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GraphExpo Show Daily September 14 2015

PRIMIR 2015-16 Research Lineup The Print Industries Market Information and Research Organization (PRIMIR), reports four major research studies have been completed, or are underway for release, by year-end 2015. U.S. Market Trends for Flexographic Printing Perceived to be a growth printing process, flexography is examined in depth by Freedonia Custom Research to provide an understanding of opportunities and threats through 2020. A key focus area, complete with analysis of quality/image requirements, is flexible packaging for the food, beverage, medical, bag, industrial, and other segments. The study highlights adoption rate vs. other processes, environmental issues or regional bans, life cycle cost, and technological advancements and trends in presses, consumables, substrates and inks. Process enhancements including digital, coatings, and screen are also studied. Wide Format Inkjet Printing Trends & Opportunities Research consultant IDC defines the current landscape with trends, forecasts and opportunities through 2018, by examining the major technology segments of aqueous, solvent and latex inkjet, UV (flat bed and roll-to-roll) and dye-based, including market size dollar volume, technology breakouts, installed machine base, ink consumption, key verticals, and potential displacement from digital/electronic signage. The study presents providers’ profiles and perspectives, as well as buyers’ requirements—exploring customer demands for higher service levels that drive growth and investment in new technology for faster production, and new application and market development. Other key trends featured include: the demand for sustainable printing and versioned prints (variable) driving digital conversion; supply-side innovations such as LED curing and latex that also drive new applications and higher volumes; and the increase in competition forcing requirements for increasingly low-cost, wide format display graphics printing. Trends and Future of Direct Mail through 2020 PRIMIR has partnered with Interquest, LLC, to evaluate all aspects of direct mail—providing a definition of direct mail today; identification of verticals using direct mail for all heavy end-use sectors (including B2B and B2C); utilization of new technologies; demographic trends impacting direct mail usage; competing media; and, supply chain needs. Aside from packaging, direct mail is a key application purportedly still in a growth mode for some businesses. Extensive interviews and surveys with agencies/experts, mailers, and providers identify the relative strengths and weaknesses of direct mail vs. other media, and assess the impact of economic, demographic, and technological changes on future demand. Print Industry Consolidation: Landscape, Implications & Opportunities Consolidation is taking place in all quadrants of the printing industry, from manufacturers of equipment and supplies and paper companies, to print firms themselves. This study, authored by the Economist Intelligence Unit, delves into the significant implications of a smaller, leaner printing industry, driven by generational changes in consumption of print and composition of the industry itself, along with technological transformation. Experts, from inside and outside the print industry, were engaged to explore significant factors changing the industry landscape of key print segments in the U.S. and to identify areas of opportunities for businesses, despite the industry’s recent challenges. Findings from the above-mentioned “direct mail” and “print industry consolidation” research will be revealed at the upcoming PRIMIR/NPES Annual Conference slated for October 26-28 in Palm Beach, FL. “PRIMIR 2.0”—Leveraging PRIMIR’s proven methodology for conducting comprehensive, in-depth research studies—has identified, specifically through the active input by PRIMIR and NPES members, new 2016 research formats and deliverables that will include offerings of: mini-studies, white papers, and webinars in addition to the existing full-study format. These innovations will significantly increase the engagement, penetration and implementation of PRIMIR’s valuable research findings to directly benefit the broad spectrum of member companies. New task forces established for 2016 will manage research on the following topics: • Digital Printing Technology’s Influence on a Resurgence of In-Plants • Food Packaging Compliance – Impact on the Printing Industry • Inline Finishing Solutions in the Digital and Offset World • Brand Owners Influence on the Printing/Purchasing Process • Megatrends in Digital Printing Applications • Coatings Market in North America by Applications and by Chemistry, and • North American MIS/ERP Adoption in Commercial Printing. Earlier this year PRIMIR published research on: “Tag & Label Printing Trends,” “Print Applications: Revenues, Processes and Run Lengths in Commercial Printing,” “The Future of Retail Advertising,” and “Adaptation Strategies for a Changing Business Environment by Printing Equipment Manufacturers.” Review copies are available in the NPES/PRIMIR EXCHANGE in room S101ab. PRIMIR members receive all studies and NPES members receive select studies; and, past studies are available for purchase from PRIMIR by non-members. For information about PRIMIR research and membership, contact Rekha Ratnam, Assistant Director, Market Data & Research at e-mail: rratnam@primir.org, phone: (703) 264-7200, or visit: www.primir.org. Shine On! The Golden Opportunity for High-Value Printing is Here Digital color presses have advanced by continuously improving offset-like quality while adding value with digital’s faster turnarounds, lower-cost short runs, and variable information printing. This innovation path continues to have runway, evidenced most recently by emerging developments in metallic inks. Print service providers (PSPs) looking for a competitive edge or to differentiate their offerings may have struck gold—literally—with the all new Xerox (Booth 613) Color 800i/1000i Presses. The Color 800i/1000i Presses deliver increased press availability, new high-value application options that include optional metallic gold or silver dry inks, and a more flexible and seamless integrated workflow to boost productivity. The presses feature an optional fifth print station that allows PSPs to apply one of three available specialty dry inks, which includes clear (perfect for spot or flood effects), metallic gold, or metallic silver. The new gold and silver metallic dry inks—a GRAPH EXPO 14 MUST SEE ’EMS award winner— offer a cost-effective digital alternative for producing static or variable metallic elements that is less time consuming and less costly than traditional processes. These unique metallic inks are more than digital simulations. They are real metallic inks, complete with metallic flecks embedded in the toner and boast some of the highest flop indexes in the industry. This measures the change in reflectance seen when holding the sheets in various angles with light. Printers can expand their portfolio by creating stunning metallic and foil stamp-like effects, without the associated costs of traditional processes (makeready time investment, custom dies, materials, and waste). Jobs that previously were outsourced for offset gold and silver printing and foil stamping— such as logos, invitations, certificates, report covers, posters, and business cards—can now be migrated to digital and produced inline and at rated speeds, resulting in quicker turnaround times and cost efficiencies. Many of the presses’ core strengths remain, including exceptional 2,400x2,400 dpi image quality with accurate and repeatable color produced using Xerox-exclusive EA Toner and its fine, uniform, low-melt particles. Print speeds are as fast as 80 and 100 ppm, while substrate options range from 7.2x7.2" to 13x19.2" and from 55 to 350 gsm, and include a wide range of synthetics, polyesters, and other specialty media. The full-width array featuring the Automated Color Quality Suite (ACQS), an optional automated color management tool on the Color 800/1000, is now standard. This is an exclusive technology consisting of inline sensors that Xerox Color 800i/1000i Press span the entire width of the paper path and scan post-fused images on media at rated speeds. It automates time-consuming setup tasks, such as baselining the press for density uniformity and tonal reproduction curve calibration, as well as image-to-media alignment. The new efi EX-P 1000i Print Server processes jobs up to 55% faster than comparable servers, and enables the addition of gold or silver metallic dry ink to any job with the Fiery Image Enhance Visual Editor. The presses are fully configurable from input to various workflow and variable data solutions, and in-line and offline finished output, for automating today’s most innovative and profitable digital printing applications. Ready to seize the full-color, high-value print applications opportunity? Stop by booth 613 to learn how the Color 800i/1000i can help! 18 September 14, 2015 | GRAPH EXPO Official Show Daily | PrintingNews.com


GraphExpo Show Daily September 14 2015
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