Inkjet Printing: It’s Not Just for Proofing Anymore
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April 5, 2010 63 Pages - SKU: WTTK2651091
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| This 63-page report provides an easy-to-read updated rundown of current state of inkjet printing systems for wide-format graphics, digital commercial printing, and proofing in the U.S. commercial printing industry. The report provides a clear explanation of the various inkjet technologies—piezo, thermal, continuous—a “cast of characters” or a list of the manufacturers and systems currently on the market, a look at the applications (packaging, variable-data printing, transactional printing, industrial printing) for which inkjet systems are being developed, and conclusions and recommendations. The report also places inkjet printing in the context of the current state of the printing industry, and looks ahead to some of the new product announcements and demonstrations likely to be on display at IPEX in May 2010.
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- Introduction
- We’ve Been Here Before
- About the Present Report
- How This Report Is Organized
- A Word About the Word
- For More Information
- Section 1: Inkjet Technology Background
- A Brief History of Inkjet Printing
- Imaging/Printing Technologies
- Continuous Inkjet
- Piezoelectric Inkjet
- Thermal Inkjet
- MEMS
- Printheads
- Nozzles
- Colors
- Resolution
- Print Speed
- Inkjet Inks
- Colorants
- Vehicles
- Other Ink Types
- Third-Party Inks
- Substrates
- Finishing
- To Click or Not to Click
- Onward
- Section 2: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Applications
- Advantages of Inkjet Printing
- Disadvantages of Inkjet Printing
- Top Applications for Inkjet Printing
- Proofing
- Wide-Format Printing
- Imprinting
- Digital/Variable-Data/Transactional/Transpromotional Printing
- Packaging Printing
- Industrial Printing
- Platemaking
- Onward
- Section 3: Inkjet Players and Products
- Printer Manufacturers
- Printhead Manufacturers
- Summary
- Section 4: Outlook for Inkjet
- Press vs. Press?
- Dueling Technologies
- Offset vs. Digital
- Toner vs. Inkjet
- The Decision Tree
- The Final Word
- About the Analyst
- Table of Figures
- Figure 1: Basic Continuous Inkjet Printer
- Figure 2: Basic Piezoelectric Inkjet Printhead
- Figure 3: Basic Thermal Inkjet Printhead
- Figure 4: The Agfa Dotrix Modular (Left) and Dotrix Transcolor (Right)
- Figure 5: The Canon imagePROGRAF Large-Format Printer
- Figure 6: The Epson GS6000 Solvent-Based Wide-Format Printer
- Figure 7: The HP T300 Color Inkjet Web Press
- Figure 8: The HP DesignJet Z6100 Wide-Format Printer
- Figure 9: the HP Scitex XL1200 Industrial Wide-Format Printer
- Figure 10: The InfoPrint 5000
- Figure 11: Impika iPrint
- Figure 12: Impika iPress 600
- Figure 13: The Inca Digital FastJet
- Figure 14: The Kodak Versamark DS4350 (left) and VT3000 Printing System
- Figure 16: Océ Arizona Wide-Format Inkjet Printer
- Figure 17: Océ CS9000 Series of Wide-Format Inkjet Printer
- Figure 18: The Océ JetStream
- Figure 19: The RISO HC5500
- Figure 20: The Roland DGA SolJet (left) and AdvancedJet (right) Wide- and Grand-Format Printers
- Figure 21: The VUTEk QS2000 (left) and QS3000 (right) Superwide Printers
- Figure 22: The Xerox 8290 Wide-Format Printer
- Table of Tables
- Table 1: Cost Per Response, Inkjet vs. Toner
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