Digital at the Finish Line

Digital print's short-run suitability presents a sizeable learning curve to converters' in-line finishing.

by Jessica Millward, Associate Editor

THOUGH COMMON WISDOM claims otherwise, sometimes you can have things both ways. That need has been, and will continue to be, the mother of invention regarding digital print finishing. The paradox: How do you pair in-line converting with a print process engineered for short-run jobs? The stops and starts of in-line have thus far greatly restricted much integration with on-demand techniques, but press manufacturers' discovery process has only just begun.