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Published January 23, 2017
Guy Gecht, EFI's CEO, typically includes a thought leadership segment in his opening talk. In 2017, he put the industry on notice that artifice intelligence is almost upon us, with a convergence of technology and market demand that will bring this to mainstream in the foreseeable future. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a technology that will have an impact on the printing industry, and printing owners and managers should keep tabs on its progress, understanding both eh risks and the opportunities for their businesses.
Published January 19, 2017
Angela Stone, Manager of Packaging Optimization at Canadian Tire Retail, is responsible for all of the private label packaging that is used for the wide range of products it offers. It covers all types of packaging, from folding carton to flexible to sewn-in labels. She talks about how she handles color management across this disparate array of packaging applications.
Published January 17, 2017
At Thomson Reuters Core Publishing Solutions, the focus on lean manufacturing is core to its business. WhatTheyThink recently visited the company’s Eagan MN facility to learn more about the operation. Read the full story.
Published January 17, 2017
Christine Gallagher, Director of Commercialization at Sonoco Trident, a division of the $5.2 billion packaging organization Sonoco, comes from a brand owner background. She speaks about the latest trends in anti-counterfeiting in packaging and how Sonoco Trident controls anti-counterfeiting measures, including reporting, and next generation developments that empower consumers.
Published January 17, 2017
Mark Lewiecki, Senior Product Manager at Adobe, talks about PDF 2.0, now being developed through the International Standards Organization which has responsibility for the PDF standard. A key new attribute is the ability to put page-level media-specific information directly into the PDF file. The ISO is also defining the metadata as it relates to media, especial for variable data printing, and is incorporating CxF spectral data into the PDF file.
Published January 16, 2017
Don Hutcheson of HutchColor, one of the industry's most knowledgeable color experts, shares his thoughts on the latest developments in color management and the tools print service providers should have to be able to print to the numbers and deliver against customer color expectations. He explains how industry standards are driving more process control into the art and science of printing.
Published January 11, 2017
Thomson Reuters Core Publishing Solutions in Minneapolis, kindly hosted the WhatTheyThnk team to view the digital transformation the operation is undergoing. Larry Soler, its Director of Prepress, Press and Digital, explains that while offset will be a core functionality for the foreseeable future, web and sheetfed production inkjet is driving change, including a 3-to-1 replacement of toner devices and migration of shorter runs from offset to digital.
Published January 6, 2017
2016 marked my first visit to the Color Conference. Over recent years, the conference has broadened its audience to include more content for designers and brand owners while still sticking to its color technology heritage. Read more to find out why this conference was a great way to end 2016.
Published January 5, 2017
Tim Hughes, Director of Manufacturing Client Services for Thomson Reuters Core Publishing Solutions, explains how in-sourcing work has helped the company balance workload peaks and valleys. Insourcing now comprises about 20% of the company's revenues, with clients taking advantage of CPS's unique niche in black & white printing. Hear what Tim has to say about how insourcing work has benefited CPS business.
Published December 21, 2016
Michael Makin, CEO of the Printing Industries of America, shares the latest developments at the association and highlights where he plans to take the organization in the coming months. He highlights educational and certification opportunities offered by the association, as well as its role as the national voice for the industry on Capitol Hill.
Published December 21, 2016
2016 was a very busy year in the printing industry, but the highlight of the year was drupa … it marked what appears to be a turning point in the industry energy level. Senior Editor Cary Sherburne revisits drupa and other key events that occurred during 2016.
Published December 20, 2016
Visiting Shutterfly was an amazing experience. The company produces hundreds of thousands of orders per day during peak periods across its three U.S. production sites in a highly architected and efficient manufacturing process. Read the article to find out more.
Published December 20, 2016
Dwayne Black, COO of Shutterfly, talks about the key to success at the company. They are both innovators and fast followers. They know how to scale. They are focused on a single business. Hear what he has to say about the secret of their success.
Published December 19, 2016
Dr. Erica Walker, Lecturer in the Graphic Communications Department at Clemson University, shares results of her research about printing companies offering creative services. She provides guidance for companies thinking about adding or increasing in-house creative services.
