Digital and Offset Convergence -- Going Long on Shorter Runs

Angstrom says he has seen digital and web presses eating into the sheetfed market from opposite ends, but not quite as rapidly as some may think. Sheetfed presses are not encroaching into the web arena, however, even after incorporating roll-to-sheet capabilities to make the company’s machines a more efficient and economical production platform. Drying requirements for sheetfed work and finishing capabilities on web presses mean the latter process can get to a completed product quicker, explains the industry exec.