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Q U I C K P R I N T I N G • P R I N T I N G N E W S • W I D E - F O R M A T I M A G I N G
J
ust a few years ago, the thought of production inkjet devices may have
been a pipe dream. While a few of them have been around since the early
2000s, the more mainstream adoption started at drupa in 2012. During
that event, multiple vendors showcased the latest and greatest in produc-
tion inkjet technology. At the same time paper manufacturers and finishing equip-
ment vendors stepped up their games, offering consumables and postpress options
that worked with these high-volume inkjet devices.
Jump ahead just one year and what do we find? According to InfoTrends' 2013-
2018 Global Production Printing & Copying Market Forecast, US and Western
European digital production color volumes totaled about 265 billion impressions
in 2013. Additionally, production color inkjet accounted for 31 percent of the
total production digital color volume in 2012. By 2018, InfoTrends believes that
production color inkjet will account for 59 percent of impressions worldwide.
Currently, IT Strategies projects a nearly tripling in page volumes. How is that
possible? Take a look at production inkjet system unit sales for a clue. According
to IT Strategies, they are expected to
be up 20 to 25 percent from 2013
to 2014 worldwide. If these numbers
hold, the growth projections may well
be conservative.
The shift of pages from analog to
digital processes will only take the mar-
ket so far. Xerox's Dustin Graupman
feels that enhancements and improve-
ments in inks, print heads, papers, as
well as automated missing jet detection
and auto correction will help to grow
production inkjet volumes. Workflow
automation software also will be key.
Through the use of advanced technolo-
gies—less human intervention with
more artificial intelligence in automat-
ing routines, inspections, and quality assurance—shops will see productivity gains.
Fast forward several years and what will we see? The ability of shops of all sizes
running lights out, while "white paper factories" produce a range of applications,
from transactional marketing and packaging to mass-customized direct mail and
books, with ease.
For more insight on the market trends for 2015, be sure to read the 2015 Pro-
duction Inkjet Market Trends feature beginning on page 9.
" IT Strategies projects a
nearly tripling in page
volumes, which for most
print market segment
seems a daunting
projection. "
— Marco Boer,
vice president, IT Strategies, Inc.
The Road Ahead
The growth of the market
continues to astound, but
can it keep up the pace?
By DENISE M. GUSTAVSON