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Fast-growing inkjet market to pass $100 billion in 2023
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he global market for inkjet printing will grow at a rate of 9.4% year-on-year and will be worth $109 billion in 2023, according to The Future of Inkjet Printing to 2023 report from Smithers Pira. This contrasts positively with the general outlook for the print industry where growth is occurring at a more moderate 0.8% annually.
Dr Sean Smyth, print consultant at Smithers Pira author of the report, said: “The economics and reliability of inkjet are consistently improving as a result of heavy investment in printing heads, machinery, inks and drying systems, associated software and – increasingly – substrates.
“There is strong growth across most of these disparate activities because the non-impact process is very flexible and capable of printing at high-quality and speed, making it suitable to print many products, while the cost position is becoming more economic against most analogue printing alternatives.
“Inkjet is winning market share from analogue processes as well as opening up new applications, with new routes to market and workflows developing.”
With the potential of inkjet increasingly appreciated it is changing printer business models, disrupting established supply chains, and adding new value-adding options.
MagnaColours takes water-based inks to a new dimension with new Emboss Ink
W
ater-based ink manufacturer, MagnaColours, has
developed a water-based ink, designed to provide stunning embossed effects on polyester fabrics and garments. MagnaPrint Emboss Ink is a ready-to-use, water-based printing paste, engineered to create embossed or raised areas on printed garments. The ink can be applied just like a standard printing paste onto desired areas of a garment. Following curing and washing processes, the ink leaves behind embossed, raised areas on the material, altering its appearance and structure.
A Stunning effects can be achieved with Emboss Ink
Helen Parry, managing director at MagnaColours, said: “We wanted to simulate the heat set embossing and pleating process by
developing an ink which could do this for screen printers
mann Group is expanding to Vietnam with the opening of a new 45,000sq m production site in the
coastal city of Đà Nẵng.
This new site will be in addition to the already existing production sites in Lancashire, England, Augsburg, Czech Republic, Romania, Bangladesh and
straight out of the pot. When printed on to polyester the ink expands, contracting certain areas of the fabric, creating a permanent embossed effect. “This is a really exciting new ink for the MagnaPrint range
China. At the new site, Amann Group will produce around 2,300 tonnes of sewing thread per year, mainly for the manufacture of apparel and shoes. On July 27, the construction was initiated with a groundbreaking ceremony. Amannʼs executive board, Bodo Th. Bölzle and Wolfgang Findeis,
and something brand new for the screen printing industry. The industry is always demanding fresh and exciting printing techniques, and we pride ourselves on being able to deliver cutting edge technology to printers worldwide. Emboss Ink will provide printers with so many new possibilities for polyester fabrics and we canʼt wait to see how this ink gets used out in the market.”
The launch of the Emboss Ink increases MagnaColoursʼ specials ink offering and its Dimensions range of 3D effect inks, which currently include high build and expanding puff type ready-to-use pastes.
Amann Group opens new production site in Vietnam
attended the event. The production is scheduled to commence in the middle of 2019.
As with all further production sites abroad, Amann places great value on construction using state-of-the-art equipment, especially in terms of work safety and environmental compatibility.
The ground breaking ceremony
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