University of Wisconsin–Madison

Year: 2023

The Difference a Year Makes

One year ago today, we were accepting delivery on a third Ricoh 9210 high-speed printer for our digital production area. We had started with two of these amazing production devices when we moved here in March 2022, and quickly saw the benefits of adding another. Luckily, we had designed the space to allow for such …

QR Codes Explained

Quick-Response (QR) Code – invented in 1994 by a Japanese automotive company. ********* Many Uses for QR Codes! You can direct people to a website, download a document or app, initiate an email or phone call, connect to wifi, and more with QR Codes. You can even have them make a payment or donation to …

Larger Than Life

Sometimes watching our new EFO PRO16h large format printer is mesmerizing. Click the link below to watch it printing a sign on Coroplast. https://printing.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/115/2023/12/PRO16h-SD-480p.mov This equipment has expanded our abilities in this area of production, and is extremely fast and efficient! Order your poster or pull-up kit today! PRO16h – SD 480p

Holiday Hours

DPPS will be closed on Monday, 12/25 and Monday, 01/01. We are open regular hours Tuesday-Friday of those weeks. Customer pickups at the DoIT Help Desk will be affected by their holiday hours too; 1210 West Dayton is closed from 12/23-01/01. Please plan ahead for your proof and product pickups during that time, to make …

Employee Appreciation Luncheon

DPPS had an employee appreciation luncheon yesterday in our production center. We supplied subs and sides, and some of the employees also brought appetizers and desserts to share with the group. We talked about some of the successes we’ve had since moving to our new location 21 months ago, and how we are more efficient …

Getting to know DPPS

Today the entire team at DoIT HR came to DPPS for a tour of our facility, and to learn about the history of our department. We discussed how DPPS came to be when several different printing shops on campus came together many years ago, how we have grown into the largest public sector printing facility …

Closed on Thanksgiving

DPPS (and all of campus) is closed on Thanksgiving. We will be open regular hours on Friday, November 24 with reduced staff. Please submit your orders online as usual, and we will process them as soon as possible. Thanks for all you do for campus and your audience!

(Re)Introducing Travis Trumpf!

A new name is appearing on your proof emails starting this week… Please join us in welcoming Travis Trumpf to the DPPS team as our Prepress Technician! Travis is a former DPPS employee who left the UW for a while and has returned to his old role serving customers with their file prep for offset …