Reading Between the Hues

... or not to blend

Off-site blending remains a preference for forty-three percent of pP survey respondents. Several

factors could keep them looking to outside assistance. According to Sarik, the labor costs associated with these systems could work against printers. He explains in some situations, labor costs depend on who is doing the blending. "In many cases, the printer's ink supplier will bring in one of their own people to blend the ink. The printer doesn't have to worry about having one of their own people there to do it, but saving money there could significantly come off the end product's value when the ink supplier charges you for their employee's time."