E&D Web--Pursuit of Productivity

"All told, the Sunday Press reduces makeready by two hours compared with our other web presses," he notes. "Since we average three makereadies every day, we added 25 percent more time to push through more jobs."

Love reports its single-web Sunday Press has also helped reduce paper waste, resulting in 51⁄2 percent savings in total paper costs. And most of all, the new press runs at 2,400 fpm, another 25 percent jump compared to its older presses. Love also adds that PDI plates have helped to reduce paper usage. "Rolling up on press, they were quicker than the competition," he says. "After coming to color, they ran much drier, reducing web breaks. If you're wasting paper, your wasting press time. They go hand-in-hand."