Published December 14, 2016
Filip Weymans, newly promoted to the position of VP of Marketing for Xeikon, joins Senior Editor Cary Sherburne to discuss the vision for Xeikon's future, and how the company is enabling new revenue streams and enabling increased productivity for its customers. He discusses Xeikon's Fusion Technology that incorporates digital embellishment and finishing into a one-step inline process for digital printing and finishing.
Published December 14, 2016
Color Expert Dave Hunter from the Pilot Marketing Group explains how having the right tools, including controlled lighting and spectrophotometers, changes the face of color measurement. He reinforces that depending on ink density alone using a densitometer is not a good approach to color. His advice: Do it right the first time; don't risk rework that results in financial losses you can never make up.
Published December 13, 2016
CHILI Publish CEO Kevin Goeminne talks about why offering online editing and publishing services can help printing companies generate new business and improve profitability. He identifies three ways commercial printers can leverage this software infrastructure to grow the business and increase customer loyalty.
Published December 13, 2016
Ray Cheydleur, X-Rite's Printing & Imaging Portfolio Manager and CGATS Chairman, talks about the importance of using embedded spectral values for color in all aspects of the workflow, from design through production. He also talks about how to ensure that specified colors are actually achievable on the target substrates and printing technologies.
Published December 12, 2016
Today, Cimpress, the parent company of Vistaprint and multiple other Internet printing brands, announced it is acquiring National Pen, a leader in custom writing instruments. Senior Editor Cary Sherburne spoke with Cimpress CEO Robert Keane to get the inside scoop.
Published December 12, 2016
At the recent PIA Color Conference, Senior Editor Cary Sherburne spoke with Steve Upton, President of Chromix, about the blending of cloud services and color management. Color monitoring in the cloud allows access from multiple devices and facilities for more consistent color communication. He describes how Shutterfly is using the Chromix solution in photobook printing.
Published December 9, 2016
Pantone announced the 2017 Color of the Year and it is Greenery, described as a fresh and zesty yellow-green shade that evokes the first days of spring when nature’s greens revive, restore and renew.
Published December 6, 2016
Senior Editor Cary Sherburne talks with Shutterfly COO Dwayne Black as a follow-up to the company's announcement at drupa 2016 that they would be installing 25 HP Indigo 12000's before the beginning of peak season. They are all up and running! He also talks about how production inkjet might fit into the business.
Published December 6, 2016
Senior Editor Cary Sherburne talks with Martin Saavedra, Jr., EVP at MLI Marketing in Tampa, the 1,000th HP PrintOS customer. Saavedra explains why solutions like HP PrintOS are important in helping printers remain competitive with a streamlined and productive workflow in an open, cloud-based ecosystem.
Published December 6, 2016
In this interview, Cary Sherburne, Senior Editor, talks with Max Dunn of Silicon Publishing about the company's clean sheet redesign of Silicon Designer leveraging the talents of former Adobe InDesign developers. This Web2Print/online editing solution is used by some of the world's largest companies.
Published December 6, 2016
Have you ever attended Hunkeler Innovationdays? If not, you are missing one of the most innovative and focused events in our industry. Scheduled for 20-23 February 2017 in beautiful Lucerne, Switzerland, this event is expected to attract more than the 6,000 attendees that graced the 2015 event, with more than 80 exhibitors and 40 dedicated multivendor production lines. Read more.
Published December 5, 2016
Julie Shaffer, Vice President of Education and Marketing Strategies for the Printing Industries of America, explains the evolution of the Color Conference and its value to brand owners, printers and premedia professionals. She also discusses broader PIA educational initiatives and certification programs, including a customer service certification that will be available soon.
Published December 1, 2016
Chris Halkovic, Web-to-Print Manager at Arizona State University's Print and Imaging Lab, talks about how the shop/learning environment is integrating Web2Print and MIS for a coherent and automated workflow for printed materials and 3D objects.
Published November 30, 2016
Universal Wilde in Massachusetts is the largest direct marketing and book printing company in the state. Its Vice President of Operations and Technology, Jeff McFadden, explains the company's decision to acquire production inkjet about 5 years ago. Today, about 75% of its production ink work being book production with the rest being direct mail. He also shares his thoughts about the value of users groups like thINK.
