Fast-Track Firms : Shrink-Free Print Growth

The economic recovery has been a slow one for U.S. manufacturing in general and even more lethargic for the printing world, so one has to wonder whether the predictions of a "new normal" taking hold are true.

The industry continues to shrink, as evidenced by a brisk 2013 transaction season, capped by the jaw-dropping pickup of Consolidated Graphics by RR Donnelley. And while it was by far and away the biggest deal in '13, a glimpse at the PI 400 can provide further evidence of a shrinking market.