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As for competition from faster running sheetfed presses, Muller Martini's Jones says that is where in-line finishing can have a big impact. "It may take longer to makeready a web press but, with in-line finishing, the product coming off the press is much further along in the production chain," he explains. "With a sheetfed press, you are just making ready the printing part of the process. The sheets then have to dry before going through the bindery."