Dr. Kai K. O. Bär assesses pre- and post-processing challenges for waterbased inkjet printing on packaging and explores the limitations currently impeding its progress in certain sectors.
Packaging printing is often viewed as the holy grail in our industry. Besides decorative printing, the main focus of most – if not all – inkjet-involved parties is printing applications for packaging, especially on flexible packaging. In this article the main challenges for inkjet printing are outlined.