Flooring 45
Inkjet Innovator
Inkatronic, based in Leonding, Austria, develops specialized inkjet printing systems for commercial and industrial applications like housing components, concrete slabs, garden tiles, and ornamental urns...
Drawers, Floors, Doors!
From floors and walls to tabletops, decorative laminates are used in many ways. Increasingly, digital print technologies are utilized to achieve desired effects...
You Can Print That
Digital print technologies support decorative laminates ideal for décor. Popular applications include flooring, doors, and wallpaper, but the options are limitless...
Tile Work
Digital printing’s influence on the decoration of ceramic tiles continues to grow as more tile manufacturers realize...
Libraries of Pattern
A range of prospects from residential interior designers to commercial property managers look for unique designs that reflect their customers’ aesthetics.
Look to the Floor
Traditionally considered a wide format application, the increased interest in floor graphics for social distancing instructions and messaging has print providers with expertise in other areas—think flexography (flexo) and dry and liquid toner—asking how they can get involved. Media manufacturers and converters have answered the call.
A Hard Look
Grand View Research, an analyst firm out of San Francisco, CA, found that the global wood and laminate flooring market size was valued at USD 63.01 billion in 2019 and predicts a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.3 percent from 2019 to 2025.
Welcoming Innovation
Manufacturers with rich histories in product development and research are often tasked with ushering in new technology, despite the familiarity and comfort of existing practices, to keep up with customer demand and market trends. Savvy business owners embrace change and invest heavily in research and development (R&D) facilities.
Flooring Décors
Digital printing influences manufacturing more than ever before. On industrial scales, it continues to make inroads with production facilities by matching speeds and qualities of analog counterparts for short, custom, versioned runs.
It Keeps Getting Better
The flooring market is full of possibilities as manufacturers turn to...
