Interviews with Industry Executives, Commentary & Analysis from WhatTheyThink Contributors and other video features.
Frank talks about The Youth’s Companion, a newspaper published in Boston for over 100 years. In 1892, its editor proposed a Pledge of Allegiance. Watch the Video
When Haley Haar took over AlphaGraphics in Kansas City, the business generated about $600,000 annually. Today, she has led the company in a growth path approaching $2 million in annual revenues through careful strategic planning and a deep understanding of customer needs and requirements. Watch the Video
In this Product Showcase video, Jon Congdon, Skandacor's Print Embellishment Fanatic, talks about the FINISHPro 3D 1623 Flatbed UV Resin Printer, designed to add raised embellishment effects. Watch the Video
Frank describes his informal survey to discover the most-used typefaces. Over a decade, he has asked users what font they use most often. See the results. Watch the Video
In partnership with the Foundation for Graphic Communication Education (formerly the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation), WhatTheyThink is profiling promising students in a graphic communications or related program. This month, we profile Adrian Martinez, a third-year student at Illinois State University majoring in Graphic Communication Technology. Watch the Video
Frank reacts to a Jeopardy game show segment that involves Johann Gutenberg. There is much misinformation about the invention of printing and Frank is on a mission to present the facts, even if it means yelling at a TV screen. Watch the Video
Stuart Fox, CEO at Kongsberg, shares how the Kongsberg Ultimate 64 cutting table addresses the critical productivity and uptime challenges faced by high-volume corrugated converters. Engineered for continuous multi-batch production of corrugated and display applications, the modular cutting system achieves an acceleration rate of 2.7G and a cutting speed of 165 meters per minute. The system features three dedicated tool positions to enable seamless creasing, cutting, and perforating without operator intervention. To balance throughput with operator safety during automated workflows, the table integrates SmartZones and the Extended Automation Safety system. Watch the Video
Frank traces the evolution of the printed Bible as reported in Neal Lightfoot’s book “How We Got the Bible.” The English Bible evolved from Hebrew, Greek, and Latin versions. Martin Luther’s German translation influenced other translations. Watch the Video
Ken Hanulec, Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for EFI, talks about the latest trends in display graphics as well as some of the recent EFI product releases. Watch the Video
Frank notes that there are now shortages of newsprint for those newspapers that produce a paper edition. Paper production is down because we now lose more trees to fires. And paper mills are replacing newsprint with packaging papers. “Save the trees” now has a different meaning from when it meant printed page reduction. Watch the Video
Chris Manley, President of Graphco, talks about some of the leadership changes at Graphco, as well as the SD Augusta line of equipment including the F150R Pro stud-welder. Watch the Video
In this ISA Sign Expo booth tour, Tiffany Bisson, Print Technology Consultant and Inkjet Product Manager for EFI, highlights the broad range of applications that EFI wide-format and textile printing equipment is capable of producing. Watch the Video
David Bistrovic, Product Manager, Professional Imaging, for Epson highlights some of the company's most recent product introductions—including its new UV flatbed printer, the 10-color SureColor V4000. Watch the Video
For its entire 207-year history, Monadnock Paper Mills has taken sustainability to heart. As a privately-owned paper mill, the owners live near the mill and take protection of the environment seriously. Most recently, the company has introduced a new, sustainable alternative to vinyl for retail signage, Ultra Hide PC 100 Blockout Poster. In part two of this two-part video, Julie Brannen explains. Watch the Video
Erik Norman's president of swissQprint Americas, talks about 10 years of swissQprint serving the North American market, the upcoming opening of the company's new facility near Chicago, and the ability to add wide-format embellishments. Watch the Video
Frank talks typefaces by showing the 1923 ATF and the 1940 Linotype specimen books. From less than 200 type families to over a million today, there are more type families available than at any time in history. Fortunately, Times Roman and Helvetica (Arial) dominate. Watch the Video
In April, Kornit Digital announced the acquisition of PrintFactory. In this Business Update Video, Director Global Strategic Partners Simon Landau provides background on PrintFactory, which has been in the market since 1989, and explains the value to PrintFactory, Kornit, and their dealers and customers of this addition to the Kornit portfolio. Watch the Video
Richard Romano talks with Michelle Schott, Marketing Director for Roland DG, about the company's celebration of a major milestone and its new branding. Watch the Video
