March 1, 2006
INDUSTRY GURU FRANK ROMANO, professor emeritus at the Rochester Institute of Technology School of Print Media, noted these digital printing trends: • While digital imaging offset press technology is still valid for short runs, digital printing offers the benefits of one-off impressions and variable data. • Inkjet provides the only foreseeable threat to toner-based printing. Look at a wide-format inkjet printer and you will see the future of the printing press. The quality is high and speeds are increasing. • All printing processes will soon share the same digital infrastructure. • Workflow is, and will be, everything. • Networked laser printers are challenging copiers; copiers are challenging
