trend alert: the evolving role of production inkjet

Trend Alert: The Evolving Role of Production Inkjet

Dr. Mark BohanVice President, Technology and Research

Jim WorkmanAssistant Vice President, Center for Technology and Research

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SessionOverview

▶ Inkjet technology▶Evolution

▶ Solution set▶Today and in the future

▶ Market segments▶Business opportunities▶Technical solutions▶Use cases


Digital printingGeneral comments

▶ Increasing market share▶ New applications▶ Variability▶ It is “relatively nice” to the

fluids

▶ Categories▶ Toner based systems

▶Commercial applications

▶ Inkjet▶Wide range of applications


Inkjet marketplaceWhat is happening

▶ Majority of heads still developed for the home environment

▶ Industrial increasing

▶ Consider piezoelectric heads▶ Majority are going into wide format▶ Production Inkjet

▶Growth potential

▶ Packaging and label▶Growth potential


Inkjet marketDifferent sectors

▶ Home market▶ Proofing▶ Wide format▶ Label ▶ Mailing and addressing▶ Production

▶Low to high speed

▶ Industrial


Continuous

Thermal Piezoelectric

Drop-on-Demand

Inkjet Printing

Inkjet TechnologiesNozzle technology

Kodak


Stand alone systemsIndustrial engineering

▶ Combine different system components

▶ Modular design▶ Heads▶ Drivers

▶ Being done by▶ System integrators▶ Print companies

▶ Industrial applicationsSources Xennia and Integrity Industrial Ink Jet Integration


Communication is keyHow do you present your data!

▶ Resolution▶ dpi and variable dot size▶ Quality

▶ Speed▶ Impacts resolution

▶ Print volume▶ What is included in the overall

time▶ Where are items classified

▶ How do you run at start up?▶ What is acceptable quality?

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WorkflowDriving the presses

▶ Different solutions and workflows available

▶ Dependent on application

▶ Color management

▶ Variable content

▶ Can you fill the press?


Variable dataDifferent solutions

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▶ Print quality

▶ Speed

▶ Cost of production

▶ Cost of ownership

Production inkjetIndustry acceptance


Production inkjet presseswww.printing.org/productioninkjet

▶ Canon Océ JetStream and ColorStream Series, used in transactional, direct mail and commercial solutions

▶ Delphax ELAN™ SERIES, Packaging using memjet heads▶ FUJIFILM Jet Press 720, sheetfed.▶ HP T Series web press, utilizing thermal drop generation▶ KBA RotaJET 76, piezo inkjet technology ▶ Kodak Prosper Series, stream inkjet head technology.▶ Kodak Versamark Series, high-volume variable solutions, transactional ▶ Komori Impremia, web and sheetfed inkjet presses ▶ Landa Technologies, novel technology▶ Konica Minolta KM-1, sheetfed B2-format ▶ Ricoh InfoPrint 5000, direct mail, transactional, and by service bureaus▶ RICOH Pro VC60000, commercial print▶ RISO ComColor series, cut sheets, applications in medium-volume production▶ Screen Truepress Jet520, piezoelectric drop-on-demand water-based inks ▶ Timsons TPrint, piezoelectric drop-on-demand▶ TKS JetLeader, piezoelectric focusing on the newspaper market▶ Xerox CiPress™, resin-based ink formulation, piezoelectric▶ Xerox Impika, piezoelectric, transactional, direct mail


Substrate developmentsInkjet and offset

▶ Inkjet requirements very different from offset

▶ Specialty papers developed▶ Marketplace not there yet

▶ Characteristics include▶ Coating, binder, show

through, gloss, water fastness ….

▶ New papers are here▶ Different inkjets have

different requirements


▶ Added value to the prints

▶ Development of coatings to apply

▶ Pre and post printing

▶ Use the same technology▶ Flood anilox coaters

▶ Broaden scope of products available

CoatingsAffecting the paper and improving quality


Market opportunitiesInkjet

▶ Transactional▶ Transpromo▶ Books▶ Newspaper▶ Direct mail▶ General commercial▶ Packaging▶ Specialty▶ Hybrid applications


Where is the business coming from?Production Inkjet

▶ Offset▶Sheetfed▶Web

▶ EP▶Cut sheet based▶Pre-print

▶ New business


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▶ Transactional▶ Statements, personal

communication, checks ..▶ Increase in color opportunities

▶ Very specific market segment

▶ Transpromo

▶ Taking market from EP, offset shells / EP

Market SegmentsThe potential and where the sales challenges are


RICOH InfoPrint 5000 series Transactional printing

▶ Focus on transactional, service bureaus, direct mail and mono books

▶ 7 Unique Models▶ 5 Different Ink Types▶ MICR configurations▶ Variable droplet size▶ AFP, PS and PDF solutions

▶ Wide range of different solutions

▶ Simple and robust design▶ Utilizes robust technologies Booth 1931


Canon Océ Jetstream and ColorStreamOverview

▶ Proven technology using piezoelectric heads▶ Wide range solutions within the family▶ Full MICR capability▶ Variable drop size

▶ Used in many transactional applications▶ Books▶ Transpromo▶ Commercial printing Booth 613


Xerox ImpikaOverview

▶ Piezoelectric drop on demand

▶ HD inks▶ Up to 6 colors

▶ Small footprint▶ Compact design▶ Modular

▶ Also applications in direct mail

Booth 1213



▶ Books▶Market for digital on

short run▶Mono or color▶Manuals▶Educational▶Personalization


HP T Series Web PressesOverview

▶ Presses are installed worldwide

▶ Wide range of configurations▶ Up to 42” wide▶ Color or mono

▶ Multiple heads used▶ K C M Y + Bonding Agent (BA)▶ 7 thermal printheads on each

printbar▶ Tandem printbars

Booth 1913


Timsons TPrintOverview

▶ Book centric solution▶Uses Kodak S-Series heads, 52” wide web

▶ Integrated finishing▶Different signatures

▶ Leverages ZMR technology


▶ Novel ink technology▶ Waterless technology▶ Wide range of stocks

▶Light weight

▶ Web width up top 20.4”

▶ Books & manuals, direct mail, transactional promotional

Xerox CiPressOverview

Booth 1213


Customer highlightHudson Printing

▶ Purchased HP T330 Color Inkjet Web Press in fall 2013 to meet demand for shorter runbooks, magazines, catalogs.

