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The LP3000 also brought Rotocolor three inches of added width capacity, a gain that allows it to add one more item on the plate roll while running at two to three times previous press speeds. For one customer requiring two million labels to be printed every three months, turnaround time was narrowed from one week to two days or less by moving the job to the LP3000. The label was transitioned from a two-up configuration to a three-up, and print speeds were increased due to the LP3000’s 750 fpm capability. Though the change in configuration required the purchase of new plates and dies, the uptick in productivity paid for those expenditures in the first run of the job, Close relates.