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PUBLISHER: VDC Strategy | PRODUCT CODE: 2141116
PUBLISHER: VDC Strategy | PRODUCT CODE: 2141116
2026 Print and Apply Systems and OEM Print Engines: Labeling Complexity and Packaging Variability Driving Investments
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Inside this Report
This report presents global market sizing and forecasting for the following product categories – automated labeling print-and-apply systems and 3rd-party OEM thermal print engines and includes detailed insights into the opportunity by target market and application and key investment decision criteria.The accompanying XL dataset includes detailed print-and-apply system segmentation across the following parameters – regional (revenues, units, and AFSPs), vertical (manufacturing and warehouse/distribution), application environment (food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, CPG, chemicals, e-commerce, and other), underlying engine type (OEM vs proprietary), and by technology (linered, linerless, and RFID-enabled).
What Questions are Addressed?
- What is the current size and growth rate of the global print-and-apply and print engine markets?
- What are the different types of applicators integrated with these solutions?
- Who are the leading vendors and how varied are their portfolios?
- What are the main application opportunities and industries driving demand for print-and-apply solutions?
- What are the regional variations in adoption of and investments in these automated solutions?
- How are trends like linerless labeling and RFID impacting product development and demand requirements?
- What are the key challenges and opportunities in automating labeling processes?
Who Should Read this Report?
VDC has designed this research report for senior decision makers at print-and-apply system and print engine vendor organizations, as well as integration partners and customers, including those individuals with the following roles:
- CEO or other C-level executives
- Corporate development and M&A teams
- Marketing executives
- Business development and sales leaders
- Product development and product strategy leaders
- Channel management and channel strategy leaders
Organizations Listed in this Report
- cab Produkttechnik
- Domino (part of Brother International)
- Evolabel
- HERMA GmbH
- Markem-Imaje (part of Dover Corporation)
- Matthews Marking
- POSSEHL Group (including Logopak and NOVEXX)
- ProMach (including ID Technology)
- Videojet (part of Veralto)
- Weber Packaging Solutions
- SATO
- Toshiba TEC
- TSC AutoID
- Zebra Technologies
Table of Contents
List of Exhibits
Inside this Report
What Questions are Addressed?
Who Should Read this Report?
Organizations Listed in this Report
Executive Summary
- Key Findings
Print-and-Apply Labeling Solutions – Global Market Overview and Forecast
Regional Market Overview and Forecast
Americas
EMEA
Asia-Pacific
Comparative Forecasts by Industry
Print Engine Insights
Print-and-Apply System – Features and Functionalities
- Label Applicator Types
- Next-Generation Features
Print-and-Apply Solution Preference – by Underlying Technology
Go-to-Market Strategy
Competitive Landscape
P&A System Vendor Profiles
- Bluhm Weber Group
- cab Produkttechnik GmbH & Co KG
- Domino Printing Sciences
- Evolabel AB
- HERMA GmbH
- Possehl Identification Solutions (POSSEHL Group)
- United Barcode Systems (UBS)
OEM Print Engine Vendor Profiles
- Carl Valentin
- SATO
- Toshiba Tec
- TSC Auto-ID
- Zebra Technologies
About the Author
About VDC Strategy
List of Exhibits
Print & Apply Forecasts
- Exhibit I-1 Forecasted Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Region (Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit I-2 Forecasted Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Region (Thousands of Units)
- Exhibit I-3 Forecasted Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Region (AFSPs)
- Exhibit I-4 Forecasted Global Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Vertical (Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit I-5 Forecasted Global Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Vertical (Thousands of Units)
- Exhibit I-6 Forecasted Global Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Vertical (AFSPs)
- Exhibit I-7 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Vertical (Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit I-8 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Vertical (Thousands of Units)
- Exhibit I-9 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Vertical (AFSPs)
- Exhibit I-10 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Vertical (Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit I-11 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Vertical (Thousands of Units)
- Exhibit I-12 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Vertical (AFSPs)
- Exhibit I-13 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Vertical (Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit I-14 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Vertical (Thousands of Units)
- Exhibit I-15 Forecasted APAC Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Vertical (AFSPs)
- Exhibit I-16 Forecasted Global Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Subsector (Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit I-17 Forecasted Global Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Subsector (Thousands of Units)
- Exhibit I-18 Forecasted Global Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Subsector (AFSPs)
- Exhibit I-19 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Subsector (Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit I-20 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Subsector (Thousands of Units)
- Exhibit I-21 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Subsector (AFSPs)
- Exhibit I-22 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Subsector (Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit I-23 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Subsector (Thousands of Units)
- Exhibit I-24 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Subsector (AFSPs)
- Exhibit I-25 Forecasted Asia-Pacific Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Subsector (Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit I-26 Forecasted Asia-Pacific Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Subsector (Thousands of Units)
- Exhibit I-27 Forecasted Asia-Pacific Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Subsector (AFSPs)
- Exhibit I-28 Forecasted Global Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Type of Underlying Engine (Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit I-29 Forecasted Global Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Type of Underlying Engine (Thousands of Units)
- Exhibit I-30 Forecasted Global Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Type of Underlying Engine (AFSPs)
- Exhibit I-31 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Type of Underlying Engine (Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit I-32 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Type of Underlying Engine (Thousands of Units)
- Exhibit I-33 Forecasted Americas Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Type of Underlying Engine (AFSPs)
- Exhibit I-34 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Type of Underlying Engine (Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit I-35 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Type of Underlying Engine (Thousands of Units)
- Exhibit I-36 Forecasted EMEA Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Type of Underlying Engine (AFSPs)
- Exhibit I-37 Forecasted Asia-Pacific Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Type of Underlying Engine (Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit I-38 Forecasted Asia-Pacific Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Type of Underlying Engine (Thousands of Units)
- Exhibit I-39 Forecasted Asia-Pacific Shipments of Print & Apply Systems Segmented by Type of Underlying Engine (AFSPs)
- Exhibit I-40 Forecasted Global Shipments of Print and Apply Systems Segmented by Technology (Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit I-41 Forecasted Global Shipments of Print and Apply Systems Segmented by Technology (Thousands of Units)
- Exhibit I-42 Forecasted Global Shipments of Print and Apply Systems Segmented by Technology (AFSPs)
Print & Apply Market Shares
- Exhibit II-1 Global Vendor Shares of Print & Apply Solutions (Revenues in Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit II-2 Americas Vendor Shares of Print & Apply Solutions (Revenues in Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit II-3 Asia-Pacific Vendor Shares of Print & Apply Solutions (Revenues in Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit II-4 Title (Revenues in Millions of Dollars)
Print Engine Forecasts
- Exhibit III-1 Forecasted Shipments of Print Engines Segmented by Region (Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit III-2 Forecasted Shipments of Print Engines Segmented Region (Thousands of Units)
- Exhibit III-3 Forecasted Shipments of Print Engines Segmented Region (AFSPs)
- Exhibit III-4 Forecasted Global Shipments of Print Engines Segmented by Print Technology (Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit III-5 Forecasted Global Shipments of Print Engines Segmented by Print Technology (Thousands of Units)
- Exhibit III-6 Forecasted Global Shipments of Print Engines Segmented by Print Technology (AFSPs)
Print Engine Market Shares
- Exhibit IV-1 Global Vendor Shipments of Print Engines by Region (Millions of Dollars)
- Exhibit IV-2 Global Vendor Shipments of Print Engines by Region (Percentage of Revenues)
- Exhibit IV-3 Global Vendor Shipments of Print Engines by Region (Thousands of Units)
- Exhibit IV-4 Global Vendor Shipments of Print Engines by Region (Percentage of Units)
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