Color Inkjet Printing: Inkjet’s Web Paper Pursuit
For now, there are only a handful of the new generation presses, but clearly, digital is no longer just about short run print-on-demand or desktop printing. As Table 1 shows, a single new generation press can consume three to five tons of paper per shift. Consultant Merilyn Dunn observes, "Nine installations of HP's T300, as of May 2010, use more than 33 tons of paper per shift. By comparison, the average paper use of these printers in one shift is more than 600 desktop inkjet printers use in a year!
Jack Miller is founder and Principal Consultant at Market-Intell LLC, offering Need to Know™ market intelligence in paper, print and packaging. Previously, he was senior consultant, North America, with Pira International.
Known as the Paper Guru, Jack is the former director of Market Intelligence with Domtar, where he also held positions as regional sales manager, territory sales manager and product manager. He has presented at On Demand, RISI’s Global Outlook, PRIMIR, SustainCom World and at various IntertechPira conferences. Jack has written for Printing Impressions, Canadian Printer, Paper 360, PaperTree Letter and Package Printing, along with publishing a monthly e-newsletter, MarketIntellibits.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from The College of the Holy Cross and has done graduate studies in Statistics and Finance.
