Real Potential, or Not?

• Payback with sleeves is not fast enough. ROI is generally less than four months, Byam said.

Sleeve technology is evolving so quickly that today's sleeves are much more advanced forms of the sleeves from only three years ago. However, in spite of first-hand testimonials that sleeves offer several advantages over cylinder bases, including monetarily, printers are still leery of the transition to sleeves.