Commercial Printing

Very little about what the world went through in 2020, and continues to endure in 2021, can be considered normal, says David Luttenberger, global packaging director for market intelligence firm Mintel. But as the packaging industry looks ahead in 2021, with hopes that the end of the pandemic is in sight, the experiences that shaped the tumultuous past year will be beneficial in preparing...

Getting kids to eat their vegetables is an age-old challenge for adults. Heck, sometimes convincing ourselves to eat our greens can take work. That’s a problem one food producer is trying to tackle through branding and design. By tricking the customer’s brain into thinking a package of spinach is fast food, it might just be enough to...

The PRINTING United Digital Experience wraps up on Jan. 31 after three months of free, invaluable programming which was made available virtually to the global printing community in order to continue to serve industry needs in 2020...

During the PRINTING United Digital Experience, a printer panel focused on how the commercial sheetfed offset print market is changing...

Steve Johnson got his start in publishing at the age of 15 mopping floors before transitioning to the company’s in-plant printshop. His love for the craft was genuine, pure and immediate. So, when management offered...

TEAM Concept Printing, a full-service trade printer based in Carol Stream, Ill., has purchased a six-color Komori Lithrone G40 (GL640) press to meet the demand of a growing customer base that is asking for more sophisticated packaging...

Life in the age of COVID-19 has been complicated. While much of the country has been hunkering down in the name of flattening the curve, packaging producers have needed to keep the presses running. Part of a critical infrastructure industry as defined by the Department of Homeland Security, these printers play a crucial role in...

The current economic expansion, which turns 11 years old in June, is the longest on record. To provide some perspective, average recoveries (post-World War II) last roughly six to seven years. Andrew D. Paparozzi, chief economist for Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA), Fairfax, Va., urged printers not...

Sustained profitability isn’t about finding the next big thing. The key is cultivating skills in several areas, not one or two...

If you came up to me and asked, “Brendan, I’m a print and promotional product distributor, and I’m looking to know more about the folders and brochures category of the industry. Can you give me some information about the benefits, applications and new developments in that sector?” I would look at you and...