DIGITAL FINISHING: Go With the Flow

Near-line & Off-line: Subtle Differences

Although the industry typically separates digital workflow into the three categories mentioned above (in-line, near-line, off-line), there are basically only two because the actual flow of work for both near-line and off-line is essentially the same. The major difference is, near-line processing is more automated. With off-line, you have to set up almost every aspect of a print finishing machine yourself; for instance, each clamp, the nipping and the side glue parameters of a perfect binder.