Digital Finishing — Where to Draw the Line?

Close, But Not Too Close

Wells believes near-line capabilities are the best fit for LaVigne’s current digital work for a couple of reasons.

• Flexibility, compared to having in-line finishing capabilities tied to specific press production; and

• Implementation of the Lean Six Sigma Initiative, since transportation time from a digital pressroom to a separate finishing department on a run of 10 12-page brochures can mean the difference between making money and losing money.