Sheet Feats

Sheetfed printers' approach to meeting shorter-run demands is not likely to translate into a steady downsizing. Current interest in sheet sizes smaller than 40˝ is mostly limited to prototyping and JIT production, Schmidt says.

"The industry still waits for a real half-sized press for folding carton," he adds. "Heidelberg is not ignoring this requirement, however at the moment many of our 40˝ customers take advantage of the quick size-presetting features of the CD 102 to go rapidly into the smaller sizes."