Current situation of digital printing in China
Release Date:17/01/2017
1.Current situation of digital printing in China
With the rapid development of textile printing and dyeing in China,China has become an important processing center of the textile industry in the world. According to statistics,China's digital printing are 17.8 million square meters a year.It is rising to 21.2 million square meters in 2002,it had increased to 25.8 million square meters in 2003.It reached 30.2 million square meters in 2004,compared with the previous year the growth rate was 17%.It is predicted that by 2010, production will reach 50 million square meters, the annual growth rate of about 10%.
As we all know,China's dyeing and printing industry is heavily dependent on exports.It is about 10 million square metres were exported to foreign countries in 2004,the figure is about 1/3 per cent of total production in 2004.Export of printing and dyeing product quality requirements are very high,therefore,digital printing will become the mainstream of China's dyeing and printing industry in the future development direction.
Digital printing industry has some characteristics similar to these characteristics in printing and dyeing industry in the world and a few minutes in China.In the past few years,China textile digital printing industry's main features are:
①In recent years,the color and pattern has greatly increased.First generation digital printing machines only 6 colors C,M,Y,K,LC,LM.Now,however,only 8 colors,C,M,Y,K,LC,LM,Blue,Yellow.The increase in number of colors make the pattern more vivid.With the experience accumulated, and domestic designers have developed their own unique style.
②Pattern update frequency.Traditional printing a pattern to be printed at least 10,000 meters.Digital printing volume may be less than 100 m,pattern about 100 a year.
③Each batch of production.As I have just mentioned,mass production would be less than 100 m.If there is any proof,it might be only one meter.
④Increasingly high requirements of environmental protection.This mainly reflected in the special green ink applications.Next,we talk about printing equipment and ink.China market is mainstream digital printing equipment generally uses Japan's micro-voltage nozzle,8 colors,each color 360 holes.Print width is 1600mm or 2200mm.
Mainstream machines in the case of accuracy up to 720x720,4 pass,print speeds of 12 square meters per hour.Inks,70% ink is currently active,mainly used for silk and cotton. 25% to disperse ink for synthetic fabrics.95% dispersion inks used to transfer,and the rest used for direct printing.Acid is about 3%,used for wool and nylon.China's use of paint is less than, less than 2%.
2.Digital printing in several major markets in China
About 90% in China digital printing machines manufactured by honghua company,7% for the Mimaki,3% for other brands.Main market segments: Proofing,small batch production and other markets.
And compared to conventional printing,digital printing can save a lot of time and costs.Therefore, there are many traditional printing and dyeing factories to buy digital printing machine is specially used for product sampling.In addition,design companies and some universities to buy machinery for design patterns and teaching.So far,including Tsinghua University,9 universities,Academy of fine arts,China buying honghua company's equipment for teaching and research.
Most of the production orders from Spain,Italy,France,United States,Japan,Korea,accounted for 60~70%,such as Spain,Dedigual,United States Steela Steelo.Annual processing capacity of approximately 1,200,000 square meters,which T-shirt should be approximately 800,000 square meters,approximately 200,000~300,000 square meters of silk products,sweaters about 100,000 square meters. At present,the batch processing price is 50~80 RMB/m2.
Primary market is mainly for tertiary institutions of China, design agency for arts and crafts and antique items.
Now,digital printing market in China segment 65% for proofing, production 25%,10% niche market.
3.A focus of future research and development, China digital printing
①Future of digital printing machines must have a high speed, high print quality,multi-functional,energy-saving and environmentally-friendly features.
②Low-cost ink is required.Domestic prices for ink must be less than 150 Yuan/l, 200 Yuan/l in foreign countries. In other words,
③Yuan/square meter ink prices are acceptable.
Digital printing will be priced at 10 Yuan/square meters or less.Development of China's digital printing has a unique advantage,looking to the future,market prospects looking forward to.
①the International Center for textile processing,China's satisfactory development environment;
②In traditional markets,China has a unique proofing markets.
③Many customers are already seeing the benefits of digital printing;
④Changes in market demand for the digital print market;
⑤Environmental protection requirements,as well as higher labor costs to provide digital printing to life.
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