New high-speed inkjet systems have entered the production digital printing market and are creating new opportunities for digital color print. With high levels of productivity, compelling cost of operation, and quality levels that greatly improve what was previously available from inkjet systems, these new devices will account for about 40% of digital color pages globally by 2015.

To gain a clear understanding of the impact these systems are having on the market, InfoTrends announces the completion of a new multi-client study entitled The High-speed Continuous-feed Color Inkjet Opportunity: Global Insights from Leading Customers.

This research includes interviews for 52 sites in 15 countries around the world. These case studies reflect the responses to questions via phone or on-site in-person interviews with company presidents, senior management, and production managers. Information gathered provides a unique insight into successes and challenges, the enablers and barriers, and the opportunities seen by a wide range of book printers, direct mailers, transaction printers, and other users involved in this rapidly growing segment of the market.

This study aims to identify the opportunity for the continuous color inkjet market and will include growth potential through 2015. Key findings include:

Applications and Demand Drivers
Volume shares currently produced on high-speed inkjet color printers
Outlook on emerging applications targeted now and in the future
Main areas of profitability
Savings achieved in labor/waste reduction
Views on achievable return on investment
Workflow
Prepress set-up used (workflow and data formats)
Importance of a vendor’s workflow offerings when choosing a printer
Finishing
Requirements and preferences
Online and off-line finishing
Needs for compatibility with existing finishing equipment
Web width preferences
Paper
Types and shares of paper grades today and in the future
Issues with paper in color inkjet
Criteria for paper selection
Stakeholders in paper decisions
Preferred channels for paper buying
Future Demands and Operation
Features for a next generation of digital color inkjet printer
“Must-haves” from printer suppliers
Future plans, ideas, and concerns

For results of The High-speed Continuous-feed Color Inkjet Opportunity: Global Insights from Leading Customers, contact Scott Phinney at +1 781 616 2123 or
e-mail [email protected].