Small- and Medium-format Sheetfed Presses -- Automated Workhors

Hasson notes that the productivity of the 300 has more than doubled capacity. According to one production report, Fidelity Press did 13 makereadies and 47,000 impressions in nine hours, which would have taken three shifts on the old half-size model.

"We had time constraints with our 20-year-old press, where we physically couldn't get the jobs done in a day," Hasson says. "We knew we'd be more efficient with the 300—that it would run faster and makeready faster. We just didn't realize it would be as efficient. Part of that is the PECOM (press control) software. We're very pleasantly surprised at its efficiency and performance.