Tuesday, May 29, 2012

The Future of Inkjet Printing – post drupa review



HERE’S THE BEGINNING OF SEAN’S ARTICLE:
Commentary & Analysis
The Future of Inkjet Printing – post drupa review
By Sean Smyth 
Published: May 29, 2012
The inkjet printing market is valued at $33.4 billion in 2011 and forecast to grow to $67.3 billion in 2017, according to Smithers Pira, the worldwide authority on the packaging, print and paper supply chains.
According to our new study (http://www.smitherspira.com/future-of-inkjet-printing-to-2017.aspx) inkjet is growing because it provides significant advantages across many supply chains. The developments shown at drupa further cement and will accelerate more widespread adoption.
Inkjet printing is not a discrete market, and the technology is used in many diverse graphics, packaging and industrial applications using very different types of equipment and materials. Inkjet is used in textile printing, in industrial decoration for glass, ceramics, flooring and synthetic building materials. It is used in manufacturing display screens, photovoltaics and some electronic products and there is great potential for inkjet to be used as a manufacturing process for precisely applying small quantities of material in additive deposition processes.
This inherent flexibility has attracted the attention of many leading print equipment suppliers and they have invested a great deal of money to develop new printing systems, much more than in any other printing technology. The prize is not just a press sale; there is the very lucrative ink and service over the life of a press with attractive margins available on inks.
Global trends
Dynamic markets
High-volume personalisation
New market study
YOU CAN ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE AT THIS LINK:
Sean Smyth is print consultant at Smithers Pira, the worldwide authority on the packaging, paper and print industry supply chains (www.smitherspira.com)

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