Small Press, Big Opportunity

Then there are the larger printers with 40˝ presses, Santie says.

"A half-size machine allows them greater flexibility and productivity," he says. "Rather than try to fit a small job onto a 40˝ press—which wastes press capacity—they are adding half-size presses."

Small-format presses are holding their own as the demand for color goes up and the run lengths go down, reports Doug Schardt, product manager at Komori America.