In vs. off (line) — A "Fight" to the Finish

However, Kinderknecht warns that one of the drawbacks of off-line finishing is trying to determine the right amount of press impressions for off-line makereadies and not having too much waste or too little product.

"You'll print the total quantity on-press, and each time the job goes off-line, you experience makeready waste. If you go off-line several times, and you haven't calculated enough overproduct, you'll be short on product due to makeready waste," says Barthen. "You don't want to find out that you're short and then have to go back on-press."