Report says global EP printing market poised for growth

Electrophotography, the dry printing technique invented by Chester Carlson in 1938, is the most popular digital printing technology used in the labeling and packaging industries. A new report from market research firm Technavio forecasts the global electrophotographic printing market in the packaging industry to grow at a CAGR of 8.78% over the period 2014-2019.

Commenting on the report, an analyst from Technavio’s team says, “The growth in the global digital printing market has significantly affected the labeling and packaging industry over the past few years. Digital printing was developed in the 1970s; however, digital color printing was introduced only in 1993. Subsequently, digitalization has become a key driver in the printing process, and it has affected the traditional printing process. The adoption rate of digitalization in printing