Komori America, Rolling Meadows, Illinois, announced that more than 50% of its press installations during the last fiscal year were in the packaging sector, which is a 15% increase over the previous year.
Statistics show the United States is one of the fastest-growing packaging markets in North America, valued at USD $184.65 billion in 2021, and it is expected to reach USD $218.12 billion by 2027, registering a CAGR of 2.94% between 2022 and 2027. Anticipating this market trend, Komori introduced the advance series presses in 2021 to respond to the need for enhanced productivity, speed to market and the flexibility required to succeed in the burgeoning packaging market. The Komori presses installed to support packaging applications included all three models of the advance series: the Lithrone G40, GX40 and GX40RP.
“At a time when the print industry is experiencing many changes, packaging has emerged as an attractive, stable market. Komori has been successfully growing this segment with presses that offer the most sought-after automation platform and key design features for both packaging and commercial print applications,” said Lance Martin, vice president of marketing, Komori America.
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