Half-size The Ideal Press?

With demand rising for quick-turnaround, short-run color, in-plants are looking to half-size presses to give them the versatility and shorter makereadies they need.

By Carol Brzozowski

For Rodney Brown, a half-size press is, in many ways, the perfect size press for his in-plant.

"There's very few jobs that we can't do for the university on this press," says Brown, manager of University of Delaware's Graphic Communications Center. His shop's 20x28˝ Komori is compact enough to fit in his facility, and it allows the in-plant to stay competitive, since materials cost less than they would on a 40˝ press. Plus, the quality it produces is top notch. In fact, this press printed the calendar that won Best of Show for Brown and his crew in In-Print 2004.