PRINTING United Expo

Here’s a look at how AI is reshaping the printing industry, plus some practical ways AI can help PSPs work smarter and save time.

A breakdown valuations, EBITDA add-backs, working capital pegs, asset-based tuck-ins, and what sellers really take home at closing.

Onamica Dhar, economist at Alliance Insights, summarizes data from the recent State of the Industry Report.

Cory Francer examines packaging convergence, diversification opportunities, and highlights from the Packaging Impressions Forum.

From new equipment to emerging innovations, Alliance members share the printing tech they’re most excited about right now.

PRINTING United Alliance members discuss where they see the greatest opportunities in today’s print industry.

PRINTING United Alliance members share which member benefit they’re hoping to tap into next as their businesses grow and evolve.

PRINTING United Alliance members highlight the benefits they rely on most to stay competitive in the printing industry.

Packaging Impressions editor-in-chief spotlights industry leaders, fresh research, and the energy evident on the show floor early in the 2025 event.

WTN! episode spotlights new AI research, preliminary findings from Alliance Insights' State of the Industry Report, and a convergence study set to publish later this month.

To know if your compensation plan is stand-out or lackluster means understanding the overall trends for the industry at large.

PRINTING United Expo attendees in Orlando voted Domino the Attendee Choice winner for 2025. See how live demos and a deliberate multi-segment strategy inspired the win.

From the PRINTING United Expo show floor, Chris Curran explains convergence and how digital lowers barriers to new applications. Watch the video for the full conversation. 

As the 2025 PRINTING United Expo wraps up in Orlando today, artificial intelligence stands out as a defining theme of the event.  Here’s how Alliance Insights prepared.

Pasquale Milo of GPE Ardenghi shares how screen printing adds depth and dimension to packaging and the importance of 1:1 human connections made at PRINTING United Expo.

Scodix’ April Lytle shares insights on tactile packaging, substrate experimentation, and why converters should explore embellishment trends at PRINTING United Expo,

Fiery has announced a range of products and technologies designed to unlock your inner Print Genius at PRINTING United Expo 2025.

Cam Caraher shares insights on short-run label trends, combo packaging, and why converters should visit the SnapPress booth at PRINTING United Expo 2025 in Orlando.

Farrah Nuzzo shares how flexo converters can boost consistency, cut ink use, and simplify inventory — plus her favorite packaging surprises and Apex Intl’s Queen-powered booth vibe at PRINTING United Expo.

Hybrid Software’s Michael Agness shares insights on digital label trends, unexpected applications, and the sleeper feature converters need to know — all part of Packaging Impressions’ PRINTING United Expo Intel series.

Paul Edwards shares thoughts on AI, digital print, and why there’s no stopping INX Intl. at PRINTING United Expo.

This episode of POW! Package of the Week showcases the standup pouch for Nature’s Garden Omega-3 Mix — an extraordinary example of how disciplined execution drives consumer impact.

Anna Qin dishes on Aopack's presence at PRINTING United Expo and discusses the role of automated box-making technology in supporting short-run packaging applications.

Expo Intel Series: Don Gulcher discusses XMPie's presence at PRINTING United Expo 2025 and explores how packaging can serve as a gateway to digital engagement, enhancing customer experience, and campaign performance.

In Packaging Impressions’ fun, new series, Expo Intel, INX’s John Sweeterman shares his take on excessive packaging, coming to PRINTING

FUJIFILM to spotlight its portfolio of print technologies at PRINTING United Expo 2025.

PRINTING United Expo sets the stage for solutions shaping the global future of print.

Mactac, a Lintec company, will showcase its latest solutions at PRINTING United Expo 2025.

Glost Energy’s limited-edition label hits a homerun on retail shelves.

Award-winning label combines a big brand personality, patriotic design, and precise printing.

This POW! Package of the Week episode spotlights All Times Sparkling Cider’s innovative printed packaging.

Watch our parody newsflash, then learn where to get the real scoop on AI and print manufacturing.

This POW! Package of the Week episode spotlights Cellucor Super Thermo Stim-Free Fat Burner’s flexo-printed label.

This week’s episode of POW! Package of the Week spotlights the flexo-printed label for John Frieda conditioner.

PRINTING United Alliance’s Josh Carruth talks training, AI, and new revenue opportunities for packaging converters.

PRINTING United Alliance members will receive multiple benefits and perks at the Expo, including…

At the Expo, attendees will find resources for understanding and implementing embellishment…

This popular event will again take place this year on Thursday, October 23, and provides an immersion into print technology and education to those studying print and graphic communications.

This POW! Package of the Week episode spotlights the award-winning label for Monalisa amaretto liqueur.

