Talk from the Top Offset and Digital Printing

In 2003, for example, John A. Sarantakos, administrator of University of Oklahoma Printing Services, in Norman, Okla., added a MAN Roland double perfector press and saw an immediate boost in efficiency and productivity at his shop, which ranks 28th on this year's Top 50.

"It's the difference between a new car and an old one in terms of nearly everything," says Sarantakos. "We cut makereadies by a third to a half, and the run times are two to three times as fast as on our previous short-run two- and four-color presses. The hourly rates are a little more expensive, but the amount of work you get done in that time is almost exponential.