May 17, 2023
We have 19, quite varied, press installs at 19 companies to talk about for April. Companies investing in inkjet include 9 in the United States, 7 in the European Union and 1 each in Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom.
March 2, 2023
February 2023 Inkjet Installation Roundup
Our February report covering the tail end of 2022 into 2023, includes 12 presses in the US and 10 in Europe (plus 3 oldies from 2020 and 2021). We are finally seeing web-fed installations on par with sheet-fed after 7 months of reporting a tilt toward sheet-fed.
January 26, 2023
New innovations in digitally printed textiles address unmet needs
A look at innovations in digital textile printing and why they matter. The analysis explores “what must be true” in order for digital textile printing to increase penetration of the printed textile market.
June 9, 2022
April and May 2022 Inkjet Installation Roundup
It was a busy and interesting couple of months with a number of companies acquiring, second, third or even fourth presses. A couple of hybrids in the mix too. Let’s break it down.
March 31, 2022
Inkjet at the Corrugated and Carton Exhibition (CCE)
Continuing coverage of inkjet events and product launches for the corrugated market including EFI, Macarbox and Neos.
March 16, 2022
Olá from Expo Revestir with Ceramics and Inkjet in Attendance
Last week, the Expo Revestir, covering ceramics, porcelain, and tiles industry, was held in São Paulo, Brazil. Industrial inkjet expert, Guilherme Poggianelli was there to report on this important exhibition and send us some great pictures.
February 8, 2022
New Year 2022 Inkjet Installation Roundup – January
We are reporting on 12 installations in January, up from 9 sites in December. (The majority (9) were in the US, with two in France and one in England. An
January 11, 2022
December Inkjet Installation Roundup – 2021 Look Back
Our installation roundup this month includes a bonus look back at 101 inkjet buyers and their selected presses in 2021 in addition to coverage of December 21.
December 3, 2021
November Inkjet Installation Roundup – Wow for Q4
Fourth quarter is looking extremely healthy at many companies. We have 33 press install announcements to report! The trend this month is for multi-press deals, so we are looking at 12 installation sites (companies). Let’s look at who is trading in multiples and the press sizes and application segments with the most activity in November.
November 2, 2021
Ceramic Tiles & The Recirculation Revolution
Mark Bale discusses the technical aspects of ink and printheads in one of the early inkjet applications: ceramic tiles.
October 28, 2021
Research Report: The Inkjet Supply Chain for Custom Systems Development
Download our latest research on custom inkjet development from the perspective of integration component suppliers and service providers.
October 19, 2021
The VariJET 106 Arrives for Short-Run Folding Carton Print
Ralf Schlozer covers the press launch of the VariJET 106
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June 7, 2021
May Inkjet Installation Roundup
In May we learned of 8 new production inkjet installs with 3 in the US and 5 in Europe. The majority were 2-up roll fed, plus roll/rollpack for labels. Big
May 11, 2021
The Shape of Water
A close look at the Water Technology ink that was created for the Koenig & Bauer Durst Delta SPC 130 and the evolution of Durst.
May 7, 2021
Monthly Inkjet Installation Roundup April
This month we learned of 13 new production inkjet installs with 10 in the US and 3 in Europe.
January 28, 2021
Ink Estimating Survey Report
We surveyed production inkjet users on their use of and satisfaction with ink estimating tools. Executive summary available to all. Premium members can download full report.
December 22, 2020
2020 Launches: Inkjet Label & Packaging Printing
Here’s a handy round up of the major launched os inkjet label and packaging presses in 2020 from Ralf Schlozer.
September 29, 2020
Inkjet Labels Come of Age
Building on our previous ink-focused posts, Mark Bale of DoDxAct, who gave his first technical talk on label printing in 2007, looks back at the inkjet journey and what it means for the future of labels & packaging.
September 15, 2020
Koenig Bauer Durst Joint Venture
Stemming from two well-known parent companies, the Koenig & Bauer Durst joint venture might be less well known. The company bundles the digital packaging print activities and has launched several interesting inkjet products for packaging print. This article gives some background on the joint venture and an overview on the activities.
August 6, 2020
Cutsheet Inkjet in Europe
In previous editions of this series I wrote about the main applications production inkjet is being used for, focusing mostly on roll-fed inkjet – the dominant production method so far. This is different for cutsheet inkjet, which is far more versatile and is used across a number of applications.
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