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The Future of Print
From the World of Print to the Printed
World World
R2 Confidential
Marcel Slot
marcel.slot@oce.com
@marcelNL1967
October 29
th
, 2013
Outline
Observationsandperspectives
Theprintingindustry
Inkjet
Applications
F t di ti
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Futuredirections
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PrintingIndustry:observations
Totalprintingindustry:600Bn$
declining/ 5%peryear
but..stillonly510%isdigital!
Traditionalanalogprinting
challengedbydigitalprinting
Electrophotography
Inkjet
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Transformation:printingofthings
Technologyleveragefromgraphical
printing
Paradigmshiftsinmanufacturing
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Theprintingindustryinperspective
GlobalIndustryRevenues(Bn$)
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Theprintingindustryinperspective
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Focusofthispresentation:inkjet
graphics:
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graphics:
Water
Latex
UVcurable
phasechange
functionalinks:
anything..
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Inkjettechnologymaturedingraphicalprinting
>15billion$
totalworldwide
investments in R&D
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investmentsinR&D
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Smallinkjetprinters..andbiggerones
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Inkjettechnologyadvancementsover25yrs
Printquality
lowqualitysurpassingoffset/flexo
Speed
approachingspeedsofoffset
pagewideinkjetprintheadarrays
Reliability
potentiallyveryhigh
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Substraterange
dependingontechnology(ink)
widerangeofsubstrates
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Everythingatonceisthe challenge!
Quality+Speed+Reliability+Widesubstraterange
(+reasonablecost)
Globalrace
Notif..butwhen?
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GraphicalIndustrialPrinting
Printingonpaperprintingoneverything
Stillgraphicalinformation(text&images)
I d t i l hi h li bilit !
ThefutureofPrint:towardsDigitalFabrication
Industrialprocesshighreliability!
IndustrialPrintingManufacturing
JettingofinksJettingofanything
Functionalinks:materials,patterns,structures
Coatings,displays,solarcells,printedcircuitboards,
biosensors,humantissue
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BenefitsofDigital
DigitaldesignEndproduct
Benefits:shortruns,ondemand,zerowaste,no
stock,decentralised,fastturnaround,distribute&
print(insteadofprint&distribute),clean&green,
easeofuse
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DigitalFabrication:thebiggerpicture
Wehavehadanindustrialrevolution
Wehavehadadigitalrevolution
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Nowisthetimeforadigitalindustrialrevolution
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DigitalFabrication:paradigmshiftinmanufacturing
Mass manufacturing Digital fabrication
Mass production (intercontinental) Local distribution Local production sites
transport centres