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Building Much easier to install in an existing building Second floor installations are possible Less of a footprint Less height Minimal foundation requirements Less electrical power needed
Physical Requirements
• No plate making equipment needed• Only setup is ripping• No plates• No blankets• No ink adjustments• No dampening system
Secondary Savings
Increased cost of digital supplies
Savings gained from existing offset
The Tipping Point
24" broadsheet size with 4 color on all pages, 30# news
# Pages
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4 Offset
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8 Offset
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12 Offset
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16 Offset
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20 Offset
24 Digital
24 Offset
28 Digital
28 Offset
32 Digital
32 Offset
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Offset Digital
24 page tabloid, 4/color on all plates, 1,000 copies, 30lb. 29”
Offset Printing vs. Digital Printing Cost & Profit Comparison
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Offset Printing vs. Digital Printing Labor Dollars Spent
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Processing Time
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Offset Printing vs. Digital Printing Time to Process & Print
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24 page tabloid, 4/color on all plates, 1,000 copies
Job 1 Job 2 Job 3
24 Pages 32 Pages 40 Pages
Billing $934 $1213 $1492
Paper ($88) ($117) ($146)
Ink ($138) ($184) ($230)
Labor ($155) ($194) ($233)
Profit $553 $718 $883
Total Time 104 Minutes Total Profit $2,154
Open Supply System
TKS Testing
Vendor Approved
User Purchase
Improved Quality
and Pricing
Screen Shot from Color Management Station
• 10 minutes• 1 StaffPre-flight
• 5 minutes• 1 StaffPlace to In-Design
• 15 minutes• 1 StaffSend to RIP
• 10 minutes• 1 Staff
Imposition/Preps for Proof/CTP
• 20 minutes• 1 Staff
Release and Print Proofs
• 30 minutes • 1 Staff
Release Plates to CTP
• 20 minutes• 1 Staff
Collect Plates and Bend
• 30 minutes• 4 Staff
Plate Press – 3 Towers
• 35 minutes• 4 StaffPrint 1,000 Copies
• 10 minutes• 1 StaffPre-flight
• 10 minutes• 1 StaffCreate Certified PDF
(x1a)
• 10 minutes• 1 Staff
Sent to Job Desk and Downloaded
• 24 minutes• 2 StaffPrint 1,000 Copies
Conventional Web Offset Digital Jet Leader 1500
Conventional Web OffsetTotal Production Time: 370 minutes
Digital Jet Leader 1500Total Production Time: 78 minutes
Community Waste
Jetleader Waste
Community Plates
Jetleader Plates
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Jetleader Plates = 0 at $0
Community Plates = 16 at $120
Jetleader Waste= 10 meters at $0.30
Community Waste 835 meters = $25
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“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.”
Charles Darwin