Published November 29, 2016
JohnHenry Ruggieri, Managing Partner at SunDance in Orlando, shares thoughts about the importance of focusing on core competencies, bringing as many services in house as possible in order to meet a wider variety of customer needs. He discusses how his various HP printing solution's contribute to providing a great customer experience.
Published November 28, 2016
Dave Erwin, SVP at Racami, talks about the company's role in providing technology solutions for commercial printers to provide them with a visibility dashboard to monitor performance across the shop.
Published November 21, 2016
Scodix CEO Roy Porat talks about digital embellishment trends and the opportunities this opens for commercial printers to differentiate themselves in the market and rise above commodity services. Between January and September 2016, the company has installed nearly 60 machines including foiling, 80% of which are in commercial printing firms who have never sold foiling.
Published November 17, 2016
Chris Kropac, President of PCI Group, a transactional printing business located in Charlotte NC, talks about how his company got into production inkjet and why. The company sells quality and compliance, Production inkjet has enabled them to continue to raise the bar while keeping costs in line.
Published November 16, 2016
IDC's Terry Frazier, Research Director for Document Solutions, recently completed a study of the insurance industry in the U.S. and Western Europe. He shares the top-line results and trends uncovered by the year-long study with 403 insurance company executives responding.
Published November 15, 2016
Senior Editor Cary Sherburne recently had the opportunity to have in-depth discussions with three leading companies about their success with workflow automation and what it has meant for their businesses.
Published November 15, 2016
Michael Corbett, Director of Operations for Webcom, chats with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne about the changing needs of publishers, and how the company has added digital printing to its platform to address those needs. The company has also added software infrastructure to aid publishers in reducing inventories and supply chain costs. He also addresses the production of personalized copies of Unsquaring the Wheel at Graph Expo.
Published November 14, 2016
Dan Foster, President of DataPrint Initiatives, explains why he decided to get into wide format printing. He added the capability to serve the needs of one customer and was pleasantly surprised at how fast the business grow with that customer and others, going from 0 to 25% of revenues in a year. He offers advice for other commercial printers who may be considering the addition of wide format.
Published November 9, 2016
Mark Baran, VP of Purchasing and Print Operations at CCG Marketing Solutions, talks about the company's journey into digital printing and reasons for moving to the Xerox iGen5, including the 5th color and clear ink capabilities to expand the available color gamut and add spot varnish capabilities.
Published November 8, 2016
Caraustar, a packaging solutions provider with plants throughout the U.S., has added an HP Indigo 30000 digital press to augment its offset and flexo production of folding cartons and set-up boxes. Director of Business Development John Ramsier explains why ... speed, high quality, innovation.
Published November 7, 2016
Arizona State University's Print & Imaging Lab hires students in the graphic arts program to provide them with hands-on experience while also providing needed services to the University. Kyle Pendley, Production Manager, shares outstanding examples of some of the work the shop has produced
Published November 3, 2016
Chuck Werninger is Senior Manager at Houston Independent School District, a community of about 250,000 teachers, staff and students. Its print shop recently added the Canon VarioPrint i300 sheetfed inkjet press to open up full-color teaching. The press, which replaced several toner devices, was justified at a million impressions a month, and is already at 3 million three months after install.
Published November 2, 2016
David Murphy, Director of Marketing for HP Pagewide Presses, provides an update on HP's High Definition Nozzle Architecture (HDNA) and its field roll-out. Combined with HP's priming solution, it opens the door to a wide range of new applications.
Published November 1, 2016
Are you planning to attend the Color Conference in December in Phoenix? If you have anything to do with color in your daily work, you should consider it. There have been many advances in color management as well as launching of new standards. This is the best place to get the scoop on all of it and rub elbows with the experts – consultants, printers, suppliers and brand owners who are passionate about color.
Published November 1, 2016
Pylar Pinkston, Director of Sales & Marketing at Texas-Born and Texas-Proud Abox, talks about digital printing as a game-changer for her company, which now has a digital division in addition to offset and flexo. "We realized that digital was the way ..." The company selected the HP Indigo 30000.
Published October 31, 2016
Konica Minolta's Gavin Jordan Smith, VP of Product Solutions, joins Senior Editor Cary Sherburne to discuss the company's new Accurio production print graphic communications line of hardware software and services, and its partnerships, especially with MGI. He also talks about the company's move into the industrial printing space and its aim of helping its customers grow.
