In-plant Market Study Released

A new report on the in-plant industry shows a 2.5 percent decline in establishments between 2006 and 2007, and estimates a grand total of 52,078 in-plants in the U.S.

The report, released in February, was based on research conducted by InfoTrends, a market research and consulting firm for the digital imaging and document solutions industry. It points to a large growth in digital printing at in-plants, particularly digital color printing. In a 2004 InfoTrends survey, 63 percent of respondents offered digital color printing services; in 2008 nearly 86 percent said they offered it. Black-and-white digital printing has grown from 71 percent of respondents offering it in 2004 to more than 85 percent last year.