When we print a job on the 4-color press, typically we employ gang run printing unless it is a custom run. Printers use the term "gang run" or "gang" to describe the practice of placing many print projects on the same sheet or piggybacking a project on a vacant, unused portion of a print sheet. 

When full color press printing jobs are done, the job cost is attributed to fixed costs of setting up the job on the printing press - in the case of gang run print jobs; many different printing jobs can absorb these fixed printing costs. Therefore, it reduces overall printing costs. Typically, we save hundreds of dollars when printing on a gang run. Sheet fed presses are generally "full sheet" (28" x 40"), "half sheet" (28" x 19") or "quarter sheet" (13" x 19").

In offset printing, the first sheet costs more than the next 1,000. Gang run printing allows multiple jobs to share the setup cost. For example, a 28" x 40" sheet can hold 9 4" x 6" at 5000 or 18 2500 postcards (each card takes 4.25" x 6.25" on the sheet to accommodate full bleed. Gang run printing has been one of the driving forces in the large drop in the price for full color printing.

There are projects where gang run printing cannot be employed, however in an effort to reduce costs, we attempt to print custom projects on specific schedules in order to attain the lowest possible pricing for our customers.