From 2020 to 2022 almost 2 million new units of industrial robots are expected to be installed in factories around the world. New technology trends and market developments enable companies to react to changing requirements. The International Federation of Robotics shows top trends to innovate.

There will be a moderate increase in growth in the global print market across the next 5 years, as the industry adjusts to new product demands, more flexible business models, and a shift in geographic emphasis.

Functional and industrial print is presenting exciting new market opportunities even as traditional print segments decline, according to the latest research from Smithers.

In 2019 the total market value of all digital packaging and label printing is $18.9 billion. The digital print market has more than doubled over the past five years in value and print volume, making digital packaging the most dynamic and fastest-growing part of the print market as corrugated, cartons, flexibles and rigid plastics follow the more established digital label production sector.

The global market for 3D printing in construction sector (including various technologies that use 3D printing as a core method to fabricate buildings or construction components) is poised for solid growth over the next six years with a compoud annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 16 per cent by 2025, according to a new report.

The global print market is shrinking in volume but growing in value over the period 2014–24.The average value of print increase will slightly over the ten-year period, as a result of changes in the product mix and the print processes employed.

Shipments set to rise to nearly 16 million in 2026, as manufacturing expenses drop

Enormous growth opportunities for material manufacturers as the medical industry ramps up production of prosthetics through additive manufacturing, finds Frost & Sullivan

Smithers Pira, the worldwide authority on the packaging, paper and print industry supply chains, has announced that one of their print experts will be presenting at the Global Wallcoverings Association’s (IGI) Annual Congress on 31 May to 3 June 2019.

Digital printing and digitization of media: The market for printing inks is affected by disruptive changes but also offers new opportunities. “Even in countries where the total demand for printing inks is stagnating or declining, there are certain growth segments,” reports Oliver Kutsch, CEO of Ceresana. The market research company already examined the global printing inks market for the third time: the different application areas and printing processes as well as the individual printing ink types. The market data are presented in detail in the current study, for example for demand for inkjet printing inks in the segment label printing. Until 2025, analysts at Ceresana expect an average growth of the global market for printing inks by 1.3% per year.

· US Industrial robot installations rise +14%

· US Robot Market: 2.1 billion US$

- Global operating income will fall 2%-4% over the next 12 to 18 months

- Input costs are rising, while demand for paper and prices for wood product and market pulp are falling