Business Management - Industry Trends

PRINTING United Alliance introduced the Pinnacle Awards to recognize the best of the best in products for the printing industry.

A veteran journalist, who has decided to retire, takes a look back at the industry noting aspects that he believes will never change.

Too many in-plants still rely on e-mail as the primary method for customers to place orders and upload artwork. The manual processes associated with email are costing them tens of thousands of dollars per year. What should your in-plant do differently?

Several more of the industry’s top suppliers have announced their sponsorship of the 2021 Inkjet Summit.

There’s never been more publicity surround USPS and – in recent times – the postal rate increase stakes have never been higher.

Some market segments have fully embraced inkjet technology while others are still reluctant or unsure. Inkjet web presses have seen a much faster adoption rate than sheetfed inkjet presses. Why is that?

Spanning a two-week period in June, the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association’s virtual conference will feature 24 sessions focused on in-plant issues, as well as a virtual vendor fair.

Idealliance released its expanded schedule of upcoming G7 Expert Training and Certification courses open to all global registrants.

My greatest fear at the beginning of the pandemic was that organizations would use it as an excuse to shut down their in-plants for good. A year later, I’m pleased to see this hasn’t happened on a large scale. Not every in-plant has been so fortunate, however.

New equipment, in-plant mergers, and a virtual conference recap were the topics of top importance in April – which, by the way, ends today.