Smart labels are becoming one of the most popular technologies across the retail, healthcare, and logistics sectors, among others, and are viewed as an ideal means to achieve greater efficiencies and profitability, while providing the authenticity of an item and its traceability from the warehouse to the distribution center throughout the supply chain. These labels are used as a tool to enable smart supply chains and are also playing a vital role in the marketing and advertising of consumer products, which can be achieved through the provision of product information, as well as the analysis of consumer buying patterns that can be accessed from the data collected by these labels. Cost cutting over the supply chain, to be closer to the nearest level of efficiency, by manufacturers, has been a critical factor that has augmented the demand and prompted the proactive adoption of these solutions to gain the first mover advantage in the individual end-user industry.

Corrugated pallets (paper pallets) are pallets made of corrugated material, paper board sheets, and other paper materials except wood. They are manufactured through various methods, including corrugated top decks & bottom decks, internal support cells, honeycomb support blocks, corrugated runners, support blocks (manufactured by compressed corrugated material), and built up runners. For the purpose of analysis, the global corrugated pallets market is segmented into product, end user, and region. The study estimates the revenue generated from the sales of various types of corrugated pallets such as <3 walls corrugated pallets, 3–5 Walls corrugated pallets, 5+ walls corrugated pallets. In addition, the report provides information on end users such as food & beverages, chemical & pharma, agriculture, metal & machinery, wholesalers, and others (construction companies and import & exports oriented companies). Furthermore, the report covers the revenue generated from the sales of products related to corrugated pallets offered in regions such as North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA. However, the scope of report does not include the revenue generated from corrugated boxes, cardboard boxes, and any other type of corrugated packaging products, excluding pallets. Moreover, the report excludes market for pallets manufactured from wood and wood composite materials.

Managed print services (MPS) are used to gain visibility and control of the printing infrastructure, which helps the organizations to save money and boost productivity. These services also help improve environmental sustainability and document security. MPS usually begins with requirement gathering process. The next step includes a partial or complete replacement of existing hardware, which includes scanners, printers, faxes, photocopiers, and multifunction (MFP) devices. The service provider oversees the printing environment, services hardware, and provides parts and supplies. An MPS provider may also monitor and report on usage, problems, and user experience.

Product packaging has gone several innovations and changes in the last few years. These novelties have transformed the concept of packaging from a basic covering material to a promotional tool. Packaging has been an integral part of the entire evolution process. With the changes being inculcated in the product offering approach, packaging has witnessed the adoption of several new strategies by companies in order to deliver an improvised packaged product.

The market landscape and business opportunities for pure-play book printing companies and printing companies offering book printing services indirectly depend on the number of books sold in the market. The dynamics of book sales allow the publishers to make informed decisions regarding the number of copies needed to fulfill the current and future demand. The book printers then receive the orders from the publishers to carry out the print runs.

In digital printing on flexible plastic, the surface of flexible plastic materials is printed based on the data stored on a computer in digital form. Flexible plastic contributed around 14.78% to the global digital printing packaging market in 2016. A majority of the demand is from label printing and flexible film printing in different types of pouch packaging. Inkjet printing, xerography or electrography, and thermal transfer printing (TTP) are the commonly used digital printing types for flexible plastic. The market also consists of other types of digital printing technology such as ionography, direct thermal printing, tone-based printing, and magnetography.

Printing inks can be liquids or pastes that contain essential components such as pigments, resins, solvents, and additives (lubricants, solubilizers, surfactants, and fluorescents). Printing inks are used in the packaging, publishing, and promotion industries and are deployed through various printing processes such as flexography, lithography, digital printing, and gravure.

An audio driver IC is an electronic component that strengthens low-power or inaudible electronic audio signals to a level that is strong enough for powering loudspeakers or headphones. It is the final modulation stage of any typical audio signal before it is sent to loudspeakers and speaker enclosures. Audio ICs have wide applications in sectors the healthcare, industrial, automotive, telecommunication, and consumer electronics sectors. The audio ICs are of different type, including type A, B, AB, D, G, and H.

Printed electronics is referred to as electronics manufactured through various printing techniques. In printed electronics, the conductive layers and the inks are deposited on the fabrics or foil. It originated from the conductive patterns printed as a part of conventional electronics to form flexible keyboards and antennas, and then move to fully printed testers on different batteries, sensors, displays, and radio-frequency identification (RFID). Printing electronics technology uses the printing equipment for defining patterns on the material, which includes screen printing, flexography, gravure, offset lithography, and inkjet.

The food and beverage industry is the largest consumer of in-mold labels, dominating the market with a share of 75.1% in 2015. The remnant share was held by the chemical and household industry. In-mold label production reduces manual labor as most of the processes are automated. The labeling process is done in one step, eliminating the need for secondary operations such as the application of labels on containers.