Global printer shipments in the second quarter of 2023 were 19.5 million units, down 11.7% year-over-year, with a shipment value of $9.5 billion, down 0.9% year-over-year!

Semper Workforce Solutions has released the results from their second quarter survey of the printing and packaging industries. This industry-specific survey feedback reflected a more positive outlook on the economy into the coming months. Hiring has returned as the number one business focus as companies reported sales projections to remain solid and/or grow into the next quarter.

Printing Impressions recently asked printers representing five key markets within the overall commercial printing segment how they viewed those markets five years ahead. Their responses provide individualized views on how they view future market engagement.

If you ask most print providers today about their biggest barriers to success, most will include recruitment and retention of talent at the top of their list. The labor challenges facing printing – and many other manufacturing industries – are many. As an aging workforce of baby boomers retires, their exit from the market is causing a labor shortage. But this is a problem that extends beyond simple headcounts. These workers, who came into printing as a craft, a skill, enjoyed careers built around the skills and needs of offset processes.

Leading label printing press manufacturer dives into the ink field with the UVF01 ink set for its Gallus Labelfire digital press.

Recently, Canon Group released its financial results for the second quarter of 2023. According to the financial report, Canon Group's turnover for the second quarter of 2023 increased by 2.2 per cent year-on-year to 1,020,882 million yen, and net income increased by 10.8 per cent.

Xerox recently reported its first fiscal quarter of 2023. During the reporting period, Xerox's revenue reached $1.75 billion, up 0.4 per cent year-on-year and 0.5 per cent at constant exchange rates.

According to IDC's latest report, in May 2023, Chinese printer market shipment volume (excluding copiers) stood at 1.177 million units, down 37.6% year-on-year. Among them, 569,000 units of inkjet printers were shipped, down 35.8% year-on-year, while 608,000 units of laser printers were shipped, down 38.9% year-on-year.

Recently, Tatyana Brazhnikova, general manager of the import department at local Russian importer RMS Ltd, was interviewed about the local consumables market, including brands, prices, availability and payment methods.

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