Industrial Printers Market Insights
Updated: 7 March 2024
Strong Q4 2023 for Industrial Printer Shipments, According to IDC
NEEDHAM, Mass., March 7, 2024 – Q4 2023 saw industrial printer shipments grow 8.4% compared to Q3 2023, and 11.9% compared to Q4 2022 according to the newest release from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Industrial Printer Tracker. "Wide format digital printers make up the bulk of industrial printer shipments, and Q4 2023 was a strong one for wide format” said Tim Greene, research director, Hardcopy Solutions at IDC. "In Q4 we also saw nice growth in several other segments, shipments in the direct-to-shape and label & packaging markets were also up significantly over Q3 and over Q4 in 2022. We also saw growth in most of the major geographic markets, with Western Europe and North America leading the way in Q4.”
Worldwide Industrial Segment Highlights for Q4 2023
- Large format digital printer shipments grew 9.3% compared to Q3 2023
- Direct-to-shape printer shipments grew 17% compared to Q3 2023.
- Industrial digital label & packaging printer shipments grew by 5.8% in Q4 2023.
- The industrial textile segment saw shipments decline by 1.6% compared to what was a strong Q3 2023 while shipments in the Direct-to-garment (DTG) segment declined 6% as more users invest in DTF printing systems.
Regional Analysis for Q4 2023
- Industrial printer shipments in Western Europe saw shipment growth of 22.6% in Q4 compared to what was a very soft Q3 2023.
- North America saw total shipment growth of 10.2% in Q4 2023.
- Shipments in the Central & Eastern European market grew almost 10% in Q4.
- The AP+China region was essentially flat in Q4 compared to Q3 2023 but showed strength compared to Q4 2022.
Worldwide Industrial Printer Shipments and Shipment Value Share and Sequential Growth, Q4 2023
| Product Category | 4Q23 Share of Shipments |
4Q23/3Q23 Shipment change |
4Q23 Share of Shipment Value |
4Q23/3Q23 Shipment Value Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct to Garment | 1.1% | -6% | 2.8% | -1.6% |
| Direct to Shape | 1.6% | +17.6% | 3.0% | +11.6% |
| Industrial Textile | 0.7% | -1.6% | 6.7% | +2.9% |
| Label & Packaging | 0.3% | +5.8% | 16.1% | +19.6% |
| Large Format | 96.3% | +9.3% | 71.4% | +11.9% |
| Total | 100% | +8.4% | 100% | +12.0% |
Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Industrial Printer Tracker, March 2024
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