Three printing technology trends for 2019
In the last year we have seen many exciting advances in technology. The continued rise of voice control devices, cloud-based computing, as well as new developments in the internet.
All of this and more is set to transform the printing technology marketplace in 2019 and here we are going to look the top three emerging print trends that we are most excited about…
Voice control
In 2018 we saw the introduction of voice recognition capabilities within a small number of smart printers. In 2019 the focus will be on offering more ‘smart’ services that are required in today’s workplace. Voice control will remain an opportunity for industry players to position their products and services as innovative and help businesses improve their efficiency.
Sustainable packaging
The packaging industry will witness significant advances in digital printing methods, as the need for sustainable packaging increases. In particular, corrugated inkjet will drive growth in this industry with focus on corrugated board, folding cartons, and flexible plastics.
3D Printing
3D printing is a great example of a quickly advancing technology. 3D metal printing is positioned to be the next big wave in this industry. HP has its Jet Fusion model, which it hopes will make a difference in the metal parts manufacturing sector. GE has been printing metal parts for jet engines and even Nike is using this method for its trainers. Over the next year, the print industry will continue to innovate and reinvent, and offering printing services that are more relevant to the smart workplace and the modern world will remain a very exciting and expanding area.
In the last year we have seen many exciting advances in technology. The continued rise of voice control devices, cloud-based computing, as well as new developments in the internet.
Subsribe for updates and our latest research
You may be interested in
From AI Experimentation to Real Business Outcomes: Our Takeaways from Microsoft Frontier Tour London
This week, Pete Graham, Microsoft Business Manager at Espria, attended Microsoft Frontier Tour London alongside members of the wider Espria team to hear directly from Microsoft leaders, partners and customers about the future of artificial intelligence. Having attended Microsoft’s AI Tour last year, Pete was interested to see how the conversation had evolved over the past 12 months. What became clear throughout the day was that the discussion around AI has matured significantly. A year ago, many organisations were still asking what AI could do. Today, the focus is increasingly on how to adopt it…
Critical PHP vulnerabilities: do you know who owns the fix?
When websites and applications sit with different teams and suppliers, the first challenge is knowing who needs to act. Critical vulnerabilities have been disclosed affecting PHP, a technology widely used across websites, web applications and other software products. The technical advice is clear: identify affected systems and apply the available updates. But for many organisations, the first challenge is understanding where PHP is being used, who manages those systems and who is responsible for taking action. To help you identify potential exposure, we have created a PHP Security Checker to determine whether your systems have…
Beyond the Filing Cabinet: What Document Management Actually Saves You
Document Management for Small Offices with DocuWare For many small offices, document management still means a filing cabinet, a shared drive with inconsistent folder names, and a lot of time spent searching for the one contract or invoice somebody needs right now. DocuWare replaces that with a structured, searchable system that sits behind your everyday paperwork. What does DocuWare mean in practice? Giving Office Managers time back For an Office Manager who is often the person holding the whole administrative process together, this is time back. Fewer interruptions to find a document for a colleague,…
Copilot vs. Claude
Why Microsoft 365 Copilot fits every day work A plain-English guide for people trying AI at work: what Copilot does, how it differs from a separate assistant such as Claude and where to start. The short answer Claude is a separate AI workspace. Copilot sits inside the Microsoft apps many teams already use and can work with the emails, files and meetings each person is allowed to access. A separate assistant helps when: Copilot helps when: – You need help creating or developing content from scratch. – The task is focused research, reasoning or code….
Microsoft is changing Copilot billing. Here’s how to stay in control of AI costs
From 1 December 2026, new Microsoft 365 Copilot Business purchases through CSP will come with usage-based billing already configured. At first glance, that might sound like another variable cost for IT and finance teams to manage. But it also gives businesses a practical way to access the next generation of Copilot experiences while retaining control over who can use them, how much they can spend and where that money goes. This matters because Copilot is changing. New experiences such as Copilot Cowork are designed to carry out larger, multi-step pieces of work. That creates more…
Phishing just got personal
AI-powered phishing attacks are becoming harder to detect, with increasingly sophisticated emails bypassing traditional security controls. As a result, organisations are placing greater focus on Human Risk Management, recognising employee behaviour as a measurable cybersecurity risk. SecureLearn, powered by KnowBe4 and fully managed by Espria, helps businesses reduce human risk through continuous security awareness training, phishing simulations, targeted coaching, and board-ready reporting that demonstrates improvement over time.