LARGE-FORMAT SHEETFED PRESSES -- Printing to Perfection

The motivating factors for press buyers are somewhat different today than they were five years ago, adds John Dowey, vice president of sheetfed product management at Heidelberg.

"Back then, printers were looking to increase capacity. Today, they are just as likely to be looking to reduce costs, whether that be by doing the same work with fewer machines, slashing makeready and waste, or doing more complex jobs with fewer press passes."