Business Management - Industry Trends

With its unique blend of market education, product awareness, networking case studies and business strategies, the Digital Packaging Summit has demonstrated significant value for both its converter attendees and supplier sponsors. The fourth annual Digital Packaging Summit will be held from November 5-7 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

The Paperboard Packaging Council has revealed four packaging design trends that emerged during the association's annual North American Paperboard Packaging Competition. Read on to see these latest trends and be on the lookout for the winning entries, which will be announced in October.

packagePRINTING surveyed more than 100 printers and converters about their printing equipment investments and the drivers behind these key business decisions.

In a heartbreaking case out of Florida, a 15-year-old girl with a peanut allergy died after accidentally ingesting a cookie containing peanut ingredients. The incident has since sparked debate over whether food products containing known allergens should adjust the packaging to make these warnings more clear.

Chris Curran of NAPCO Media is working on the front lines to help build PRINTING United, which is a new trade show event that will attract attendees from all printing market segments including garment, graphics, packaging, commercial and industrial. In this article, Chris shares his journey in the printing industry and why PRINTING United is a reflection of the natural evolution of his profession.

INX International announced it will bring the full scope of its product range to PRINTING United, the joint venture of SGIA and NAPCO Media, which spans all segments of the graphic communications value chain.

It wasn't long ago that customized packaging was outside the realm of possibility for many small brands, primarily due to limitations in traditional printing technology. However, with digital printing, the benefits of customization in packaging have been realized in both small and large brand campaigns.

The SGIA/NAPCO Media partnership provided the tools to create something credible and strategic. PRINTING United is that something.

With its convenience factors, sustainability attributes, strong graphics, and new market opportunities, flexible packaging has emerged as one of the fastest growing segments of the packaging industry. In our latest State of the Industry report, packagePRINTING explores the latest flexible packaging opportunities that package printers need to know.

Windmoeller & Hoelscher joined CEFLEX in May of this year, joining the collaborative project carried out by European companies that represent the entire flexible packaging value chain. CEFLEX aims to find better system design solutions by 2025.