Editor The economic slowdown that the printing industry experienced in 2023 is likely continue to well into 2024. That is one of the key findings from the PRINTING United Alliance’s midyear 2023 State of the Industry/Economic Outlook reports. At a keynote presentation at the 2023 PRINTING United Expo, Chief Economist for the PRINTING United Alliance Andrew … Read more
Direct-to-Film (DTF) printing is an apparel-decorating process that uses a professional-grade inkjet printer, thermal-transfer pigment inks, inkjet-printable transfer films, a hot-melt adhesive powder, and a controllable heating mechanism. After the hot-melt adhesive power is applied to printed graphic on the film, the film is heat pressed in a manner in which the graphic fully transfers … Read more
Global sales for printing presses and other equipment is expected to reach $16.79 billion in 2023, according to the Smithers market study The Future of Print Equipment Markets to 2028. At constant pricing, the annual sales of new presses, including pre- and post-press equipment, has lost $2.37 billion since 2018. This suggests the post-Covid marketplace … Read more
In the digital printing world, surface imaging (or surface decorating) refers to using different types of digital printing, cutting, embellishing, and engraving devices to add decorative designs and images to textiles, rigid panels, flexible films, wallcoverings, and other surfaces used in architecture, interior design, fashion, sports apparel, and residential and commercial décor. In other words, … Read more
Roland DGA’s VersaOBJECT printers can customize a huge variety of consumer products, industrial products and parts, interior décor, signage, POP displays, packaging, and more
PRINTING United Expo 2022, Oct. 19-20 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, was the largest live event in the graphic arts and printing industry since 2019. The expo drew registrants from 121 countries and was deemed a success by attendees, exhibitors, sponsors, and partners. “I’ve truly never seen this amount of engagement from a show.” … Read more
Digital textile printing systems are making it easier for home-textile designers and entrepreneurs to order shorter runs of customized products. For example, Catalyst Fabric Solutions, a large web-to-print manufacturer of home textiles, has installed multiple Epson SureColor F10070 dye-sublimation printers to increase productivity and fulfill print-on-demand orders. Catalyst Fabric Solutions offers more than10,000 customizable home … Read more
On January 5, EFI (Electronics for Imaging) announced that they had completed the sale of its eProductivity Software (EPS) packaging and print productivity software business to an affiliate of Symphony Technology Group (STG). STG is a private-equity partner to market-leading companies in data, software, and analytics. EPS will become an independent global software company, offering … Read more
A recent Two Sides North America survey showed that 48% of Americans believe paper is bad for the environment, and 60% believe U.S. forests are shrinking. That’s not true. In honor of International Print Day (October 20, 2021), we compiled some facts that print buyers should know about the relationship between printing paper use and … Read more
Printed and flexible sensors constitute the largest printed electronics market outside of electronic displays. Printed sensors span a diverse range of technologies and applications, ranging from image sensors to wearable electrodes. IDTechEx forecasts that the market for fully printed sensors will reach $4.9 billion by 2032. This growth is expected to occur even though the … Read more