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Wide-web presses have also undergone advances. The shift in technology incorporated in wide-web presses over the last half-decade has been nothing less than "dramatic," said Hans Deamer, president, Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corp.

A move to gearless engineering and advances in sleeve technology are two of the biggest changes in wide-web presses that are helping printers stay competitive. But a change in the design of both flexo and gravure presses has opened up press engineering to the imaginations of the designer, said Kurt Flathmann, vice president/sales manager, Fischer & Krecke.