▶ Reached 70% capacity on one shift withina few months of beginning production.

▶ Press produces posters, catalogs, brochures, flyers…almost every type of worktypically produced on the company’s weboffset presses.

▶ The variable capabilities opens up new customer conversations, such as highly-variable magazines.


Customer highlight Documation

▶ Sought a way to deliver journals, books, children’s books, newsletters, magazines faster and more cost effectively to publishing and association clients.

▶ Installed two HP T230 Color Inkjet Web Presses.

▶ Migrated color book blocks for children’sbooks from offset and digital sheetfedpresses for more efficient printing.

▶ UV in-line coating enabled digital production of high-quality postcards, a new application.

▶ Plans to leverage presses to grow direct mail business.



▶ Packaging▶ Cartons▶ POP▶ Flexible packaging

▶ As long as we use “things” packaging is never going away

▶ Prototypes▶ Personalization▶ Regionalization

▶ Growth in international markets


FUJIFILM Digital Inkjet J Press 720Overview

▶ Strong focus on the short run market

▶ Prints on sheets▶ Targets both litho and digital

operations▶Packaging

▶ Pre-coat to allow conventional litho substrates

▶ Water based inks

▶ Samba print heads from Dimatix Booth 3213


Market segmentsThe potential and where the sales challenges are

▶ Newspapers▶Short run versions▶Replace offset

▶ Inserts

▶ Advertising opportunities▶Personalization▶Regionalization▶Competitions


▶ Focus on newspaper▶ 2014 InterTech Technology

Award▶ In line finishing

▶ Books and commercial printing

▶ Piezoelectric drop-on-demand water based inks

TKS JetLeaderOverview

Booth 3248


Kodak Prosper 6000POverview

▶ Utilizes novel continuous inkjet technology▶Aqueous inks

▶ Publishing, targeting high speed applications▶Low to medium coverage

▶ Different substrates▶Typical 42 gsm – 125 gsm

Booth 831



▶ Direct mail▶Targeted direct mail▶Metrics are critical

▶ Brochures▶Take from different

markets

▶ Newsletters▶Lower quality


▶ General commercial printing▶Primarily roll feed

▶Increase in the sheetfed solutions

▶ Appropriate use of personalization

▶ Static short run



Kodak Prosper 6000COverview

▶ Utilizes novel continuous inkjet technology▶Aqueous inks

▶ Targeting high speed applications▶Typical 650 fpm Glossy substrates

▶ Different substrates▶Typical 42 gsm – 270 gsm

Booth 831


Screen Truepress Jet520Overview

▶ Piezoelectric heads▶ 20.4” web width▶ 720 dpi resolution

▶ Varied for different applications▶ New higher resolution available

▶ Magazines, newspapers, small-lot printing, textbooks and transactional printing

▶ Packaging press option with UV

▶ Sheetfed inkjet press▶ 810 duplex sheets per hour


RICOH Pro VC60000Commercial printing marketplace

▶ Focus on commercial, direct mail and color book

▶ Announced before the show!▶ Offset, EP and inkjet markets

▶ Higher quality▶ 1200x1200, x600, 600x600

▶ High volume▶ 40M A4 pages per month

▶ Wider substrate range▶ Offset coated, matte, uncoated▶ Thickness 40-250 gsm

Booth 1931


Customer highlightInkjet and offset: bonprix

▶ Issue▶ Increase catalogue impact

▶ Traditionally all offset catalogue▶ Introduced variable cover

▶ Personalized the cover to demographics and data▶ Significant increase in after market sales


Customer highlight Gilson Graphics

▶ First US installation of sheetfed J Press 720 (half-size 28”) in late 2011, outputting a range of commercial work.

▶ Work has migrated from Gilson’s offset presses and also coming from applications that previously were impossible to print.

▶ Gilson has since installed the J Press 540W web press (600 dpi) for booklet and coupon jobs, as well as monochrome book work.


▶ Hybrid applications are challenging this market▶ Ink costs for offset are significantly less▶Fast production speeds

▶ Integrate into many areas▶Newspaper▶Commercial▶Transactional



Customer highlightThe Sun (UK)

▶ Using inkjet imprinting to promote premium online content

Reference


Landa technologiesOverview

▶ New technology showcased▶ Innovative technology

▶ Inkjet that is offset from a heated blanket and then adhered to the substrate


▶ Utilizing strengths from offset

▶ Web widths up to 30.74▶ 500 ft./ min

▶ Small footprint

▶ Produces through start up▶ Minimizing waste

KBA RotaJET 76Overview

Booth 213


Komori Impremia/Konica Minolta KM-1Overview

▶ Partnership between the companies

▶ Cut sheet device▶29” sheet size

▶ UV ink▶LED Curing

Booth 1231 / 654


AdoptionChallenges ahead

▶ Inertia and status quo▶ Market readiness

▶ New technology▶ There will be some failures!

▶ Existing equipment

▶ Just because you can do it – should you?

▶ Your USP

▶ Handle data at high speed


Production inkjetClosing thoughts


Thanks for listening!Dr. Mark BohanVice President,

Technology & Research412 259 [email protected]

Jim WorkmanAssistant Vice President412 259 [email protected]

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