Narrow-web press manufacturers’s products evolve to keep up with the changing package-printing market.

By Chris Mc Loone

The challenges are the same for narrow- or wide-web press users. Shorter print runs are converters’ new realities, making shorter makeready times critical to the success of their businesses. Presses used for narrow-web applications must operate at high efficiencies with the shortest amount of downtime. They must be able to print on a variety of substrates and be up to the task of integrating digital printing technology—especially for packaging applications where the package is the label. In such applications, a press must be able to employ a variety of inks and drying techniques. Flexibility, it seems, is the key.