This POW! Package of the Week episode spotlights the flexo-printed wrapper for Magic: The Gathering Strixhaven.

PRINTING United Alliance is leading the way in helping the industry embrace and adopt AI.

This year’s Expo will deliver unparalleled scale, substance, and strategic value for label and package printers.

This POW! Package of the Week episode showcases a flexo-printed label with foil, embossing, and lucha wrestling flair.

Automating printing operations improves operational efficiency, color consistency, and working conditions for converters.

Paperboard packaging leaders explore how to grow their businesses in uncertain economic conditions.

PRINTING United Alliance announces Derrick Nelloms, PMP, as vice president, PRINTING United Expo.

In this episode of What’s Trending Now?, package printing expert and NAPCO Research analyst Cory Francer reflects on the 2024 PRINTING United Expo and the AI research unveiled at the event.

Package printing expert Cory Francer reflects on PRINTING United Expo’s evolution and looks forward to the upcoming Digital Packaging S

Here is a look at some of the key metrics and trends and how to use this information to position your business for success.

As PRINTING United Expo continues to buzz with excitement, GTI Graphic Technology is attracting attention with its PDV D50 LED desktop viewing stations, designed to meet the stringent ISO 3664:2009 viewing standard.

PRINTING United Expo 2024 has showcased a plethora of innovative solutions for printing and converting operations, including those spotlighted by EngView Systems.

Educational session at PRINTING United Expo 2024 to show label and packaging converters how to harness AI's potential to outpace competitors.

Gary Jones of PRINTING United Alliance discusses his session on OSHA compliance at PRINTING United Expo 2024.

NAPCO Research Analyst Cory Francer discusses his upcoming session at PRINTING United Expo 2024.

Packaging Impressions speaks with Mark Subers of PRINTING United Alliance about the Alliance and the 2024 and 2025 editions of PRINTING United Expo.

Research-backed strategies to help package printers make the most of their time at PRINTING United Expo 2024.

Top trends for the commercial, packaging, promotional, and industrial printing segments; why Xeikon invested in its biggest ever PRINTI

At PRINTING United Expo 2024, Agfa will highlight its latest automation solutions, including the world debut of the Jeti Tauro H3300 UH

Why PRINTING United Expo 2024 is the perfect event for package printing pioneers.

Inkcups will showcase an extensive array of direct-to-object digital and pad printing technologies at PRINTING United Expo.

Color-Logic will spotlight its award-winning Process Metallic Color System at the highly anticipated PRINTING United Expo in Las Vegas.

Taktiful Software Solutions will be exhibiting its innovative software solutions in booth C928, co-located with Harris and Bruno Intl.

IST America will exhibit at Booth C3083 at the 2024 PRINTING United Expo in Las Vegas from Sept. 10-12.

The CEO and managing director of Durst North America sat down with Label and Narrow Web magazine to talk about the 2024 Expo.

In this week’s episode of POW, Packaging Impressions spotlights the Uncle Funky’s Daughter Midnite Train label printed by McDowell Label, a Resource Label Group Co., and congratulates John McDowell on his recent induction into The Ben Franklin Honor Society at the 2023 PRINTING United Expo in Atlanta.

Asked at the recent PRINTING United Expo what is new with ink manufacturer INX International, Paul Edwards, the company’s vice president, digital division, shared a change in strategy. “We’re making a stronger move toward packaging,” he said. “If you look at trends,…

Cory Francer, analyst at NAPCO Research, discusses "The Digital Label Opportunity," one of the two educational sessions he will present at the upcoming PRINTING United Expo.

Lisa Cross, principal analyst with NAPCO Research, discusses the educational session, "The Folding Carton Opportunity," which will be presented during the upcoming PRINTING United Expo in Atlanta, October 18-20.

Adam Peek, senior vice president of sales at Meyers, discusses the upcoming panel discussion, "Printing’s Role in Increased Product Functionality," taking place at the 2023 PRINTING United Expo, and other reasons why it's important for packaging and printing "nerds" to attend the event. 

Heidelberg and Gallus have been busy. Over the past month, they've announced several innovations to support the long-term success and growth of the label and package printing and converting industry. Here are the highlights.

Registration is now open for PRINTING United Expo, taking place October 18-20 in Atlanta, Georgia.

PRINTING United Alliance, the most comprehensive member-based printing and graphic arts association in the U.S., announced that registration for PRINTING United Expo 2023 is now open.

Packaging Impressions editor-in-chief Linda Casey, and Todd Meissner, president of Color Ink and FunDeco discuss the benefits of attending PRINTING United Expo for package printers

HEIDELBERG’s booth featured a modular Smart Print Shop – showcasing digital transformation across the manufacturing supply chain

Packaging Impressions held a panel discussion during PRINTING United Expo titled “Packaging 101 for the Commercial and Wide-Format Printer” to educate commercial and wide-format print service providers on how they can enter the packaging segment.