Published October 27, 2016
Christine Soward, President and Owner at DMS Ink in Ohio, has grown the business from $2 million to $20 million since 2005. The company introduced inkjet as a means to continue to scale the business and increase uptime. Two Canon roll-to-roll production inkjet presses and a Canon VarioPrint i300 sheetfed inkjet press replaced 7 toner devices, delivering more than 90% uptime.
Published October 26, 2016
We’ve been talking about cross-media, multi-channel, omni-channel – whatever you want to call it – for a long time. But now technology has arrived to add a brand-new element to these consumer experiences that is accessible to printing firms of all types. Read this article to find out how Fenske Media has harnessed real-time interactive video to achieve up to 284% increase in engagement and an 80% improvement in click-through rates, while still growing print volumes.
Published October 26, 2016
Rich Lloyd, VP of Sales for GMC, shares the company's strategy to help customers bridge the gap between printed and digital communications and to service the enterprise on multiple levels. He cites the industry skills that ideally position service providers to be a single source communciations services provider.
Published October 25, 2016
Mike Schliesmann, Senior Vice President at Wisconsin-Based Great Northern Corporation, talks about why the company is interested in digital direct-to-corrugated printing and how this will bring disruptive technology to corrugated.
Published October 20, 2016
Jen Mitchell, Marketing Director at Harding Poorman, talks about the value of the thINK conference in terms of staying abreast of industry developments and being able to network with peers. The company has not yet invested in inkjet and views the thINK platform as an excellent part of the education and due diligence process.
Published October 20, 2016
Gavin Jordan Smith, VP of Solutions at Konica Minolta, talks about Konica Minolta's Accurio Pro Suite workflow solution that allows a print service provider to manage connectivity to CTP solutions as well as Konica Minolta and competitor digital presses as well as other value-added software the company has developed.
Published October 19, 2016
John Foley, CEO of interlinkONE, talks with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne about the opportunities for printing firms in the association market, helping associations with strategic marketing plans, printed materials, multi-channel and more. "They are starving for this help," he says.
Published October 19, 2016
In its 20th year of serving the customer communications management (CCM) sector, Prinova, located in Toronto, is a founding partner of thINK. The company's Founder & CEO Nick Romano was at the event to share information about MessagePoint, its CCM solution. MessagePoint places control over dynamic personalized content in the hands of business stakeholders and is a companion solution to production inkjet.
Published October 18, 2016
Mark DeBoer, Director of Customer Experience at Darwill and thINK conference chair, talks about the maturation of the conversation about production inkjet "beyond the box." He sees more emphasis on data at the thINK conference, as an example, "stretching our imaginations as to what is possible with data." He also touches on the advances that have taken place in finishing for production inkjet.
Published October 16, 2016
Bob Radzis, Chief Customer Officer at SG360 and a founding member of the thINK community, discusses this year's conference and how he foresees a bright future ahead.
Published October 14, 2016
Phil Riebel, President of Two Sides North America, shares the results of a global survey designed to understand how consumers value paper. 88% of respondents in the U.S. felt it was acceptable to use trees from well managed forests to make lumber for construction or pulp for paper for printing, reflecting that their primary concern is that the industry does things responsibly. Watch the video for more details, including changes in messaging about paper from Starbucks.
Published October 14, 2016
Print began to flex its muscles and show its power not long after Gutenberg invented movable type. Print was a causative factor in the rapid spread of Martin Luther’s teachings in the first half of the 1500’s. Andrew Pettegree has done an excellent job of presenting a blend of European history of the period, the story of Martin Luther and how print influenced it all in Brand Luther. Highly recommended reading!
Published October 13, 2016
Canon executive Francis McMahon shares his thoughts about the evolution of thINK, the Canon production inkjet users' group whose annual conference just concluded. He speaks about the importance of community and selflessness in supporting the growth of the industry. A demonstration of this is the fact that 60 customers presented at this conference, openly sharing experiences and advice.
