Yearly Archives: 2026


A modern 2026 smart print facility featuring an automated glass control console and high-speed digital presses in the background.
It’s 4:47 PM on a Friday in Manchester. The presses are scheduled to run overnight on a £12,000 pharmaceutical packaging job. Your production manager calls: the client’s PDF has transparency flattening issues and a spot colour that will separate incorrectly. Your last prepress technician with lithographic training left three months […]

The Zero-Touch Revolution: How AI Prepress is Solving the 2026 ...



A professional, wide-angle view of a modern commercial printing production floor featuring high-speed offset and digital inkjet presses.
Executive Brief: The 2026 Print Economics Shift Target Audience: Ownership & Operations Directors The Bottom Line: As of Q1 2026, the “Crossover Point”—where digital inkjet becomes more cost-effective than offset—has moved from 4,500 to 11500 impressions for standard CMYK work. This shift is driven by a 22% increase in skilled […]

2026 Offset vs Inkjet:ROI and What Print CEOs Must Know