Three-edge book printing, European packaging sale plan, 38% print AI adoption — and 6 more | BPJ News
Capital investment is splitting across three tests: expanding the printable surface, meeting logistics ratings and building compute infrastructure that keeps data in-house.
A process that prints designs on all three edges of a book moved forward just as another publisher ordered a reprint 13 days after launch. Energy-efficiency ratings for logistics, overseas packaging consolidation and AI running in-house are also starting to change printers’ equipment and order requirements.
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Logistics energy-efficiency ratings are moving closer to the trading terms between shippers and customers receiving deliveries.
Three-edge printing is expanding the added value of books, while a reprint ordered 13 days after launch shows the growing weight of supply speed.
Overseas, packaging consolidation is advancing, while bringing AI processing in-house is forcing companies to rethink their capital-investment criteria.…
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