Web Offset -- Turning Up the Heat

Wanted: More Color
Some printers are tinkering with existing press configurations to gain the desired results, according to Jerry Clark, vice president of sales/commercial web at MAN Roland. He cites the example of

Anderson Lithograph, which installed an eight-unit, 38˝-wide Rotoman heatset press equipped with only one web. Although eight-unit models tend to be two-web presses for the desired 32 pages, Clark says that Anderson chose to go with eight units instead of six to gain the benefits of extra color, along with special color requirements.