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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

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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 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

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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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AdjustAdapt

“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