Print On Demand

There’s no one answer, and some POD operations may have more than one kind of printer or press. In the past three segments of this article, we caught an overview of the market, took a step back and looked at alternatives to digital presses, and examined the many ways printers find their way into the POD market. We wrap up this series with a look at how some of these choices are holding up to demand, and how to decide if an investment in a POD solution is right for you. For short run, full color offset output that’s economical and uncomplicated, there is a role for DI and its filmless cousin, computer-to-plate (CTP) printing. A four-color offset DI press exposes printing plates on the press itself. CTP produces printing plates View the rest of this article