Business Management - Industry Trends

[VIDEO] The Top Packaging Trends for 2017
January 24, 2017 at 8:52 am

As the calendar turns to the new year, Mintel, a global market research firm announces the key trends that it expects will have an impact on packaging markets around the world. David Luttenberger, Mintel's global packaging director, stopped by the packagePRINTING studio to discuss 2017 trends and share some examples.

EFI Connect 2017 Indicates Packaging as a Priority
January 23, 2017 at 2:57 pm

EFI hosted its annual EFI Connect Conference from Jan. 17-20 at the Wynn Las Vegas. Packaging played a major role in the conference as EFI grows its presence in corrugated, narrow-web inkjet and automation software.

Digital Packaging: The Time is Now
January 20, 2017 at 12:27 pm

The second annual Digital Packaging Summit once again brought together leading converters and suppliers in an intimate environment to discuss digital technology in packaging. At the end of the Summit, it was determined that now is the time to explore the technology's benefits.

A Corrugated Showcase
January 20, 2017 at 11:15 am

SuperCorrExpo 2016 offered many highlights for the corrugated industry. In addition to a new venue in Orlando, Fla., attendees learned about the latest in digital printing technology and much more.

Printing Industry Professional with Brain Cancer to Run 7 Marathons in 7 Days on 7 Continents
January 16, 2017 at 1:44 pm

BethAnn Telford, special events coordinator at the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), isn’t your ordinary printing industry marathon runner — she is fighting brain cancer and preparing to run seven marathons on seven continents in seven consecutive days. It’s called the World Marathon Challenge and only 26 people have completed the challenge to date — five of them were women.

Our Top 5 Stories of 2016
December 30, 2016 at 11:00 am

For those in the printing and packaging industries, it's hard not to look back at 2016 with positivity. We had an amazing drupa, groundbreaking innovation in printing technologies, and packaging has become the industry's hottest growth area. For a look back at the year that was, we made a list of five of our top stories as determined by you, the reader.

When Packaging Goes Viral
December 27, 2016 at 10:42 am

A routine visit to the health and beauty aisle of a store resulted in a humorous viral video for a 22-year-old man from Virginia, when he noticed the similar packaging used in products aimed toward men. The video points out how men's products tend to be packaged in similar dark colors, and has received more than 50,000 retweets.

DataLase Reflects on Groundbreaking 2016
December 19, 2016 at 2:56 pm

DataLase had a very busy 2016, in which it launched its in-line digital printing technology, attended major international exhibitions and received industry recognized awards.

This Wine Label Doubles as a Book to Accompany a Glass or Two
December 19, 2016 at 12:14 pm

A glass of wine and a good book is an unquestioningly winning combination. But can a wine label transform into a book right on the bottle? Reverse Innovation has designed a series of wine labels for Librottiglia that do exactly that.