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Running newer offset presses usually means running fewer offset presses—the differences in productivity between vintage and late-model equipment are that significant. Six printing companies discuss how having less iron in their offset pressrooms has made them more efficient.
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About Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry is a journalist and an educator who has covered the graphic communications industry since 1984. The author of many hundreds of articles on business trends and technological developments in graphic communications, he has been published in most of the leading trade media in the field. He also has taught graphic communications as an adjunct lecturer for New York University and New York City College of Technology. The holder of numerous awards for industry service and education, Henry is currently the managing director of Liberty or Death Communications, a content consultancy.
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By Eddy Hagen on Apr 11, 2024
I remember the days when a job change could take half an hour. Then it became 15 minutes, then 10, then 5, and now it's almost on the fly. Certainly with smaller run lengths this makes a huge difference. Also when comparing offset with digital printing... you need to compare recent models from both to get a good view, to be able to pick the most appropriate offering.
With all the fuzz being around new technologies, we sometimes forget that also 'old' technology still evolves, sometimes even significanlty. Or to put it differently: old technology fights back.
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