Keeping Up With the Competition

What's hot and what's not

This year, packagePRINTING set out to discover what's really going on in contract converting shops. Among the findings: slitting is the most common service available, as almost 80 percent of the companies surveyed have the capabilities. In a distant three-way tie for second place, coating, laminating, and sheeting equipment can be found in about 57 percent of the shops. However, the trick here is to be sure your converter of choice can meet the job's size requirements. Coming in on the tail end, only 14 percent of converters have reinforcing capabilities.