April 24, 2024
Busy March with 44 presses at 38 companies representing 15 OEMs. Significant majority in the US this time.
February 7, 2024
2024 Inkjet Shopping Guide – Post-Print Corrugated Packaging
Premium Content: Learn about 16+ corrugated post-print presses ranging from 27 to 150 meters/minute, 4 to 7 colors and 360 to 1200dpi. Wow!
January 24, 2024
What’s driving corrugated packaging towards inkjet?
A look at the trends driving corrugated packaging towards inkjet and the OEMS answering the call.
January 18, 2024
Winter Roundup – November-December 2023 Inkjet Installations
This report includes a few presses installed earlier this year, but not publicly announced until recently and at least one that may have been installed late in 2022
November 9, 2023
Autumn Roundup – September-October 2023 Inkjet Installations
Our latest report shows 46 presses from 18 different OEMs installed at 39 companies.
October 25, 2023
All in One vs. Hybrid: Living in Perfect Harmony
A modular hybrid solution will provide the widest range of process adaptability to address shifting packaging market requirements.
October 11, 2023
Plastic Product Decorating & Inkjet
The technical conference of the Plastics Decorating Association and In-Mold Decorating Association met in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the last week of September.
September 19, 2023
Summer Roundup – July/August 2023 Inkjet Installations
24 more inkjet installations to report for 2023. Lots of packaging and books this time.
September 12, 2023
The Production Inkjet Evolution: Xeikon
A look at the inkjet journey of Xeikon, Flint Group and their customer Label Source.
August 23, 2023
Inkjet Shopping Guide – Label Presses – Part 2
Inkjet label presses come in different sizes and from a raft of different vendors, making selecting a device challenging. This article focuses on mid-to high-volume printers and will be followed by a third instalment on hybrid presses, which combine inkjet and analogue print.
August 10, 2023
Inkjet Shopping Guide: Label Presses – Part 1
Labels are a large and growing market for inkjet presses with more than 25 suppliers serving the market. The buyer’s guide for label presses discusses segments, major decision criteria, and products currently on offer by segment. Part 1 introduces the main segments and printers available in the entry-level segment.
July 12, 2023
June 2023 Inkjet Installation Roundup
The report for this month includes 18 presses at 18 companies and the word of the month is LABELS! One third of the reported installations were roll-fed label presses and some companies made notable additions to existing inkjet fleet.
March 6, 2023
Hunkeler innovationdays 2023 – inkjet reaching maturity
The Hunkeler Innovationdays event evolved from an open house for web finishing into what is arguably the most important event for high volume digital printing.
February 21, 2023
2023 Inkjet Shopping Guide for Post-Print Corrugated Presses
High-volume production inkjet is still relatively new to the corrugated printing industry. However, the choices are already plentiful. This shopping guide is intended to give a high-level overview of the corrugated post-print devices available.
June 30, 2022
Inkjet in Corrugated – Gaining Traction
Inkjet in corrugated has been a success story. However, the pandemic did impact press installations noticeably. Suppliers are enhancing their product portfolio now and the outlook is bright as the demand for corrugated remains strong.
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.
April 8, 2022
Bobst and the Next Wave of Hybrid Presses
Since 2019 the market for hybrid presses has grown. Now hybrid presses are available from many manufacturers. In 2019 Bobst introduced the Master DM5, which they identified as an “All in One” press. Bobst has just-released the Digital Master 340 and Digital Master 510 based on customer feedback.
December 16, 2021
Inkjet Packaging Print in 2021
A wrap-up of the most important inkjet press launches for label & packaging applications in 2021
October 26, 2021
New Digital Label Applications with Xeikon’s Panther 2.0 Series
Xeikon PX2200 and Xeikon PX3300 UV inkjet presses take label portfolio to the next level
August 13, 2021
June/July Inkjet Installation Roundup
We learned of 11 new inkjet installs: 2 in the US, 6 in Europe, 1 each in China and the UAE. Most activity was in Labels & Packaging with 2 corrugated installs and 3 label presses.
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