Talking about the Value Creation of Printing Industry

In the 20th century, the digital manufacturing and automation technologies were widely used in the manufacturing process, resulting in more remarkable results in terms of quality, speed, and lower production costs. However, in the 21st century, technological information was diffused and circulated in various planes and digital media, and the gap in the industry’s technological gap was gradually reduced. This resulted in higher homogeneity of plants and more prominent competitiveness. After the technologies of Taiwan's printing industry, such as remote transmission, on-demand printing, and computer-to-plate making, have gradually matured, the technical barriers to be overcome have been reduced one by one, and the future industrial competitiveness is worth reflecting.

In the 21st century, we must realize that the manufacture of objects can only meet the needs of the present, and the future development opportunity is based on the creation of industrial values. The printing industry has long been positioned to replicate a large number of graphic and textual images. For the publishing industry, it is an indispensable carrier for information transmission. For the manufacturing industry, it is the hero behind the increase in color and value-added products. In short, the application of printing technology in the manufacturing process of all walks of life although ubiquitous, but it is always the most easily overlooked supporting role. Where is the value of the printing industry? Can the printing industry be positioned as a print service? Many people think that printing is to beautify products or convey information, but this is just what we see in everyday life. Since we must talk about the creation of industrial value, we must first break this stereotyped idea.

People often see only the changes that technology brings to the printing industry. They do not know that printing technology also interacts closely with other manufacturing R&D technologies because printing technology is a combination of cross-cutting technologies such as chemicals, optoelectronics, precision machinery, and information. The combination of different layout printing technologies, such as body and flat concave and convex nets, and cross-cutting technologies has created far more value than general flat printing. For example: Taiwan’s recent pride in circuit board printing is the use of screen printing principles to make circuit diagrams into screens. After printing with anti-corrosion inks, the non-conductive parts of the motherboard are etched away and then processed by other processes. Made. Another example is the recently favored panel dominant TFT-LCD (thin-film transistor LCD), which can use lithography, screen printing, or flexographic printing techniques to properly distribute SiO2 G TiO2 printing materials on the light guide plate. The bottom surface makes the light source evenly distributed in the light area. In addition, Dainippon Printing Co., Ltd., Japan's Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. started to cooperate with Taiwanese manufacturers to produce 3.5 color filters. Both of these examples can prove that the printing company is not only providing flat printing services. These high-tech application technologies are the ideas for extending the development of printing principles. It can be seen that in addition to print publishing, there is another vast sky that can sway the wisdom and creativity of printers.

The Technology Research Center of the Printing Industry has also recently begun to cooperate with information industry players such as Rugao Technology and Xingyun Computer to spread printing expertise to other areas of R&D of manufacturing core technologies, expand the space for industry development, and increase the added value of technology. In particular, after joining the WTO, Taiwan is tantamount to proclaiming to the world that our economic achievements have moved towards the development of the country's forests. The development of the country represents that in addition to our mature manufacturing capabilities, we have sufficient advanced research and development capabilities and teams. Many printers are deterred by the lack of technology, manpower, and financial resources to develop new printing technologies. There are also those who think that R&D and printing are two different things because printing is only a process, not a specific product. These are outdated concepts that are to be subverted today in the 21st century. The Ministry of Economic Affairs encourages small and medium-sized enterprises to develop research and development guidance programs for new product development; and the existence of a research and printing center is not merely a process of improving guidance, but our R&D team is also printing. Companies invest in the best partners for innovative product development.

After Taiwan's accession to the WTO, Taiwan will face more severe economic development competition. In particular, South Korea, which has similar conditions for development, has spent R&D expenditures of US$ 12.8 billion in 2000, and R&D expenditures in China only accounted for US$ 6 billion. In addition, the mainland’s economic growth rate is outstanding this year. The investment will also increase with the entry of foreign investors. If Taiwan’s industrial R&D does not continue to progress and overload other neighboring countries, it will promote its competitive advantage in the global market. The impact on the information industry is so different from the printing industry. Therefore, the printing industry must also strive to improve the material or technology or use more innovative technology research and development in order to find new opportunities for development, to be able to grasp the future, enhance the status in the manufacturing industry, become the backbone of application technology.