The inkjet printing industry is in one of its most consequential periods of transformation, with the graphic and packaging market now valued at over $101 billion and output growing at nearly 9.4% CAGR. To make sense of what is driving that growth and where the market is heading, Smithers analyst Jon Harper Smith identifies the forces reshaping the competitive landscape. Read More
Labor shortages continue to challenge print and packaging providers, driving the need for more accessible, efficient production. Digital technologies that simplify operation, reduce setup time, and rely on automation help companies maintain productivity, expand hiring flexibility, and build more resilient workflows in a constrained labor environment. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
David Zwang talks with Lisa Weese, Director of Product Marketing for Canon U.S.A., about Canon's extensive line of production inkjet equipment. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
Tim Murphy, President of iJetColor by Printware, talks about digital printing trends and challenges that customers face. Read More
Richard Romano talks with Barry Nelson, President of GPA, about the company's 85-year-old history, and its latest HP ColorPRO paper, designed and optimized for HP's line of PageWide production inkjet presses. Read More
David Zwang talks with Edoardo Cotichini, European Senior Manager, Marketing, Label & Packaging, for Canon EMEA, about the company's rapid expansion into labels and packaging. Read More
David Zwang talks with Martin Leitner, Head of Product Management Labels & Flexible Packaging for Durst, about the company's new Tau G3 Platform for digital label printing, which was introduced at Labelexpo 2025 in Barcelona. Read More
David Zwang talks with Toshi Uemura, CEO of Konica Minolta, about KM’s toner and inkjet printing technologies, and where each technology fits in the market. Read More
David Zwang talks with, Paul Borg Jr., Project Manager for Printwell, about his personal journey at Printwell, as well as today’s challenges of moving data to feed digital printing systems. How do you get work in? How do you move it through the production workflow? Read More
David Zwang talks with Mike Meshkati, President of SinaLite, which started in 1999 as a small quick printer and has gradually expanded into four-color offset and then digital printing. Read More
Andy Fetherman, President and CEO of Müller Martini Corp. NA, talks about what he sees as the biggest trends in the industry today, including the digital transformation of many print businesses and how finishing equipment fits into the new workflows. Read More
David Zwang talks with Michael Liff, COO of K Sidrane, a third-generation family-owned business. The company began 78 years ago as a label and tag converter using flexo equipment. Fifteen years ago, they added digital printing equipment, which has changed the scope of the business. Read More
David Zwang talks with Ken Hause, Director of Operations for LPI, a 52-year-old sales-driven marketing company that specializes in printing bulletins for 5,100 churches nationwide. Partnering with HP has helped the company handle short-run, fast-turnaround work. Read More
David Zwang talks with Deanne Sinclair, President of Cambridge Label, about the company’s diversification into all kinds of analog and digital labels. Read More
David Zwang talks with Jason Koyama, Advisor, Canon Production Solutions, about the LabelStream LS2000 and Canon's entry into the label and packaging market. Read More
David Zwang talks with Efren Ramirez, founder of 305 Labels, about how he jumped into digital label printing with no background in print. Read More
David Zwang talks with Jordan Fischer, Plant Manager for Summit Labels, about the company's 20 years as a digital label printer. Fischer tracks the evolution of digital printing technology over those two decades. Read More
David Zwang talks with Skip Dyer, Executive Vice President of Spire Graphics, a 35-year-old full-service marketing services firm. The company began as a class project at university—and evolved as a successful business specializing in electronic, offset, and digital materials. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Verena Hahn, European Product Manager DP&S Planning, Marketing & Innovation CP, Canon EMEA, about the Canon ProStream 2000 inkjet press and the wide range of papers it can print on. Read More
David Zwang talks with Jeffrey Evans, Executive VP Operations for BMS Technologies, a 30-year-old technology company with in-house printing that started in offset and transitioned to 100% digital in order to move into and serve the markets they were looking to serve. Read More
Taktiful's Kevin Abergel talks with Steve Dianetti from Xerox for a deep dive into the future of digital print. Steve shares how Xerox is pushing boundaries with automation, personalization, and powerful new tech designed to help printers do more—faster, smarter, and with less waste. They also discuss a new project both Taktiful and Xerox have been working on and its debut at Amplify Print. Read More
David Zwang talks with Dina Kessler, President of Kessler Creative, a direct marketing agency that also produces commercial print, direct mail, booklets and brochures, signage, wall decor, and any other kind of marketing material. Read More
David Zwang talks with Bret Moriarty, VP of Office Services and Print Operations for Raymond James. The financial company specializes in printing regulatory documents—statements, confirms, tax documents, and letters to clients. They got into inkjet about 10 years ago with the Canon ColorStream. Read More
David Zwang talks with Evan Stewart, CEO/owner of Direct One. Founded in 1998 in a garage, the company has grown to about 84 employees across two facilities. Direct One started as a print operation, but now has a full letter shop, and does creative work, strategy, and data analytics. Operating mostly a "toner farm," the company is looking to add production inkjet capabilities. Read More
David Zwang talks with Doug Madgwick, Director of Production for Valpak, who produces the coupon packs that appear in the mail. The company prints in all kinds of quantities, and offers local businesses the opportunity to deliver coupons to 10,000 homes within a business's ZIP code. To manage volume, they created the highly automated Valpak Manufacturing Center. Read More
David Zwang talks with Jeff Ibberson, Site Manager for Koozie Group, a company that provides promotional products including pens, calendars, sticky notes, drinkware, bags, chairs, umbrellas, teddy bears—just about anything that you can print advertising on, they produce. The company has a mix of offset and digital equipment, but is transitioning from toner/EP to inkjet. Read More
David Zwang talks with Andy Cooney, Sr., VP of Global Manufacturing for RPI Print, a global manufacturer of a wide range of print products—photo books, cards, calendars, and business products, including wide-format printing and banners. They are migrating heavily into trade paperback and hardcover publishing and have been investing in book production equipment. Read More
David Zwang talks with Bill Lowe, VP of Service for Canon U.S.A., about changes to the way the company is handling machine servicing, and the advantages these will offer Canon customers. Read More
David Zwang talks with Lisa Weese, Director of Product Marketing for Canon U.S.A., about the complete Canon product portfolio on display in Canon’s Customer Innovation Center in Boca Raton, Fla. Read More
David Zwang talks with Ray Delacqueseaux, VP of Operations, Kaleidoscope Services. Kaleidoscope started in 1999 as a package service company but has evolved into a print and letter shop. Since 2007, they have grown the print side of the business adding both EP and inkjet presses—the latter of which have been a game-changer. Read More
Kevin Abergel talks to Paul Albano of Fujifilm for a candid conversation about where print is headed and how Fujifilm is helping lead the charge. From breakthrough technologies to evolving customer demands, Paul shares his take on what it really means to innovate in today's print landscape. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Frank de Jonge, Commercial Director for Neos, an integrator for specialty inkjet solutions, tailoring their bespoke machines to serve the specific needs of the end customer. Read More
David Zwang talks with Kevin Johnson, VP of Operations for O'Neil Data. O’Neil had purchased the first HP PageWide press in 2008—and just retired it early this year. With more than a dozen PageWide presses, the company is bringing two more online this year to handle its extensive variable-data jobs. Read More
As thINK Ahead opens this week, David Zwang talks with Eric Hollingsworth, Conference Chair and VP of Operations, for thINK and RevSpring, about his role as conference chair, thINK’s mission, and what attendees to the 11th annual thINK Ahead conference can look forward to. Read More
David Zwang talks with Theo Skagias, President & CEO of SKAG, a nearly 70-year-old company that initially focused on stationery and similar products, but soon diversified into different printed products, initially using analog printing equipment and, as of late, digital presses. They are now one of the biggest print businesses in the Balkans. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Canon's Sander Hendrix, who takes us on a tour of Canon's varioPRINT cut-sheet inkjet production press. Read More
The Canon imagePRESS V Series is one of the best examples of engineered intelligence in a production printing press. Designed for reliable and consistent printing. The operator just has to load paper and push a button. David Zwang talks with Matt Poliniak, Sr. Manager Production Print Solutions, Canon USA. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Volker Selg, Director Sales, Business Unit Curing, for Honle UV Technology, which for 50 years has been producing curing technologies for inkjet inks, among other materials. Read More
David Zwang talks with Brian Scott, CEO of Blooming Color, an all-digital shop that started as a general commercial printer but has transitioned to serving the e-commerce market. Read More
Geostick is a producer of high-quality labels that has been increasing its digital fleet, especially HP Indigo presses. One of their chief verticals is the paint industry, and Production Manager Tom Schouten explains how the color chip on the label must precisely match the paint in the can. Geostick is also a beta site for HP Indigo presses, and is currently beta testing the new HP Indigo 6K+. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Betsy Huntingdon, Product Marketing Manager for HP's PageWide T500M, a brand new inkjet press for book printing. In development for six years, it features an integrated auto splicer and other improvements and features to streamline and accelerate book production. Read More
David Zwang talks with Paul Borg, Founder & CEO of Printwell, a company that produces inserts, publications, and brochures, among other products, and has been transitioning to digital printing, replacing its offset equipment with HP Indigo presses. Read More
David Zwang talks with Benn Murphy, Director of CMP, a Sydney, Australia-based commercial printer evolving into digital and wide-format printing. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Heath Ponstein, Product Manager, HP, about the new HP PageWide T4250 HDR digital rollfed inkjet press. Read More
Xeikon's Director of Marketing Kent Wolford talks about the company's new digital dry toner embellishment technology. Read More
David Zwang talks with Cees Schouten, Operations Director for Geostick, a 100-year-old Netherlands-based label printing company that over the past century has evolved from letterpress to flexo to digital. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, David Zwang talks with Sarah Gossett, CEO of Nova Brand Projection, which was launched in 1996 as an offset and digital printing company specializing in fast-turn print materials. Today, the company has transitioned to a company that helps companies “project” their brands to market via traditional print materials, promotional products, branded apparel, etc. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Rob Kruithof Kremer, Business Director High Speed Continuous Printers EMEA, for Screen, about the company’s new Truepress JET 520 and 560 inkjet presses. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, David Zwang talks with Josh Russell, CEO of CBI Print, a family-owned, 30-year-old trade printer that focuses on e-commerce-based print. The company has been transitioning from offset to digital, and has now replaced all of its offset equipment with HP Indigos. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Contiweb's Christy Atkinson about the company's splicing systems designed for all kinds of webfed printing equipment—not just inkjet. Read More
David Zwang talks with Joan Perez Pericot, VP and Global Head Industrial Print Software & Solutions Business for HP Industrial, about the data-driven model of print production and automation. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Marc Johnson, Senior Worldwide Market Development Manager for HP, about all the applications that can be produced with HP's PageWide inkjet presses. Read More
David Zwang talks with Nachum Korman, Vice President & General Manager Worldwide Industrial Print Go To Market for HP, about how the “digital transformation” is leading the printing industry in the right direction. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Josh Howard, Sr. Director, Inkjet Research & Development, for Kodak, about the Kodak Prosper rollfed production inkjet press. Read More
David Zwang talks with Jason Weninger, Director of Digital Print for SG360, a 65-year-old Chicago-based printer that has grown to become one of the premier direct mail and marketing companies in the US. The company has a mix of offset and digital equipment, including two HP Indigo 100Ks, an HP Indigo 12K, and other HP Indigo machines. Read More
We hear a lot about AI and automation—but why are they important and how do they come together to prepare the print industry for the present and future? David Zwang talks to Joan Perez Pericot, VP and Global Head Industrial Print Software & Solutions Business for HP Industrial. Read More
David Zwang talks with Jennifer Kolloczek, EMEA Planning, Marketing & Innovation Senior Director for Canon, about the company's latest production inkjet products, the ProStream 2000 and varioPRINT IX3200. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Jeff Collins, Solutions Architect, HP PageWide, about color management directly through the DFE. Read More
As most of our members know, Simon has a rich history in the world of digital printing, dating back 31 years to early digital prepress. In this video, he talks about his background and why he joined Landa Digital Printing. He talked about the symbiosis between offset and digital. And he also highlighted a couple of customers as examples of how this technology has been a bet-the-company move for many Landa customers, who have been able to call in that bet with the success it has brought them. Read More
In this video, sponsored by RISO, VP of Sales Andre D'Urbano talks about and shows off some of the output from the inkjet printing solutions the company was showing at the recent Hunkeler Innovationdays. Read More
David Zwang talks with German Sacristan, Group Director Digital Printing for Keypoint Intelligence, about Fujifilm’s recent Digital Disruption Reveal event, at which it was showcasing its digital printing and digital embellishment technologies. Read More
In this video, DPI Direct President Sam Mousavi talks with David Zwang about the company's journey from its 2003 founding as a digital printer and its initial installation of HP Indigos. Read More
In this video, sponsored by RISO, VP of Sales Andre D'Urbano talks about the inkjet printing solutions the company was showing at the recent Hunkeler Innovationdays. Read More
In this video, sponsored by Fujifilm, Andrew Gunn, Director Sales Enablement, Americas GCD & POD, for Fujifilm, highlights the company’s most recent product introductions, including the new J Press 1160CFG high-speed full-color continuous-feed inkjet printer. Read More
David Zwang talks with Eef De Ridder, Vice President Graphic Communications Group for Ricoh, about Ricoh’s post-drupa activities, production inkjet, and what Ricoh was showing at Hunkeler Innovationdays, including the Ricoh Pro VC40000 Inkjet Press. Read More
In this video sponsored by Fujifilm, David Zwang talks with Andrew Gunn, Director of Sales Enablement, Fujifilm Graphic Communication Division, at the Fujifilm Digital Disruption Reveal event about the company’s most recent product announcements. Read More
David Zwang talks with Steffen Tomasi, CEO of online printer Flyerline. The company started as a web-to-print platform that outsourced the actual printing to other companies before becoming printers themselves. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Michael Poulin, Senior Product Manager, Inkjet Press Solutions, for Fujifilm about the new J Press 1160CFG high-speed full-color continuous-feed inkjet printer, which has just been introduced to the North American market. Read More
