Published by PIA

The  2020 Flash Report released by the Printing Industries of America . Some comments from the report include.  In every 2020 scenario the current trends concerning print processes will continue. Of course, if there is a recession, all processes will take a hit although the hot processes will still perform better than others.

Print processes that will grow fastest over the next one to two years include:1) Inkjet both wide format and production 2)  Wide format particularly digital and inkjet 3) Digital toner based. 

In every scenario the current trends for specific print market segments will also likely carry over for 2020. While all sectors  will  cool  in  a  recession,  the  relative  rankings  will  remain. These  print  market  segments  will  likely grow at a  relatively higher rate than other sectors Packaging and specialty packaging Labels and wrappers Signage Direct mail Point of purchase