January / February 2023 Looking to 2023, we predict that businesses will continue to develop new innovative technologies to address today’s key sustainability issues within the industry, such as recyclability and global regulatory pressures. At ACTEGA, we are constantly developing new ways to help our customers and brand owners meet their new targets. An increase in paper and board products is to be expected, driven by the demand for more sustainable solutions. Therefore, our goal to provide effective alternatives, such as our range of ACTGreen® Barrier Coatings, will remain a priority for us at ACTEGA. The need to create packaging and print technologies that are kind to the planet will be essential in 2023. We are confident that our solutions will help shape the future of the print and packaging industry, and we are excited to see what the future holds. 1. Environmental considerations will be front of mind for many businesses. Organisations which have not made steps to become carbon neutral will be looking for initiatives to help them demonstrate their commitment to sustainability, such as Kyocera’s recently launched Carbon Neutral Printing and Managed Print Services. 2. Security will also be a major trend for next year, both in hardware and software. There remains a need to make remote and hybrid working more secure overall, so expect to see new IT software designed to help achieve this goal. Print devices will also see new security features added to help iron out any lingering issues and organisations will seek devices like Kyocera’s 3554ci series that are validated ‘secure’ by the likes of BLI and Keypoint Intelligence. 3. There will be a significant shift in the number of end-users embracing on-board document management systems and automated workflows as the trend toward cloud adoption gathers pace. Security plays a major part in this for the reasons mentioned above, but these systems also bring much-improved efficiency when it is needed more than ever. Hybrid working has accelerated digital transformation and Kyocera’s Cloud Print Scan (KCPS) and Cloud Information Manager (KCIM) products play to this enabling the convergence of print and digital workflows. Björn Fandrich, vice president of Paper & Board Europe, ACTEGA Steve Pearce, group head of marketing, Kyocera UK 25 Have your say on the latest news, as it happens news | features | archive | comment www.printmonthly.co.uk
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