Label and package printers enjoyed the steady predictability of their businesses during the last few decades, but that approach “left cracks in the plaster as the world evolved.” The key to preventing those cracks is to constantly feed an innovation pipeline, and diversity’s superpower is feeding innovation pipelines.

Leer came to Empire Screen Printing with the challenge of creating a branded decal that would not deteriorate under a variety of unforgiving outdoor conditions.

We talked with Matthew Greer, CEO/CTO, DMS Color to find out how digital inkjet printers are helping DMS expand its fast-growing packaging business — and the role of this technology in the development of his company’s first direct-to-consumer offering.

Carlson Print Group, well-known for its luxury customized print pieces produced for many leading brands in the world, installed a Scodix Ultra 6000 to broaden its offering of high-end finishing capabilities to its clients with tailored embellishment needs. 

Labels, Tags & Inserts (LTI) has expanded its capabilities with the installation of the Insignia6H diecutter with a folding gluing system from Rollem for its Burlington, NC, facility. 

While print production software is well established and fully functional, what isn’t is the interconnectivity between production and MIS systems. DWS Printing & Packaging is a good example of how a reassessment can be helpful.

Tavo Packaging found itself needing to supercharge its pressroom and add capacity for its national and international brands. Its solution was to partner with Koenig & Bauer and invest in a new Rapida 145 large-format press at its eastern Pennsylvania facility.

Curtis Packaging, a specialist in luxury folding carton packaging, has invested in the first Scodix Ultra 6000 Press powered by SHD, launching at PRINTING United.

As the number of label and package printers simultaneously contracts and expands with consolidation through mergers and acquisitions, the need for firms to both differentiate and standardize also grows. A certification can open the door to a project that may have been closed before.

Carlson Print Group is utilizing its new Koenig & Bauer Rapida 105 PRO press as its centerpiece work-horse machine, providing its exceptional customers with the definitive advantage of high quality, color consistency, embellishments, speed, and quick changeovers.

HP Indigo collaborated with Pacari Premium Organic Chocolate to continue growing internationally and increase one more country within its 42 destination countries.

The Royal Group needed to invest in technology that would enable it to serve more clients looking for high levels of customization and versioning, and offer food safe and environmentally friendly packaging. TRG invested in the Delta SPC 130 Automatic from Koenig & Bauer Durst.

Xpresspack Inc. is an Atlanta, GA-based corrugated printer producing wide-format inkjet packaging for some of the world’s most recognized brands. Looking to drive process efficiencies to gain incremental business in the corrugated market, Xpresspack chose Agfa’s Jeti Tauro H3300 LED.

Three seconds. That’s how long a brand has to grab a consumer’s attention, according to Jeff Jacobs, director of marketing with ePac Flexible Packaging.

As Albany Packaging's business skyrocketed, its solution to increase capacity was to recently install a new Koenig & Bauer Rapida 145 seven-color press along with a Koenig & Bauer AllPro 145 folder/gluer.

Working with Empire Screen Printing gives Server Products management peace of mind that the branding decals and magnetic wraps used to customize their products maintain brand integrity.

Colordyne Technologies and Kao Collins continue their strategic partnership through the development of the 3800 Series WB — Retrofit, a sustainable water-based mechanical piezo print engine for narrow-web labels and packaging.

When a leading bow manufacturer experienced ongoing issues with its domed logo decals dislodging during use, it sought a solution that would keep their name right in front of their customer’s faces — literally.

The job called for twenty-four spot colors on one 8.5x11" sheet, and the customer — Crayola — needed 230,000 within a couple of weeks. A tall order, and one that Jordan Patterson, president at Virtual Packaging in Grapevine, TX, might have politely declined a couple of years ago. 

Hulco Printers recognized the importance of making a necessary investment in their label printing. It recently purchased an ArrowJet Aqua 330R from Arrow Systems to help streamline and increase its label production.  

Commercial and wide-format printers looking to enter the lucrative label and packaging printing markets won’t want to miss a luncheon being held by Packaging Impressions tomorrow Thursday, October 20 from noon to 1:30 pm.

To help packaging converters and printers understand how to onboard employees more effectively, we spoke with Joe Marin, senior VP of education and training at PRINTING United Alliance. 

Tilia Labs is set to showcase its automated imposition AI workflow and latest partnership Integrations at PRINTING United

With nearly 700 exhibitors, it might be hard to decide where to start in the PRINTING United Expo. Here’s a sampling of what to see.

Baldwin’s AMS Spectral UV division will showcase its line of LED-UV retrofits at PRINTING United 2022.