Buying a Digital Press (Now)? -- Waldman

Waterless presses are rated to produce 30,000 impressions on a set of plates, but can go much higher and they do run at offset press speeds. Remember, though, that we're talking short runs, so that isn't as important as fast setup, which is usually around 15 minutes from the last sheet of the prior job to the first good sheet of the new job. Since so much is automatic, the operator can do other chores like load new paper, change supplies or prepare new files.