David Zwang talks with Mark Hunt, Director, Strategic Alliances, for Standard Finishing Systems about the added value of embellishments—and finishing in general—to printed materials. Read More
In this video sponsored by FUJIFILM, Rick Brown, Vice President Digital Solutions Sales, FUJIFILM Graphic Communication Division, talks to David Zwang at the Fujifilm "Digital Disruption Reveal” event about the new FUJIFILM 1160CFG high-speed full-color continuous-feed inkjet printer. Read More
In this video, sponsored by Koenig & Bauer Durst, Managing Director Daniel Velema, talks about how uncertainty seems to be the new normal—and the Koenig & Bauer Durst VariJET is designed to meet today's challenges. Read More
Eric Vessels sits down with Xerox’s Senior Global Product Marketing Manager, Kelly Leahy, at the Xerox Partner Summit in Las Vegas. The two discuss the evolving role of digital embellishments in print, the psychology of print on consumer behavior, and how initiatives like Xerox’s Genesis Program are addressing key industry pain points—design, pricing, marketing, and sales. Read More
In this video, Josh Howard, Sr. Director, Inkjet Research & Development, for Kodak about the PROSPER 7000 Turbo Press, "the fastest inkjet press in the world," with a top speed of 410 m/min. Read More
In this video, sponsored by Fujifilm, David Zwang talks with Andrew Gunn, Director Sales Enablement, Americas GCD & POD, for Fujifilm, about the company presence at last week’s Hunkeler Innovationdays. Read More
Frank ordered a book about graphic designer Saul Bass from the RITPress and discovered that it was printed by lulu.com. Rather than maintain a warehouse full of books, publishers are using on-demand services to print and mail books on demand. Read More
Canon, a longtime leader in production inkjet, is also the leader in sheetfed inkjet. The introduction of their game-changing varioPRINT i300 in 2015, and their introduction of their commercial print quality iX in 2020, have given them a strong foothold into sheetfed production inkjet. And there is more to come... Read More
HP announced their first PageWide press at drupa in 2008, and has been continuously developing new technologies, as their installed base has printed over two trillion pages. Today, they announced two new presses: HP PageWide T500M HD for high productivity book printing and the HP PageWide T4250 HDR for high performance commercial print. Read More
As it ramps up its production print (inkjet) business, Kyocera has released a report highlighting major trends in the printing industry as we enter 2025, including security, analog-to-digital transformation, office-to-production print migration, sustainabilty and more. Trevor Maloney, Production Print Manager at Kyocera in London, explains. Read More
In this video, sponsored by Canon, Francis A. McMcMahon, Executive VP of Canon U.S.A., Inc., talks about how Canon Production Print and its customers had a great 2024, and are looking forward to an even better 2025. The Canon US reorganization is well under way and is expected to help provide Canon with a new outlook to the future. Read More
The Canon varioPRINT 6000 series has been around for almost 20 years. While it keeps getting upgraded, it has proven to be a fast, reliable printer for many applications. David Zwang talks with Colleen Molkenbur, Sr. Mgr. Product Planning, Canon USA, about the latest update. Read More
In this video, sponsored by Kyocera, Lois Ritarossi chats with Fred Morrone, Senior Product Manager, Inkjet, Kyocera, about the TASKalfa Pro 15000c. The company's mission is to make inkjet affordable and accessible, and the TASKalfa Pro 15000c is their solution to seamlessly integrate inkjet into workflows. Read More
In this video sponsored by Xerox, Terry Antinora talks about the top trends Xerox is seeing in the market and discusses the company's product strategy to address these trends. Read More
In this video sponsored by Screen, the final installment in this “Voice of the Customer” series, Lois Ritarossi talks with three direct mailers—Joe Williams, General Manager of MDI Imaging & Mail, Dave Johannes, EVP Strategic Initiatives for Moore Direct, and Fadi Lahlouh, CEO of Lahlouh—about the lessons they have learned in adopting production inkjet. Read More
In this video sponsored by Screen, Lois Ritarossi talks with three direct mailers—Joe Williams, General Manager of MDI Imaging & Mail, Dave Johannes, EVP Strategic Initiatives for Moore Direct, and Fadi Lahlouh, CEO of Lahlouh—about their partnership with Screen and how it has helped their businesses. Read More
In this video sponsored by HP, Nick Gawreluk talks with Tim Lawless, Chief Operating Officer at the Institute for Excellence in Writing, about how increasing volume led them to transition from digital cut-sheet presses to continuous-feed inkjet via the HP PageWide. Read More
In this video sponsored by Screen, Lois Ritarossi talks to Fadi Lahlouh, CEO of Lahlouh, about the impact that their strategic partnership with Screen and integration of Screen technology has had on their business. Read More
In this video sponsored by Screen, Lois Ritarossi talks to Shane Hillmer, President of Southwest Publishing and Mailing Corp., about the impact that their strategic partnership with Screen and integration of Screen technology has had on their business. Read More
In this video sponsored by Canon, Senior Manager, Product Marketing, Matthew Poliniak and Director of Product Planning and Marketing Brian Coombs show off the digital and wide-format printing solutions Canon was demonstrating at last month’s PRINTING United. Read More
In this video sponsored by Landa Digital Printing, Chief Business Officer Sharon Cohen talks about the company’s growth this year and the launch of two new Landa press models. Read More
In this video sponsored by Screen, Lois Ritarossi talks to Joe Williams, General Manager of MDI Imaging & Mail, about the impact that their strategic partnership with Screen and integration of Screen technology has on their business. Read More
In this video sponsored by EFI, David Zwang talks with Chris Mace Jr., General Manager of M&M Displays, a third-generation company founded in the 1940s that transitioned from screen printing to traditional and digital signage and display graphics 15 years ago, specializing in retail graphics for the trade. Read More
In this video sponsored by eProductivity Software, Mark Bohan, Director, Color Solutions, for Konica Minolta, talks about Konica Minolta’s partnership with ePS. Read More
Frank reflects on the evolution of “on-demand” book printing technology, beginning with the Xerox 914 plain paper copier and culminating in the Docutech digital printing system. Read More
In this video sponsored by Sharp, Dino Pagliarello, Vice President of Product Management and Production Print, and Kent Villarreal, Senior Manager, Product Management, Production Print, highlight the printing equipment Sharp was demonstrating at last month's PRINTING United. Read More
In this video sponsored by Screen, Lois Ritarossi talks to Dave Johannes, EVP, Strategic Initiatives, for Moore Direct about the impact of their strategic partnership with Screen and integration of Screen technology on their business. Read More
In this episode of the Digital Embellishment Show, Kevin Abergel talks with Mark Pomerantz, Director of Sales and Marketing at Xeikon, to discuss their groundbreaking digital embellishment technology. Mark reveals Xeikon's innovative single-pass foiling process that combines their dry toner printing with Kurz's digital metal technology. Read More
In this video sponsored by Canon, Matthew Poliniak, Senior Manager, Product Marketing, Canon USA, talks about the new ImagePress V1350 toner-based color press that was on display at PRINTING United. Read More
Welcome to another exciting episode of the Digital Embellishment Show! Join host Kevin Abergel as he chats with Kelly Leahy, Senior Global Product Marketing Manager at Xerox, about the transformative power of digital embellishments in the print industry. Discover Kelly's unique journey with Xerox, from her roots in Rochester to her pivotal role in the Genesis Initiative. Dive into the world of print embellishments and see how Xerox is making it easier than ever for print service providers to enhance their offerings and drive market adoption. Read More
In this video sponsored by Kyocera, Richard Romano talks with Dustin Graupman, Senior Director, Inkjet Division, Kyocera, about how the company is making entry into production inkjet accessible with their products. Read More
Tim Murphy, President, iJetColor by Printware showcases the company's inkjet envelope presses and how they are answering their customer's wants of affordability, improved print quality and speed. Read More
In this video, sponsored by Canon, Colleen Molkenbur, Manager, Product Planning & Marketing for Canon USA, talks with Richard Romano about the Canon VarioPRINT iX1700 cut-sheet production inkjet printer, shown publicly in North America for the first time at PRINTING United. Read More
In this video, sponsored by Fujifilm, Andrew Gunn leads a tour of the wide-format, digital toner and inkjet, and embellishment solutions that the company was showcasing in Las Vegas. Read More
HP Indigo’s Issar Schcolnik, Global Label Market Development Manager, talks about the digital label solutions the company was showing at drupa 24. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Kevin Abergel talks with Staphane Marcil, Vice President of Pubco International, a full-service packaging producer moving into digital packaging production. Read More
In this video, sponsored by RISO, Andre D'Urbano, VP of Sales, talks about the Valezus T2200 high-speed duplexing cutsheet inkjet and the market trends driving customer interest in it. Read More
In this video, sponsored by Fujifilm, Andrew Gunn, Director of Sales Enablement, Americas GCD & POD, talks about the prevailing trends in the market and how Fujifilm's production inkjet solutions help address them. Read More
Nick Gawreluk talks with Gordan Galloway, Director of Marketing for Bema Digital Innovation, about the company’s new digital printing initiative. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Kevin Abergel talks with Thomas Dahbura of Hub Labels, a longtime HP Indigo shop, about the Indigo’s Spot Master color automation technology and how it has impacted his business. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Kevin Abergel talks with Bill Duerr, President of Hatteras, about how adopting digital printing has helped the 40-year-old company continue to grow. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Nick Gawreluk talks with Salvatore Mattace of Bella Printing about the company’s transformation from a company procuring print materials for big box home improvement stores to a digital-based commercial printer. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Isaac Contreras, Technical Manager, Barberan about the company's solutions for inkjet printing on flooring. The Jetmaster series is able to print on wood, paper, PVC and a variety of plastics. Read More
In this video, sponsored by Canon, David Zwang talks with Eric Hollingsworth, VP of Operations for RevSpring, a transactional print provider with three production facilities to mail a billion pieces a year. Eric is the newest member of the thINK Board. Read More
In this video, sponsored by Canon, David Zwang talks with Sam Campitella, President of Vivid Impact, a marketing technology business with three production facilities, each of which specializes in different functions—custom developers and third-party logistics, commercial printing and binding, and creative design and video production. The company’s print capabilities center around prodution inkjet. Read More
In this video, sponsored by Canon, David Zwang talks with Joe Olivo, President & Co-owner of Perfect Communications, a commercial printer that, over the past few years, has been focusing on direct mail for both the gaming and non-profit markets. Although the company still operates offset and toner-based digital presses, they have been avidly pursuing production inkjet. Read More
Mary Schilling and Jason Remnant, Strategic Business Development Manager Industrial Print Solutions, Ricoh, introduce Ricoh's innovative approach to ink and printhead compatibility. They showcase the Ricoh Media Free Test System, a solution to optimize applications and reduce paper waste. Read More
In this video, sponsored by Canon, David Zwang talks with Keith Daboub, President & CEO of PrintMailPro, a Texas-based commercial printer with three facilities, each of which has its own product specialty. A predominantly digital inkjet business, it recently acquired another company to boost their strength in offset. Read More
In this video, sponsored by Canon, David Zwang talks with Lisa Weese, Senior Director, Category Marketing & Product Planning, for Canon Solutions America, about Canon’s recent product announcements and releases. Read More
RISO has announced a new inkjet printing unit supported by their oil based inks. The solution is targeting packaging applications and others that benefit from durable print including fade and water resistance. Satoshi Aoki of RISO shares details of the product strategy and anticipated benefits for inkjet integrators. Read More
In this video, sponsored by Canon, David Zwang talks with Natalie Neyenesch, VP of Operations for Neyenesch Printing, a 125-year-old, fourth-generation family business that specializes in direct mail and high-end boutique work. The company has a mix of offset and toner-based digital equipment and Neyenesch attended thINK to investigate potentially investing in inkjet. Read More
David Zwang and Hidetoshi (Toshi) Kino, General Manager, Fujifilm, discuss the company's growth and expansion in North America. They highlight the addition of colors and solutions to their machines. They also touch on the challenges of hiring and the company's focus on software technology for automation and cost reduction. Read More
Nick Gawreluk talks with Nachum Korman, Vice President & General Manager, Worldwide Industrial Print Go To Market at HP, about how HP Indigo has been one of companies leading the analog to digital transformation. Read More
In this video sponsored by HP, Kevin Abergel talks with Judd Plattenburg, CEO of Oregon Printing Communications, a small direct mail printer that concentrates on pinpointing the right recipients of a campaign and using HP Indigo digital presses to deliver high-quality pieces. Read More
David Zwang and Paul Morgavi, President, KYOCERA NIXKA, introduce the newly merged companies to revolutionize industrial printing with inkjet technology. They discuss the potential of inkjet solutions across various applications and explore the niche market of photo printing and expresses optimism for future growth. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Kevin Abergel talks with Ryan DeVesty, Director of Digital Print for Hatteras, about the company’s data-driven approach to production, especially in terms of color management, gleaning data from the press and gamifying it for the operator. Read More
Nick Gawreluk and Ronen Samuel, CEO, Kornit Digital, talk about the shift from analog to digital printing in the textile industry. They discuss the challenges and opportunities this presents, the evolution of direct-to-garment and direct-to-fabric and software solutions like KornitX for print-on-demand orders. Read More
HP launched a new Pagewide packaging press that fits between their T400 and T1100 presses. It is an ideal size and is more than just for litho-lam! David Zwang talks with Barbara McManus, Head of HP Pagewide Industrial Group. Read More
David Zwang and Noam Zilbershtain, VP and General Manager, HP Indigo Industrial Print, talk about the world of digital printing with HP Indigo. They highlight the significance of automation and intelligent automation lines, and the transition to digital. Zibershtain also discusses importance of solutions, applications, a connected environment and interactions with other companies prioritizing automation. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Kevin Abergel talks with Jeremy Stanek, VP of Operations at Documation, a company that began as an inplant for a seminar management company, printing direct mail and on-demand books. Documation has since become a commercial printing operation and recently acquired an HP PageWide press. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Eric Vessels talks with Phil St-Cyr, CEO & Founder of Rootree, about the company’s purchase of an HP Indigo 200K Digital Press to print flexible packaging. Read More
Cary Sherburne talks with Ed Wiegand, CEO, JetFx Inc, about their unique blend of digital and analog printing technologies, with a focus on piezo inkjet technology. JetFx collaborates with HP Indigo and other digital printers to provide finishing solutions, ensuring precise digital registration for embellishments. Read More
Shaan Patel, Business Development Manager for Arrow Systems, talks about the shift to digital printing, the trend toward aqueous inks, and the company’s label and packaging printing system using water-based pigment ink technology. Read More
