Covering the inkjet industry, we participate in a lot of industry events, often as speakers or reporting on new announcements, sometimes simply as attendees because we like to learn new things. All of the events that we had planned to support in 2020 have now been rescheduled (drupa) or transitioned to a virtual event (thINK, Inkjet Summit, PRINTING United). While we miss the opportunity to reconnect with customers and colleagues in person at these events, this may actually be a boon for many inkjet buyers.

Most print organizations are facing travel restrictions and budget constraints due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are looking to invest in inkjet presses or software, you still need to gather information. Recognizing this challenge, there are a host of suppliers stepping up to curate information for you. Virtual events are so prevalent now that it puts the entire future of live trade shows in question for the foreseeable future.

Since curating inkjet information for buyers is in the very DNA of Inkjet Insight, we stepped up with our own Inkjet Innovation Week, June 15–19, where we organized the latest inkjet announcements in the context of current market trends and new application segments. Since we can’t do justice to five hours of in-depth webinars here, this article will cover: