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

So where do we go from here? For answers to this key question, Printing Impressions went to a number of web industry observers and printers. Here is what they had to say about a number of important issues:

How are JDF and Computer-integrated Manufacturing (CIM) affecting the web industry?

According to Peter Doyle, operations manager at Action Printing in Fond du Lac, WI, the principal benefits of JDF (Job Definition Format) and CIM to web printers come with the ability to set ink keys automatically, set folder ribbons and angle bars, automatically position web handling equipment to the correct roll size and set cameras to read registration marks. In-line color control, Doyle says, is more difficult because of problems in precisely positioning cameras.