2011 Sheetfed Productivity Benchmarks (PDF)

In the printing industry, productivity is an important component in the profitability formula. The 2011 Sheetfed Productivity Benchmarks provides printers with concrete data to compare their own productivity against others.

In the summer of 2011, sheetfed printers across the United States were surveyed regarding their firms' typical print jobs: run length and colors, job characteristics, impressions, time allocations, waste, spoilage, chargeable vs. non-chargeable times, and utilization rates. The Sheetfed Productivity Benchmarks compiles and delivers that data, focusing on the following major categories of importance for sheetfed printers.

• Job profile benchmarks
• Change in demand for jobs by run length
• Plate production for sheetfed printers
• Makeready, wash-up, and drying benchmarks
• Waste and spoilage benchmarks
• Downtime benchmarks
• Sheetfed four-color jobs press utilization rates