The trend towards digitisation in printing continues to gain momentum, as a leading European printing industry survey reports 2017 as the first year that the volume of newly added digital label presses surpassed that of new conventional label presses.
The latest Finat Radar report found that, with nearly 300 digital press installations, European digital label press installations overtook conventional press sales for the first time in 2017.
The trend looks set to continue, with 45% of Finat converters indicating they would be purchasing a digital press over the next 18 months. At the same time, Konica Minolta South Africa, a division of Bidvest Office (Pty) Ltd, reports that South African converters and industry manufacturers are also moving towards digital label presses.
“We are optimistic about how converters are embracing digital label presses,” said Leon Minnie, manager, production print, at Konica Minolta South Africa. “Where flexographic printing was often the first choice in the past, now we are definitely seeing more digital presses being installed by our clients.” read the rest here
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