There are two main methods of digital printing: transfer printing and direct-injection printing. From 2015 to 2021, digital inkjet printing will show a rapid development trend, and the output will increase from 400 million meters to 2.5 billion meters, with an average annual growth rate of 35.8%.

In 2021, digital inkjet printing production in Asia, Europe and Australia will account for approximately 53.6%, 27.2% and 7.9% of the global total, respectively. The output of digital inkjet printing in China, Vietnam, and Pakistan ranks among the top three in Asia. China's digital printing output is still relatively large, which not only meets the needs of local consumption, but also continuously supplies to the outside world.

Domestic digital printing technology has been rapidly updated and iterated in just over ten years, and the printing speed has continued to break through, and the fastest has exceeded 1000㎡/h. The number of equipment suppliers is increasing, the degree of specialization and manufacturing level are constantly improving, and the product categories and specifications are becoming more and more complete, which basically meets the production needs of digital inkjet printing for various textiles. The application fields continue to expand. There are applications in industrial textiles and other fields.

Four characteristics of digital printing:

(1) The production cycle is short and the batch size is flexible. Eliminate the process of color separation, sketching, and plate making; the production batch is not limited, and single-piece production or small-batch production can be realized; it has the advantage of small-batch processing costs.

(2) Rich colors and high printing precision. There is no limit on the number of colors and patterns, and it can print 16.7 million colors; the printing accuracy is high, and it can achieve photo-level effects; it has good printing effects on high-precision patterns such as gradient transitions and moiré patterns.

(3) On-demand inkjet is green and environmentally friendly. On-demand inkjet, no need to prepare color paste, no waste of remaining color paste; compared with traditional printing, it saves 20%-30% of dyeing and chemical materials, 20%-30% of water, and 10%-15% of steam.

(4) Satisfying individualized consumption needs. It can carry out "one-to-one" on-demand design and production, realize on-site or online design and on-site production; innovate business models and cultivate new industrial formats.

Driven by factors such as technological progress, equipment performance improvement, and domestic ink performance improvement, the cost of digital inkjet printing will further decrease, and product quality and added value will continue to improve. At the same time, the application field of digital printing will also accelerate expansion based on technological innovation and development. 

Digital inkjet printing conforms to the consumer demand for multi-variety, personalization, short cycle, emphasizing cultural creativity and environmentally friendly textile consumption, which is conducive to promoting the change of production methods and business models of enterprises and bringing new growth to the textile industry point.

Due to the short process flow, low equipment investment and low requirements on the site, digital transfer printing can be used by large and medium-sized processing plants with production bases, or small production enterprises and textile trading companies with limited space. With the advancement of technology, the processing fee of digital transfer printing has dropped by 90% compared with before, and the processing fee is close to that of traditional printing. Coupled with the environmental protection advantages of digital printing compared with traditional printing, it is bound to gradually replace traditional printing and become the mainstream supporting the development of the industry.

It is estimated that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China's digital inkjet printing industry is expected to maintain a compound growth rate of 20%. By 2025, China's textile digital printing output will account for 30% of the world's total digital inkjet printing, China's digital inkjet printing machine market has about 80,000 units, and China's textile digital inkjet printing output will exceed 5 billion meters.

In the future, the development prospects of domestic digital printing are huge and broad. After the epidemic is over, the domestic printing market will also usher in an economic turning point. Friends engaged in the printing industry can make arrangements in advance and follow the trend to seize the business opportunities of the times.

Fedar Printer focuses on DTF Printer, Sublimation Printer and Textile Printer (https://www.tex-printer.com/) more than 15 years. Fedar is a Professional Manufacture of Printers in China.

At present, Fedar products have been sold to all over the world, including U.S.A., Canada, Germany, Poland, Brazil, Peru, Australia, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, India, Thailand, Philippines, Pakistan and other more than 30 countries.