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Suppliers agree there exists a sizable gap in changeover potential and performance. Flathmann is convinced companies are generally not as concerned with changeover time capability as they could be. These companies reach an improved level of time savings, he says, but don't pursue the improvement level possible. Flathmann wonders: "If half-hour changeover times are possible and easily demonstrable, why are half-hour-per-color changeovers the standard of the industry?"