The printing industry welcomes the start of the '15th Five-Year Plan': digital intelligence and green dual-track acceleration

As the first year of the "15th Five-Year Plan", the printing industry is at a critical node in its transformation from scale expansion to quality improvement. A number of recent policy signals and industry activities indicate that digital transformation and green compliance are becoming two main lines that printing companies must respond to simultaneously.

In terms of digital intelligence, the National Press and Publication Administration"s "Three-Year Action Plan for Digitalization of the Printing Industry (2025-2027)" has entered a critical period of implementation. Industry survey data shows that the equipment numerical control rate of printing enterprises above designated size has reached 78.6%, and the digital physical base has been initially consolidated. However, there is still much room for improvement in the in-depth integration of manufacturing execution systems with production scheduling and quality inspection links. At the same time, artificial intelligence technology is moving from concept to practical application on the equipment side. Intelligent equipment with self-collection and adaptive adjustment capabilities of process parameters has been unveiled at recent industry exhibitions. The simplicity and stability of equipment operation have become the focus of attention.

In terms of green compliance, the management and control logic has shifted from terminal governance to source substitution and full-process traceability. The selection standards for raw and auxiliary materials containing VOCs continue to tighten. Although solvent-based inks and cleaning agents are used in a limited proportion, they contribute a large proportion of emissions, pushing water-based materials and low-volatility formulas to accelerate their entry into the production process. For the equipment side, this means that processes involving the use of ink, such as pad printing and printing, need to reserve more flexibility in front-end material adaptation and process parameter adjustment to reduce debugging costs when companies switch to compliant materials.

For manufacturers that focus on the R&D and production of pad printing equipment, the above trend points to a pragmatic direction: the equipment must not only ensure stable fabric positioning and reduce deviation during the printing process, but also need to be continuously polished in terms of ink adaptability and simplified parameter presets to help home textile printing users avoid detours when switching to compliance. Digital intelligence and green are not separate propositions. The smooth transition capability on the device side is precisely the key link connecting the two.

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