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Kieffer admitted that publishers initially are skeptical when pitched the concept, so the company has been holding customer events to bring them onsite to see Quantum in action. "They have been impressed with the quality and say it's equal to, or better than, offset."

Two of the only 34 Cameron letterpress belt presses ever built sit in the next room at the Firmin-Didot facility, and the organization has nine overall, according to Kieffer. The two departments seem worlds apart, but the integrated book production capabilities of the Cameron line were the model for Quantum.