Offset In The Digital Age

But Komori's Marketing Manager Doug Schardt argues that while the offset market is compressing, it is not necessarily shrinking.

"Offset printing is an evolving process," he says. "Run lengths are going down, makeready times are going down, stock diversity is going up, chemical supply stability is improving and stock quality is going down. As a result, markets are shifting. For example, the web is reaching down into traditionally sheetfed markets. Sheetfed is taking work from duplicator shops and the Web is taking work from all markets."