Business Management - Industry Trends

Understanding the tools needed to optimize the flexographic printing process, along with how to determine the return on investment of a capital expenditure, were highlighted in a recent packagePRINTING webinar, "The Keys to Flexo Success: How to Optimize Your Company’s Printing," sponsored by BOBST. 

At the end of each year, Mintel, a market intelligence agency, reveals the trends it has forecasted will have an impact in the year ahead. Mintel has announced and detailed the five global packaging trends it believes will have a major impact on the packaging supply chain in 2018.

In what’s arguably the hottest segment in the printing related industries, flexible packaging, TC Transcontinental has announced the acquisition of Flexipak, a Montreal-based flexographic printer of bags and stand-up pouches.

In announcing its intention to take part in the premier edition of PRINTING United, SCREEN Americas has made clear that its decision rests on two things: the desire to target its marketing efforts to decision makers; and its belief that the curated experience PRINTING United promises to provide will deliver maximum value to attendees and exhibitors alike.

Between the talking wine labels powered by augmented reality, creative packaging from one of Netflix's most popular shows, and the latest innovations from a major press manufacturer, the month of November featured a variety of interesting packaging news.

When a product’s packaging goes beyond its basic function of making the product easy to transport and enhances the consumer’s experience with the product in some way, it creates an even more positive user experience, which can enhance loyalty and repurchase frequency.

Much like digital printing technology, the Digital Packaging Summit has evolved since its debut.

With a combination of determination and support, women in the Independent Carton Group have risen to the top of the packaging industry.

As consumers and brands continue to realize the benefits flexible packaging provides, converters can make the most of the increasing opportunities in the segment.

Ricoh is the first industry leader to commit to participating at the first-ever PRINTING United, an SGIA and NAPCO Media event, further demonstrating its Commercial & Industrial Printing Business Group’s strategic vision.