Sheetfed Offset, Web Offset, Digital : Defining Crossover Points

Press scheduling and capacity utilization may trump the decision-making process altogether. If its digital capacity were completely utilized, for example, a company likely would not waste its time estimating, but would run the job on an offset press. If it had open time in both departments, however, a company might estimate a job both ways, ultimately making a decision based not on the cheapest way to go, but on what's best for the client and for the company in terms of turnaround and workflow.