Don't Get RIPed Off

ECRM: If the functions are automated, they can save some platform costs. But a so-called "single box configuration" can become a nightmare. If the particular function requires an operator, I'd give it a separate station.

Harlequin: Building color management, trapping and other functions into the RIP allows labor-intensive tasks to be performed automatically and facilitates the ease in which job changes and changes in workflow strategies can be made at the last minute.