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InfoTrends and NAPCO Release Study on In-Line Finishing Trends

(August 24, 2009). . . InfoTrends is pleased to announce the release of its fifth study in its Emerging Strategies series, which consists of quarterly studies on hot topics in production printing, conducted with NAPCO, the publishers of Printing Impressions. This study, entitled Emerging Strategies: In-line Finishing Trends, sought to obtain a better understanding of current in-line finishing adoption trends and to determine what types of in-line finishing options are needed at this time. The study examined print-for-pay and in-plant trends.  The respondent pool included 655 total respondents, with 243 from in-plant environments and 412 commercial printers.

InfoTrends and NAPCO have also conducted four previous studies in the Emerging Strategies series. Topics included:

• Emerging Strategies: Purchasing Decisions and the Current Economic Climate
  This study sought to:
  - Gain a better understanding of the effects of the current state of the economy
  - Determine what types of purchases are being made
  - Examine print-for-pay and in-plant trends
• Wide Format Digital in Commercial/Production Printing Environments
  Objectives included:
  - Determine penetration of wide format digital in production environments
  - Understand users’ perspectives on wide format business growth and key applications
  - Understand non-users’ likelihood to enter wide format and motives for not doing so
  - Determine key technologies and tools required for profitable wide format operation
• Green Printing and Sustainability
  The results of this survey of 318 respondents revealed trends that are emerging in each of these environments in relation to:
  - Certifications gained for implementation of green policies
  - The differences in adoption in different regions of the U.S.
  - The effect of company size on adoption
  - Factors driving adoption of green practices
  - Specific measures that have been taken to reduce negative environmental impact
  - The company’s view on sustainability
• Print Volumes and Run Lengths
  Key issues addressed in the study include:
  - Analyze run length and print volume trends between offset and digital technologies
  - Examine and gain insight into changes in print volume
  - Understand the application breaks by each of these device types

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