Printing Industry Commentary & Analysis

Articles by Cary Sherburne and David Zwang

Cary Sherburne is a well-known author, journalist and marketing consultant whose practice is focused on marketing communications strategies for the printing and publishing industries.

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David Zwang travels around the globe helping companies increase their productivity, margins and market reach. He specializes in production optimization, strategic business planning, market analysis, and related services to companies in the vertical media communications market. Clients have included printers, manufacturers, retailers, publishers, premedia and US Government agencies,.

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Flint Group Consolidation of Flexographic Prepress Adds Value for Flexo and Letterpress Customers

Published January 11, 2021

On January 7, the Flint Group kicked off the year with an organizational announcement that makes a great deal of sense for its business; in fact, many of us have wondered why it took so long. The company formed a new division, XSYS, which combines Flint Group Flexographic and Xeikon Prepress into a single Flint Group division, led by Dagmar Schmidt as President. Read more for all the details.

MIS Systems: Where are we now and where are we going?

Published August 1, 2017

Management Information Systems (MIS) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions in the printing industry have the reputation of being inconsistent and extremely diverse. We led a recent study for PRIMIR to explore the typical features of MIS/ERP solutions purchased and to what extent they have been implemented and integrated into print shop workflows. The result provides insight for both commercial printers and MIS/ERP vendors into which capabilities are most important, what their shortcomings are and improvements that can be made.

Bobst Group and Radex Launch Mouvent for a Focus on Digital Print

Published July 10, 2017

The Bobst Group and Radex formed a new company, Mouvent, to spearhead its digital printing strategy and has announced two production inkjet system for labels and textiles.

Adobe PDF Print Engine 3: The Next Step in Digital Printing Efficiency

Published September 5, 2013

On September 5th, Adobe announced the Adobe PDF Print Engine 3 (APPE3), bringing significant enhancements to its RIP architecture that enable its OEM partners to stay current with digital printing market demands. WhatTheyThink Senior Editor Cary Sherburne and WhatTheyThink Contributor David Zwang collaborated on this analysis of the anticipated impact of APPE3’s market entry.