As a branch of digital printing technology, inkjet printing has developed rapidly since 2008, and has become one of the most concerned and most promising emerging printing methods in the printing market. Taking drupa 2008 as a starting point, in order to seize the opportunities of inkjet printing development, domestic and foreign companies have increased their product development and promotion in this field. In China, companies represented by Beijing Founder are also involved in the development of inkjet printing equipment Great progress has been made. However, due to the monopoly of inkjet print head manufacturing technology, the core technology of inkjet printing, is monopolized by a few foreign companies, China's inkjet equipment manufacturers generally face the problem of insufficient development stamina and lack of competitiveness due to lack of core technology. This paper analyzes the current situation and trend of China's inkjet printhead market based on the market prospects of inkjet printing technology at home and abroad. It should be noted that to distinguish it from inkjet printing, this article mainly discusses industrial inkjet printing and the corresponding printhead market.
1. Development History and Prospect of the Global Industrial Inkjet Printing Market
1. The development of inkjet printing technology
Inkjet printing technology first appeared in the 1960s. As the technology gradually matured in the mid-1980s, the first commercial inkjet printer was officially born, but due to limitations in speed and quality, in a long period of time, inkjet printing technology Ink printing technology is mainly used in the form of "inkjet printers" in the office and household fields, and has limited application space in the industrial field. Later, with the birth of inkjet printers, inkjet printing technology began to be used in outdoor advertising production, gradually gaining a place in the industrial application market, but has not yet entered the mainstream printing market.
The symbol of inkjet printing technology officially entering the mainstream printing market is drupa 2008. At this exhibition, dozens of companies represented by Hewlett-Packard, Kodak, Agfa, and Peking Founder exhibited their inkjet printer products, and this exhibition is also called "inkjet drupa". Since then, the inkjet printing technology that was originally labeled as "low quality, low speed" has officially entered the field of vision of the mainstream printing market, and has gradually become the most market due to the rapid improvement in quality and speed and wide market adaptability. One of the potential printing methods.
2. The main application areas of industrial inkjet printing
â‘ Outdoor advertising: Outdoor advertising printing is one of the earliest industrial fields entered by inkjet printing technology. Compared with other fields, outdoor advertising does not require high printing accuracy and printing speed, so inkjet printing was adopted earlier. At present, the market for outdoor advertising printing is very mature, and with the continuous improvement of the global urbanization level, the market scale continues to show an upward trend.
â‘¡Ceramic inkjet printing: The application of inkjet printing technology in the ceramic field has shown a rapid growth in the past decade. Compared with traditional processing technology, inkjet printing technology provides a lower cost and higher quality option for ceramic production. The products are more creative and meet the individual needs of customers. According to "Ceramic World Review" magazine statistics, there are currently about 9,000 ceramic production lines in the world, about half of which are in China.
â‘¢Textile printing: Textile printing originally used screen printing technology, and inkjet printing technology has gradually been adopted in recent years. The textile industry is huge, and China is the world's largest textile producer. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, the total industrial output value of textile enterprises above designated size in China reached 5.78 trillion yuan in 2012, a year-on-year increase of 12.3%, which provided a huge space for the development of inkjet printing technology.
â‘£Printed electronics: Printed electronics is the application of inkjet printing technology in high-tech fields. It mainly uses inkjet printing technology to accurately print electronic materials such as conductors, semiconductors, insulators, and polymers to the required locations to make printed circuit boards. High-tech products such as LCD screens, RFID tags, photovoltaic cells, etc. In recent years, with the popularity of smart phones, LCD TVs, tablet computers and other electronic products, the application potential of inkjet printing technology in the field of printed electronics is considerable.
⑤Paper printing: Before printing, paper printing mainly uses offset printing, gravure printing, flexo printing, screen printing and electrostatic digital printing and other printing processes. In recent years, the advantages of inkjet printing technology have gradually been accepted by printing companies. In publications, labels, In packaging and other fields, inkjet printing technology has occupied a certain market share, and will continue to show growth.
In addition, inkjet printing technology has also been applied to varying degrees in the fields of home decoration, conference and exhibition, and even emerging 3D printing.
3. Global industrial inkjet printing market status and prospects
According to a report released by printing industry consulting firm Smithers Pira, the total output value of the global industrial inkjet printing market was approximately US $ 16.9 billion in 2005, reaching US $ 26.8 billion in 2009 and US $ 33.4 billion in 2011, accounting for approximately 4.2%, it is estimated that the average annual compound growth rate of the inkjet printing market from 2011 to 2017 will be about 12.4%. By 2017, the total output value of the market will reach 67.3 billion US dollars, and the proportion of the total output value of the printing industry will reach 7%.
2011-2017 global inkjet printing market total output value growth (unit: 100 million US dollars)
(Data source: Based on data from Smithers Pira company)
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