Web offset printing is under a severe environment due to typical factors identified for the overall printing industry and as indicated through technical analysis and projection. With the shrinking market and price competition which are especially prominent, it is almost certain that Japan will encounter a situation where potentials of the web finishing system, which is still at its dawn in Japan, will be favorably evaluated and high expectations be placed very quickly and by large. With the function to manufacture creative print processing products, increased level of added-value, and the ability to generate total production efficiency through application on conventional products, which has been proven already by domestic leading users, web finishing is expected to be a promising option for the entire industry as well as for each of the individual web offset printing companies in breaking through the current situation and to win future success.
