Business Management - Industry Trends

This week on Wide-Format Weekly, PRINTING United Alliance and STAHLS have announced a strategic collaboration; carbon black-based materials live to see another day in New York State; LexJet has announced a new exclusive distribution program partnership with Epson America; and in her latest editorial, Denise Gustavson explains that after six years of being at the helm of Wide-format impressions, she’s handing over the reins to Dan Marx.

EPR legislation failed to pass the NY State Legislature. It wasn’t voted on in the Assembly before the legislature adjourned for 2024.

FASTSIGNS has been ranked on Entrepreneur’s 2024 Top Franchises for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion list. The ranking recognizes the top 100 franchise brands that are at the forefront of advancing diversity, equity and inclusion.

This week on Wide-Format Weekly: drupa news, print production workflows, and the power of OOH.

Within its twice-yearly wide-format focused industry survey, NAPCO Research asks respondents to indicate the level of growth they see in 17 different wide-format product categories. Here are the results based off of their responses.

This week on Wide-Format Weekly, drupa and PRINTING United form a strategic partnership; Canon USA makes advancements to its Colorado M-Series; Drytac highlights its portfolio at drupa; and DuPont is using drupa to highlight the versatility of its Tyvek non-woven material. 

The PRINTING United Alliance 2024 Wages, Salaries, and Benefits Survey investigates a broad range of printing industry compensation practices, including base pay for more than 50 job titles, incentive pay structure, benefits offered, and paid-time-off policies. And we are looking for your input!

This week's quick update highlights keynote sponsors for the Wide-format Summit, profiles how a flatbed printer is transforming an in-plant printer, shares the announcement of an innovative new cutting system, and considers opportunities in floor graphics.

When I last spoke at PRINTING United, I described the difference between an interior designer and an interior decorator in my presentation. Afterward, a lot of people were asking me about this detail. Since you all seem curious about it, I thought it was worth another look.

This week on Wide-format Weekly, we're showcasing a series of interviews with industry peers about their reasons for attending the PRINTING United Expo; Gary Jones and Cassie Green discuss the implications that the EPA’s final rule banning methylene chloride will have on the print industry; we explore vertical printing; and we delve into all of the educational resources and events that are available to PSPs.