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F&K's Flathmann estimates typical eight-color job changes from production to production last between 35 minutes and one hour, depending on variables.

Comexi America Sales Manager Rick Ruenzel concurs an eight-color, 50˝, gearless CI press with a dedicated sleeve system is capable of a complete changeover in less than ten minutes per deck. He is quick to add that figure can be influenced by issues other than the press itself. Color matching, he says, "remains one of the key factors in press downtime."