your shop faces. We can't see into the future, so the best thing we can do is be prepared. Have everything in place, run at maximum efficiency, and keep pushing the boundaries. BE PREPARED