Coldset Web Offset -- No Heat, No Sweat

Considering that many of the same makeready and press control technologies on heatset can be found on coldset, in addition to their effectiveness on short or long runs, Stotts is optimistic about growth for open-web printing.

"The future for coldset is bright with the continued growth of specialty applications," Stotts notes. "Growth for coldset webs is driven by the need for printers to become very efficient in serving their niche markets. On many applications, the production economies and/or in-line process flexibility offered by the coldset web is required to gain a competitive position."