In this Business Update Video, Richard Reamer, Senior Director, Large Format Product Strategy & Planning for Canon USA LFS, talks about the Colorado XL hybrid printer that uses Canon's UVgel ink to print on both rigid and flexible substrates. Watch the Video
In partnership with The Foundation for Graphic Communication Education (TheFGCE—formerly the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation), each month we profile a promising student in a graphic communications or related program. The goal is to raise awareness of graphic communications programs, as well as help students get a “leg up” on entering the industry after graduation. This month, we profile Chans Montgomery, a fourth-year student at University of Houston. Watch the Video
In part one of a two-part video, Cary Sherburne talks with Julie Brannen, Director of Sales and Sustainable Solutions, Monadnock Paper Mills, about the Monadnock story. Celebrating its 207th anniversary this year, the company got its start after the War of 1812, printing currency. From the outset, the mill, located on the Contoocook River in Bennington, New Hampshire, used renewable resources to power the mill, a practice that continues through to today. Watch the Video
Frank is excited to show the world’s first dot matrix printer. It was made by Centronics in Hudson, N.H., under the leadership of Robert Howard, who went on to produce the first color printer at Howtek and the first automated color press at Presstek. Howard’s biography was entitled “Connecting the Dots.” Watch the Video
Becky McConnell, Marketing Manager for Durst, talks about the wide-format solutions both Durst and Vanguard were showing at the ISA Sign Expo earlier this month. Watch the Video
Komori has been providing offset press solutions for decades, and at drupa in 2024, introduced a new B2+ Inkjet press. Both of these seem to target the demands of today's market. David Zwang talks with Lance Martin, VP Product Marketing for Komori, about the company's offset and inkjet portfolio. Watch the Video
Frank discovered that Sweden has its own national typeface and wonders why America does not. He looks at a few possible typographic contenders and provides commentary along the way. Watch the Video
Scodix has announced their new Ultra 7000 SHD which is designed to embellish materials for sign and display including rigid material like Plexiglas, acrylics, and corrugated for applications like point of sale and point of display. David Zwang talks with Amit Svartz, COO of Scodix, about the new system. Watch the Video
In this Product Strategy video, Ray Duval, Ultimate Automation Facilitator for Ultimate Tech, talks about the need for automation for wide format and signage, commercial print, labels, and more. Watch the Video
In this episode of the Digital Embellishment Show, Kevin Abergel sits down with Emelie Dahlbacka, Creative Director at VBS in Sweden, who is quickly emerging as one of the most exciting designers working with fifth- and sixth-color technology today. From her first experience with specialty toners to winning global awards, Emelie shares how she approaches design with the machine in mind and why that mindset is the key to unlocking real value in embellishments. Watch the Video
Richard Romano talks with International Sign Association (ISA) President and CEO Lori Anderson about this year's Sign Expo, which ran last week in Orlando, Fla. Watch the Video
Frank found recent data on newspaper circulation for US newspapers. Every one of the top 25 publications was down in both print and digital versions. TV and alternative websites seem to be growing in news consumption. Watch the Video
In this Business Update Video, Doug Surrett, GM and Chief Commercial Officer for Graphic Communications, talks about the separation from eProductivity Software, the integration with CAI, and what it means for the business and customers. Watch the Video
David Zwang talks with Mike Herold, EVP Marketing and Sales for EMT International, about the industry, its changes, the shifting requirements for digital finishing, and how to address them. Watch the Video
Frank waxes nostalgic about variable-data printing, which integrated your name and other personal information into direct mail. But the rise in postage has reduced direct mail in all forms. What was called junk mail is now spam. Watch the Video
Carbon black, a core component of black ink for decades, has come under fire in recent years due to its perceived negative environmental impact. However, David Zwang talks with executives from Living Ink and ACTEGA about a new technology that offers a viable alternative. Watch the Video
In partnership with the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF), WhatTheyThink is profiling promising students in a graphic communications or related program. This month, we profile Audrey Walch, a third-year student in Cal Poly’s Graphic Communication program. Watch the Video
Michelman is one of the longest running partners with HP, and continues to provide significant benefits to HP and their customers. Andy Rae, Head of Digital Business Unit at Michelman, talks with David Zwang about how HP and Michelman work together to provide the solutions that support the changing landscape of print and packaging. Watch the Video
