Smart labels and packaging for product/personal identification will change appearance and visual information, and provide instructions for home appliances and other consumer devices ($3.9 billion to print, +4 percent). Locks, safes and equipment ($3 billion to print, +0 percent) and data/document security ($0.9 billion to print, +4 percent) will open UV sheetfed, screen, hologram and micro/embed work for keyless entry cards, anti-counterfeiting/copying, theft warning/detection, and other visual, electronic and chemically reactive products.
Vincent Mallardi, C.M.C., is a the chairman of the Printing Brokerage/Buyers Association International (PBBA) and is a Certified Management Consultant in the paper, printing and converting industries. He is also an adjunct professor in economics. Contact him via email at vince@pbba.org