LARGE-FORMAT SHEETFED PRESSES -- Printing to Perfection

"One new, automated 40˝ machine with CIM (computer-integrated manufacturing support) can replace two or three old presses," Cerfontaine continues. "Or, one new, automated 73˝ press with CIM can do the work of two or three modern 40˝ machines."

The latter case is simply a question of mathematics, he says. If the size of the sheet is tripled, then the press can be three times as productive—assuming all other variables are kept equal.