Sean Milmo, Ink World European Editor10.21.05
By Sean Milmo
European Editor
Ink jet printing is poised to make big inroads into the European packaging sector after a period of rapid growth in the wide format market.
However, this push into a new area of commercial printing will depend on the effectiveness of partnerships between printing original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), printhead makers and ink producers.
Alliances have become the driving force in Europe behind the expansion of digital printing beyond the small office and home (SoHo) segment into industrial sectors.
“The ink jet technologies have now become so demanding and complex that there is no alternative but for the engineers, printhead developers and ink formulators to come together to form tripartite partnerships,” said Mike Nicholds, strategic business development director for ink jet printing materials at Avecia, a leading provider of digital inks.
“There was a time when equipment engineers had the option of no
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