In-plants are continually assessing their equipment and exploring new production technologies to expand their offerings. In this new report, In-plant Impressions offers insight into the equipment in-plants utilize and their future investment plans.
The report delves into in-plants’ motivations for getting equipment, their research methods, and their lease/purchases preferences. Some key takeaways from in the report:
Nearly half of respondents reported an increase in toner printing volumes this year compared with two years ago. The top three planned purchases over the next two years are all toner production printing devices.
Cut-sheet production inkjet presses are now in place at 15% of respondents’ in-plants, and 7% have plans to add them in the next two years.
The push to explore new offerings like apparel printing is apparent in the fact that direct-to-film printers are among the top five planned investments by in-plants.
The No. 1 reason in-plants choose to get new equipment is to produce new types of work and add services, a change from two years ago when increasing productivity topped their list.
Our survey was taken by 108 in-plant managers. Their insights provide the basis for this new research report. To learn more about the equipment in-plant are using and the trends driving their future purchases, download this exclusive report.