Printing and new technologies

The printing industry is closely related to people's lives. Paper consumption has been increasing year by year. People obtain visual information through newspapers, books, magazines, and other printed materials. As a result, the global printing industry has 500 billion US dollars in sales each year, making it one of the world's largest industries. Among them, the packaging and printing industry has risen to half of total printing sales in recent years. At present, the Internet is facing the rapid development of the reality of electronic media in the traditional publishing and printing industry, and the use of the Internet is becoming more and more popular. Although the total output value of the Internet has not surpassed that of the traditional printing and publishing industry, it is expected to exceed 2005. The total output value of the Internet and various electronic media is about 900 billion U.S. dollars, and traditional printing and publishing are about 470 billion U.S. dollars. This shows that the impact is enormous and the challenges are severe. Therefore, the printing industry should place special emphasis on the development of new technologies.
Entering the 21st century AD, the development of the printing industry with precision processing machinery has not become the direction of development. The next development trend is:
1 Digital and Electronic Software - The new technology revolution in the printing industry has become the main direction, and many large companies use this as a selling point;
2 In the paper-printing industry, the future development must compete with the Internet. The development of electronic media will also promote the development of the printing industry. Although the development of electronic media is relatively large (the world is expected to increase by 50% in the next five years), the development of printing will also be very large (approximately 30% increase is expected);
3 The development of the printing industry is further toward a hundred schools of thought. Minicomputers can help small-scale printing companies to develop and make progress. Business card production companies, sheet-fed printing companies, and self-employed households all have a foothold; large-scale printing companies have abundant financial resources, can mobilize resources for development, and have their own superior development path. The printing industry is an industry that is compatible with large and small enterprises. This is true in the global printing industry, and in China. If it takes time, rural printing companies will spring up in China.