Guy Yaniv, President, KDEU, of Kornit Digital, talks about the trends they have been seeing in the consumer textiles and apparel market and how Kornit Digital is addressing a shift to on-demand apparel production. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Nick Gawreluk talks with Jill Straub, Account Executive at Allied Printing, about her perspective on and experiences with the offset to digital printing transition. Read More
On the latest episode of the Digital Embellishment Show, Kevin Abergel talks with HP Indigo's Shirley Coifman. Don't miss this engaging conversation packed with valuable insights for anyone in the print industry. Read More
Kevin Abergel talks with Victor Abergel, EVP, MGI Digital Technology, in the MGI booth at drupa 24, where the company was demonstrating its flagship product the AlphaJET, an inkjet device that performs printing and embellishing in one pass. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Kevin Abergel talks with Jonathan Wallace, President of Wallace Graphics, a commercial printer that recently acquired a promotional products and apparel company. Having doubled in size in the past four years, the company added an HP PageWide Advantage press to increase capacity. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Kevin Abergel talks with Chris Burnley, CEO of Corefact, which started as a software company but transformed into a commercial printer specializing in direct mail printing and direct mail software applications to help clients. The company has also heavily pursued workflow automation. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Kevin Abergel talks with Michael Liff, COO of K Sidrane, a third-generation family-owned printing business. Originally specializing in labels, the company has expanded into flexible packaging using HP Indigo technology. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Kevin Abergel talks with Brasilata’s Nico Lunardelli. Brasilata produces cans and is using HP Indigo technology as well as Actega’s Innocan to improve the quality of its products. Read More
Cary Sherburne welcomes Benny Landa, founder and Gil Oron, CEO, Landa Digital. Benny Landa shares the company's journey, its technology and commitment to customer satisfaction. He highlights the importance of sustainability, discussing their solar energy and nano pigment initiatives. Benny also compares digital and traditional offset printing, emphasizing the former's benefits like reduced waste and carbon footprint. The future of Landa Printing is also discussed, with plans for expansion and a cloud-based network. Read More
Cary Sherburne chats with Hans Schmidbauer, European Marketing Director at Canon. They discuss Canon's participation at Drupa, unveil a new product and underscore the advantages of sheet-fed inkjet technology. Read More
Cary Sherburne talks with Hans Schmidbauer about the potential of digital print, the integration of technologies, and the future of digital printing. The tactile experience of books is highlighted, and viewers are encouraged to explore Canon's offerings at the drupa exhibition. Read More
Cary Sherburne interviews Steve Billow, CEO, Fujifilm Dimatix , about their industrial inkjet print heads, including the new SKYFIRE 600 and how important innovation is with inkjet print heads. They confabulate Fujifilm's partnerships with printer OEMs and future innovation plans. Read More
Olaf Lorenz, General Manager, Brand Experience Division, Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe, provides an overview of the company, its presence at drupa, and key highlights like the industry 5.0 concept and the AccurioJet 60000 inkjet product. He emphasizes on automation and efficiency to address labor shortages and reduce human errors. Lorenz also shares insights on future developments, including the integration of AI and expansion into the packaging market with design software solutions. Read More
Cary Sherburne talks to Eef de Ridder, Vice President Graphic Communications Group EMEA, Ricoh Europe about his experience at drupa. They delve into Ricoh's new toner and inkjet solutions, the shift from offset to digital and the groundbreaking Pro Z75 sheetfed inkjet solution. They also discuss the successful collaboration with Heidelberg in the digital workflow transition. Read More
Jim Myers, Executive Vice President, and Jason Wilburn, COO delve into the evolution of Art & Negative Graphics. They explore the company's transition to printing, its equipment automation, and its diverse customer base. They also share their experiences at drupa. Read More
Jim Continenza, Kodak's CEO, shares his insights on the print industry. Jim emphasizes the importance of customer needs, efficiency, and digital transition. He predicts a closer vendor-customer alignment and highlights the significance of planning and new technologies. Jim assures customers about the use of cloud-based software and discusses data protection and industry challenges. Read More
Tuan Tran, President of Print and Imaging for HP, talks about HP's 40-year history in the printing industry. He explores the company's diverse machine portfolio, opportunities across different segments and the convenience offered to customers. He also discusses office workflows, the transition from analog to digital, and the potential of printing technologies. Read More
After Benny Landa invented digital color printing in 1993 with the Indigo press, he went on to up the ante with Landa Nanographic Printing. Landa Nanographic ink is a magic elixir and Frank expects more about this unique technology at drupa. Read More
David Zwang and Gershon Alon, Head of Solutions, HP Indigo, meet up at drupa to talk about the evolution and vision of PrintOS, the operating system for print operations. They discuss customer interaction, order flow, customization projects, and collaboration with Esko. Read More
Cary Sherburne talks with Marco Boer, VP, IT Strategies at drupa. They delve into the company's involvement in digital printing, the diversification of exhibitors and upcoming trends. The conversation also highlights the significance of AI and data processing in the industry. Read More
Cary Sherburne talks with Gil Oron from Landa and Henrik Müller-Hansen from Gelato. Together they highlight their companies' partnership and its growth potential, focusing on production on demand's impact on the print industry. Read More
Cary Sherburne sits down with Keita Yamamuro, Senior Group Manager for Digital Printing, Fujifilm, at drupa. They talk about Fujifilm's digital and wide-format printing businesses, new ink technology and packaging opportunities. Read More
Cary Sherburne talks to Dr. Frank Schaum from Heidelberg about their partnership with Canon and their strategies to enhance digital printing. They discuss customer challenges, the significance of data competencies and future plans. Key actions include developing software for high job volumes, zero-touch automation, AI integration, and enhancing color management and scheduling software. Read More
Marc Willmann, Product Line Manager, RISO, visits the drupa daily studio to talk about the company's history, the evolution of their inkjet portfolio, and the innovations displayed at drupa. He talks about upcoming trends, the shift to inkjet systems, and RISO's emphasis on the PPS market. Read More
Denisse Goldbarg, CMO, Kodak meets up with Cary Sherburne to share what Kodak is calling the “And” Era of Print, with both offset and digital offerings in their booth at drupa. Read More
Debbie McKeegan CEO of Texintel joins Cary Sherburne to discuss how Texintel nurtures and supports the next generation of designers within the digital textile industry. Read More
HP VP & General Manager HP Indigo & Scitex, Noam Zilbershtain, talks with Cary Sherburne about the wonder of your first (or fifth) drupa experience. HP is featuring “innovation everywhere, in every segment” this year in Hall 17. Zilbershtain predicts that in the next 20 years, the labels segment will be the first segment to go fully digital. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Kevin Abergel talks with Francisco Souza, COO of Brazil’s Forma Certa. Last year, Forma Certa digitally printed 1.3 billion pages, predominantly educational books. The company’s long relationship with HP has helped them manage those page volumes. Read More
Tim Murphy, President of Printware, talks to WhatTheyThink's Eric Vessels about what they'll be showing at drupa 2024. Printware will have their iJetColor solutions in Hall 16 Stand C03 with their European partners Technomatic. Read More
Nick Gawreluk talks with industry analyst Marco Boer of IT Strategies talks about some of the new and enhanced technologies he expects to see at drupa. Marco says workflow software is something everyone should pay attention to at drupa. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Nick Gawreluk talks with Andy Cooney, VP, Operational Excellence, for RPI, about the company's evolution and adoption of digital printing. Read More
Nick Gawreluk talks with Marco Boer of IT Strategies about what he is looking forward to seeing in production inkjet at the show. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Nick Gawreluk talks with David Johnson, President of Taylor Demers, about the company's increased capacity and upgrade of its production inkjet capabilities. Read More
Danny Gazit, Chief Product Officer at Kornit, takes part in our Road to drupa series and previews Kornit's presence at the trade fair. Kornit will be in Hall 4 on stand B45, but will also be shuttling people over to a brand new Experience Center in Dusseldorf during the show. Their focus will be on making new announcements related to flexibility, production, quality, and sustainability. Read More
David Zwang talks with Frank Mallozzi, President IPP, Konica Minolta US, about how the company is poised for continued growth. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Nick Gawreluk talks with Julie Brannen, Director, Sales & Sustainable Solutions at Monadnock Paper Mills, at Dscoop about Monadnock’s partnership with HP Indigo. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Nick Gawreluk talks with Executive Label’s Jason Raye about how the formerly analog-only company adopted digital production to greatly increase the number of customers it could serve Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Nick Gawreluk talks with Dave Hamilton, VP of Business Operations for Allied Printing, about the company’s high-velocity transition to digital printing. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Kevin Abergel talks with Chuck Christopher, VP of Sales for All State Printing, talks about the merging of digital and analog printing. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Kevin Abergel talks with Brandon Nowak, Director of Print & Engineering for Core Publishing Solutions. Over the past five or six years, the book-printing company has been taking its legal printing business in a more commercial direction, producing billions of pages on a combination of offset and HP PageWide presses. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Kevin Abergel talks with Dan Mortimer, Chief Technical Officer at Alexander's Print Advantage, about the need for automation to help manage orders and jobs. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Kevin Abergel talks to Kurt Cron, Director of Digital Technology at Deluxe Corp., one of the largest check printing and payment operations in the country. The company is currently migrating its check printing capabilities to a print-on-demand model. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Kevin Abergel speaks with Macy Flash, CEO of Paragon Press, a printing and direct mail company based in Louisiana. Once all-analog, the company’s variable-data needs impelled the company to go all-digital. Read More
Lori Messina, President of the thINK board, discusses thINK's preparation for its 10th anniversary and the support of its membership with an amazing annual event and a great web resource. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Kevin Abergel talks with Gilberto Rodriguez of Convertidora (Conver) about the company’s 10-year journey to complement their analog printing/converting business with digital equipment in order to boost their speed to market. Read More
In anticipation of drupa, HP Indigo has announced new and upgraded products that focus on productivity, uptime, reliability, and cost of operation. David Zwang talks to Keren Yakolev, Head of Product and Strategy for HP Indigo. Read More
Kyocera is focusing their inkjet solutions on the in-plant printing department market, one of their key toner customer bases. In this video, sponsored by Kyocera, David Zwang talks with Dustin Graupman, Senior Director, Ink Jet Division, and Greg Lindsey, Business Development Manager, Inkjet Division, about the progress they are making. Read More
This week, Warren talks with Mitchel Weiss, COO of Kalaniot Books, a publisher of Jewish-interest children’s books based in northeastern Pennsylvania. They recently printed a 32-page hardcover book on a Landa Nanographic press, a process chosen in order to hit the color gamut of the original painted artwork. Read More
Agfa had invested a lot in acquiring Inca and launching the new Speedset 1060. David Zwang leads a group discussion with IT Strategies' Marco Boer and Smithers' Sean Smyth about the launch and Agfa's strategy. Read More
In this video, sponsored by Screen, Lois Ritarossi talks with three Screen customers about how inkjet has transformed their companies, why they continue to invest in new technology, and the impact on their customers. Read More
As part of Agfa's rebuilding, they have put digital print as one of their top areas of focus and growth, and VP Arnaud Callega is leading the effort. Read More
In this video sponsored by Screen, Lois Ritarossi talks with Geoffrey Eisenberg, COO of Tidewater Direct, about the company’s inkjet journey, which began seven years ago and has expanded in the years since. Read More
In this video sponsored by Screen, Lois Ritarossi talks with Nick DeBlasio from JD Graphic Co. Inc. about the company’s journey as it transitioned from offset to inkjet. Read More
In this video sponsored by Screen, Lois Ritarossi talks with Taylor Blackwell of Walker 360 about the company’s journey as it transitioned from offset to continuous-feed production inkjet, finding some of the biggest challenges in finishing. Read More
In this video sponsored by Heidelberg, Dan Maurer spotlights the Heidelberg Gallus One digital inkjet label press. Read More
In this video sponsored by Kyocera, Fred Morrone, Senior Marketing Manager– Production Inkjet, highlights Kyocera’s latest inkjet innovations. Read More
Dimatix is one of the leaders in printhead manufacturing, and has been doing it for decades. Steve Billow, CEO of Fujifilm Dimatix, takes us through the scope of ink and fluid deposition. Read More
In this video sponsored by Kyocera, Dustin Graupman, Senior Director, Ink Jet Division, talks about the company’s long legacy in inkjet printing, specifically as a component manufacturer, and its entry into complete inkjet systems with the TASKalfa Pro 55000c. Read More
Sharp is a well-known brand in the enterprise and even some in-plant facilities. Now they are moving upstream into production print with a proven digital technology. David Zwang talks with Bob Madaio, Vice President of Marketing for Sharp, about their strategy. Read More
On the heels of the introduction of the Z75 B2 cut-sheet inkjet press, Ricoh has introduced the VC80000 continuous-feed press, which offers significantly new technological enhancements over the VC70000. David Zwang talks to Ricoh’s Sr. Director Global Product Management Mark Little and Program Manager Continuous Feed Inkjet Nick Fiore about this announcement. Read More
In this video sponsored by HP Indigo, Carlos Gonzalez, Managing Partner of Nanogruppe, talks with David Zwang. Nanogruppe was founded in 2016 near Mexico City as an all-digital flexible packaging producer serving the food industry. The company started with an HP Indigo 20000 and has expanded its fleet of Indigos. Read More
In this video sponsored by W+D North America, Brook Spaulding talks about the latest features in the i-Jet 3 and how they help address the needs of their customers. Read More
In this video sponsored by Xerox, VP of Global Product Marketing Andrew Gunn talks about Xerox’s digital printing equipment as well as other elements of the workflow such as prepress software and automation, as well as AI to help with equipment servicing. Read More
In this video sponsored by Canon, David Zwang talks with Canon Senior Marketing Manager Matthew Poliniak talks about the Canon imagePRESS V series digital press and the focus on automation in models the series. Read More
In this video sponsored by Capital Mailing, Donald Allred, VP of Packaging for Memjet, talks about Memjet’s partnership with Capital Mailing, and two new products resulting from that partnership: the DuraBolt PrintBar and the Ophrys Iricolor. Read More
In this video sponsored by Sharp, Senior Product Manager Kent Villarreal shows off some of the equipment Sharp had been demonstrating at PRINTING United in Atlanta, including the BP-1200S Color Digital Press Series and BP-90C80/90C70, as well as the high-value print applications these machines can produce. Read More
