Business Management - Industry Trends

The in-plant community is a close-knit group — and even closer than you think for some. Over the years, several in-plant managers have fallen in love with each other and gotten married.

The top industries for print buying in 2020 will account for a whopping $207.6 billion of total print demand potential — and 12 of those sectors are projected to increase their demand for print by between 5% and 15%.

SGIA's Student Scholarship Program and the ASDPT Student Printing Competition provide students with resources & tools, and was aimed towards growing the industry. The scholarship program awards $2,000 to 25 graphic communications students, and the ASDPT competition allowed students a platform to show their finest work.

The 21st rendition of EFI Connect, held Jan. 21-24 at the Wynn Las Vegas also marked a seminal point in the history of EFI itself.

Georgia Southern University and Illinois State University adopted Introduction to Graphic Communication, the first textbook to use Ricoh's Clickable Paper technology. This print-to-web technology is enabling schools using the textbook to teach applications and technologies from prepress to post press.

Ongoing economic, legislative, and regulatory issues for printers are as worthy of attention as anything taking place nationally.

This year, the print industry will realize the full potential of inkjet, as increasingly more printers use production inkjet to expand into other markets. 2020 will also see a move into industrial printing on different shapes and substrates, and OEMs looking to make sustainable decisions with their inks.

SGIA’s Congress of Committees convened recently in Phoenix. Representatives from across the printing industry met to discuss strategies, trends, and opportunities for the industry in the coming year.

In-plant impressions may be the world's only in-plant magazine, but we still want to improve it and cover more of what matters to you. To find out what you think of the magazine, we're conducting a readership survey.

Successful print service providers understand that change is mandatory and embrace it. As 2020 approaches, developing strategies that incorporate market changes will be vital to print providers’ success. Here are the top trends that will yield the most influence for service providers of all types and sizes.