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Jürgen Franck on the Digital Revolution in the Printing Industry
Jürgen Franck on the digital revolution in the printing industry.
Association Viscom's estimated eight percent share of revenue in the
printing process after little to very little. But if you take this into account,
that the digital printing process thus covers all printing processes - naturally
with the exception of offset printing - has been pushed onto the successor ranks,
it becomes clear that this is by no means an insignificant printing process.
trades. There are many reasons for this rapid growth: for example
can be realized by eliminating the production of printing forms for small
Reducing costs, personalization and individualization
allow new possibilities for addressing customers, to
Inline production systems allow the
Cost-effective production of ready-to-use brochures or booklets.
No wonder, then, that there is increasing interest on the part of providers who
see digital printing as an addition to their product portfolio. Hewlett
Packard - long a leading provider of printers for small and medium-sized
companies and in the private sector -, the takeover of the
digital printing pioneer Indigo into the production sector four years ago.
and is now expanding with the recent acquisition of Scitex Vision
also expands into large-format inkjet printing. Since last May
Kodak is also making progress in digital printing. On the one hand, the new
Graphic Communication Group division of the formerly purely
The photo group acquired the 50 percent stake in the joint venture
Nexpress was acquired from Heidelberg and, on the other hand
Acquisition of Scitex digital printing and Encad, provider of
large format systems, to a leading digital printing provider
has risen. Thanks in part to great efforts in digital printing, Xerox is
a successful turnaround. Today, the company has the broadest
product range, which extends from office and multifunctional devices to more
than 100 pages per minute printing color systems. Last but not least
least, Canon has also entered the production sector in order to
In-house print shops or graphic arts companies with large print volumes
suitable black and white printing systems.
Association Viscom's estimated eight percent share of revenue in the
printing process after little to very little. But if you take this into account,
that the digital printing process thus covers all printing processes - naturally
with the exception of offset printing - has been pushed onto the successor ranks,
it becomes clear that this is by no means an insignificant printing process.
trades. There are many reasons for this rapid growth: for example
can be realized by eliminating the production of printing forms for small
Reducing costs, personalization and individualization
allow new possibilities for addressing customers, to
Inline production systems allow the
Cost-effective production of ready-to-use brochures or booklets.
No wonder, then, that there is increasing interest on the part of providers who
see digital printing as an addition to their product portfolio. Hewlett
Packard - long a leading provider of printers for small and medium-sized
companies and in the private sector -, the takeover of the
digital printing pioneer Indigo into the production sector four years ago.
and is now expanding with the recent acquisition of Scitex Vision
also expands into large-format inkjet printing. Since last May
Kodak is also making progress in digital printing. On the one hand, the new
Graphic Communication Group division of the formerly purely
The photo group acquired the 50 percent stake in the joint venture
Nexpress was acquired from Heidelberg and, on the other hand
Acquisition of Scitex digital printing and Encad, provider of
large format systems, to a leading digital printing provider
has risen. Thanks in part to great efforts in digital printing, Xerox is
a successful turnaround. Today, the company has the broadest
product range, which extends from office and multifunctional devices to more
than 100 pages per minute printing color systems. Last but not least
least, Canon has also entered the production sector in order to
In-house print shops or graphic arts companies with large print volumes
suitable black and white printing systems.
Jürgen Franck