In this video sponsored by HP, David Zwang talks with Dwight Vicks, President of Vicks Printing and Distribution Services. More than 100 years old, the company has evolved from letterpress to offset, to digital, to production inkjet. Now they are poised for further growth. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Jennifer Pettinger, CEO of Sun Print Solutions, talks with David Zwang. Sun Print Solutions is an 85-year-old company that produces a wide range of products, including commercial printing, direct mail, and folding cartons. The company recently upgraded to an HP PageWide T250 to expand what they can print using production inkjet. Read More
Brian Techter, SVP, RRD Packaging & Labeling Solutions, discusses their recent acquisition of an EFI Nozomi single-pass digital direct-to-board printing solution in their Milwaukee plant, including how the system will be used and his view of the evolution of the packaging and display graphics markets as digital production continues to gain traction. Read More
Mary Schilling talks with Kevin Davis, CEO of Allen Datagraph Systems which, at last week’s PRINTING United, launched the the SnapPress, a user-friendly, small-footprint, short-run digital inkjet label printer. Electrical Engineer Leia Dziadosz gives a product demonstration. Read More
In this video, sponsored by Printware, company president Tim Murphy shows off the new iJetColor 1175 and iJetColor 1175 Pro inkjet envelope presses, which were on display last week at PRINTING United. Read More
In this video, sponsored by GMG, Darrian Young of GMG and Ilan Souffir of HP Indigo talk about a new partnership to bring an off-press proofing solution to HP Indigo digital label printing operations. Taking proofing off-press increases production capacity and reduces costs. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Kevin Abergel talks with Greg Davis of White House Custom Colour about the technology trends driving his business, chief among them being automation. Read More
10+ years after the initial introduction of the Landa Digital Print technology with over 40 machines installed, six installations coming up in the next three months, and right after that another dozen and more in the pipeline. In this article, sponsored by Landa, the company has found that it is more than just delivering a great press. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, David Zwang talks with Charlie Alexander, Sales Executive at Alexander’s Print Advantage. Founded in 1979, Alexander’s is a 100% digital shop that produces photobooks, wedding invitations, yearbooks, and other products for e-commerce platforms. The company has been growing about 30% a year since 2018–2019, the pandemic notwithstanding. Read More
Filip Weymans, Vice President at Xeikon talks with David Zwang about Xeikon's approach to using both toner and inkjet technology to build digital print devices that match the imaging technology requirements of specific print applications. Read More
David Zwang talks with Robert Welford, President of Xeikon, about digital label production and Xeikon's product strategy. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, David Zwang talks to Chris Henderson, President of Digital Labels. Henderson and his partner founded the company in 2010 with an HP Indigo 6000 and has added capacity—predominantly more HP Indigos—in the years since. Digital Labels also does some flexible packaging. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, David Zwang talks with Jack Glacken, CEO of Philadelphia-based Today’s Graphics. Founded 46 years ago as a trade typographer doing typesetting, the company moved into color separations, then offset printing, and is now heavily involved in digital printing, largely using HP Indigo presses. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, David Zwang talks with David Bennett, President of Bennett Graphics, about his recent installation of an HP PageWide Advantage 2200 press. The 2200 is Bennett Graphics’ first production inkjet press, and was acquired to increase capacity for the company’s growing direct mail work. Read More
In this wide-ranging interview, EFI's Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, Ken Hanulec, talks about RR Donnelley's acquisition of its first Nozomi, the growth in worldwide Nozomi installations, a description of the four models—two for corrugated and two for display graphics—and a look ahead at what EFI has planned for PRINTING United. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, David Zwang talks with Joseph Marro, VP of Operations at Cris Ray Printing. Based in Farmingdale, N.Y. and founded more than 50 years ago by Farro’s grandfather, Cris Ray Printing is a longtime flexo-based label-printing shop. The company added its first HP Indigo press in 2006. In the past year and a half, the company has expanded into packaging. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Kevin Abergel talks with Paul Sproule, President and Owner of Maritime Labels and Packaging, a family-owned business founded in 1970. Initially flexo-based and specializing in labels, Maritime bought its first HP Indigo press in 2003, and has grown their digital capabilities since. They recently acquired an HP Indigo 25K to expand into digital flexible packaging. Read More
David Zwang talks with Ari Vonderwalde, Director General of Etiflex, a 42-year-old Mexican label printer that has expanded into many different verticals, including food, pharmaceutical, and automotive. The company has 21 flexo presses and has added three digital presses as the company transitions to digital. Read More
David Zwang talks with Brendan Collopy of Strawbridge Studios, a 100-year-old school picture and yearbook printer. The company had been operating offset presses and has replaced them with digital equipment including a Canon Prostream 1800. Read More
Label Source started in a basement in 1991 and has since expanded organically and through acquisition with a host of different types of printing equipment, including production inkjet. David Zwang talks with COO Michael Wrigley about the company's journey. Read More
Xeikon has been developing high-resolution digital (EP) presses since 1988, They decided to dive into production inkjet in 2017. David Zwang and it has been an interesting journey. David Zwang talks with Johan Van de Velde,Inkjet Product Manager, about Xeikon's journey. Read More
In this video sponsored by HP, David Zwang talks with Dan Thompson, founder and CEO of Italic Press. Italic Press started as a print broker, but realized that to take advantage of digital printing, they needed to own the equipment. They started down their digital printing journey with HP Indigo. Read More
David Zwang speaks to Chris Dubach of Phoenix Innovate about how the company and its sales reps talk with customers about production inkjet printing vs. other technologies such as offset and electrophotography. Read More
In this video, sponsored by Canon USA, Julie Shaffer talks with John Thorburn, Senior Color Analyst for Canon, about color management and how it has evolved and improved in recent years, and how color control solutions are integrated into Canon’s PRISMA software. Read More
David Zwang talks with Mike Herold, Director of Global Marketing for Ricoh about the the company’s production inkjet journey. It started with IBM and drop-on-demand inkjet, and Ricoh has been working on innovation and upgrades to enhance the performance and quality. Read More
David Zwang talks with Scott Fish, President of Tri-Win Direct. Launched in Fish's apartment 28 years ago with no print industry background, the company has evolved to becomea successful printing and mailing company. The company started with desktop inkjet printers and now runs Ricoh high-speed production inkjet—and keeps on going! Read More
David Zwang talks with Ben Fournier of Allied Printing, a 74-year-old, third-generation family-owned commercial and direct mail printer. The company operates a variety of offset equipment and has a large digital department, which includes production inkjet equipment, for its direct mail work. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, Brad Clarke, President of DCG ONE, talks about how DCG ONE supports its customers’ marketing supply chain, including print, direct mail, fulfillment, as well as developing technologies that help customers. Digital printing plays a strong role in the company’s efforts. Read More
In this video sponsored by HP, David Zwang talks with Debbie Sylva, Creative Director for Adhinflex. Based in Ecuador, Adhinflex is a 32-year old family-owned label and packaging production business that supports virtually all vertical markets. The company operates flexo equipment has been adding digital capabilities, including an HP Indigo 6900 and a forthcoming HP Indigo 25K. Read More
David Zwang talks with Tonya Spiers of Knight Abbey, a 40-year-old Biloxi, Miss.-based commercial printer that produces direct mail marketing, invitations, scratch-off cards, and other materials for the gaming industry. Once primarily an offset shop with some digital equipment, it has recently expanded into rollfed inkjet with a Canon Prostream. Read More
David Zwang talks with Pete Studer, CEO of Impact, a 39-year-old company that started in the direct mail business and has expanded into other types of printing. The company operates all-digital equipment, and started working with Canon in 2015 to add production inkjet. Read More
David Zwang talks with Broadridge’s Naveed Choudry about his 30 years with the company and Broadridge’s early adoption of production inkjet printing technology. Read More
David Zwang talks to Canon Solutions America’s Ed Jansen at the recent thINK Ahead 23 conference about Canon’s “customer-first” philosophy and how it affects how they interact with customers, as well as where the company sees the growth in today’s market. Read More
In this video, sponsored by HP, David Zwang talks with James Llewellyn, Director of Manufacturing and Distribution for BJU Press, a book printer and publisher of K-12 textbooks for home schoolers and Christian schools. The company started in 1974 with offset equipment and has recently installed an HP PageWide T485. The company has an inline printing and bookbinding workflow. Read More
Lori Messina, President of Access Direct, and President of the Board for thINK talks about this year’s thINK Ahead program. Lori talks about the importance of sharing knowledges and discussing common challenges with peers. thINK is an independent community of Canon production inkjet customers that provides a forum for networking and education. Read More
In this video, sponsored by EFI, Paolo Torricella, Global Textile segment specialist at EFI, previews the EFI Reggiani ecoTERRA Solution, the all-in-one solution for pigment printing. It gives customers competitive advantages by cutting the energy and water consumption of the overall process for a more sustainable direct-to-fabric printing experience. Read More
Canon's production Inkjet journey started in 2004. Like many others, they saw the benefits and found the challenges along the way. David Zwang talks with Thomas Hofmann, VP of Continuous Feed Business Line at Canon Production Print, about the Canon's continuous feed inkjet evolution. Read More
DS Graphics has roots going back more than 125 years, but with their mix of production inkjet, toner, and offset equipment have been able to embrace the shifts in market requirements. David Zwang talks with company EVP Chris Wells about that journey and Canon’s role in it. Read More
In this video sponsored by HP, David Zwang talks with All State Printing’s Charles Christopher. All State Printing is a flexible packaging printer that has been expanding into digital production—specifically, two HP Indigo 25K digital presses—to handle short-run jobs. He also offers advice for others looking to make an investment in digital equipment. Read More
In this video sponsored by HP, David Zwang talks with Coby Parker, CFO of Hederman Brothers, which won an award for purchasing the 1,000th B2 sheetfed Indigo press. Hederman Brothers itself is celebrating 125th anniversary this year. Read More
In this video sponsored by HP, David Zwang talks with David Gerhard, Chief Marketing Officer for Digital Impack, a fully digital, fully automated folding carton start-up that plans to launch by the end of summer. The company will be using the HP Indigo 15K as their primary press. Read More
In this video sponsored by HP, David Zwang talks to Storm Vaske, CEO of The Label Factory. Originally a flexo label printer, the company has converted entirely to digital and is in the process of adding an HP Indigo V12. Read More
Dave Rosendahl, President of MindFire, and Bill Gillespie talk at Dscoop about how MindFire is helping its partners learn to sell digitally printed direct mail. Read More
In this video sponsored by HP, David Zwang talks to Phil St-Cyr, President of Rootree. Rootree is a flexible packaging company that offers creative services to help customers design messaging and branding as well as produce it on its fleet of HP Indigo 20000s. Read More
Phoenix Innovate and Chris Dubach have had a long and interesting journey with production inkjet. Today, it plays an important and growing role in their production platform, with lots of plans for the future! David Zwang talks with Chris Dubach about his inkjet journey. Read More
David Zwang talks with Saskia Willems, Product Manager for Cut Sheet at Canon Production Printing. Canon has been producing continuous-feed production inkjet products since 2008. While they had been producing cut-sheet EP presses for a while, their cut-sheet product development journey started in 2010. Read More
In this video sponsored by HP, David Zwang talks to Vincenzo Cirimele, CEO of PressUP, a web-to-print company based in Rome. The company operates offset equipment, as well as five HP Indigo digital presses. The company is looking to expand its portfolio into packaging. Read More
Kevin Abergel talks with Alvaro Mantilla, Supplies Category Manager, Americas, for HP Indigo at Dscoop about the specialty inks and toner are available for HP Indigo machines to add digital embellishments to printed materials. Read More
In this video, sponsored by eProductivity Software, ePS’s Nick Benkovich talks with Doug Haefele, VP of Technology Solutions for Point B Solutions, about the impact on his business of the recent integration of ePS software with the HP Indigo digital press. Read More
In this video sponsored by HP, David Zwang talks with Sirane’s Simon Balderson. Sirane is a 20-year-old “development-led” flexible packaging manufacturer. The company is about to start beta-testing an HP Indigo 200K as part of its first foray into digital printing. Read More
Warren Werbitt talks to Ryan Devesty, Director, Digital Print and Workflow Solutions at Hatteras about the vast array of equipment the company has and the diverse range of applications Hatteras produces. Read More
Kodak was the pioneer in production inkjet, and Randy Vandagriff has been there from the beginning. He talks to David Zwang about the evolution of production inkjet and shares his perspective of both Kodak's and the industry's journey. Read More
In this video sponsored by HP, David Zwang talks with Nimrod Cohen, Head of Product Marketing for HP’s Commercial Division, about the offset-to-digital transition—not just in terms of volumes, but in terms of value. Read More
In this video sponsored by Screen, Lois Ritarossi talks with Scott Braunstein of Data-Mail, Joe Maloy of Polaris Direct, Paul Hamilton of Professional Mail Services, and Kent Larson of Bridgeport National Bindery about their experiences with production inkjet printing and goals for workflow automation. Read More
In this video sponsored by Ricoh, Lois Ritarossi talks with Patrick Masset of aiim, Gretchen Renaud of PrintMail Solutions, and Christian Haneke of Sattler Premium Print about their experiences with production inkjet printing. Read More
In this video sponsored by Ricoh, Lois Ritarossi talks with Gretchen Renaud of PrintMail Solutions—which specializes in transactional printing—about the company's expansion into production inkjet printing. Read More
In this video sponsored by Screen, Lois Ritarossi talks with Paul Hamilton of Professional Mail Services about the criteria driving his expansion of his inkjet equipment as Professional Mail Services pursues new application areas. Read More
In this video sponsored by Ricoh, Lois Ritarossi talks with Sattler Premium Print’s Christian Haneke, about the company’s expansion to provide a broad portfolio of applications and services including leaflets, catalogs and magazines, direct mail, and logistics. Read More
In this video sponsored by Screen, Lois Ritarossi talks with Scott Braunstein, Senior Vice President, Data Mail, about the factors influencing his decision to adopt and build out a fleet of production inkjet equipment. Read More
In this video sponsored by Screen, Lois Ritarossi talks with Taylor Blackwell, President of Walker360, about the company’s transition from offset to continuous-feed inkjet and the advantages of workflow automation. Read More