Frank tells the tale of the first building built to house multiple printing companies. The 20-story Printing Crafts Building (PCB) was built in 1920. It is on 8th Avenue between 33rd and 34th Streets in New York City. The Charles Francis Press was there along with binders, typesetters, mailers, and more. Watch the Video
RPI is a global white label printer that found that Tecnau has helped streamline their production and throughput and are now looking at the final step in the process, packaging for shipping. Sitma explains how it will provide a significant benefit. Watch the Video
Miraclon has been at the forefront of modern flexo for years and has now launched a new flexo plate that brings even more consistency and ease of use to the pressroom and the prep area. David Zwang talks with Emma Weston, Chief Marketing Officer for Miraclon, about the new plate. Watch the Video
David Zwang talks with Ami Barda, President of ProQure, which worked with CPGs and PSPs to create a connected packaging platform using NFC and QR Code data carriers for the packaging supply chain. Watch the Video
Frank talks to Mitchell Ahearn about restoring a vintage Vandercook letterpress. Many of these presses have sat in basements and barns for years. As they are donated, they are restored for a second lifetime of use by a new generation of letterpress users. Watch the Video
Chris Clarke, Chief Technology Officer for Georgia Printco participates in a candid and detailed discussion of the company's installation of the Durst LiftERP solution, the problems it solved, the culture shift it precipitated, and how it has transformed the company's workflow, slashed new hire onboarding time, and saved the company money, specifically in the cost of goods. Watch the Video
In this episode of the Digital Embellishment Show, Kevin Abergel talks with Michael Cox of Konica Minolta about where the label and packaging market is headed, why digital embellishment is gaining momentum, and how premium packaging helps brands win on shelf. Watch the Video
Gelato CEO Henrik Muller Hansen shared his thoughts on the importance of a unified software layer that can help print service providers gain a view across their entire operation that improves productivity and profitability. He discusses who the new consumers of personalized textile printing are—both individuals and businesses, and points out the growth opportunities in the apparel market. Watch the Video
Frank shows off the last page of the New York Times produced in metal. The 1978 lockup of Linotype lines and photo engravings was pressed to produce a stereotype mold or flong. Molten metal was poured in to make a thin plate which was curved to mount on high-speed web letterpresses. The curved plate headline says “MEN WALK ON MOON.” Watch the Video
Eric Vessels welcomes back WhatTheyThink Managing Editor Richard Romano to discuss how digital embellishment has evolved over the past few years and why the technology is now gaining significant industry attention. Romano shares his perspective on the increasing visibility of embellishment following drupa and explains how data from the annual Digital Embellishment Survey is helping analysts, vendors, and printers better understand adoption trends. Watch the Video
Paul and his team at Aldus in Seattle introduced PageMaker and the term “desktop publishing.” Graphic designers could assemble pages on a computer screen. He laid the groundwork for what would become InDesign and electronic print workflows. He died recently without any acknowledgement of the difference he made. Watch the Video
Sharp is making serious moves in production print… and dealers are paying attention. In this episode of The Digital Embellishment Show, Kevin Abergel talks with Dino Pagliarello, Vice President of Product Management and Production Print at Sharp USA, for an impromptu but powerful conversation about embellishments. Watch the Video
With embellishment becoming more widely available and used, the team at Taktiful decided that it was time to create a place to discuss, learn and share all things embellishment. David Zwang talks with Taktiful's Eric Vessels about the new Taktisphere. Watch the Video
In this Business Update Video, David Zwang talks with Michael Cox, Director, Category Strategy L&P, for Konica Minolta, about the company's latest offerings in the digital printing, digital label, and wide-format markets, as well as the top challenges facing the industry today. Watch the Video
Richard Romano walks with Jeff De Boer, CEO of De Boer Media Group, about the company's display graphics and signage production work and their relationship with EFI. Watch the Video
In 1948. Intertype introduced what looked like a hot metal typecaster except that it set type photographically. As printing converted from letterpress to offset lithography, there was a need to set type on film. We call it the “first generation” of phototypesetting because it was photomechanical. Later, phototypesetters became electronic. Watch the Video
In this Product Showcase video, Chris Manley, President of Graphco, shows off the ProCut Fold Stream folding and gluing machine, which employs a multi-belt system that simplifies setup and reconfiguration for a broad range of plow folding applications. Watch the Video
