Web Offset: Shorter Runs, Technology Innovations Enable Competitiveness in a New Print World

Much of the value-add being created by web printers comes in the finishing realm, where newspaper publishers are moving quickly to adopt new, automated systems to handle advertising inserts, zoned distribution, and other functions at full press speed. On the commercial printing side, companies are delivering more saddle stitching, adhesive binding, and similar capabilities to support customized content in shorter press runs.