David Zwang talks to Monika Olbricht, Global Vice President of Sales for Xeikon, about Xeikon’s SX30000, the company’s flagship digital press. Although it was introduced two years ago, Hunkeler Innovationdays 2023 was the first international show at which the press was exhibited. Read More
Pat McGrew talks to HP’s Yale Goldis about HP’s most recent hardware and software introductions and the market forces driving new features in those products. Read More
David Zwang talks with Stefan Steinle of Fujifilm Integrated Inkjet Solutions Group about how Fujifilm integrates its inkjet heads and other inkjet technologies into a variety of production environments. Read More
David Zwang talks to Smithers’ Sean Smyth at the recent Hunkeler Innovationdays about the evolution of inkjet printing and the focus away from print engines and more toward workflow and software. Read More
David Zwang talks to Xerox’s Andrew Gunn about Xerox’s presence at the recent Hunkeler Innovationdays and its offerings in the cutsheet inkjet space. Read More
Earlier this month, in Debbie McKeegan's post, she noted that growth in digitally printed textiles is expected at 14.4% CAGR through 2030. Yet it will still represent only about 5% of global production of printed textiles. In this discussion with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne, she explains how younger designers and consumers have the ability to accelerate this growth even more and why it is important for the industry and the planet. Read More
David Zwang talks to Marco Boer of IT Strategies at Hunkeler Innovationdays about the current state of production inkjet printing. Read More
David Zwang talks to Ricoh’s Mike Herold about the equipment that Ricoh was showing at Hunkeler Innovationdays last week in Luzerne, Switzerland. Read More
Eric Vessels of WhatTheyThink speaks with Kevin Abergel of Taktiful and Mark Little of Ricoh about their partnership on a new and exciting survey that will produce the first-of-its kind study on specialty ink usage in the printing industry. (To take the survey, click the link below the video.) Read More
Eric Vessels of WhatTheyThink speaks with Kevin Abergel of Taktiful and Alvaro Mantilla of HP about their partnership on a new and exciting survey that will produce the first-of-its-kind study on specialty ink usage in the printing industry. To take the survey, click the ink below the video. Read More
Kevin Abergel, President of Taktiful, speaks with Eric Vessels of WhatTheyThink about their partnership on a new and exciting survey that will produce the first of its kind study on specialty ink usage in the printing industry. To take the survey, click the link below the video. Read More
Anthony Thirlby, owner of London’s Venn Holdings, talks about Venn’s acquisition of John Dollin Printing, the second company in the UK to purchase an HP Indigo 100K. In the 12 months following the purchase of the HP Indigo platform, the company went from 0 to 45 million digital impressions. Read More
Judd Quimby of Colordyne talks about the company’s focus on retrofitting their LED UV inkjet engines onto existing analog equipment, such as flexo and offset presses. This allows the company’s customers to print both analog and digital inline. Read More
In the latest episode of The Digital Embellishment Show, Taktiful's Kevin Abergel talks with Dominic Zaidan and Frank Deiuliis of NAPCO USA about embellishment design and equipment operating challenges they have overcome in the digital packaging world. Read More
David Zwang talks with WCD’s Karen Brookman. WCD is a 70-year-old family owned digital printing and information management company based in Calgary, Alberta. The company offers a broad range of services, from document management and scanning to digital printing and signage. The company is focused on commerce and personalized on-demand print. Read More
David Zwang talks talks with Matt Doran of The Anstadt Company. Founded in 1878, the company is a fifth-generation family-owned commercial print business that has expanded and diversified. It has been shedding its offset equipment in favor of HP Indigo Digital Presses. Read More
Benoit Chatelard of Xeikon talks about top trends impacting labels and packaging, including the increased desire to print on non-paper substrates, the desire to reduce inventory, and a move toward more sustainable processes. These trends and others are continuing the drive toward digital label and packaging printing. Read More
Canon Solutions Americas’ Ed Jansen and Tonya Powers identify the top challenges facing the industry—specifically paper and labor shortages—and how the media flexibility and automation capabilities of Canon’s inkjet equipment are helping printers cope with these issues. Read More
HP’s Kim Hajec talks about the increasing emphasis on both hardware and software automation as well as a growing trend for commercial printers to get into labels and packaging—trends that HP hardware and software solutions are helping printers navigate. Read More
Amir Shalev, Market Development Director for Landa, talks about how the capabilities of Landa’s Nanography printing technology can help print businesses address some of the challenges facing the industry, such as labor and paper shortages. Read More
Ricoh’s Mike Herold talks about how Ricoh is addressing the need for improved image quality, faster speeds, media flexibility, and automation by improving the capabilities of its continuous-feed VC70000 and VC70000e production inkjet presses as well as the new Ricoh Pro Z75 sheetfed platform. Read More
David Zwang talks with Dwayne Black, COO of Shutterfly. Founded in 1999, Shutterfly started out producing 4x6-inch prints, then expanded into cards, photo books, and gifts, and now can produce whatever the customer wants to personalize. The company has installed more than 30 HP Indigo 100K Digital Presses. Read More
Carleen Grey, CEO of GroupeSTAHL North America, demonstrates direct-to-garment printing with the company’s heat presses, using transfer material digitally printed on an HP Indigo. The 90-year-old company has been transitioning to digitally printed transfer materials for the markets it sells its heat presses into. Read More
David Zwang talks with Chris Greene, COO of One Touch Point, a print marketing company offering direct mail printing, marketing materials, and grand-format, as well as digital marketing services. Their printing equipment runs the gamut from offset duplicators to the latest digital printing technologies. One Touch Point has worked extensively with HP Indigo, which has helped them address their business challenges. Read More
Canon USA’s Bob Barbera recaps Canon’s recent PRINTING United announcements, such as the new imagePRESS V family and new PRISMA software, which won two Pinnacle Awards. Canon’s new PRISMA offerings are now cloud-based, allowing more printers to migrate their workflows to the cloud and add additional levels of automation. Read More
David Zwang talks to Corefact’s Christopher Burnley. Corefact was founded in 2005 as a company selling analytics software to the real estate industry. They added direct mail printing capabilities to help build the software business and then began growing the print business, specializing in variable-data printing and some transactional. The company now has locations in California and Kentucky. Read More
Epson’s Tim Check talks about the new Pinnacle Award-winning SureColor F6470H dye-sublimation printer, the company’s first six-color 44-inch dye-sub. It offers options for fluorescent inks, orange and violet to expand the color gamut, and light cyan and light magenta for photographers and fine artists. Read More
At PRINTING United, Canon USA’s Matt Poloniak introduces two new units in the company’s imagePRESS V Series—the light-production imagePRESS V900 and the high-end flagship imagePRESS V1350. Read More
At PRINTING United, David Zwang talks to Robert Stabler, managing director of Koenig & Bauer Durst about the joint venture between Koenig & Bauer and Durst to build single-pass inkjet presses for the corrugated printing market. Read More
Elizabeth Gooding talks to Tim Murphy, President of Printware, about the envelope market and the iJet Color series of inkjet envelope personalization printers. Tim also discusses Printware's successful development relationship with HP SPTS and how that helps them buffer potential supply chain issues for themselves and their customers. Read More
David Zwang talks to HP Indigo Folding Carton Category Manager Glen Adams about how folding carton is the next big opportunity for digital print providers. This is a great interview to learn some of the basics! Read More
Kodak’s Jeff Zellmer talks about some of Kodak’s recent product introductions, including two new Prosper high-speed inkjet presses—the Prosper Ultra 520 and the 1,345-ft./min. Prosper 7000—as well as the Ascend Digital Press, a toner-based machine that also adds embellishments. Read More
Noam Zilbershtain, VP and GM of HP Indigo, talks to David Zwang at the recent Labelexpo about the HP Indigo V12 Digital Press for labels and flexible packaging. Read More
David Zwang talks to Tanner Brooks, general manager of Natural State Labels, at Labelexpo Americas. Founded in 2018, Natural State Labels is 100% digital, running two HP Indigo 6900 Digital Presses and three HP Indigo 8000s. They started off in pressure sensitive labels and had so much success they have since expanded into wine labels, adding hot stamping and embossing capabilities and shrink sleeves. Flexible packaging is in the company’s future. Read More
Deanne Sinclair of Cambridge Label talks to David Zwang at last week’s Labelexpo. A family business founded in 1998 and based in Cambridge, Ont., Cambridge Label is a trade label business specializing in pressure sensitive labels and shrink sleeves. The company started with flexo equipment and in 2013 ventured into digital to take advantage of the short- to mid-size label market. Read More
David Zwang talks to Cor Label’s Bryan Dolbow at last week’s Labelexpo. Cor Label was founded in August 2020 “from scratch,” the founders having no background in the label business. Armed with an HP Indigo 6K and a finisher, the company produces labels, flexible packaging, and shrink sleeves for customers in the nutraceutical and craft brewing markets in North, Central, and South America. Read More
Matthew Poliniak, Manager, Product Marketing–Production Solutions, for Canon USA, shows off the new Canon imagePRESS V1000 Color Digital Press at the Americas Print Show. The imagePRESS V1000 can print 101 images per minute, even on coated stocks up to 400 gsm. The imagePRESS V1000 has also been deigned to print on a wide variety of stocks, and can help expedite production of complex, mixed-media jobs. Read More
Inkjet Insight’s Elizabeth Gooding talks with Canon Solutions America’s Sheri Jammallo about the release of “The Designer's Guide to a New Generation of Inkjet.” This update of Canon’s classic design guide provides guidance on the creative potential for design projects produced on inkjet, or inkjet in combination with other print processes. Read More
Yale Goldis, Director Commercial Strategy & Products, HP PageWide Industrial, discusses customer requirements and how this can translate into new developments and requirements for the new HP PageWide Advantage platform. Read More
Barbara McManus, R&D Director for HP PageWide Industrial, offers some background to the development of the new HP PageWide Advantage Platform, and discusses the drivers that led to the creation of the new platform. Read More
HP PageWide Global Head and GM Annette Friskopp talks with David Zwang about the introduction of HP's new PageWide Advantage 2200 platform. Read More
Mark Kempster of Ecofoil/Crystal Press, talks with Kelley Holmes about Ecofoil, the world’s first, fully recyclable, OEM-certified metallized board media optimized for digital printing. It has been certified for HP Indigo, Ricoh, and Xerox. Read More
Standard Finishing’s Mark Hunt, Tecnau’s Scott Peterson, Müller Martini’s Michael Wing, and Solimar Systems’ Jonathan Malone-McGrew, talk about their participation in this year’s thINK Forum. Read More
Joe Matthews, CEO of Independent Publishers Group, talks to David Zwang. IPG is a 50-year-old, family-owned book distribution business, the first to bring an alliance of small publishers together to act like one big publisher. IPG also operates two publishing companies: Chicago Review Press, which publishes adult nonfiction, and Triumph Books, which publishes sports titles. They recently added a print manufacturing facility which has become their biggest profit center. Read More
Eric Blohm, President of Freedom Graphic Systems, talks to David Zwang at the recent thINK Forum. Founded in 1986, Freedom is a data-driven direct marketing company serving the financial services, insurance, telecom, and health care industries. The company has been primarily litho printing with inline inkjet imprinting, but has been migrating to digital. Read More
David Zwang talks to Scott Williams, Director of Workflow Automation and Systems at Impact Mailing, a 40-year-old, 200-employee, family-owned business that specializes in direct mail, as well as transactional printing and pick-and-pack. The company is 100% digital, built around a Canon platform. As Director of Workflow Automation and Systems, Williams looks for ways to improve efficiency—whether that be new equipment, improved processes, new software, etc. Read More
Christine Esparza, VP of Operations of InfoIMAGE talks with David Zwang at the recent thINK Forum. InfoIMAGE offers printed and electronic transactional materials for banks, credit unions, and insurance companies. The 38-year-old company has two facilities, in California and Texas, and 120–150 employees. She is attending the thINK Forum to help the company branch into color direct mail printing. Read More
DG3 is a full-service solutions provider serving primarily the pharmaceutical and financial markets, as well as Fortune 1000 companies across a wide range of industries. A longtime HP customer, DG3 installed a PageWide T230 back in 2013, and were recently able to upgrade it to the latest T250 specs, taking advantage of the latest HP technologies such as Brilliant Ink. The partnership between HP and Tecnau has also helped DG3 weather the recent labor and supply chain challenges. Read More
Hunter Johnson, CEO, JPS Graphics talks with David Zwang at last week’s thINK Forum. JPS Graphics is a third-generation printer that specializes in book printing and kitting for learning organizations. Originally an offset shop, the company only recently added digital printing and last year added their first production inkjet machine. Read More
Jeff Alexander, President of Alexander's Print Advantage, talks with Dave Zwang. Founded in 1979 as a retail copy center, the company gradually evolved into a trade printer producing one-off books, invitations, etc. Alexander’s Print Advantage has developed an automated system for onboarding customer orders. Read More
In business for 40 years, A.B. Data produces direct mail and transactional statements, specializing in variable-data printing. Formerly relying on black-and-white toner-based digital printing, the company transitioned to production inkjet to improve its efficiency. See how partners Canon and Tecnau helped A.B. Data make its transition. Read More
The State of Colorado uses Tecnau’s Revolution 50 Series high-speed cutting and stacking system in tandem with Ricoh’s VC60000 to produce a wide variety of transactional documents. The integrated equipment can produce graphic arts-quality documents with high ink coverage using coated papers in a wide variety of basis weights, and has helped the state transition from toner-based systems to production inkjet. Read More
This week, Warren talks with Hudson Printing’s Paul Hudson about the company's recent installation of two Landa S10P Nanographic Printing Presses, which has allowed the company to take on new kinds of work it had not been able to produce in the past. Read More
Shelter Insurance in Columbia, Mo., is a property and casualty insurance company that operates in 21 different states. When they wanted to switch from toner to production inkjet for their—to add color and better compete against other insurers—they chose Screen, which has dedicated itself to continuous-feed inkjet. For finishing equipment, Shelter turned to its long-time partner Tecnau. See how Screen and Tecnau helped Shelter make its transition. Read More
Believe it or not, we have been printing variable data for at least 45 years. What we were doing then is what Jacob Aizikowitz calls Legacy or Classic VDP. In this video interview, he explains what he means by Modern VDP, how it differs from Classic VDP, the technology framework that was required to enable Modern VDP, how adoption of this framework helped print service providers differentiate themselves, and where we go from here. Read More
David Zwang talks to Allen McNeill, owner of Jubilee Brands, who shares his fascinating story of using a digital press and some converting equipment to build a printing business around a specific product. Read More
Paul Hudson explains his transition through a variety of digital and analog technologies to strenghthen and grow his business offerings. His recent purchase of a secnd Landa S10P digital B1 press rounds it out. Read More
