Graph Expo--On the Verge

related functions will still account for more than 80 percent of these printers' revenues. Those were key findings of the 1999 NAPL State of the Industry survey reported at the show by Andrew Paparozzi, the association's director of printing economic research.

Obviously, GRAPH EXPO did not lack in content; the event featured technology announcements, marketing alliances and joint development initiatives, as well as industry forecasts. In total, GRAPH EXPO 99 and CONVERTING EXPO 99 set a new record for exhibit size and number of exhibitors: 45,217 people took part in the show. With 622 exhibitors occupying more than 430,000 net square feet of booth space, it was the largest national prepress, printing and converting trade show presented in 1999.