The Coming Of The Digital Dynasty

Lane also lauds the turnaround times of digital printing equipment. He is especially pleased with the quickness of the Chromapress.

"If the file is correct, we can have a proof within 20 minutes," he says. "That's really fast."

Black-and-white Benefits

When it comes to speed, color digital systems don't necessarily dominate the race. Bonnie Stern, associate director at Trustmark Insurance, in Lake Forest, Ill., says that her department's three Xerox DocuTechs are very quick. Moreover, downtime on these machines is minimal. According to Stern, the DocuTechs deliver "the ability to scan many jobs in the queue while you're running a job."