In partnership with the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF), WhatTheyThink is profiling promising students in a graphic communications or related program. This month, we profile Kyla Vargas, a fourth-year student at the University of Houston. Watch the Video
Digital embellishment is no longer a niche upgrade. It is becoming a strategic growth engine for commercial printers and packaging producers. In this episode of The Digital Embellishment Show, Kevin Abergel sits down with Paul Furse, Global Director of Marketing and Business Development at Harris and Bruno International, to talk about the embellishment market, Harris and Bruno's product offerings, and the “Out of This World” design competition and why educating designers matters. Watch the Video
CPGs—and residents of the world—are increasingly interested in seeing what impact their printing and operations have on the environment. David Zwang talks with Dominic Harris, CEO of Carbon Quota, a solution that quantifies that information, and does it relatively easily. Watch the Video
Frank interviews Marcin Wichary, who is researching the evolution of page markup, from typographic formatting, to SGML, to HTML. For centuries, page designers had to communicate the size, font, line length, leading, indents, and other aspects of how the page should look. And formatting web pages is no different. Watch the Video
This UK-based provider of web-to-print services at the Enterprise level has onboarded 34 new clients since last May, 18 of which are in North America. In this interview, CEO Doug Gibson provides background on the company and explains its target market, market differentiation, and more. Watch the Video
In this episode of the Digital Embellishment Show, Kevin Abergel talks with Andrew Gunn, Director of Product Marketing at Fujifilm, about how Fujifilm is expanding the limits of digital print. Watch the Video
David Zwang talks with Laura Cole, VP Pricing & Controls, Kodak, and Sven Freyer, Global VP Print Manufacturing & Managing Director, Kodak Germany, about the growth in demand for Kodak's Sonora offset printing plates and the company's outlook for 2026. Watch the Video
In this Business Update video, Pat Henry talks with Lance Martin, VP Product Marketing at Komori America, about the optimism the company has going into 2026, the company's new "Center of Excellence," and Komori's latest technologies. Watch the Video
David Zwang talks with Rob Welford, President of Xeikon NA. Xeikon North America has restructured the organization to better serve the region with their existing and new toner and inject products for commercial print and packaging. Watch the Video
Frank takes us unto his type vault and shows us the archive of every drawing for every character or symbol for every typeface produced by the Linotype Company in the 20th Century, all 400,000 sheets of them. This was the type library that every phototypesetting company used as the basis for their type library, from Baskerville to Helvetica to Palatino. Watch the Video
In this episode of The Digital Embellishment Show, Kevin Abergel talks with Sean Roberts, the national director of digital embellishment at Konica Minolta, to break down what is really happening in the market and why so many printers are paying attention right now. Watch the Video
Anne Valaitis, Principal Analyst for Keypoint Intelligence, talks about the current state of the customer communication market, how businesses are balancing print and digital communications, and how the role of social media in customer communication has changed. Watch the Video
Frank shows us one of the first printing presses manufactured in America. Until the early 1800s, if you wanted a press, it came from England. Adam Ramage was the first to make presses here. The press came from the Franklin Institute in Boston, which was founded with money from Ben Franklin’s will. Watch the Video
David Zwang talks with Hans Sep, Product Line Manager for Fiery, about JobFlow Pro, a new and innovative workflow platform based on intelligent automation. Watch the Video
David Zwang talks with Martijn Eier, Founder of Cloudprinter.com, about how the company is enhancing their backend production by opening their own facilities to better service the growing market. Watch the Video
In partnership with the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF), WhatTheyThink is profiling promising students in a graphic communications or related program. This month, we profile Mira Shupe, a fourth-year student in Cal Poly’s Graphic Communication program. Watch the Video
In this episode of The Digital Embellishment Show, Kevin Abergel sits down with Sam Glick, CEO of Impress Systems, to explore their $8,000 desktop digital embellishment unit. Sam shares his journey into print and embellishments, how he acquired Impress Systems, and why the Foil Xpress has quietly been a hidden gem in the industry. Watch the Video
Mary talks with Jon Congdon, Product Consultant for Skandacor, about the company's Finish Pro 3D 1623, which applies a 3D embellishment effect to printed materials. Watch the Video
