SPECIAL REPORT -- The State of Web Printing - Web Printing At Mid-Decade

Related factors include in-line, near-line and off-line bindery functions. According to Lamparter, "If you know how to handle color, you can handle both digital and offset in the same facility. The key lies in the ability to do good color. Thinking about just one process is old-fashioned."

Lamparter also counsels web printers to take full advantage of closed-loop color, noting that a study of apparel catalogs undertaken recently by his firm indicates considerable color variation throughout individual press runs.