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Sheetfed vs Web
Date: Dec 4, 2002
There is no fixed answer about which type of press best suited to a specific printing job. Compare printers based on the cost, quality and schedule of you print jobs, not on the machines used to produce them.
Sheetfed may work best when
- Lower quantity
- Paper weight is over 70lb
- You need showcase printing quality
- Paper is relatively expensive
Web may work best when
- Higher quality
- Paper weight is under 50lb
- Paper is relatively inexpensive
- Stock is newsprint
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