In this fifth and final entry in a series of excerpts from a recent WhatTheyThink webinar, Rick Bellamy and Richard Romano run down the key takeaways from the webinar. Watch the Video
Frank was sad to see the Pittsburgh daily newspaper shut down (bad news) but happy to see that printed book sales are up (good news). We are going to see more of this “print goes away” and “print makes a comeback” news as we move into the future. Watch the Video
Mary talks with Theresa Zurn, CEO of Zurn Visual. Zurn Visual turns eco-friendly paperboard into fantastic, sustainable retail displays and trade show and event graphics. Here, she used Re-board to create a magical display that was a highlight of PRINTING United. Watch the Video
Mary talks with Michael Barron, Western Regional Sales Manager for Inkcups, about the company's Helix, a UV inkjet printer for helical printing on cylindrical objects such as bottles and drinkware. Watch the Video
In this fourth in a series of excerpts from a recent WhatTheyThink webinar, Rick Bellamy talks about GelatoConnect's new AI Estimator, which allows users to get precise estimates in 15 seconds and generate customer-ready quotes in less than five minutes, cutting quoting costs by up to 50%. Watch the Video
Frank shows how students “cheated” in the old days by reading Cliff Notes instead of the real book assignment. He has a whole collection of these publications. He compares all that with the new world of artificial intelligence, where you don’t have to read anything. Watch the Video
Mary talks with Greg Kallman, Director of Sales for BW Converting’s Baldwin product line, about substrate and ink compatibility, and the systems Baldwin/BW Converting offers for treating surfaces to promote ink adhesion. Watch the Video
In this Product Showcase video, Chad Ferguson, Vice President of Sales for MBO Americas, talks about some recent product introductions, including the MBO ZSS23 zero speed autosplicer, which allows uninterrupted print production. Watch the Video
Mary talks with Luis Ribeiro from Endutex, a 55+-year-old family-owned Portuguese manufacturer of coated textiles for digital printing applications. The company specializes in PVC, acrylic, and PU (polyurethane) coatings, offering products for applications up to 5 meters wide. Watch the Video
In this Business Update Video, Patrick Henry talks with Lance Martin, VP Product Marketing at Komori America, about the Lithrone GX29 Advance, a B2+ offset press, and how it fits into Komori's offset press portfolio. Watch the Video
Mary talks with Ken Bach, Business Development Director for Aberdeen Fabrics, about the company's sustainably-produced fabrics for a wide range of textile printing and graphics applications. Watch the Video
In this third in a series of excerpts from a recent WhatTheyThink webinar, Richard Romano and Rick Bellamy talk about the realities of print businesses' "peak season," or when business picks up dramatically. What are the current consumer trends that printers need to understand to optimize their productivity and efficiency? Watch the Video
Frank interviews Doug Wilson who is well known for his epic video “Linotype—The Film.” His has most recently been involved with font marketing and they discuss current typeface trends. Watch the Video
Last year, Heidelberg celebrated its 175th anniversary, and opened the Home of Print in Germany. This year the celebration will be here in the US with the opening of "The Print Media Center Americas - Home of Print." In this Business Update video, David Zwang talks with Clarence Penge, President of Heidelberg USA. Watch the Video
In this Cool Tools installment, Mary talks with Austin Bennett, Director of Technical Sales for Vanguard Digital Printing Systems, about the company's UV flatbed and hybrid wide-format printing systems, as well as how the "nimbleness" of UV opens the door to a variety of print applications. Watch the Video
As we try to bring at least some apparel manufacturing back to the U.S., a key barrier is lack of sewing skills. While suppliers to the sewn products industry are working on automation and integration of AI, new players are also entering the field. One such player is CreateMe, and in this interview with Cary Sherburne, its founder, Cam Myers, explains how their Adhesive Technology can replace sewing for certain garment types. Watch for a more detailed article, coming soon. Watch the Video
In this edition of Cool Tools, Mary talks with Maggie Curry, National Sales Manager, PPS and Strategic Alliances, for RISO about the RISO VALEZUS T2200 high-speed duplexing cutsheet inkjet printer. It prints at speeds of up to 320 images per minute and uses oil-based pigmented inks, making it ideal for transactional print-and-mail applications. Watch the Video
In this second in a series of excerpts from a recent WhatTheyThink webinar, Richard Romano and Rick Bellamy talk about the tectonic shift to print on demand—not a new trend, but a dramatically accelerating one. What’s driving it—and how can print businesses take advantage of it? Watch the Video
Frank loves “The 2025 Printing Industry Census” from the Printing United Alliance using lists from Printing Impressions and other magazines. It asks questions that have never been asked in any other survey. Watch the Video