Published October 12, 2016
Marco Boer of I.T. Strategies and Senior Editor Cary Sherburne discuss the second year of the thINK Conference, the Canon production inkjet users, as well as the overall value of users groups to the industry. Boer emphasizes how these groups provide the opportunity for users to share ideas and experiences with each other, which helps their businesses, increases their confidence in making new technology investments, and spurs industry growth.
Published October 10, 2016
Despite its move to Orlando after 20 years in Chicago, Graph Expo 2016 exceeded expectations according to most exhibitors and attendees. In this article, Senior Editor Cary Sherburne shares the highlights that caught her attention at the show.
Published October 10, 2016
Quad/Graphics CEO Joel Quadracci speaks with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne about the company's book printing strategy. He reports that digital printing is important for book printing, as well as other parts of the business and shares his thoughts about how it and other technologies help the company bring innovative solutions to its customers across multiple industries.
Published October 5, 2016
Ivor Jacobs, Director of UK-based Print Evolved, a print software company providing Web2Print and MIS solutions, discusses the need for an integrated end-to-end workflow for trade printers to be able to achieve maximum efficiency, claiming a minimum of 20 to 30% improvement in efficiency.
Published October 5, 2016
Michele Brennan, Vice President of Business Development and MarComm at Bridgeport National Bindery, talks with WhatTheyThink President Eric Vessels about the company's transformation from a library bindery to a printing company that also does binding, including the support from HP that has made it possible. Adding an HP PageWide T230 inkjet press offers new options for the company's customers. The company has added a second press and is considering a third.
Published October 4, 2016
John Carrington, CEO of ZVerse, shares his thoughts on his first experience exhibiting at Graph Expo and talks about how his company can help printing firms add 3D printing solutions as a new revenue-generating offering with little investment. ZVerse exhibited in the Konica Minolta booth at the show.
Published October 3, 2016
Dino Pagliarello, VP of Product Management at Konica Minolta, speaks about the Konica Minolta/MGI partnership and the value add digital embellishment brings for commercial printers. He shares tips on how printers can sell that value to customers for better profit margins.
Published October 2, 2016
Listen to what Quad/Graphics CEO Joel Quadracci has to say about the future of the industry and what printing companies should be doing to be successful moving forward. "If you don't think differently than you did yesterday, you won't be where you need to be" in the transformation that is required to remain competitive.Quad/Graphics CEO Joel Quadracci on the future of the printing industry.
Published September 28, 2016
NPES and GASC President Thayer Long talks about his first Graph Expo, and the first Graph Expo in Orlando. Thayer Long says GASC expects a strong showing with over 13,000 people attending the show over its four days.
Published September 28, 2016
WhatTheyThink's Senior Editor Cary Sherburne and Technical Editor David Zwang talk about about trends at Graph Expo: the mindset of show attendees has changed from wondering the show floor to visit to companies and products they have already researched. Attendees are seeking solutions to specific problems instead of making general inquires about products. Zwang also thinks the industry is getting its sea legs back.
Published September 27, 2016
All eyes are on Graph Expo this week in Orlando. EFI CEO Guy Gecht says that participating vendors have created value for attendees and early results have been promising for EFI.
Published September 27, 2016
Lori Messina, Owner and EVP at Access Direct, talks about the company's strategy of replacing toner and offset with production inkjet, most recently adding a Canon VarioPrint i300 sheetfed inkjet press to round out its production platform. First half color printing volumes have already exceeded that of the entire year of 2015.
Published September 26, 2016
Cary Sherburne talks to Joel Quadracci CEO of Quad/Graphics about the transformation that has occurred at Quad in its 45 years in business. Recently the company has rolled out a multi-channel platform that is brings cutting edge marketing technology to its customers.
Published September 20, 2016
At Zazzle, everything can be personalized. Chief Fulfillment Officer Charles Ohiaeri talks about the variety of products the company produces in its Paper Division using HP Indigo, Latex and DesignJet printers, including custom postage stamps that are validated by the USPS. "We will continue being curious on our own, understanding what customers want, and giving them the best possible experience."
Published September 18, 2016
Hunkeler President Stefan Hunkeler shares what to expect at Hunkeler Innovationdays scheduled for 20-23 February 2017 in Lucerne, Switzerland. This unique event is not to be missed for anyone looking for an integrated software, printing and finishing solution, since it features multi-vendor production lines per application.
