New demands are forcing wide-web printers to require augmented quality and capabilities from their presses. Press suppliers share what is driving these demands and how today’s offerings can help printers fulfill their customers’ heightened exp

By Kate Sharon

Customers who have implemented Easy-Set have experienced better print quality, faster start-up, increased productivity, and a significant reduction in pre-production waste. Field trials of the system over the last year have demonstrated the following: impression setting time reduced by more than 60 percent; additional press production time of up to 300 hours per year (based on 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week production operations); pre-production waste reduction of approximately 50 percent; and pay back period estimated to be 7 months (depending on company-specific criteria). Easy-set is patented worldwide and is exclusively available through W&H.