Mary talks with Jake Izzo, Technical Sales Manager for Engineered Printing Solutions about the company's inkjet solutions for printing directly onto three-dimensional objects. Watch the Video
In this Voice of the Customer video, Lois Ritarossi talks with Don Mader, President of Southeastern, and Danny Green, Director of Inkjet Sales for Digital Print Solutions, about printing workflows and how AI can be implemented. Watch the Video
In this discussion, President and CEO of ISAIC, Jennifer Guarino, talks with Cary Sherburne about the problem of the current fashion business model which is rife with overproduction. Reducing overproduction is within the control of brands if only they have the courage to take the right steps—and in doing so, can actually improve profits and customer loyalty. Watch the Video
In this first in a series of excerpts from a recent WhatTheyThink webinar, Richard Romano and Rick Bellamy talk about "The Great Contradiction," how consumers face a challenging economic climate while at the same time being more demanding of brands and other providers—and what this means for print businesses. Watch the Video
David Zwang talks with Colleen Molkenbur, Manager, Product Planning & Marketing, for Canon U.S.A. about Canon's new varioPRINT iX1700 cut-sheet production inkjet press. The new press was designed to fill a gap between Canon's higher-product ion inkjet units and its toner-based presses. Watch the Video
In this Product Strategy video, Chris Manley, President of Graphco, talks about the Foliant line of laminating systems, including the Foliant Taurus 530 NG 4x4 rated for speeds up to 8,600 sheets per hour. Watch the Video
In this Cool Tools installment, Mary talks with Kevin Davis, CEO of SnapPress, about the company's LP-1 Label Press, designed to address labor shortages by being simple to use. Watch the Video
Frank details his current reading list: a book analyzing the first sentence of the Declaration of Independence; a book about the women involved with the Oxford English Dictionary; and a book about how Ben Franklin built his wealth. Watch the Video
In this Business Update video, Udi Goldstein, VP Sales, Americas, for XMPie, explains how XMPie has worked to evolve from solely working in commercial print to develop a business enterprise software that is integrated within many industries and many systems. Watch the Video
Mary talks with Michael Poulin, Senior Product Manager for Fujifilm's Graphic Communication Division, about the brand-new 63-in. Acuity TR wide-format printer, featuring an aqueous inkset that can print on a wide variety of substrates. Watch the Video
David Zwang talks with Lisa Weese, Director of Product Marketing for Canon U.S.A., about Canon's extensive line of production inkjet equipment. Watch the Video
Mary talks with Jakob Ekeberg, Vice President of Products for Plockmatic Group, about the company's growth into the labels and packaging market. Watch the Video
In this product showcase, Chris Manley, President of Graphco, introduces the Augusta F150R Pro, their high-speed solution for wide-format, display, signage, and industrial producers who need hybrid flexibility. Watch the Video
David Zwang talks with Patrick Donigain, Sr. Manager Marketing for Canon U.S.A., about Canon's new 3.4m Colorado XL series, the latest in Canon's successful line of UVgel wide-format printers. Watch the Video
Lois Ritarossi talks with Southeastern Printing President Don Mader about the company's continued investment in inkjet technology. The diversity of inkjet capabilities, labor savings, turnaround time and high-volume print capacity has made the company's 30 year partnership with SCREEN a successful one. Watch the Video
Richard Romano talks with Jonathan Merenlender, Owner of Printed Ink. Printed Ink was founded by Jonathan Merenlender and his father in 2012 and has steadily grown to offer a variety of wide- and grand-format products and services. Watch the Video
Greg Fox, Owner of Fox Press & Education Specialty Publishing, talks about how his business was able to find new revenue streams by expanding into the short-run label segment. Watch the Video
Canon USA's Bob Barbera,Matt Poliniak, Shauna Glines, and Jason Koyama provide a booth tour of the new production inkjet and wide-format product introductions Canon was showing at PRINTING United. Watch the Video
What was the most lethal weapon of the American Revolution? It was not a musket or a bayonet—it was the printing press. The 36 Colonial printers produced newspapers and pamphlets with articles generated by a few hundred agitators out of 1.5 million colonists. They sowed the seeds of independence. Frank believes that the printing press created America. Watch the Video
Marco Kunz, Product Manager for Hunkeler gives an overview of the Gen8 Evo and the new user interface to create ease of use for the operator. Mike Wing, Solutions Manager for Muller Martini North America, describes the process of the highly-automated Antaro Book Binder, and it includes business-changing magic. Watch the Video
