Kenneth E. Rizzo

Headquartered in Sewickley, Pa., the Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF) announced the release of the latest edition of “Total Production Maintenance: A Guide for the Printing Industry”, by Kenneth E. Rizzo. This third edition contains updated and additional material, particularly in the area of lean manufacturing as it applies to graphic arts processes, and addresses a wide variety of topics, including: • Total productive maintenance • Equipment maintenance • Prepress maintenance • Statistical process control and Six Sigma tools • Recognizing production workflow bottlenecks • Best practices for lean printing • Quality assurance of print materials • TPM analysis: the press