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So just how widespread is digital printing in our industry, and what might the future hold? To find out, packagePRINTING magazine and InfoTrends recently conducted a survey of North American label and packaging converters. Over 100 converters offered up some interesting responses. Take a look.

If you want to see what’s in store for the future of the package printing and converting industry, INFO*FLEX is the place to be. If you're headed to Charm City next week, here are a few we've heard about that are worth seeing.

Montreal-based packaging and converting company L’Emballage Tout has installed an Epson SurePress L-4033A for its label printing services. President Yves Tougas said his team found the Epson SurePress to be the perfect match due to its wide color gamut, its ability to produce accurate repeat jobs and its ease-of-use.

Luminer is not your ordinary label converter. The company specializes in prime and secondary labels, on-pack/in-pack promotional products, multi-web advanced label constructions and a host of specialty converted products. And it doesn't hesitate to take on new challenges.

Digital printing is here to stay in the packaging space and will become more important over the next few years. Taking advantage of the value it offers requires balancing imaging technology and substrate selection to achieve the best possible results.

There are a number of applications for packaging and printing that rely on some aspect of cloud computing. For example, there are remote servers that drive inkjet printers so print customers can review and even approve color-accurate proofs sent from their marketing services/prepress providers.

There have been some notable developments in the digital production landscape for folding cartons, but overall the landscape has not changed significantly in the past year and a half.

This year's Labelexpo Europe reported its largest ever edition with record-breaking attendance figures. In addition, numerous market exhibitors increased their presence at the event, and the debut of several new busy feature areas was highly successful.

PRINT 13 and CPP EXPO had a successful five-day run in McCormick Place. "Two common themes seemed to be repeated by attendees and exhibitors alike at the show this year," reported Ralph Nappi, president of the Graphic Arts Show Company. "First, a sense of optimism existed that has not been evidenced in our industry for a few years; the second was the surprising number of deals that were inked at the show."

Epson will introduce its new ColorWorks Label Printer technology at PACK EXPO in Las Vegas. The technology enhances image quality and speed for decreased total labeling costs.