Printers Hear Calls for Help

摘要

With ever-tighter turnaround times and strict SLAs imposed by customers, printing companies - in normal times - are experts at crisis management when it comes to getting jobs, done right, out the door and on time. But the COVID-19 pandemic, and the health care crisis it has spawned, has created a whole new level of challenges. Print shops across the country are battling to keep their establishments open, and their workers employed. They're fighting to remain on the lists of "essential" or "life-sustaining" businesses, as states impose shelter-in-place and stay-at-home executive orders to help thwart the spread of the novel coronavirus. The graphic arts community is also hearing calls for help concerning the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) available for hospital workers, first responders, and other health care providers who continue to risk their own lives to help save the lives of others.