In a recent WhatTheyThink webinar, both listeners and industry experts commented on the potential offered by the new Presstek 75DI digital offset press, which was debuted at IPEX and will be on display at Graph Expo 2010. WhatTheyThink checked in with Presstek Chairman, CEO & President, Jeff Jacobson, to get his take on what the 75DI means to Presstek and its customers, as well as his opinion on the state of the industry, and more.

WTT: Jeff, I understand you had a good IPEX, with a lot of interest in the 75DI. Why is this press stirring up so much comment?

JJ: IPEX was fantastic for us. This is the first time in a while that people have been calling us asking for demos and more information about a new press. Some of these are major national accounts. We have a very short window where we will have a 75DI press in our Hudson NH facility before bringing it to Graph Expo, and it is booked full time. It is a new product, so we will be doing some minor tweaking, but a lot of the time it will be busy with printing samples and doing demos for prospects who want to come in and see it before Graph Expo. We have done extensive comparisons of the press to conventional offset presses, and it is distinguished by its high quality, six-minute job changeover, which includes plate making, and its cost per page, which is about a penny. We believe the 75DI is a game changer for us.