Print 05 & Converting 05 -- See the Unforeseen

This year, ink-jet printers good enough to challenge toner printing and eventually even offset are just one of the things Lamparter senses might be waiting in the wings.

Rochester Institute of Technology Professor Emeritus Frank Romano is another ink-jet believer. "Rollfed or sheetfed, look for quality and speed to reach production levels," Romano says. "Many people see the dinky desktop machines and wide-format systems. I see the future of the printing press."