From the early days of low-resolution line printing through the many evolutions that brought us inkjet imprinting technologies and, finally, the full-color production workhorses of today, inkjet is a highly developed and reliable technology. But somewhere along the way, strong mythology developed that tries to pigeon-hole high-speed production inkjet. Believe the myths and you may miss an opportunity.
At Ipex 2014 held March 24-29, at ExCeL in London, Fujifilm will showcase its Jet Press 720 B2 sheetfed press, the Jet Press 540W web press, and the new Graphium digital label press, which will be making its UK debut at the show.
According to the International Data Corp. Worldwide Quarterly Large Format Printer Tracker, most regional markets posted year-over-year growth during the fourth quarter of 2013, leading to a 4.1 percent over-year-year increase in the worldwide large-format printer market.
The other day, someone asked me “if I could simplify high-speed, wide-format, aqueous inkjet in one simple explanation what would it be?” So, like many times before, I referred back to a trusty childhood toy: “Mr. Potato Head.”
The Inkjet Summit 2014, organized by nGage Events and Printing Impressions magazine and held April 7-9, at the exclusive Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, is an invitation-only event for senior managers and business executives who want to understand how inkjet technology trends, software, consumables and finishing solutions will impact their businesses.
As I have mentioned many times before in my blogs, it is the market’s responsibility to teach new and existing users the differences and the impact inkjet will have now and in the future. And to make them feel comfortable with changes that will occur to their processes and markets.
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Large Format Printer Tracker, the worldwide large-format printer market grew 6.2 percent year over year with 77.7 thousand units shipped in the third quarter of 2013 (3Q13).
In the recent Webinar "Inkjet: Adapting to New Markets—Is Your Business Ready?" presented by Printing Impressions and In-plant Graphics, and sponsored by Kodak, Barbara Pellow, group director of InfoTrends, presented the results from InfoTrends' digital printing application forecast. While Brad Koch, vice president of sales at Webcrafters Inc., Madison, WI; and John Gaspari, vice president of operations for Specialty Print Communications (SPC) in Niles, IL, discussed how transferring offset work to digital print production and emerging applications are driving their business results.
Choosing an inkjet-compatible paper will provide a more stable platform to print to G7 Gray. Some coated inkjet papers using aqueous pigment inks will even achieve G7 Color. How do you currently measure, match or control your high-speed aqueous inkjet processes?
The second annual Inkjet Summit, hosted by Printing Impressions and nGage Events, will be held at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, April 7-9, 2014. The invitation-only event will feature expanded coverage of market segments and an increased number of qualified attendees.
