Future Trends in Packaging Printing: Scaled Globalization

With the development of flexo printing and the improvement of system speed and automation, the application of packaging and printing in food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, medical and other industries will inevitably develop in scale and globalization. However, the trend of people in the food and beverage industry and those engaged in packaging medicine and medicine is still different.

Large-scale packaging and printing

The packaging industry in the future will become the fastest-growing industry and will develop at a rate of 20% to form scale and globalization. The development of packaging markets such as Europe and Japan that have already developed will not be rapid, and the merger of international markets will become the main growth point. Another development trend is the speed and automation of packaging and printing systems. Speed ​​and system flexibility will become the main criteria for future selection of packaging and printing equipment. In the area of ​​packaging and printing, on the one hand, the degree of automation of the production line has been continuously improved, and at the same time, the control technology for improving the efficiency of the production line has been sought. On the other hand, the operational flexibility of the packaging equipment means that the equipment can quickly change jobs. The quick change of print jobs has become a printer's most desired job. The third trend is the integration of systems. Single-function printing devices cannot face fierce competition, and integrated systems will implement multi-function operations such as filling, encapsulation, and labeling. The design of the unit structure will be developed in these directions.

In general, packaging printing will develop towards flexible packaging and plastic packaging. In contrast, the printers of the pharmaceutical and medical packaging industry believe that with the emergence of "exquisite" labels, the packaging industry will have a great impact. Because "exquisite" labels will work with scanning technology to prevent or eliminate the occurrence of counterfeiting.