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

By Erik Cagle

"Given the monthly nut attached to the investment a big inkjet press requires, the jobs have to be lined up ahead of time, ready to go, or the press can become an enormous drag on cash flow," he observes.

Quality Considerations

Image quality of jobs run on today's inkjet presses is at least adequate for most applications. Improvements in the inks and papers used have driven these quality improvements and made it possible for production inkjet to make serious inroads into commercial work.