SHEETFED PRESSES -- Sizing Up the Options

If technology advances and productivity enhancements are not enough to convince printers that now is the time to buy a new sheetfed press, KBA's McKinney points out there currently is an added investment incentive available to equipment buyers.

"The economic stimulus bill includes a depreciation bonus," he explains. "Equipment buyers can double the depreciation (to 40 percent instead of 20 percent) they take in the first year. The bill doesn't increase the overall depreciation, but accelerates it in the first year. That can be a real advantage for someone buying a $1 million-plus piece of equipment."