With insights from Heidelberg Cloud, COVID-19 data published by World Health Organization (WHO), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Macroeconomic data published by IHS Markit, and survey results published by industry associations, Heidelberg is exposing Printing Industry performance in the face of global COVID-19 pandemic.
Tagged ‘Print Media Industry Climate Report’, the weekly updated data from some 5,000 offset presses around the world that are connected to Heidelberg’s cloud system to monitor press performance is an interactive chart that shows the impact of the pandemic on print volumes in commercial printing, packaging, and labels.
Though it is apparent that Nigeria as well as some other African countries are excluded from the interactive chat which may largely be due to non-use of Heidelberg Cloud and/or non-availability of data from supporting organisations, the data visualisation impact scale ranges from 1 (serious impact of COVID-19 on production) to 8 (production above last year’s level), with 7 representing current production when compared to the same period last year.
The Print Media Industry Climate report which was developed in April 2020 was at the request of Heidelberg customers who needed help to better understand which market segments and countries are most affected by COVID-19. WHERE To Print also gathered that with Heidelberg’s experience in producing connected machines for many years, the capabilities of these machines enable Heidelberg customers to remotely monitor the status of their equipment, follow up on processes and output, and improve the overall performance of their print shops. The wealth of machines connected, together with access to other industry data also allows Heidelberg to review the climate of the Print Media Industry at any given point in time.
Heidelberg Print Media Industry Climate Report vide www.heidelberg.com
