The history, status quo and development trend of digital inkjet printing machines were introduced in detail in this paper pointing out that the technology was immature in the beginning and printed patterns were far from delicate. China’s domestic research on digital inkjet printing machines started in the 1990s. Hangzhou Honghua Digital Technology Stock Co., Ltd. successfully developed the first set of digital printing machine in 2000. Digital inkjet printing industry will promote the transformation of China textile industry to a low-carbon development model.