Production inkjet technology has transformed direct mail, books and transactional printing.

By Erik Cagle

"The feeding and finishing aspects cannot be overlooked," Pesko stresses.

The greatest change has come with the expansion of inkjet paper weights and sizes, says Pesko. This has enhanced the number of products and applications available.

"With the sheetfed products, they can start to handle the heavy weights and some of the packaging elements," Pesko notes. "We can start to seriously look at packaging applications that exist now."