Stephen Kodey

When will more of the industry's equipment purchasing intentions turn into purchase orders? by Susan Friedman, Editor OK, the hold-out's over; spending can start now ... right? According to packagePRINTING's 2001 Equipment Purchasing Survey, 60 percent of responding package printers have intentionally delayed most equipment purchases until the second half of this year due to the economy. packagePRINTING's survey isn't the only one showing these stalled spending stances. According to Stephen Kodey, manager of economic and business research at Printing Industries of America (PIA), a first quarter PIA survey showed 33 percent of printers (commercial and packaging) planned to hold off indefinitely on capital