As we exit the pandemic phase of COVID, direct mail has seen a resurgence, and production inkjet printing is an ideal mechanism for its production. Industry evangelist and WhatTheyThink contributor Pat McGrew talks about the direct mail market in general and the advantages of producing direct mail with HP PageWide production inkjet printers in this video, sponsored by HP. Read More
David Zwang talks to Golan Landsberg, R&D Director and Head of Product Development for the HP Indigo V12 Label Press. This groundbreaking label press is a combination of an evolution and revolution in design and application. Take a behind-the-scenes look at its development. Read More
David Zwang talks to Keren Yakolev, Head of Product & Business Development at HP Indigo, about how HP Indigo has been a leader in changing markets and market behavior in print and packaging. It’s not magic, its a process. Read More
Joris Bosch from Holland-based Wihabo talks about digital printing and finishing. Wihabo offers commercial and packaging printing. Five years ago, they added an HP Indigo 10000, which was a game changer for the company. They have added digital die-cutting and recently added Highcon and Scodix machines to add even more value to printed materials. Read More
Ricoh has been working to increase the flexibility and capability of its direct-to-garment digital printing portfolio, including the Ri1000 and Ri2000 printers as evidenced by its recent announcement of the ability to add direct-to-film printing to these two printers, which will be on display at FESPA. General Manager of Industrial Printing for Ricoh, Dr. Christian Compera, explains. Read More
Adam Sidrane from K. Sidrane talks about digital labels and packaging. The company was founded by his grandfather in 1948 as a medical device packaging converter, transitioned to a flexo label shop, and most recently a digital label shop. The company specializes in digitally printed labels, folding cartons, shrink sleeves, and flexible packaging. Its three HP presses have helped it serve the gamut of the digital label market. Read More
David Zwang talks to Eli Mahal, Head of Marketing, Labels & Packaging, for HP Indigo. HP Indigo and its customers have not been idle during the pandemic—growth has been significant for Indigo and for their customers in all segments. Read More
Jeff Sider, Senior Development Manager for Cober Solutions 106-year old technology company that does a little bit of everything—from sheetfed print to digital printing and wide-format. The company currently has five HP Indigo presses, with two more being installed. Read More
American Banknote Corporation' Guy Broadhurst talks about attending his first Dscoop. Predominantly a plastic card printer, AB Corp. has expanded into 3D printing and the novel—for them—application of printing on paper. Read More
Kurt Michalak, Fortis Solutions Group’s Director of Manufacturing for the Central Region, talks about how the company has grown from five plants to 15 in five years. The company specializes in everything from pressure-sensitive labels to flexible packaging, with a press mix that is 70% flexo, 25% digital, and just under 5% offset. They have also acquired a fleet of HP Indigo presses, expanding from four to 25 in those five years. Read More
Industry veteran Michael Poulin is now the Director of Product Marketing & Business Development for Kyocera, building a robust team to enhance Kyocera's go-to-market strategies for sheetfed production inkjet. The company has already installed more than 200 TASKalfa Pro 15000c worldwide. Poulin provides more information in this exclusive WhatTheyThink interview. The TASKalfa Pro 15000c swatch book can be ordered here from April 2022 and beyond. Read More
Resident Print Geeks Jim and Shelby sat down with Gabriel Conti, CEO of Kover, to discuss many aspects of UV inkjet technology including the importance of having highly trained and educated machine operators. Read More
At Dscoop, Frank Arostegui, Executive Vice President of American Litho, talks about how the company first went digital in 2017 with an HP 12000. They are now at capacity and are considering a second one. They also acquired a PageWide T240, were able to migrate a lot of work over to it, and 12 months later bought a T250. Both are now at capacity. Read More
Jonathan Beck, Digital Print Manager for Bolger Printing, a general commercial printer in Minneapolis, talks about his purchase of HP Indigo digital presses and the opportunities they have brought to his business. Read More
Jeff Searson & Dan Niblo, Founders of Packaging Lab, talk about how they are only company that offers flexible packaging in as fast as 24 hours with no minimum quantity. The company relies on automation and HP Indigo digital printing. They went into this year’s Dscoop with specific needs, which were met. Read More
Frank talks with Chris Obert, who works with budding authors to publish their own books. Through his consulting and trade shows, Chris helps them navigate the world of publishing. On-demand printing and Microsoft Word have provided opportunities for anyone to be a book author. Read More
Tom O’Brien President of Greenville, N.C.’s Acculink and Accuflex Packaging, talks about his history in the industry. He founded Acculink in 1980 and had always been in the digital cut-sheet space. Currently, a strong focus of the company is on e-commerce fulfillment for popular photogift/photocard brands, printing customer photos on items like mugs, neckties, mousepads, and cards. Read More
Andrew Boyd, President of Columbus Ohio’s Blue Label Packaging, talks about how, after attending his first Dscoop in 2012, he was motivated to investigate the HP Indigo and move from envelope converting into labels. The company is now a digital converter of labels and shrink sleeves, and Dscoop a must-attend event. Read More
In this sponsored video, Xeikon CEO Benoit Chatelard shares an update on Xeikon's 2021 performance and a bullish 2022 outlook. He also provides an update on company's strategic objectives, sustainability position, and its corrugated business. North America Director of Marketing Donna Covannon chimes in with some very interesting and innovative customer applications. Chatelard also teased some exciting announcements for the upcoming Labelexpo Europe event. Read More
When The International Center of Sindonology in Turin, Italy, was seeking a way to create realistic replicas of the Shroud of Turin for distribution to selected churches and museums around the globe, EFI's sustainable pigment-based digital textile printing technology was selected. In this interview, Adele Genoni, Senior Vice President and General Manager, EFI Reggiani, shares the story. WhatTheyThink filmed exclusive video at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC, so our members can experience this amazing replica. Read More
David Zwang talks to Dan Maurer, VP Product Management, Digital Print at Heidelberg US. Heidelberg has been selling digital presses for more than 11 years, and they are expanding their efforts and offerings. Read More
Scott Schinlever, COO of EFI’s Global Inkjet Business provides an update on the EFI inkjet business, encompassing such disparate markets as wide format, textiles, corrugated, and ceramic printing. Read More
David Zwang talks to Ken Ingram, President of SCREEN USA, about the latest market trends as well as new products the the company has introduced—and plans to introduce. SCREEN has been focused on high-speed inkjet across all markets, specializing in direct mail and transaction, but post-pandemic, the company has seen more activity in the commercial space. Read More
Paul Hudson, CEO of Hudson Printing, chats with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne about his recent acquisition of a Landa S10P B1 digital press. The company still gains about 70% of its revenues from web offset, but also has Indigo presses. According to Hudson, the Landa offers a great bridge technology between the two. View the whole story. Read More
Cary Sherburne talks to WhatTheyThink contributor and industry expert David Zwang about some of the latest, post-COVID developments in production inkjet and industrial printing. Read More
Black-and-white production continues to be a large, stable, cost-effective segment of print production. In this video sponsored by Canon USA, learn about the Canon varioPRINT 6000 TITAN, the fastest monochrome production press in its segment. Read More
Cary Sherburne talks to Inkjet Insight’s Elizabeth Gooding about the latest trends in production inkjet. With physical installations down due to the pandemic, there has been increased activity on the software side, facilitating better remote vendor-customer and printer-client interaction. Read More
David Zwang talks to Canon Solutions America EVP Francis McMahon, recapping last week’s thINK Forum, and talking about company culture, how it plays into a company’s brand, how it gives a company a competitive advantage, and how businesses can retain their employees by making them feel like they are part of something and feel empowered. Read More
At last week’s thINK Forum, David Zwang spoke with Greg Groleau, VP Operations for Venture Solutions, a critical communications subsidiary of Taylor Corporation. Events like the thINK Forum allow Venture Solutions to connect with its vendor partners to evaluate present and future technologies and how they might align with their business. Read More
At last week’s thINK Forum, David Zwang talked to Shelley Hyde, Partner at PrintMailPro and the newest member of the thINK Board, about the value of networking events like the thINK Forum, as well as the other resources thINK makes available for producers of inkjet printing. Read More
At this week’s thINK Forum, David Zwang talks to Jennifer McSweeney, VP of Sales for the Goodway Group, about the company’s adoption of production inkjet and the opportunities it has opened with clients. Read More
In this video sponsored by HP Indigo, Eran Schwimmer, R&D Department Manager for HP Indigo, explains how, with 12 color stations on the HP Indigo V12, the range of inks available on-press beyond CMYK is truly extensive—including spot colors, white, silver, fluorescents, and more. Read More
David Zwang talks with Gershon Alon, Head of Solutions at HP Indigo, about the post-pandemic workflow changes in packaging and commercial print that will be needed to keep up with dynamic market shifts. Read More
In this video sponsored by Canon, learn how the image sensing unit on the Canon imagePRESS C10010VP can automate repetitive tasks, monitoring and adjusting front-to-back registration and color accuracy. The sensing unit measures 32 color patches and 8 registration marks to help maintain consistent results and minimize operator intervention. Read More
In this video sponsored by HP Indigo, Motti Silberberg's, Series 6 Cold Function Manager, shows how consumable components like the blanket, PIP, and acid drum were designed to accommodate the very high speed of the V12 press. Read More
In this video sponsored by HP Indigo, Itamar Malka, R&D Product Development Lab Manager at HP Indigo, demonstrates how HP’s One-Shot Printing Technology works and explains why it’s ideal for working with heat-sensitive substrates. Read More
In this video sponsored by HP Indigo, Ronen Yosifon, User Experience Manager in the HP Indigo V12 Lab, points out the design considerations that make the V12 press easy to use and operator friendly. Read More
In this video sponsored by HP Indigo, Dror Kella, Technologist, R&D, in the HP Indigo 100K Lab, demonstrates the HP Indigo Optimizer. Available on all sheetfed Indigo presses, the Optimizer is a user interface and set of tools that increase productivity by giving operators the information they need to plan their jobs. Read More
In this video sponsored by HP Indigo, Regina Guslitzer, L&P Materials Development R&D Manager, talks about how HP developed materials and processes for primers, varnishes, and lamination along with a new inline priming system to allow the HP Indigo V12 to offer the utmost in label versatility. Read More
In this video sponsored by HP Indigo, Ami Yaari, R&D Mechanical Engineer at HP Indigo, talks about and demonstrates the feeding system on the HP Indigo 100K Digital Press. The 100K’s multiple input sources have many advantages, including the ability to load different substrates into the machine and rapidly switch substrates during production without stopping the press. Read More
There has been a noticeable uptick in printing directly on food, such as cookies, cakes, and other comestibles. He still has his archival carton of printed (and deteriorating) Pringles from the 1990s, but with inkjet, you can print on anything—even foods. Read More
In this video sponsored by HP Indigo, Gershon Alon, Head of PrintOS, talks about leveraging advanced technologies on the HP Indigo V12 to streamline the digital label production workflow and maximize overall efficiency. The goal is for the HP Indigo V12 to be able to replace two flexo presses, Read More
In this video sponsored by HP Indigo, Itamar Malka, R&D Product Development Lab Manager, HP Indigo, demonstrates the fast and accurate paper handling on the HP Indigo 100K, designed to support the highest possible productivity, up to 6,000 B2 sheets per hour. Read More
In this video sponsored by HP Indigo, Haim Vladomirski, LED Print Head Team Leader at HP Indigo, talks about the V12 writing head, which uses a new LED technology to print the finest details, smoothest skin tones, and highest image quality. Read More
HP’s corporate citizenship values go back to the founding of the company, and HP has been recognized as one the world’s most responsible and sustainable companies. The company has more than 100 staff worldwide dedicated to HP’s Sustainable Impact programs—including product stewards assigned to every product line to work hand-in hand-with product development and support functions to guide sustainability and compliance activities. HP recently announced bold 2030 Sustainable Impact goals that will move the company towards becoming the world’s most just and sustainable technology company. What are some of those goals, and what initiatives is HP pursuing to achieve them? What role is digital printing playing in transitioning commercial, industrial, and packaging printing to the circular economy? Sustainability is central to the value proposition of HP PageWide presses—how does that help HP’s direct mail customers, in turn, become more sustainable businesses? Read More
In this video sponsored by HP Indigo, Deisy Kapon, WWTS IST Product & Content Dev. Manager at HP Indigo, demonstrates Print Care, a set of on-press capabilities that allow operators to monitor the press and diagnose and troubleshoot any press issues in real time from anywhere. Read More
In this video sponsored by HP Indigo, Alon Gazit, VP of R&D, takes us into the HP Indigo 100K Lab to demonstrate HP’s thermal offset transfer technology, which allows the HP Indigo digital press to maintain an offset look and feel, as well as the advantages of offset printing. Read More
Deisy Kapon, WWTS IST Product & Content Dev. Manager, talks about Predictive Press Care on the HP Indigo presses, an artificial intelligence-based system that collects press data as the press is running, analyzes it, anticipates errors, and alerts the operator that an error is about to happen. Read More
Roi Liraz, Indigo V12 Program Manager, demonstrates process control on the HP Indigo V12. Using sensors, smart cameras, algorithms, and other forms of automation, the high-speed press is able to ensure consistent high quality. Read More
That’s why they’re committed—in every department from engineering to chemistry—to ensure that their solutions grow with their customers over time. So how does HP do it? Read More
Basil Verdene, Color Group Manager for HP Indigo, talks about the advanced color management capabilities of the HP Indigo 100K Digital Press, including its ability to manage color while printing. Learn more about color management on the HP Indigo 100K in this video sponsored by HP Indigo. Read More
Frank shows us two beautiful case-bound books. Both are histories of the Weyerhaeuser Paper Company produced in 1999. One was printed with offset lithography and the other with Xeikon toner-based printing at RIT using the same PDF file—and if not for a production note on the cover of the digital version, you’d never know it wasn’t offset. In the decade that followed Weyerhaeuser got out of the paper business and Xeikon flourished in digital printing. Read More
David Zwang talks with Carsten Bruhn, newly appointed President and CEO of Ricoh North America. Bruhn has been with Ricoh for more than 30 years, and he talks about his journey in the industry and in Ricoh, as well as how he sees Ricoh doing business as we emerge from the pandemic. Read More
Itamar Malka, R&D Product Development Lab Manager at HP Indigo, takes us on a short tour of the HP Indigo B2 development lab, where HP tests new features and capabilities on machines like the HP Indigo 100K, 15K, and 12000—as well as systems still in development. Learn more about the lab in this video sponsored by HP Indigo. Read More
Alon Gazit, VP of R&D at HP Indigo, brings us to the HP Indigo 100K lab to talk about the benefits of using just three colors vs. CMYK when using Enhanced Productivity Mode (EPM) on the HP Indigo 100K Digital Press. EPM can increase productivity by 33% vs. printing in CMYK. Learn more about this approach in this video sponsored by HP Indigo. Read More
