NATIONAL HIRSCHFELD — ROCKY MOUNTAIN BUY

By the same token, Stein wasn’t relishing the thought of obtaining a remanufactured press that would yield higher levels of waste on short-run jobs and require substantially longer makereadies. Plus, Stein concluded, a new press would be easier to finance than a remanufactured model.

“It makes you feel caught in the middle,” he admits. “You either buy a new press with all of the automation, which is good on short runs but doesn’t benefit you that much on long runs, or you buy an inexpensive remanufactured press where your budgeted hourly rate is low but your waste and makereadies are high.”