The Future Of Offset

The Advance Of Digital Printing

Perhaps the most notable example of a reaction to the popularity of digital printing is Heidelberg's 74 DI, which makes its own plates and features a larger sheet than the company's four-color Quickmaster DI.

"The [Quickmaster] DI created the market in 1991, but the creation of the 74 DI is definitely a response to customer needs," says Kendig. "Customers said they wanted a bigger sheet, more color, a coater and a dryer, all the things that exist on a conventional press. So why not take a Speedmaster and put the imaging on it and make it a DI?