Small- & Medium-Format Sheetfeds — Small Presses, Tall Orders

“I believe that the next step for (small- and mid-sized) printers will be five colors and aqueous coating,” contends Mike Dighton of Hamada of America. “Printers tell me that they are getting more and more requests for a coating. The large-format printers went through this change in the early ‘90s. The small-format printer will need to add coating to set itself apart from competitors.”