Business Management - Industry Trends

During the recent virtual Digital Packaging Summit, two leading digital label printers discussed a wide range of topics, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the automation and efficiency advantages of digital, and words of advice for those seeking to enter the digital market.

In the waning days of 2020 (Sunday, December 27, to be exact), President Trump signed HR 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, a combination COVID-19 stimulus/relief and omnibus government funding bill passed by the House and Senate on December 21, 2020.

As we wind down 2020 and eagerly await 2021, here is a look back at the top 5 most visited Packaging Impressions articles, as determined by you, our readers.

The office of Packaging Impressions will be closed from Thursday, Dec. 24, through Friday, Jan. 1. We wish you and yours a Wonderful Holiday Season and a Happy New Year. 

In a year of twists and turns for all industries, folding carton printers and converters have tirelessly worked to get products to consumers and keep employees safe.

The PRINTING United Digital Experience remains live and accessible in the holiday season through January 31, 2021 for attendees to take advantage of all the education, resources, and new product information from leading exhibitors.

The FTA has announced the theme for its 2021 FORUM will be "Prosper Through Efficiency." The event will be held from May 2-5 in Kansas City, Mo.

2020 will be remembered as unexpected and transformational. As we reach the end of it, BOBST looks back at some of the important milestones that were achieved and key decisions that were made, and reveals its expectations and predictions for the year ahead.

When the pandemic finally recedes, it will leave a deeply changed business landscape behind it. But, the new realities of a post-COVID marketplace may well prove to be advantageous for producers of labels and packaging.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, drupa 2021 has been canceled, and will transition to a virtual event. The new event, virtual.drupa, will be held April 20–23, 2021 during the time frame drupa was originally scheduled for.