Small- & Medium-Format Sheetfeds — Armed To Compete

He then poses an interesting rhetorical question. “We put digitally rendered plates on 90 percent of the presses sold. Does that make us a digital solution also?”

The answer to Dighton’s query may be yes, but not in the traditional printing industry definition of a digital press.

“Small-format shops are beginning to demand the connectivity and efficiency of Computer-integrated Manufacturing (CIM) from their presses,” points out Yves Rogivue, CEO of MAN Roland. “That’s why MAN Roland offers the printnet automation and networking system for the Roland 500 press. It allows printers to streamline their workflow—and minimize time for makereadies—to take costs out of the printing process.”