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Alon Bar-Shany on How Transformations Are the Key to Success

David Zwang speaks with Alon Bar-Shany who has been on the front line of digital print and packaging transformation for more than 25 years. At HP, ultimately rising to the GM of HP Indigo, he was one of the leaders in the transformation of the printing industry to digital printing, and now is taking what he has learned and transforming other industries. Watch Video

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Frank Waxes Nostalgic

Frank takes a quick tour of the world of paste-up artwork in the days of offset printing. Using wax and rubber cement, we used to assemble type and line art on boards called mechanicals. These were shot in graphic arts cameras to film. It is now a forgotten world in the age of electronic page preparation on computer screens. Watch Video

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Catherine Monson on FASTSIGNS’ Terrific 2021

Kelley Holmes talks with Catherine Monson, CEO of Propelled Brands, at the FASTSIGNS Convention, which opened this week in Grapevine, Tex. FASTSIGNS' parent company Propelled Brands has been putting together a family of business-to-business and service-oriented franchisors with the recent acquisitions of NerdsToGo My Salon Suite. The jewel in the crown is FASTSIGNS, which had a banner year in 2021, expanding to 761 locations in eight countries. Watch Video

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Randy Herron on Pivoting to Survive the Pandemic

Randy Herron, Owner of Herron Printing & Graphics, talks about the advantages for his business in attending EFI Connect. He also explains how Herron Printing & Graphics pivoted to survive the pandemic. Watch Video

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PIM Launches Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Accreditation Program

In the wake of the George Floyd tragedy, the Printing Industry Midwest (PIM) team decided to explore putting together a program to drive increased diversity, equity and inclusion in the printing industry. Today, the program is in pilot mode with a soft launch expected in the April timeframe. In this discussion, Kristin Davis of PIM explains the program, and Debby Boyd of JohnRoberts and Mariel Bolger of Bolger, two companies enrolled in the pilot program, talk about why the program is important to their companies and the industry. Watch Video

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Tim Greene Talks About Trends in Wide-Format Printing

Tim Greene, Research Director for IDC, talks about what is happening today in wide-format printing, including some new application areas, automation trends, and other technology trends. Watch Video

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Warren Werbitt Goes Printer to Printer to Podcast with Alex Krupski and Jake Hoffman

This week Warren talks with Alex Krupski and Jake Hoffman of Arendell Corporation. They started a podcast called “Millennials in Print” to provide a young people’s perspective on the printing industry. Watch Video

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Lisa Vega on the Mariano Rivera Foundation

Founded by the Hall of Fame pitcher, the Mariano Rivera Foundation is dedicated to providing children from impoverished families with life skills that will set them on a path to a brighter future. Executive Director Lisa Vega talks about the foundation and working with EFI to help cultivate next-generation printing industry employees. Watch Video

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PDC Graphics’ Jim Rosenthal on His Business and EFI Connect

Jim Rosenthal, President of PDC Graphics, talks about how his business fared during and after the pandemic, and shares his thoughts on the recent EFI Connect conference. Watch Video

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Frank Has Many Issues

Frank takes a trip down memory lane when he finds a stack of old printing industry trade magazines. At one time there were more than 20 monthly magazines for every aspect of the printing trade. Today there are only a handful. Watch Video

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Scott Schinlever on EFI’s Inkjet Business

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. Watch Video

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EPS’s David Bentley on Midmarket Print Suite

David Bentley, GM, SMB Print, for eProductivity Software, talks about the Midmarket Print Suite, which was one of the EFI products spun off into the independent company eProductivity Software, and looks to what the future holds. Watch Video

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Heidelberg Lifecycle Management

David Zwang talks to Steven Skeen, VP Lifecycle Business Management at Heidelberg USA, about how the company has been increasing their customer support offerings to include consumables, training, business consulting, and more. Watch Video

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Lux Research 2022 Foresight Report: Implications for Textiles and Apparel

In this conversation, Lux Research Senior Research Associate Tiffany Hua discusses the Lux Sustainable Innovation Model and identifies key elements that are applicable to a more sustainable future for textiles & apparel. Watch Video

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Gaby Matsliach on the eProductivity Software Spinoff

Gaby Matsliach, CEO of eProductivity Software, talks about EFI Connect, the spinoff of the EPS software group as eProductivity Software, the relationship with EFI going forward, and the future of the solutions they will provide to the industry. Watch Video

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Frank’s World of Colors

Frank acquired a recent reprint of a 1682 book showing color swatches. However, only one 300-page book was ever produced. It reminded him of how the Herbert brothers created the Pantone swatch book and how color is used for branding. Watch Video

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An AccuLink Update: New Applications, New Opportunities

AccuLink continues to diversify the applications being produced, ranging from dye sublimation on stainless steel products and camp mugs, Direct to Garment, and flexible pouches on demand. CEO Tom O'Brien provides an update. He also peeks into the future discussing new applications he plans to introduce. Watch Video

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Nick Benkovich on the Future of eProductivity Software

Nick Benkovich, Vice President of Portfolio Product Management at eProductivity Software, joins us from EFI Connect and talks about the event, the future of the new company, and what customers are doing with their portfolio of software solutions. Watch Video

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EFI’s Toby Weiss on the Future of Fiery

Toby Weiss, COO of Fiery for EFI, talks about this year’s EFI Connect, the eProductivity spinoff, and the future of Fiery. Watch Video

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Warren Werbitt Goes Printer to Printer with Matthew Greer

This week, Warren talks to Matthew Greer of Gold Leaf Packaging and DMS Color about his experiences producing packaging and other materials for the growing cannabis products market. Watch Video