Marie Redding, Associate Editor03.07.18
Digital printing represents a key growth area for the print industry and offers new opportunities for packaging converters and brands. It is an attractive alternative to conventional printing, and is being used more often on all types of packaging and materials.
Smithers Pira says digital printing is one of the most rapidly growing print categories, and the volume of packaging printed on digital equipment will more than double in the five-year period that ends in 2020. By 2022, the digital packaging market will grow by almost 13% CAGR to reach $22.4 billion.
Trend researchers at Research and Markets say there is a shift from using digital printing technologies on labels, to other types of packaging. Digital printing processes include thermal transfer, inkjet, as well as electrophotography and electrostatic processes.
By 2026, Research and Markets reports that
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