Mark Little, Senior Director of Global Product Marketing for Ricoh, joins Richard Romano to talk about Ricoh's Predictive Insight software, which provides a clear view into a company's printing operations, letting users achieve higher productivity. Watch the Video
Mary Schilling continues her Cool Tools journey through PRINTING United and catching up with Ricoh and their Pro VC 80000, a roll-to-roll inkjet device. Tim Bolton, Program Director of Inkjet, gives us an overview of the machine specs, and Mark Little, Senior Director of Product Marketing, dives into Ricoh's Predictive Insights, the software the machine runs on. Watch the Video
David Zwang catches up with Matthew Poliniak, Senior Manager, Product Marketing for Canon U.S.A., about their imagePRESS V1350 technology and the machine's features that create more automated and efficient print runs. Watch the Video
Lois Ritarossi speaks with Danny Green, Sales Solution Manager at Digital Print Solutions (DPS)—Screen Americas’ newest dealer partner—about how inkjet isn’t just a technology upgrade, it’s a business transformation opportunity. Watch the Video
In this Business Update, Elie Khoury, Founder and President of Alwan Color Expertise, talks about what inspired the company to create Hydra, a spectral color engine that is built to conquer the unnecessary complexity, high costs, and long processing times of color management. Watch the Video
In this Business Update video, Frank Mallozzi, President of Industrial and Production Print for Konica Minolta, discusses how the company is addressing all growth markets: labels, embellishment, cut-sheet, toner, and B2 production inkjet. Watch the Video
Toby Weiss, CEO of Fiery LLC, joined Senior Editor Cary Sherburne to provide an update on Fiery, including its presence at PRINTING United, as well as discussing the strategy behind the company's recent acquisition of Inèdit, the leading RIP solution for digital textile printing. Watch the Video
Mary Schilling, talks with Christine Yardley, President of Print Panther Direct, and Andrew Gunn, Head of Product Marketing for Fujifilm, about Fujifilm's Aspire Program, created to help designers understand print output and simplify the process of using metallic inks. Watch the Video
In this product strategy video, Kim Hajec, SVP of Marketing and Corporate Strategy for GPA talks with a Jerry Messner, Vice President of Operations of Liturgical Publications Inc. and a GPA customer, about their switch to the HP ColorPro Paper. The paper creates more vivid prints and more reliability in a touchless production system. Watch the Video
Newspapers once saved their back issues on microfilm and their photos in file cabinets. Reporters and historians used that material for research. As newspapers close down, that material is disappearing. Newspapers.com has digitized almost 30,000 newspapers, but most photo collections are still analog. Watch the Video
In this product strategy video, David Loos, President/CEO of MCS, talks about the new MCS HP108 head, used in a variety of inkjet printing equipment, trends in mail manufacturing, and the company's range of mailing solutions. Watch the Video
David Zwang talks with Chris Minn, Jessica Decola, and David Rosendahl, collectively known as She*t for Brains, a grass roots initiative that focuses on mental health and wellness in the print industry. The organization offers live and virtual sessions that provide a safe space for industry professional to get together and discuss the issues they are wrestling with. Watch the Video
In this business update video, David Zwang talks with Bret Farrah, Executive VP of Xitron, about Xitron's K2, targeted to print businesses looking to upgrade their aging workflows. Watch the Video
In this product showcase video, Kylie Schleicher, Director of Product Development for Ultraflex Systems Inc., talks about the company's wide range of substrates for display graphics, decor, and textile printing. The company's newest product is the Evolve PE Pro, a lightweight, eco-friendly polyethylene material, designed to work across Latex, UV, and eco-solvent print platforms. Watch the Video
In this product showcase video, Dino Pagliarello, VP of Product Management and Production Print for Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, shows off the BP-1200S, Sharp's flagship color press, which can print up to six colors in one pass and, in tandem with the Duplo 810, can add varnish and foils. Watch the Video
Taktiful's Kevin Abergel talks with Jon Congdon and Neil Drever of Skandacor about one of the most talked-about launches at PRINTING United, the FinishPro 3D 1623. Watch the Video
In this business update video, David Doucette, Director of Sales for Sentinel Ink Management Systems, talks about the latest trend in offset printing—press automation—and how Sentinel's ink management system automates ink distribution. Watch the Video
In this product strategy video, Michael Schubert of Renz/Plockmatic talks about the punching and binding equipment the company was showing at PRINTING United, and how it is well-suited for short runs, which are increasingly in demand by print customers. Watch the Video
