Large format printing market (2)

As can be seen from Table 2, for small batches (less than 30 sheets), ultra-high-spread outdoor advertising is generally suitable for inkjet printing. It is not only low in production cost, but also has a short production cycle, and large batches (over 30 times) of outdoor advertising. For outdoor advertising, it is more appropriate to choose screen printing. The average plate-making cost and time for plate making can be reduced to a lot for each piece of printed matter, that is, its production cost is significantly reduced as the batch volume increases. The screen printing is suitable for several sheets below, and more than 30 sheets are printed, which is related to the screen printing version's resistance to the printing force and the speed of the semi-automatic screen printing machine. If the number of prints is about 10,000, then offset printing should be selected, and such outdoor advertisements will not have such a large print. The screen printing method is used to produce quality outdoor advertisements with low quality requirements. Large-scale outdoor advertisements will be the mainstream in the future.
(2) Large-scale packing boxes, large-scale indoor posters, large-scale maps, large-scale packaging, and large-scale packaging cartons are all bulky, and many repetitive reprints are required. The printing speed should be high, the degree of automation should be high, and the post-processing operations such as hot stamping and die-cutting should be easy. The production method of on-line production, the first choice should be large-format offset printing, followed by large-format flexo and gravure. However, due to flexo and gravure printing on large blocks of color, it is often impossible to print on large fields, and the requirements for printing on paper are high, making large-format offset printing a certain advantage in printing large boxes. In foreign countries, large-format offset presses are used to print directly on G-corrugated cardboard. However, in the case of A, B, and C corrugated boxes that are commonly used in the country, only the offset period after offset printing is selected, or flexo printing is used. It is more realistic to print simpler graphic images without large format on the corrugated paper directly. The former has a slightly higher production cost, but the printing effect is fine and detailed.
Chains and posters for supermarkets and chain stores are generally between 1000 and 10000. Because they use paper as substrates, they do not need too thick layers of ink and have high weatherability. In terms of cost, they choose offset printing. Very reasonable. In addition, the products promoted by supermarket chains are mostly clothing, daily-use commodities, and foods. The layers of offset printing are rich and can reflect the texture of the articles and the skin color of the human body in detail, so the publicity effect is strong.
Bulk large-scale map printing is also the strength of offset printing. Map printing has to be accurate for high accuracy requirements. In addition to the basic colors, many special colors must be printed. Most of the post-impressions must be coated and glazing. These requirements cannot be met by other printing methods. Therefore, offset printing will occupy a leading position in this market.
The main "bottleneck" of large-format offset printing currently comes from the output and production of film. Most of the manufacturers we interviewed were small-format splicing printing plates, which not only greatly affected the quality of the products, but also did not impose plate-making cost and time. In addition, large-sized papers were not stored properly, causing distortion. Obviously, it will seriously affect the printing quality, so manufacturers who print large-format prints should pay more attention to temperature and humidity control than general printing manufacturers.
(3) Large-format personal decorations Because it is a personal consumer product, batch prints are very small, which may be 1-2 sheets. In this field, digital technologies will show their talents.
With the popularity of personal computers, the promotion of digital cameras and the improvement of large format inkjet technology, the use of digital color printing to produce personalized large format decorations will become a new consumer market. Traditional large format enlargement cannot be realized. Now it can be realized with digital color printing. The large-format inkjet printing technology has improved the ability of inkjet printers to eject photos on high-gloss photo papers, creating simulated oil paintings on canvases, and even emulating Chinese paintings on rice paper. This satisfies people's personalization and gentrification. Demand for decorations. The rising demand for personalized decorations and the drop in equipment investment will promote the birth of digital photo agencies and large format output centers. Whether there is a battle there is still to be seen. We will wait and see.
2. The transformation of corresponding equipment to produce large-format prints will inevitably require the use of large-scale equipment, including traditional large-scale image-setters, large-scale projectors, large-scale printing presses, and new-type large-scale CTP equipment and corresponding software and hardware for large-scale printing machines. A plate-making device can meet the different plate-making needs of various printing machines in a printing plant. Therefore, investing in large plate-making equipment is a reasonable budget.
It is estimated that by the year 2000, there will be a certain amount of growth in the market for large-format printing and plate-making equipment, of which the one used for packaging printing will occupy an important piece. In addition to large-format printers, large-format printers also need to upgrade their front-end and back-end equipment, including large storage servers, corresponding digital proofing systems, and a high-speed internal network. Therefore, for equipment manufacturers, it should be noted that the demand for large-format equipment is small, but it is slowly increasing.
The bold innovation to write this title is to introduce new applications of non-professional printing equipment in printing, just to reflect the constant truth that "the equipment is dead and people are alive."
1. Large-format printing products with a print volume of 30-100 sheets can also be achieved by offset printing. The production speed is faster than that of inkjet printing and screen printing. The quotation is almost the same, and the fineness of production is not inferior to inkjet printing. It is a good choice.
2, printing a special pigment on a special material, even in the production of personalized ceramic decals. After the high-temperature firing of the crepe paper, it will immediately adhere to the ceramic and glass surface. Its abrasion resistance and water resistance are not inferior to the general glaze glaze decoration, and its colorfulness, gloss and detail level reproduction are excellent. . This technology is an extension of DuPont Crolling's proofing technology and is a new use of Cromarin's proofing equipment. It can be used not only for the production of large-scale, individualized ceramic glass artwork, but also for the most...
The large-format print market is a market full of business opportunities and challenges. Moreover, this market is gradually starting up. Whether it can make profits in this market depends on how the printers are operating. (Finish)