Business Management - Industry Trends

Serving in the position since 2017, Dan Muenzer will be stepping down from his role as TLMI association president later this year. He will continue to serve in the position until a successor takes his place. The Board of Directors has opened the search for a new president to the greater label-printing industry.

PRINTING United has already eclipsed the total square footage sold in 2019 and is on track to sell out again in 2020. With more space than ever before, the show will span all printing segments, including commercial, industrial, packaging, apparel, digital textiles, mailing, and fulfillment.

EFI Connect 2020 served as both the first Connect event where digital printing industry veteran Jeff Jacobson would take center stage since becoming EFI CEO, as well as the first conference where printers could learn more since EFI was acquired by private equity firm Siris Capital Group for approximately $1.7 billion.

As a variety of external forces drive labels and packaging in the direction of short runs, printers and converters are adjusting their approaches to profit from the shift.

Digital package printing is redefining the ways brand owners are using packaging to engage consumers and drive purchasing. In a new special report, NAPCO Research has highlighted and analyzed packaging trends in key industries, with a special focus on the food and beverage market segment.

This year, Packaging Impressions expanded its content offerings, supplementing our in-depth articles with videos, survey-based research, and much more. So, to celebrate the final day of 2019, take a stroll down memory lane and relive the top 10 most viewed items from the past 12 months, as determined by you, our reader.

At the 2019 Digital Packaging Summit, a panel of three converters spanning multiple packaging segments discussed their experiences with digital package printing and the added value it brings to their customers. Listen in to some of their commentary here.

Mark Andy and UPM Raflatac have announced the formation of a strategic partnership between the two companies in the North American pressure-sensitive label segment. The goal of the partnership is to provide more high-quality, sustainable printing options for both flexographic and digital converters.

Newly created ePac Holdings Asia Pacific, located in Singapore, will manage the expansion with its first manufacturing location in Indonesia. The announcement builds on ePac's 15 locations previously announced in the U.S., and its entry into Europe with ePac Silverstone in the U.K.

MPS Systems North America Inc. will open a new Technology & Expertise Center. The new building includes shared offices with Imageworx, and will be equipped with a brand new 13”-wide hybrid EF SYMJET press. A grand opening of the North American Technology & Expertise Center is planned for Jan. 22-23, 2020.