Digital and Offset Convergence -- Going Long on Shorter Runs

That program included installing three new manroland Rotoman S heatset web presses (one 48-pager and two 16-pagers) during the past three years. The company traded in several presses, but still increased overall capacity along with improving makeready.

“We bought absolutely state-of-the-art equipment because our main focus was reducing -makeready time and waste, so we can focus on short runs,” says John Gagliano, president of St. Joseph Print. “Our run lengths have certainly been reduced on the web offset side. We are producing many more plates for the same or fewer overall impressions.”