New Research: Industry Conditions, Inkjet Finishing, and What the Data Says
Jun 11, 2026

 

The Alliance Insights team has released two new reports packed with the data and analysis you need to make smarter business decisions in 2026.

State of the Industry Report 2026, sponsored by Canon U.S.A., Inc., gives you a clear, unfiltered look at where the print industry stands right now, and what it means for your business. Use it to benchmark your performance against peers, understand what's driving the gap between top performers and the rest, and get ahead of client behavior and buying trends.

Finishing: Production Inkjet's Next Frontier is your roadmap to where production inkjet is heading. If finishing workflows is slowing you down or you're not sure where to invest next, this report shows you exactly where the bottlenecks are, and where the biggest opportunities for efficiency and competitive advantage lie.

Download Finishing: Production Inkjet's Next Frontier: https://piworld.tradepub.com/free/w_defa10781/

Download State of the Industry Report 2026 (free to members): https://www.printing.org/publication/state-of-the-industry-report-2026

 

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