Innovate!

He also states that digital printing requires no setup and significantly reduces the waste of makeready, which addresses the increasingly prevalent requests for fast turnarounds, just-in-time deliveries, and reduction of overages and wasted inventory.

Speaking of waste

As an owner of flexo, as well as digital presses, Dollries can attest that the digital printing process generates much less waste than the flexo press. “Less raw stock is required to set up the job and there really is no cleanup process between jobs, thus conserving water and eliminating the necessity of chemicals for plate and anilox roll cleanup,” he says.