Business Management - Industry Trends

Experts from PRINTING United Alliance and NAPCO Research will discuss the current status of AI use in the printing industry.

Epson has won 2024 Good Design Awards for five printers and an auto color chart reading portable table.

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Large format printers from swissQprint are designed for durability with minimum maintenance, thus keeping operating costs low and minimising the environmental footprint. How does the manufacturer achieve this standard?

Wide-format graphics are an integral part of sports events, from banners hanging up above to graphics on the court. Whether it’s on basketball courts or hockey rinks, there are almost always printed elements beneath the players’ feet.

Gene Hamzhie, CEO of FireSprint, shares how his for-the-trade wide-format printing business has expanded from producing yard signs and banners and into producing decals. Hamzhie discusses the technologies that have enabled him to access this new opportunity and shares whether he’s considering new opportunities in the near term.

Experts and students in the textile industry gathered for the recent Textile Discovery Summit, which focused on its theme, “A Path Forward Through Innovation: Advancing Manufacturing, Circular Economy, and the Future of Textiles.”

Dan Crownover, president of Texas Nameplate (Lancaster, Texas) shares the company’s quest to produce the high-durability products the company specializes in, while at the same time striving to seek sustainable solutions and minimize electrical power. Further, he discusses efforts to digitize production while maintaining maximum durability.

This episode features the proposed OSHA heat illness rule, OEM reps discussing the industry, AI images and color management, new PRINTING United Alliance chair Brooke Hamilton, leadership shifts at the Alliance, and one bold prediction for your future.

This report explores how digital printing has revolutionized opportunities for interior designers and graphics producers alike.