WEB OFFSET REPORT -- Looking to Offset Losses

Majerczak: The greatest need for production improvement is in the bindery. The bindery is cost-intensive, especially in commercial work. This is an area that needs new technological advancement. Bindery equipment has remained relatively stagnant for many years. Prepress is an ongoing situation and, today, the majority of printers have moved into direct-to-plate production and are on a digital path that will undergo continuous change. From the customer side, Web-enabled transfer of real-time data will quickly become a significant need.