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The Future of Inkjet Printing Paul Cousineau, Dow Jones

The Future of Inkjet Printing Paul Cousineau, Dow Jones. Chicago, Illinois Hyatt Regency September 7, 2013. INKJET PRINT SOLUTION MANUFACTURERS. Canon/Oce Fuji HP KBA/RRD Kodak Ricoh Screen TKS Xerox Others.

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The Future of Inkjet Printing Paul Cousineau, Dow Jones

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  1. The Future of Inkjet Printing Paul Cousineau, Dow Jones Chicago, Illinois Hyatt Regency September 7, 2013

  2. INKJET PRINTSOLUTIONMANUFACTURERS • Canon/Oce • Fuji • HP • KBA/RRD • Kodak • Ricoh • Screen • TKS • Xerox • Others The physical act of printing is solved, there are a number of options available.

  3. ELECTROSTATIC PRINT SOLUTIONMANUFACTURERS • Canon/Oce • Fuji • HP • KBA/RRD • Kodak • Ricoh • Screen • TKS • Xerox • Others The physical act of printing is solved, there are a number of options available.

  4. INKJET FINISHING • Horizon • Hunkeler • manroland • Muller • TKS • Others The physical act of finishing is solved, there are a number of options available.

  5. WHAT IS INKJET BEING USED FOR? • Transactional ~ 40% • Direct Mail ~ 32% • Books ~ 22% • Other ~ 6% And at a very small percentage: • Newspapers less than 1%

  6. THE ECONOMIC PROBLEM ELECTROSTATIC INKJET Water Based Inks Cut sheet Web Fed Fast Handles Variable Data Few Machines Click Charge Model?? • Petroleum Based Toner • Cut sheet • Web Fed • Relatively Slow • Handles Variable Data • Many Machines • Click Charge Model

  7. THE ECONOMIC PROBLEM OFFSET INKJET Water Based Inks Cut sheet Web Fed Fast Handles Variable Data Few Machines Standard Cost Model?? • Oil Based Inks • Cut sheet • Web Fed • Fast • No Variable Data • Many Machines • Standard Cost Model

  8. THE INKJET ECONOMIC PROBLEM • Cost of Capital • Supplied by the Machine Manufacturers • Equipment • Installation • Operator Training • Supplied by the Printer • Building • Site Prep/Environmental • Staff

  9. THE INKJET ECONOMIC PROBLEM • Cost of Operation • Provided by the Machine Manufacturer • Service/Support • Inkjet Heads are a Consumable (3,000+ hours piezo) • Water Based Ink (97-98% water) • Clicks (based on letter size per side) • Substrate • Provided by the Printer • Staff • Overhead • Substrate

  10. PROCESS CROSSOVER • Sheet Offset Toner Web Offset Web Inkjet Quality Copier Run Length

  11. WHAT IS THE POTENTIAL FOR INKJET? • Replace several Electrostatic machines with one faster Inkjet machine • Short to Medium Run Offset • Flexibility of format • High speed variable content • Multiple product formats/100% press utilization

  12. THE PROBLEM

  13. POTENTIAL FOR INKJET AS A MAJOR PROCESS • WHEN the economics are scalable • WHEN at breakeven or better than OFFSET for short and medium runs • WHEN Margin is available for the printer

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