Cary Sherburne talks with Ilan Elad, President of Kornit Digital, about the company's digital printing of athletic shoes. He explains how the application was developed, the benefits for manufacturers, and the process for printing on shoes. He also provides an update on Konnections, the Kornit users group, both the recent virtual event and the upcoming in-person event next April 9th in Ft. Lauderdale. Watch the Video
Richard Romano talks with German Sacristan, Principal Analyst-Production, for Keypoint Intelligence, about cost and pricing challenges facing print businesses and how they can cope with these issues. Watch the Video
David Zwang talks with Thomas Schweizer, Head of Global Sales for Gallus, about the company’s major launches at Label Expo 2025, including the Gallus Five, a new hybrid press combining flexo and high-resolution inkjet printing, and the Gallus Alpha, a digital-only press for affordable, high-quality inkjet production—completing Gallus’ full lineup for diverse label and packaging applications. Watch the Video
Richard Romano talks with Bryan Vielhauer, President of Decal Impressions, about his business and its transition from screen printing to wide-format digital printing. Watch the Video
Frank was at the 47th Boston Book Fair where book afficinados buy and sell old books. With every passing year printed books find a second life as collections are created based on author, subject, genre, etc. You can buy, sell, share, display, and cherish old books. Try to hug an e-book. Watch the Video
In this Business Update, Paul Bromley, Head of Global Sales for Infigo, discusses the trends that have led to their partnership with Printess. Watch the Video
In this Business Update, Paul Steinke, Director of Sales for Standard Finishing discusses how printers desire to become a full end-to-end operation has increased their business activity. Watch the Video
In this Business Update, Paul Bromley, Head of Global Sales for Infigo, discusses the trends that have led to their partnership with Printess. Watch the Video
Printers today are asking how they can continue to add value to print as they face declining print runs. In this Business Update, Rick Salinas, President of Duplo USA suggests now is the time to invest in the variety of embellished print. Watch the Video
In this business update video, Eric Vessels, Chief Experience Officer of Taktiful, talks about what is happening with Taktiful, and the embellishment tour they conducted at PRINTING United. Watch the Video
Richard Romano talks with Linda Fox, Owner of SpeedPro Nashville South, about her SpeedPro studio and her being an EFI customer. Watch the Video
Richard Romano talks with Ken Hanulec, Vice President, Marketing, for EFI about current trends in the display graphics market, as well as the latest EFI wide-format printing models. Watch the Video
In this business update video, Toby Saalfeld, Sr. Director, Portfolio Marketing Business Partner for Ricoh, talks about the Ricoh VC80000 inkjet digital web press, with built-in predictive insight and machine learning to make the machine more efficient the longer it runs. Watch the Video
In 1870, the Boston Board of Trade put a print shop on rails and crossed America. Railroad tracks had just connected east and west coasts. Frank tells the story and has the press to prove it. Watch the Video
In this product showcase video, Michael Toy, Regional Vice President of Sales for Packsize, showcases the company's equipment for producing any size folding carton on demand. Watch the Video
Matthew Raab, Moisha Clark, Kelly Leahy, Ileana Barber, and Billy Stojanovski tag team a Xerox booth tour at PRINTING United, featuring the Xerox IJP900 Inkjet Press, the Xerox Iridesse Production Press, the Xerox Proficio PX300 and Xerox Proficio PX500 Production Presses, and the Genesis Initiative, free resources for "Beyond CMYK" design. Watch the Video
In this product strategy video, Andy Fetherman, President and CEO of Müller Martini, talks about the new combined Müller Martini Hunkeler brand, and all the new opportunities and markets the acquisition has opened up to the company and its customers. Watch the Video
In this product showcase, Xiara Platte, Business Manager for Sitma Tecnau, demonstrates e-Wrap, the company's automated system for producing pack-to-size paper mailers. Watch the Video
Dino Pagliarello, VP, Product Management and Production Print for Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, talks about Sharp's digital embellishment capabilities. Watch the Video
David Zwang talks with Chris Petro, General Manager & VP Americas, for Sitma Tecnau, about Tecnau's acquisition of Sitma, an Italian manufacturer of ecological packaging production equipment and how it complements Tecnau's print finishing equipment portfolio. Watch the Video
Paul Albano and Michael Poulin, Sr. Product Managers for Fujifilm, tag team a guided tour of the toner-based digital printing equipment and the inkjet solutions the company was showing at the PRINTING United Expo 2025 in Orlando. Watch the Video
Back in 1993, the Feds implemented EDGAR for filing financial documents. Within a decade, the financial printing industry disappeared. Now they want government documents to be sent to us by electronic means. This will cut postal volume and affect Post Office deliveries. Will they sub-contract mail deliveries to amazon? Watch the Video
