Offset and Beyond — Great Technologies, But Tough Times

According to McLauchlan, another web development is printers adding rotary diecutters to their lines, producing four- and five-color boxes. Manufacturers are also automating sheet (size) changers, “bringing them up to speed,” he says.

And, new ink formulations are enabling non-heatset web presses to run coated papers with these new inks, “which opens up a whole new ball game,” he notes. “We can now print process work on coldset presses, including inserts on coated papers.”