Ralf Schlözer has more than 30 years experience in the Graphic Arts and Graphic System Manufacturing industries. He is a freelance consultant and technology analyst for the printing industry with a special focus on digital print. He provides insights on technologies, applications, business models, and market development. He is also an expert on market sizing and statistical sources around the printing industry.

In previous positions at Keypoint Intelligence/InfoTrends as Director of the On Demand Printing and Publishing Consulting Service, he was responsible for all service-related publications, consulting, and research in production print hardware on a global basis. Before that, Schlözer spent five years in the R&D and Digital Printing Business groups of MAN Roland in product planning.

Schlözer graduated as Diplom Ingenieur in Printing Management and Technology in Berlin, Germany, and holds an M.S. Degree in Graphic Arts Systems from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in the United States.