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Talking price

The benefits of gearless presses are plenty, but costly. A gearless press costs about 20-25 percent more than a conventional press. However, said Terry Trexler, Gallus product manager, "In my mind, servo technology is cheaper."

While the press itself costs more, the machine has the ability to save time and money with its automatic register control and pre-setting abilities. The press also has flying-imprint capability, allowing the press to run at full speed while the operator switches print jobs at the push of a button. The increase in productivity is significant with this feature. "The throughput you get with servo technology more than pays for the press," Trexler said.