Maintenance Relief

And fortunately, said Melotik, most repairs are minor. "Most repairs today are the changing of circuit boards, changing drive cards, or resetting breakers," he said.

In spite of the overt benefits, acceptance of the technology has come mostly through experience with it—a lot like the replacement of typewriters with computers, Leibin said. "Office workers were skeptical of this new technology," he said. "Eventually, as people tried the new computer word processors, they liked the new technology, and it made them more productive. The same forces are occurring now in the converting business with gearless presses vs. traditional geared presses."