Published September 14, 2016
Senior Editor Cary Sherburne talks with Xaar CEO Dr. Doug Edwards about the company's move into new markets, including commercial print & packaging and textiles with new heads that can jet aqueous inks.
Published September 14, 2016
Sal Sheikh, Senior Director at Canon USA and Vice President of Marketing at Canon Solutions America, discusses with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne how Canon is addressing the CAD and graphic arts markets with its wide format offerings. He points out that CAD color printing is experiencing a radical shift to color printing, and discusses new developments in graphic arts.
Published September 13, 2016
Thomson Reuters Core Publishing Service focuses on short and long runs of monochrome legal and other publications on lightweight papers. Adding a HP PageWide Web Press T360 with an inline Magnum Flexbook has significantly improved efficiencies for mid-sized to short runs. Learn more in this article sponsored by HP.
Published September 13, 2016
Cimpress CEO Robert Keane discusses his philosophy of mass customization and the platform he is building to support it. The goal is to achieve the cost economics of high volume products in low individual quantities and ow that concept is expanding beyond Vistaprint to graphic arts professionals.
Published September 12, 2016
Jimmy Vainstein, Senior Project Manager at The World Bank, chats with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne about how his printing operation supports the World Bank's mission to reduce poverty around the world, including using augmented reality, virtual reality and other advanced techniques for making print interactive.
Published September 7, 2016
Wim Maes, President of Flint Group Digital, assumed this role following the acquisition of Xeikon by the Flint Group. In this conversation with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne, he explains the company's strategy to be a full solutions provider allowing customers to acquire as much as possible from a single supplier, taking complexity out of the process for customers.
Published September 6, 2016
Thought Leader Jay Mandarino, President & CEO of C.J. Graphics in Canada, talks with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne about the latest technology investments he has made to differentiate his company and enable new applications. He also talks about how he he has built a culture of innovation at the company.
Published September 6, 2016
Ariel Markowitz, Director of Creative Services at Village Print and Media in New York, talks about the company's position as a 24x7 full service provider in The City That Never Sleeps. The company prides itself on offering excellent quality, a high level of customer service and competitive pricing with its design services, HP Indigo printing and full bindery.
Published September 6, 2016
As Creative Sign Designs was preparing to remodel its facility, President & CEO Jamie Harden came across dry-erase paint from ThinkPaint and immediately saw the benefits, both for his own staff and as a potential new revenue stream for the business.
Published September 1, 2016
Paper Artist Peter Dahmen has been working with Highcon for some time. At drupa 2016, his creations were an important element of the Highcon stand. He was creating 3-dimensional artwork that was impossible to produce until he was discovered by Highcon in 2014. Includes show and tell!
Published August 31, 2016
Rick Clendenning, President & CEO of INX International Ink Company, talks about the wide range of applications enabled by new inkjet inks. He also shares his thoughts on fixed color palette printing versus spot color printing.
Published August 30, 2016
Digital is the way to go, according to Mark Howard, Vice President of Graphic Services at Syracuse Label & Surround Printing. He talks with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne about the company's digital journey and the role an HP Indigo WS6600 has played in allowing the company to add new applications, meet tighter deadlines without any sacrifice in quality. He shares an award-winning example of shrink-sleeve production.
Published August 30, 2016
Mal Baboyian, Executive Vice President at Canon Solutions America, is also chairman of NPES. He discusses Graph Expo's move to Orlando and what visitors to the show might expect in 2016 and briefly discusses Canon's presence there.
Published August 29, 2016
Mike Horsten, General Manager of Marketing (EMEA) for Mimaki, speaks with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne about the changes occurring in the world of wide format and how Mimaki is both driving and supporting those changes. The company's latest printer includes an LED backlit on the printer that allows operators to quality check backlits after only 10 cm of printing. He also describes the company's Kebab unit for printing on cylindrical objects.
Published August 25, 2016
Udo Panenka, Esko's President, talks about how the company is working to make the packaging supply chain more efficient, from brand owner to shelf. Esko Software Platform 16 and new platemaking capabilities are among new developments.
