As equipment speed and productivity improve, print run sizes for digital textiles are increasing.
David Savastano, Editor07.27.17
Digital textile printing is flourishing. In “The Future of Digital Textile Printing to 2021,” Smithers Pira places the value of digital textile printing at €1.17 billion in 2016, with 12.3% CAGR through 2021, reaching €2.42 billion in 2021.
As was the case with gains being made in digital printing in other segments, faster equipment and better quality lead to longer runs being produced, and the point where print runs for digital printing became cost effective compared to conventional printing increase. Leading digital textile ink manufacturers are seeing similar trends in their business.
Tim Check, product manager, Professional Imaging, Epson America, Inc., noted that inkjet textile printing continues to improve in both efficiency and productivity.
“Today’s digital printers, like the Epson SureColor F9200 dye-sublimation printer, have a Price-to-Performance ratio significantly better than prior generation products,” Che
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