Digital textile printing to augment the development of innovative inkjet technology

The growth in the print-on-demand for short runs, lower opportunity costs, demand for individuality, and higher accuracy are some of the primary factors attributing to the demand in the global digital textile printing market, according to a report by Arizton.

The introduction of water-based and solvent-based textile inks and the growing demand for enhanced accuracy and visibility through the whole workflow from design to delivery is propelling the development of management software in the market.

Upgrades in textile printing, ink, and hardware combinations will help vendors occupy a larger share in the global market. The integration of services such as marketing, graphic design, project management, and finishing for PSPs, will revolutionise the global market.

The launch web-to-print model will result in shorter print runs and maximum utilisation of operational resources in the global market. Innovations in terms of technology will lead to the provision of new features, and localised loops for print deliveries in the market.

The digital textile printing market is anticipated to reach values of around $53 billion by 2023, growing at a CAGR of over 17% during 2018-2023. The different types of inks available in the digital textile printing market are:

Sublimation/disperse dye ink

The process of dye sublimation has developments over the past couple of years leading to speedy, high-quality results. The advancements in user-friendly colour-management systems, design software, faster printers, higher utilisation, and expanding the gamut of inks are propelling the growth of the digital textile printing market.

The digital textile printing market by sublimation/disperse dye ink is estimated to grow at a CAGR of around 17% during the forecast period.

Reactive dye ink

Reactive dye ink offers resilient print with crockfastness, washfastness, and lightfastness, and are largely used in fashion and interior fabrics. T shirts, which are largely available to consumers, are batch-dyed with reactive inks.

The reactive dye ink segment in the global digital textile printing market is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 18% by 2023.

Acid dye ink

Acid dye ink is traditionally used on silk, wool, and used for nylon-based products such as swimwear, activewear, and intimate apparel.

The digital textile printing market by acid dye ink is projected to grow at a CAGR of approximately 17% during the forecast period.

Pigment ink

The growing demand for ease of printing with a reduced number of steps, lesser waste, fabric universality, better print life, and colour stability is augmenting the growth of the pigment ink in the digital textile printing market.

The pigment ink segment market in digital textile printing market is likely to grow at a CAGR of more than 18% over the next few years.

Leading players in the global digital textile printing market are EFI, SPGPrints, Epson, Kornit Digital, and Mimaki.