Back in 2019, Durst and Koenig & Bauer announced a joint venture to develop digital printing capabilities for the corrugated and folding carton markets. Fast forward two years, and the vision has become reality. Hear what Managing Director Robert Stabler has to say about the experience. Read More
Thriving in the print industry isn’t just about what you can do, but how you can do it even better. Delivering high-quality prints is a start, but standing out requires going the extra mile. And that means kicking creativity up a notch with enhanced, high-value direct mailers that appeal to consumers on a multi-sensory level. In fact, stimulating consumer senses has been proven to increase response rates, brand awareness and emotional bonds to products Read More
In this Thought Leadership Series video sponsored by HP, David Zwang talks to Jason Raye, VP of Executive Label Inc. The company began with flexo presses and moved into digital printing in 2012 with an HP Indigo 6800. The company is on its third digital press, having recently installed an HP Indigo 8000. The transition into digital completely changed Empire’s business. Read More
Maya Poleg and Roi Liraz from the HP Indigo team take us on a behind the scenes tour of the HP Indigo V12 Digital Press R&D lab in this video sponsored by HP Inc. The first in a series of short videos which bring to light HP Indigo technology advancements, advantages, and an insider’s view from Indigo’s top technology experts. Read More
HP has spent the past four decades not simply investing in inkjet ink research and development but perfecting it. Its five world-class teams of international chemists have worked to create custom inks for a range of different markets. They’ve partnered closely with hardware and writing systems engineers to develop the best integrated technology for its inkjet devices. In this Tech Talk, HP R&D Chemist Saba Lotfizadeh shares stories of the significant challenges and exciting breakthroughs in ink development that enable printing on a wide range of media. Read More
David Zwang talks to Crit Driessen, Senior Advisor Commercial and Industrial Printing at Canon Production Printing, and Walter Vogelsberger, VP Digital Packaging Printing at Canon Production Printing. Crit shares some of the latest Canon Labelstream installations and other news and, as Walter transitions into this new position, what he envisions for digital packaging at Canon. Read More
David Zwang talks to Louis DeJesus, CEO and Founder of CompanyBox, which specializes in digital, on-demand packaging. The company leverages digital platforms, automation, and order aggregation so that the cost of one package is "the same as the cost of a truckload.” Read More
Lewis Shuler has worked at several well-known apparel brands and also spent 10 years working in China. He has tremendous insight to share about the current state of the industry and what it will take to accelerate both the analog-to-digital transformation and re-shoring of manufacturing. He also shares his thoughts on emerging technologies such as solid color spray dyeing. Read More
David Zwang talks to Bob Seay, VP Digital Print Solutions, for Georgia-Pacific Corrugated, which recently acquired an HP T1100 digital press. The Hummingbird business within Georgia-Pacific’s Digital Printing Solutions provides fast-turn digital preprint corrugated. The T1100 press offers Georgia-Pacific new capabilities. Read More
Mimaki offers a broad portfolio of solutions for the sign and display graphics market. Mike Maxwell, Senior Manager–Corporate Strategic Development at Mimaki U.S., provides a look at the range of applications customers are producing, including how customers can incorporate 3D printing into the sign and display graphics businesses. Read More
Cary Sherburne speaks with Dwayne Black, COO of Shutterfly, and Haim Levit, General Manager, HP Indigo. Shutterfly, the US-based online personalized products and photo leader, last month signed a landmark agreement with HP Indigo for more than 60 new HP Indigo digital presses, as it expands its capabilities to supply the growing demand for printing photo memories. Read More
Canon’s Matthew Poliniak talks about the new Canon imagePRESS C10010VP digital press, which features enhanced media handling capabilities. The imagePRESS C10010VP can handle media up to 400 gsm and also supports running on synthetic media, allowing you to offer new and customized applications to customers. Read More
Victoria Harris, Textile Specialist at Mimaki USA, discusses the Mimaki TX300P-1800 MKII hybrid printer, which easily switches between pigment ink printing for direct to fabric and dye-sublimation inks for printing on heat-transfer paper, as well as other digital textile printing solutions from Mimaki. Read More
David Zwang talks to Jenny Johnson Wolf and Mike Wolf of Label Specialties. Based in Louisville, Ky., Label Specialities is a trade printer that uses every technology available, especially flexo and, most recently, digital labels using HP presses. They also offer a variety of finishing and die-cutting services so as to be able to handle whatever requirements a customer may have. Read More
Daniel Valema, Strategic Director, Digital Solutions, Xeikon, talks to David Zwang about Xeikon’s move into forms of packaging beyond labels, namely corrugated. Read More
David Zwang talks with Stefan Clopterop, Segment Manager, Labels and Packaging, Xeikon, about the Xeikon fleXflow digital pouch production solution. Read More
David Zwang and Ed Zumbiel, President of Zumbiel Digital, discuss the opportunities and challenges to be found in the digital transformation of packaging. Read More
John Lacagnina is a digital printing pioneer whose company Entire, founded in the 1980s, was the first to connect high-speed production digital printers to networks for document printing where before they had been connected only to mainframes. He has a rich heritage of innovation between now and then, and most recently started a 3D printing company. Here what he has to say about the past, present, and future of digital print. Read More
Christian Compera, Deputy General Manager, Industrial Print Business Group, Ricoh, shares his thoughts on the digital printing opportunity in textiles, why Ricoh chose to enter the direct-to-garment (DTG) space, the family of printers it now offers, and where Ricoh may go in the future with regard to digital textile printing. Read More
Smithers print consultant Sean Smyth talks to David Zwang and recaps some of the highlights of Smithers' recent “Digital Print for Packaging” virtual event. Key takeaways included the relative resilience of the digital label and packaging communities, the emergence of cannabis packaging, and how ecommerce is changing the demand for and nature of packaging. Read More
Canon Solutions America EVP Francis McMahon and and thINK Executive Director Eric Hawkinson talk about how the company took actions in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and reached out to customers to ensure that their needs were being met and supply chain disruptions were minimized. Canon has also not slowed down its introduction of new hardware—and all through the pandemic, sales have been robust. Read More
Inkjet Insight co-founder and WhatTheyThink contributor Mary Schilling has put her digital printing skills to work, producing on-demand facemasks featuring either stock or custom images. All masks are digitally printed and hand-sewn. Curiously, her best-seller features the face of WhatTheyThink’s Adam Dewitz—and in this video, check out some of her “face models.” Read More
Gershon Alon, Head of HP PrintOS, HP Indigo, talks to David Zwang about how increased print jobs and the greater complexity of those jobs—largely due to variable data—have put great strains on digital front ends. Users thus need to create variable-data PDFs that won’t tie up RIPs and digital presses. HP’s partner Global Graphics recently released the “Full Speed Ahead” guide to variable-data print PDF creation. Read More
Josh Samuel, Director of Ink Development for EFI, talks about ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam (EB) curable inks and their advantages for use in packaging printing, especially corrugated. Read More
Carles Farre of HP talks to David Zwang about the just-announced HP PageWide Web Press T250 HD with Brilliant Ink. Brilliant Ink expands the range of applications users can produce, as it makes the HP PageWide T250 HD press compatible with offset coated stock. Read More
Frank interviews Tom Campbell of King Printing in Lowell, Mass. King has been a pioneer in short-run book printing and now provides a major service for publishers big and small. Campbell discusses the trends in book printing and publishing today. Read More
Adele Genoni, Senior Vice President and General Manager of EFI Reggiani, talks to Cary Sherburne about the most important trends in textiles as the industry continues its analog to digital transformation—including sustainability, data management, and AI and technical textiles. She also provides an update on EFI BOLT installations. Read More
While at PRINTING United, Frank stopped by the Kodak booth and was impressed by Kodak and Uteco’s development of an inkjet technology that can print on flexible film. He was especially impressed by the quality of the fleshtones—one of the limitations of flexography was its shortcomings in being able to print photorealistic images. He thinks that inkjet is now able to challenge flexography for certain jobs. He is also predicting that drupa will be the “Inkjet On Anything” show. Read More
Ralph Giammarco, Vice President at S-One Labels & Packaging, discusses the similarities of the analog-to-digital transformation in flexible packaging to the sign industry's transformation. Digital now comprises 1% to 2% of flexible packaging, and Giammarco estimates growth to a double-digit share over the next few years and delivering a more sustainable product. Read More
In part 2 of a two-part series on the future of the printing press, Frank visits Dallas, Tex.’s Summit Direct, which has one of the largest arrays of printing equipment—offset and digital—Frank has ever seen. He talks with president John Barber and VP of Business Development Mike Robinson, VP of Business Development, about their equipment portfolio, including the Konica Minolta AccurioJet KM-1 inkjet sheetfed press and the different kinds of work they are running on it. Read More
Julian Marsh, Digital Print Expert, talks about the latest challenges facing digital book printers. Customers want highly customized and complex books with faster turnaround than ever—the “Amazon effect.” At the same time, book printers are facing a skills shortage. Enter automation and the smart factory approach to book manufacturing. Read More
In part 1 of a two-part series on the future of the printing press, Frank visits AM Solutions in Egerton, Wis., and talks with Dean Gille, president, and Mike Henning, vice president, about their Konica Minolta AccurioJet KM-1 inkjet sheetfed press. AM had been an offset shop that had to make changes as they adopted inkjet, and the two technologies literally sit side by side. Read More
Patti Smith, Kodak’s VP, WW Business Development & Marketing, Digital Inkjet Printing, talks to David Zwang about the major trends that Kodak has been seeing in the lead-up to drupa 2020. The biggest among them is packaging, especially digital packaging, the demand for which is being driven by the brands. Read More
Ricoh’s Heather Poulin highlights Ricoh presence at PRINTING United, focusing on the customer experience. In addition to its continuous-feed inkjet and wide-format hardware offerings, Ricoh was featuring its 5th Color Lab, showing customers how to design for new printing technologies, how to manage color, and how to use ColorLogic to print metallics. Read More
Bill Conlin, Jr., of Conlin’s Print talks to Cary Sherburne about the company’s nearly 40 years as a family-owned digital printing business. About five years ago, they began offering wide-format printing. Conlin’s Print recently acquired an EFI VUTEk h3 hybrid flatbed/roll-to-roll superwide-format LED inkjet printer, replacing an older VUTEk QS2. Read More
David Zwang talks to Federico D’Annunzio, Senior Innovation Advisor for the Bobst Group, about some of the new innovations surrounding digital label printing, and how the same automation process can be applied to digital inkjet, flexo, offset, or hybrid label printing equipment. Read More
Dan Johansen of Ricoh talks about the company's wide-format journey from a manufacturer of inkjet printheads to a manufacturer of entire wide-format printing systems, including two new UV flatbeds—the Ricoh Pro TF6250 and the larger Pro T7210—and the Pro L5160 latex printer. Ricoh also was demonstrating a printing system for imaging directly onto the side of a truck or plane. Read More
Canon USA’s Matthew Poliniak talks about the company’s imagePRESS technology—specifically the imagePRESS C10000VP and C910 Color Digital Presses—and the wide range of applications imagePRESS technology can produce, achieving the same high quality on uncoated and coated stock, as well as textured and other specialty substrates. Read More
Mark Cohen, President of MAC Specialties, talks about the wide-format and specialty printing services his company offers, and explains how they produce custom cellphone stands. MAC Specialties recently installed a Ricoh TF6250 UV LED Flatbed Printer which allows them to print on materials other than flat sheets or boards—such as foam footballs. Read More
Patti Smith, VP, WW Business Development & Marketing, Digital Inkjet Printing, for Kodak, talks to David Zwang about the latest developments at Kodak, the company's new CEO Jim Continenza, and the renewed emphasis on understanding—and replicating—the transitions customers are undergoing. Read More
Andy Chagan of Tri-Win Direct talks about the direct mail company's humble beginnings in a second-floor apartment and now, 22 years later, mails 350-400 million pieces a year. The company uses predominantly Ricoh equipment and, in 2015, the company transitioned from cut-sheet to continuous-feed, and the Ricoh VC60000 was a game-changer. Read More
Crit Driessen, VP of Labels & Packaging for Canon, talks to David Zwang about the Océ LabelStream 4000 Series, Canon’s initial entry into the digital packaging marketplace. Read More
Brianna Makarevich and David Erwin of RISO Inc. give a tour of the RISO booth at PRINTING United showcasing the variety of devices on display, including the FW Series, which includes a multifunction finisher; the GD Series, which features a Fiery RIP to provide greater color capabilities; and the new Valezus T2100, the latest entry in RISO’s portfolio of print production systems. Read More
David Miller, Director of Digital Business for Anderson & Vreeland, talks to David Zwang about the company’s portfolio of solutions for the corrugated packaging market, and the company’s just-announced agreement to distribute Xeikon’s label and packaging presses in North America. Read More
EFI Reggiani's Vice President and General Manager Adele Genoni discusses the progress of the analog-to-digital transformation underway in textiles and apparel in this video sponsored by EFI, including the benefits for brands and for the environment. She highlights several EFI offerings that make its approach to textile production greener. Read More
Eric Owens General Manager of Memjet’s Commercial Print Division, talks about DuraLink, the company’s pigment-based technology designed for mid- to high-volume commercial inkjet print systems. Read More
David Zwang talks to Filip Weymans, VP of Marketing for Xeikon, at Labelexpo about the trends that Xeikon is seeing in the label industry and how they are addressing them. Read More
Kirk-Rudy’s Bob Mills showcases the new FireJet 4C, a Memjet-powered four-color inkjet printing system that can print at 1600 x 1600 dpi at speeds up to 150 feet per minute. It uses pigment aqueous ink and is designed to cost-effectively print envelopes, bags, packages, napkins, and other items. Read More
Mark Priede of Xante previews the new full-color specialty printing solution based on the HP FI-1000, which prints 170+ envelopes a minute and uses Xanté’s iQueue software, and discusses the benefits of partnering with HP. Read More
Frank talks to the extremely famous Daniel Dejan of Sappi at PRINT 19 about his travels, educating people about design, graphics, print, and a new haptics book he and Sappi are launching. They also discuss the challenges of designing for variable-data printing. Read More
Chuck Werninger, Senior Manager of IT Administrative Services at Houston Independent School District, talks about his adoption of a Canon Océ VarioPrint i300 inkjet press to improve the quality of educational materials for Houston ISD students. Read More
David Zwang talks to Todd Roth, VP of Core Publishing Solutions and chair of this year’s thINK Ahead Conference, which opened yesterday in Boca Raton, Fla. He discusses how Canon's inkjet forum—now in its fifth year—has grown and evolved, as well as the value it provides for inkjet users of all experience levels. Read More
