Capital Offset, Concord, NH

"Our team is fastidious when it comes to expectations for how we reproduce images," he adds. "We run fine line screens and push for high ink density, even on uncoated paper. Our clients see a difference, but there's no doubt that some people out there wouldn't see a difference or wouldn't care."

For Capital, which peaked in 2007 with $61⁄2 million in sales and a workforce of 35 people, the recession has visited its core markets during the past few years, particularly the art space. Instead of ordering a cache of large-scale books for art exhibits, clients would dial back to more modest tomes, sometimes saddlestitched books or even fold-out brochures. Keeping the budget-conscious buyers in mind, Stewart acquired a Presstek 52DI digital offset press to augment his two 40˝ Heidelberg (102-6P and CD102-FL) sheetfed presses.