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Physical Requirements 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

Secondary Savings No plate making equipment needed Only setup is ripping No plates No blankets No ink adjustments No dampening system

The Tipping Point Increased cost of digital supplies Savings gained from existing offset

24" broadsheet size with 4 color on all pages, 30# news 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,000   4 Digital Offset 8 12 16 20 24 28 32

Offset Printing vs. Digital Printing Cost & Profit Comparison

Offset Printing vs. Digital Printing Labor Dollars Spent 24 page tabloid, 4/color on all plates, 1,000 copies $324 $188

Offset Printing vs. Digital Printing Time to Process & Print 24 page tabloid, 4/color on all plates, 1,000 copies 370 78

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

Improved Quality and Pricing Open Supply System TKS Testing Vendor Approved User Purchase Improved Quality and Pricing

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Conventional Web Offset Digital Jet Leader 1500 10 minutes 1 Staff Pre-flight 5 minutes Place to In-Design 15 minutes Send to RIP Imposition/Preps for Proof/CTP 20 minutes Release and Print Proofs 30 minutes Release Plates to CTP Collect Plates and Bend 4 Staff Plate Press – 3 Towers 35 minutes Print 1,000 Copies 10 minutes 1 Staff Pre-flight Create Certified PDF (x1a) Sent to Job Desk and Downloaded 24 minutes 2 Staff Print 1,000 Copies Conventional Web Offset Total Production Time: 370 minutes Digital Jet Leader 1500 Total Production Time: 78 minutes

Jetleader Plates = 0 at $0 Community Plates = 16 at $120 Jetleader Waste= 10 meters at $0.30 Community Waste 835 meters = $25

Anticipate Adjust Adapt

“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