Published August 24, 2016
At an industry analyst/journalist summit held early this month, Canon unveiled its “One Canon” approach to the business, further integrating Canon U.S.A. Business Group, Canon Solutions America and Canon Information & Imaging Solutions to provide a seamless customer experience. WhatTheyThink Senior Editor Cary Sherburne also interviewed Canon Americas Chairman & CEO and Senior Managing Director of Canon Inc. Joe Adachi during the event.
Published August 23, 2016
Taylor White, CEO of Performance POP in Dallas, recently invested in four HP large format printers to expand its POP business, which he saw as the future of the company. The company sells to retailers and retail brands, producing both 2D and 3D displays. Combined, these offer the company significant market differentiation. Performance POP also produces many hybrid digital/offset projects.
Published August 22, 2016
The first installation of a MASSIVit 1800 3D printer in North America at Carisma Large Format in New York has enabled the company to produce very unusual and compelling 2D/3D bus and truck wraps for the likes of Sony, who took advantage of these capabilities to promote the Angry Birds movie. Gil explains what it takes to add 3D to the mix.
Published August 22, 2016
Francis McMahon, Vice President at Canon USA and Senior Vice President at Canon Solutions America, explains the One Canon approach to the market under the leadership of Toyo Kuwamura, moving the company from a product focused organization to a customer focused organization, the next logical step in the integration of the organization following Canon's acquisition of Oce.
Published August 17, 2016
Color management used to be a matter of intuition and educated guesswork. Now, says X-Rite Pantone president Ron Voigt, it's what can happen automatically when printers use "a consistent language and a consistent set of processes to control color from the front of the workflow to the back of the workflow." Voigt reaffirms that color will always be associated with art and the designer's inspiration. X-Rite Pantone supplies tools to turn that vision into digital specifications for accurate reproduction in print.
Published August 16, 2016
Liturgical Publications (LPI) has carved out a unique and interesting business. Vice President of Operations Frank Horning shares the company's story in this interview with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne. Six facilities around the U.S. produce weekly Catholic Church Sunday bulletins and has leveraged four HP PageWide web presses to incorporate more color and meet tight delivery deadlines, migrating volume from offset.
Published August 16, 2016
Brian Sidebottom, General Manager of UK-based Glossop Cartons, was the first company in the world to purchase a Highcon Euclid. Now the company is the first in the world to install the Highcon Beam to raise the crossover point between conventional and digital cutting and creasing while enabling new applications and revenue streams.
Published August 15, 2016
Senior Editor Cary Sherburne speaks with MASSIVit 3D CEO Avner Israeli about the company's unique approach to 3D printing. The MASSIVit 1800 prints at 35 cm/hour and is designed with graphic arts applications in mind. MASSIVit will make its US debut at SGIA Expo 2016.
Published August 10, 2016
Joakim Weidemanis, Vice President at Danaher, speaks with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne about the $20 billion company's strategy relative to the packaging industry through acquisition. drupa was the first time Danaher companies Esko, Enfocus, X-Rite and Pantone have jointly exhibited, featuring co-developed solutions and other synergies.
Published August 9, 2016
Neil Hopkinson, Director of 3D Printing for Xaar, talks with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne about new offerings the company showed at drupa 2016 to enable high volume 3D printing and the cost-effective manufacture of products that could not be made before. He claims the company will be able to deliver some of the highest speeds in the market.
Published August 8, 2016
Jeff Clarke, Kodak's CEO, talks with Cary Sherburne, Senior Editor, about functional printing, 3D printing, and Kodak's future strategies in this area, including its new development partnership with Silicon Valley based Carbon 3D.
Published August 3, 2016
Eric Wiesner, General Manager of HP's PageWide Web Press Division, explains PrintOS, a cloud-based production management system, set to redefine the concept of end-to-end workflow, beginning with the printer's customer and carrying an automated workflow through to shipping, invoicing and track-and-trace. All this will contribute to print being an equal Internet citizen and part of the Internet of Things far into the future.
Published August 3, 2016
Thayer Long, NPES' new President, shares his thoughts with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne about what to expect at Graph Expo 2016, scheduled for September 25-28 in Orlando. He shares his thoughts on the relevancy and value of trade shows. The goal is to reach 12,000 attendees, including printers in the Southeast for whom it might be their first Graph Expo.
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