Kelley Holmes talks to Kathy Morgan, President of Sir Speedy Printing & Signs in Irvine, Calif., about the changes she has seen in commercial printing over her 30+ years in the industry, such as the transition from offset to digital printing and an increased emphasis on automation. Read More
David Zwang talks to Kim Beswick, General Manager of Memjet, about the new DuraFlex platform for entry-level and light-production inkjet presses. Read More
Joan Jorba, Textiles R&D Engineering Manager at HP, explains how HP has implemented color management for its HP Stitch S Series dye sublimation printers in this HP-sponsored video. He reports that the goal was to make color management easy, even for users who have limited color knowledge, and to ensure accurate color across fleets and with hybrid analog/digital production. Read More
Katelyn Lee, Textile Chemist at Cotton Incorporated, explains how cotton, as a natural fiber, can be processed in the carding, spinning, and woven fabric preparation to prepare it as a good surface for digital printing with pigment or reactive inks. She also identifies developments the industry should be focusing on to make the process more effective and sustainable. Read More
David Zwang talks to Mike Herold, Director of Global Marketing for Ricoh, about the company’s new award-winning Ricoh Pro VC70000 continuous-feed inkjet printer. The new Extended Gamut ink and unique compact drying system are designed for a wide media range including commodity offset coated papers. Read More
John Sarantakos, Director of the University of Oklahoma in-plant—the biggest university printer in the country—talks about how wide-format, display graphics, banners, and specialty printing are growing while at the same time there has been a migration away from black-and-white copies and traditional offset printing. Read More
Carlos Lahoz, Global Textiles Brands Strategist, explains the role of digital technologies in improving sustainability within the textiles and apparel industry in this video sponsored by HP, from design through production and supply chain. He talks about the role of innovation in helping move the industry to a more digital and sustainable future. Read More
Omer Kulka, Vice President of Marketing and Product Strategy for Kornit Digital, speaks with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne about Kornit Konnect, a cloud-based solution that delivers on Kornit's vision of a data-driven business and production environment for textiles and apparel, stressing the importance of data as an asset in the design and manufacturing environment. Read More
Joan Perez Pericot, General Manager for HP's textile business, shares his thoughts on the current state of the textiles industry, the impact digital technologies are having, the opportunities he sees in the future, and the role HP wants to play in this evolving market. Read More
EFI's Senior Product Director for Scheduling, PrintFlow & TGO Udi Arieli, explains how FedEx Office has leveraged technology to build a Smart Factory, the benefits they have achieved, and why it is important for other companies to follow suit. Read More
Kevin Currier, Product Manager for Software in North America for Durst, talks about the Durst Professional Services strategy, announced in 2018. He also explains the value of Durst Lift ERP, focused on large-format operations and the specific requirements these businesses have. He notes that Lift ERP is device-agnostic and can apply to the textiles and commercial print markets as well. Read More
Reto Simmen, Chief Business Officer at Mouvent, a Bobst company, talks about full commercial availability of its digital textile printers (including a new model introduced at ITMA, printing at 400 square meters per hour) with reactive or acid dye inks. He also explains the unique compact, lightweight printhead cluster technology these printers use. Read More
Liz Logue, Director of New Business Development for EFI, talks about how ecommerce is changing the way brands and consumers think about the buying experience. She gives examples of how combining the capabilities of digital textile printing with digital direct-to-corrugated experience can offer an exciting unboxing experience for the consumer—for example, for high fashion or product-of-the-month subscriptions. Read More
Durst Textile Segment Manager Martin Winkler explains how digital textile printing is being adopted both by traditional analog businesses and new online businesses. He also stresses the importance of an end-to-end workflow to address the shorter runs and faster cycle times occurring in textiles and apparel today. Durst also focuses on making these technologies more sustainable. Read More
Jack Noonan, Marketing Manager at MGI Digital Technology, talks about embellishment of print as the next phase in the evolution of digital print for packaging. Digital special effects can add value to packaging, raise brand awareness, and foster customer engagement. Find out how. Read More
Robin East, Group Director for CMYUK, a UK-based graphic arts distributor, suggests that print service providers should be exploring digital textile printing as a new business avenue that offers higher growth rates than commercial print. He points out that digital print providers have many transferable skills that could serve them well in the textiles market, especially home decor. Read More
H2O Melon CEO Savvas Tsoukalas talks with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne about how digital direct-to-corrugated printing has helped him better promote his watermelon business, customizing packaging to the particular regions the company serves. Read More
At the end of 2018, Durst Phototechnik and Koenig & Bauer announced a 50/50 joint venture to develop a single-pass digital printing system for the folding carton and corrugated fiberboard industries. Initially, the joint venture portfolio will comprise the Koenig & Bauer CorruJET 170 and the Durst SPC 130—including all associated services and the ink business—with a top priority to develop the VariJET 106, which was originally announced at drupa 2016 with a different partner. After learning that Robert Stabler would be managing this joint venture, WhatTheyThink was able to speak with him about his role and his thoughts about the future of the initiative. Read More
Anne Veldman, Ricoh's direct-to-garment product manager, explains Ricoh's mid-range DTG Ri 1000 printer introduced at FESPA, and talks about Ricoh's strategy in the textile market going forward as well as the markets into which its DTG printers are being installed. Read More
How would you like to start up a new company with a full complement of hardware, software, and workflows tailored specifically to your requirements with no legacy technology debt? Sepire, which launched only last May, found a way.... At Ricoh's INTERACT, David Zwang talks to Josh Bonham of Sepire, which is an omnichannel solutions provider for the health care and financial services industries. Read More
Bluestone Fabrics, a wholesale digital fabric printing business, offers cutting, sewing, and packaging as well. Co-Founder and CEO John Otsuki talks with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne about his efforts to educate the market on the benefits of digital fabric printing, including the ability to get products they never could before and to help make the industry more sustainable. He also talks about the need to introduce into the printing process things that will help in automating the sewing process, currently the least automated process in the manufacturing process. Read More
Michael Maxwell, Senior Sales Manager for Mimaki, talks to Richard Romano at the ISA Sign Expo about the launch of their new LED UV flatbed, the JFX200-2513, which can print on media up to 98.4 inches wide by 51.1 inches long by 1.96 inches thick, and the 3DFF-222 3D printer. Read More
Paolo Torricella, Sales Segment Specialist for Digital Textile Equipment at EFI Reggiani, explains all the different elements EFI considered when designing the EFI BOLT single-pass digital textile printer in order to make the manufacturing process for the printer—as well as its use—as environmentally friendly as possible. Read More
Andrew Oransky, President and CEO of Roland DGA, talks about their ISA Innovation Award for their VG2 TrueVIS flagship printer, as well as the release of five other products, including a direct-to-garment T-shirt printer. Read More
Ronen Samuel, CEO of Kornit Digital talks about consumer demand driving changes in the textiles and apparel supply chain and what that means for apparel and interior design. It is moving from supply and demand driven by the brands to demand and then supply, moving from 18 months lead time to one month or less. He outlines Kornit Digital's role in helping to drive this change. Read More
David Murphy, Worldwide Director of Marketing and Business Development for HP PageWide Industrial Solutions, explains HP's collaboration with users of its HP PageWide corrugated solutions to form the world's first digital users group for this market segment. Called DigitalPack, the goal of this new users group is to make digital print for corrugated better, easier, and more inspirational for global brands. Read More
David Zwang talks to Heather Poulin, Director of Marketing for Ricoh USA, at Interact 2019, Ricoh’s annual user conference. The goal of the event is to get customers and Ricoh executives to “interact” with each other to find best practices that Ricoh users can take back to their shops. Read More
FESPA Textile Evangelist Debbie McKeegan talks with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne about how digital technologies are helping address sustainability issues in the textile industry, the world's second largest polluter. This includes not only the printing aspect, but the entire textiles and apparel supply chain. Read More
Duane Neidert, Director of Operations, Americas, for SmithersPira, explains the genesis of its Digital Textile Printing conference and its future. The conference started about five years ago. Its goal is to educate the industry about the digital technologies that are shaping its future, from the print engines to inks and substrates/fibers, and the software and processes that are required for an on-demand production environment. Read More
Claire Vos, textile designer for Interiors, shares her thoughts about how digital textile printing, and digital printing in general, has enhanced her business and opened a whole new world of design possibilities for her. Her work was prominently on display in the Mimaki booth at FESPA. Read More
Ester Sala, Global Business Director for HP, talks about the development and launch of the new HP STITCH dye-sublimation textile printing portfolio. By working alongside their customers, HP has created a product to solve real-life problems. Read More
Frederico d’Annunzio, Hybrid Program Manager for BOBST, continues his discussion with David Zwang about the BOBST REVO initiative that has helped bring about the “rebirth of flexo." Read More
Santi Morera, General Manager and Global Head of Graphics Solutions Business for HP, discusses the company's strategy for dye sublimation in the textile market and how the new HP Stitch fits into the current HP portfolio. Read More
Senior Editor Cary Sherburne speaks with EFI's Senior Product Manager Mike Wozny about the EFI FabriVU 340i. Applicable to both the soft signage and textile markets, the FabriVU 340i incorporates patented print and calendering in one footprint and a one-step operation. Read More
Mike Kyritsi, President of swissQprint, talks about the history of the company, which was founded in 2007 in Switzerland and came to North America in 2016.The company's wide-format printer portfolio comprises five different models of UV flatbed and hybrid units in its Nyala, Impala, and Oryx lines, with a new roll-to-roll device launching at FESPA. Read More
Ronald Van Den Broek of Mimaki explains how synergies across its various business units bring new and innovative technologies to market. He uses as an example the development of the new JFX-200 EX with 17-layer printing to create "2.5D" printing for easy creation of fine art and other applications. Read More
Christoph Gamper, CEO of Durst, talks about the strategy behind the company's development of a complete modular workflow solution from the webshop through production, working in conjunction with its P5 printer platform. The company also added two new printer models to its P5 family of printers. Read More
David Zwang talks to Francois Martin, Senior Communication Advisor, Bobst Group, about the role of digital printing in packaging. Although digital has the ability to optimize production, speed time to market, and offer other benefits, flexo is improving dramatically. When it comes to packaging printing, no one technology is better than another; the best-suited printing technology will be application-specific. Read More
Adele Genoni, Vice President and General Manager of EFI Reggiani, talks with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne about EFI's sustainable approach to digital textile printing, from design through production and finishing, including two sustainable inks to cover virtually all fabric types. Read More
Mark Hanley of I.T. Strategies talks about the vibrant digital print market represented at FESPA 2019 in Münich, Germany. Read More
Kristin Adams, Marketing Manager for KAO Collins talks with Kelley Holmes about the company’s vast portfolio of inkjet inks. KAO Collins works with nearly 90% of printhead manufacturers to offer specialized inks for many different digital applications and customized solutions. The company most recently launched its LUNAJET water-based inks for flexible food packaging. Read More
Rui Cardoso and Melizza van Gelderen take us on a tour of the Xante booth at Hunkeler Innovationdays, specifically discussing the new En/Press Digital Multi-Media Press for envelope printing. Read More
Julian Joffe, President of Engineered Printing Solutions, talks about the history of the company and their ability to print on a variety of surfaces. Read More
Steve Newton, Software Solutions Manager for HP Large Format, talks with Kelley Holmes about HP's cloud-based "smart printing" for wide-format, facilitated through PrintOS, and introduces HP's Stitch for the dye-sublimation market. Read More
Brandon Hensley, COO of the International Sign Association, and Joshua Carruth, Trade Show Director for Emerald Expositions, talk about how digital printing technology is driving convergence across wide-format, signage, and textile printing. Read More
Sean Smyth, Consultant and Analyst for SmithersPira, talks about Hunkeler Innovationdays, noting the increase in the quality of inkjet applications and the broadening of what can be done with inkjet. Read More
Ross Burnham, Senior Marketing Manager for Mactac, talks about Mactac's 60th anniversary, and how Mactac materials are allowing owners of Canon Solutions America's Océ Colorado 1640 wide-format printer produce a wide variety of applications. Read More
Rick Mazur of Kodak's Enterprise Inkjet Division talks with Kelley Holmes about the technological breakthroughs Kodak and Uteco have made in inkjet flexible packaging printing. Although inkjet adoption in flexible packaging has been slow, Kodak sees tremendous interest and potential for growth. Read More
Will Mansfield, Director of WWMarketing EISD for Kodak, talks about the company's recent announcements surrounding new developments packaging, specifically as they pertain to Kodak's Stream and UltraStream inkjet technologies. Read More
Herman Verlind, Owner of the Netherlands' Zalsman b.v., talks about the company's 160-year history and the future of their offset and digital printing capabilities. Read More
Dawn Olson of Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S., helps customers who have invested in industrial print solutions profit from their investment as quickly as possible. She encourages those in the label and packaging world to take advantage of the opportunities in packaging for ecommerce. Read More
Frazer Chesterman, co-founder of InPrint, talks with Kelley Holmes about this year's event, the move to Louisville, Ky., and what the future holds for the organization. Read More
Carles Farre, Director of Commercial Business for PageWide Industrial at HP, talks about new features and capabilities that build on HP's High Definition Nozzle Architecture (HDNA) platform to give customers more productivity and versatility. Read More
Steve Myrvold, EVP of Operations for IWCO Direct, talks about the fully-integrated direct mail company and their mix of digital and offset equipment. Read More
Mike Richardson, a FASTSIGNS franchisee from Bloomington, Ind., owns and operates Midwest Color Printing. Five years ago, after seeing increased demand for wide-format and signage work, joined the FASTSIGNS family, and today the two companies are co-branded, which has enabled him to greatly expand his business. Read More
Brad Sharp, Director of Manufacturing for Ashland, Ohio's Bookmasters, talks about offset and digital on-demand book manufacturing. The past 10 years has seen an increase in demand for short-run and book-of-one book printing, which has driven growth in the company's digital printing capabilities. Read More