Vic Barking offers his thoughts on digital printing and the type of services that in-plants will need to provide in the years ahead.

By Vic Barkin

Because of the substrate variability demanded in commercial printing, sheetfed presses should continue to dominate the high-end market. 15,000 4/0 28x40˝ impressions per hour is standard today. In the digital world this adds up to a whopping 2,000 letter-size copies per minute (as color digital is usually counted in 4/0 8.5x11˝ impressions). Compare that with the Xerox iGen3, the fastest sheet-fed digital printer on the market, at 110 cpm.

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Vic Nathan Barkin has more than 35 years of experience in the printing, paper and wood products industries and currently owns a consulting practice specializing in business development, workflow, and technology implementation, focusing on “Green Procurement and Production” practices. Vic is a QMS Lead Auditor certified to ISO 9001:2008 standards, is a consultant for the Rainforest Alliance as an FSC Chain of Custody and Controlled Wood senior auditor, is an FSC, SFI and PEFC lead auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers and SGS North America, and has engaged in more than 700 site assessments and audits.

The Future of Print