Industry Trends
Latest market trends, technology evolution and development outlook for digital corrugated packaging printing industry.
What Is a Digital Printing Machine? A Plain-English Guide to Plate-Free Packaging Print
A digital printing machine is a press that prints directly onto packaging materials — corrugated board, kraft paper, coated paper — without any printing plates. Instead of engraving a plate for every design, it jets CMYK ink straight from printheads onto the board, which means you can change jobs in about a minute and never wait for plate making again.
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How to Choose a Digital Printing Machine: Matching Printheads, Width, and Speed to Your Box Plant
To choose a digital printing machine, start from your order mix — the average batch size, the board types you print, and the box sizes you sell — and then match three specifications to that mix: printhead platform, print width, and production speed.
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Why Box Graphics Fade in Humid Warehouses — and How a Digital Printer for Water-Resistant Pigments Solves It
Box graphics fade and smudge in humid warehouses because moisture migrates into the print layer and breaks down inks that were never formulated to repel water — and the fix is a digital printer for water-resistant pigments, which lays down pigment-based inks that form a durable, water-repellent film on the board.
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Why Colors Look Dull on Kraft Paper — and How a Digital Printer for Kraft Paper with White Ink Fixes It
Colors look dull on kraft paper because the brown fibers absorb light and tint every ink printed on top — and the fix is a digital printer for kraft paper with a white ink channel, which lays an opaque white base first so the CMYK colors sit on white instead of brown.
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How to Print on Corrugated Paper Without Plates: A Digital Printer Workflow From File to Finished Box
To print on corrugated paper without plates, a digital printer for corrugated paper takes your design file and jets ink directly onto the board in four steps: prepare the file, load the board, print with CMYK (plus white when needed), and finish the box inline.
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How to Evaluate Cost-Effective Digital Printing Equipment Without Getting Trapped by the Sticker Price
Cost-effective digital printing equipment is not the machine with the lowest purchase price — it is the machine that earns the most per production hour across its working life, judged by seven factors: changeover speed, printhead platform, width coverage, ink efficiency, power use, line integration, and supplier support.
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