

The global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer market size is predicted to grow from US$ 266 million in 2025 to US$ 1445 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 32.6% from 2025 to 2031.
Direct-to-Shape (DTS) printers are specialized printing devices capable of directly applying graphics, text, or images onto three-dimensional objects with various shapes and surfaces. These printers eliminate the need for labels or stickers, offering a direct and efficient way to customize products. DTS printing technology is versatile, allowing for high-resolution printing on a wide range of surfaces, including curved, uneven, or textured surfaces.
Market Drivers for Direct-to-Shape (DTS) Printers:
Customization Trend: Increasing demand for personalized and customized products across industries is driving the adoption of DTS printers.
Efficiency and Speed: DTS printers offer quick and efficient printing directly on products, enabling faster turnaround times and production processes.
Versatility: The ability to print on various surfaces and shapes makes DTS printers versatile and suitable for a wide range of applications in different industries.
Cost-Effectiveness: DTS printing eliminates the need for additional labeling processes, reducing costs associated with labeling materials and labor.
On-Demand Printing: The on-demand nature of DTS printing allows for quick customization and personalization of products, catering to changing market demands.
Market Challenges for Direct-to-Shape (DTS) Printers:
Surface Compatibility: Ensuring compatibility with a wide variety of surfaces, textures, and materials can be a challenge for DTS printers to achieve consistent print quality.
Color Matching and Image Quality: Maintaining color accuracy and image quality across different substrates and surfaces can be challenging, especially for complex designs.
Technological Limitations: Advancements in DTS printing technology are necessary to meet evolving customer expectations for higher print resolutions, faster speeds, and broader material compatibility.
Cost of Implementation: Initial investment costs for DTS printers and associated technology can be significant, especially for small and medium-sized businesses.
Regulatory Compliance: Meeting regulatory requirements related to labeling and product information while using DTS printing technology can pose challenges for businesses in regulated industries.
The “Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer sales for 2025 through 2031. With Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Customized
Customized
Segmentation by Application:
Food and Beverage
Pharmaceutical and Healthcare
Industrial
Others
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
Direct Color Systems (DCS)
Jetron Makine
Hinterkopf
Velox
Labelsaver
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer market?
What factors are driving Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer break out by Type, by Application?
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1 Scope of the Report
1.1 Market Introduction
1.2 Years Considered
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Market Research Methodology
1.5 Research Process and Data Source
1.6 Economic Indicators
1.7 Currency Considered
1.8 Market Estimation Caveats
2 Executive Summary
2.1 World Market Overview
2.1.1 Global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Annual Sales 2020-2031
2.1.2 World Current & Future Analysis for Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer by Geographic Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer by Country/Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.2 Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Segment by Type
2.2.1 Customized
2.2.2 Customized
2.3 Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales by Type
2.3.1 Global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Revenue and Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.3 Global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sale Price by Type (2020-2025)
2.4 Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Segment by Application
2.4.1 Food and Beverage
2.4.2 Pharmaceutical and Healthcare
2.4.3 Industrial
2.4.4 Others
2.5 Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales by Application
2.5.1 Global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sale Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.2 Global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Revenue and Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.3 Global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sale Price by Application (2020-2025)
3 Global by Company
3.1 Global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Breakdown Data by Company
3.1.1 Global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Annual Sales by Company (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Annual Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.1 Global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.2 Global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Revenue Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sale Price by Company
3.4 Key Manufacturers Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Producing Area Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
3.4.1 Key Manufacturers Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Product Location Distribution
3.4.2 Players Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Products Offered
3.5 Market Concentration Rate Analysis
3.5.1 Competition Landscape Analysis
3.5.2 Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2023-2025)
3.6 New Products and Potential Entrants
3.7 Market M&A Activity & Strategy
4 World Historic Review for Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer by Geographic Region
4.1 World Historic Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Market Size by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.1 Global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Annual Sales by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Annual Revenue by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.2 World Historic Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Market Size by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.1 Global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Annual Sales by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.3 Americas Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales Growth
4.4 APAC Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales Growth
4.5 Europe Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales Growth
4.6 Middle East & Africa Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales Growth
5 Americas
5.1 Americas Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales by Country
5.1.1 Americas Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales by Country (2020-2025)
5.1.2 Americas Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
5.2 Americas Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales by Type (2020-2025)
5.3 Americas Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales by Application (2020-2025)
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil
6 APAC
6.1 APAC Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales by Region
6.1.1 APAC Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales by Region (2020-2025)
6.1.2 APAC Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Revenue by Region (2020-2025)
6.2 APAC Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales by Type (2020-2025)
6.3 APAC Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales by Application (2020-2025)
6.4 China
6.5 Japan
6.6 South Korea
6.7 Southeast Asia
6.8 India
6.9 Australia
6.10 China Taiwan
7 Europe
7.1 Europe Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer by Country
7.1.1 Europe Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.2 Europe Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
7.2 Europe Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales by Type (2020-2025)
7.3 Europe Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales by Application (2020-2025)
7.4 Germany
7.5 France
7.6 UK
7.7 Italy
7.8 Russia
8 Middle East & Africa
8.1 Middle East & Africa Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer by Country
8.1.1 Middle East & Africa Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.2 Middle East & Africa Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales by Type (2020-2025)
8.3 Middle East & Africa Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales by Application (2020-2025)
8.4 Egypt
8.5 South Africa
8.6 Israel
8.7 Turkey
8.8 GCC Countries
9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
9.1 Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities
9.2 Market Challenges & Risks
9.3 Industry Trends
10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
10.1 Raw Material and Suppliers
10.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer
10.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer
10.4 Industry Chain Structure of Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer
11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
11.1 Sales Channel
11.1.1 Direct Channels
11.1.2 Indirect Channels
11.2 Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Distributors
11.3 Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Customer
12 World Forecast Review for Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer by Geographic Region
12.1 Global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Market Size Forecast by Region
12.1.1 Global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.1.2 Global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Annual Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.2 Americas Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.3 APAC Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.4 Europe Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.5 Middle East & Africa Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.6 Global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
12.7 Global Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
13 Key Players Analysis
13.1 Direct Color Systems (DCS)
13.1.1 Direct Color Systems (DCS) Company Information
13.1.2 Direct Color Systems (DCS) Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.1.3 Direct Color Systems (DCS) Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.1.4 Direct Color Systems (DCS) Main Business Overview
13.1.5 Direct Color Systems (DCS) Latest Developments
13.2 Jetron Makine
13.2.1 Jetron Makine Company Information
13.2.2 Jetron Makine Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.2.3 Jetron Makine Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.2.4 Jetron Makine Main Business Overview
13.2.5 Jetron Makine Latest Developments
13.3 Hinterkopf
13.3.1 Hinterkopf Company Information
13.3.2 Hinterkopf Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.3.3 Hinterkopf Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.3.4 Hinterkopf Main Business Overview
13.3.5 Hinterkopf Latest Developments
13.4 Velox
13.4.1 Velox Company Information
13.4.2 Velox Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.4.3 Velox Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.4.4 Velox Main Business Overview
13.4.5 Velox Latest Developments
13.5 Labelsaver
13.5.1 Labelsaver Company Information
13.5.2 Labelsaver Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.5.3 Labelsaver Direct-to-shape (DTS) Printer Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.5.4 Labelsaver Main Business Overview
13.5.5 Labelsaver Latest Developments
14 Research Findings and Conclusion
*If Applicable.