Cutting Remarks

"We have one small cutter among the several we utilize, but all of the rest are sized to accommodate our largest potential press sheet," says Zeigler, who does not recommend buying cutters of different sizes for different functions because that limits the scheduling possibilities.

Nick Adler, vice president of operations at Fort Dearborn Lithograph in Niles, IL, disagrees. "Generally speaking, one size fits all, but that doesn't preclude a mix," he contends, noting that Fort Dearborn runs cutters of different sizes to accommodate different workstations and cutting purposes.