Digital Printing Opportunities in the Packaging Segment
Montreal printers Pazazz and PDI (Phipps Dickson Integria) print for folding cartons and litholam, but generally print offset. Warren Werbitt, Pazazz president, reports that Pazazz does commercial printing plus displays, folding boxes, and set-up boxes. He adds that Xerox is promoting digital packaging, and Pazazz uses an iGen for digital print, but the 14.5˝ x 20.5˝ sheet size limits them to smaller packaging and niche opportunities with folding cartons. He also reinforces the message that digital presses are generally not compatible with the folding, diecutting, and gluing operations that packaging requires. Pazazz often prints short runs of larger formats using offset, and partners with converters.
Jack Miller is founder and Principal Consultant at Market-Intell LLC, offering Need to Know™ market intelligence in paper, print and packaging. Previously, he was senior consultant, North America, with Pira International.
Known as the Paper Guru, Jack is the former director of Market Intelligence with Domtar, where he also held positions as regional sales manager, territory sales manager and product manager. He has presented at On Demand, RISI’s Global Outlook, PRIMIR, SustainCom World and at various IntertechPira conferences. Jack has written for Printing Impressions, Canadian Printer, Paper 360, PaperTree Letter and Package Printing, along with publishing a monthly e-newsletter, MarketIntellibits.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from The College of the Holy Cross and has done graduate studies in Statistics and Finance.
