The New Print Production Mantra: Unified Offset/Digital Workflow

Meanwhile, manufacturers of offset presses have not stood still. Today’s presses are more efficient than ever before, with significant automation built in that drives makeready times and waste down. And direct imaging (DI) offset presses, where plates are imaged on the press rather than in a separate platemaking process, are gaining popularity as well because of the accelerated production times and reduced makeready they enable.