Great Combinations

"The growing interest in combination presses is caused by the fact that printers are starting to see that their own technology is no longer 'holy,'" says Short. "Due to market saturation, it becomes necessary for many printers/converters to differentiate themselves. … Numerous cases in the market have proven the success of combined processes. As the brand owners require more quality and versatility, but also lower costs and faster responsiveness, you can identify more and more hybrid printing processing based on variable size offset (VSOP), supported with flexo, gravure, or silkscreen applications."