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Business Transformation at Core Publishing Solutions

Todd Roth, Vice President of Operations, Core Publishing Solutions, a Thomson-Reuters Company, talks with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne about the transformation their plant has undergone since Sherburne's visit in 2016, driven by increasing demand for digital content in the legacy legal publications business. Today, about 70% of Core Publishing Solutions' output is commercial and educational publishing, a significant transition from its legacy business, which the company still continues to support. Watch Video

BMC.fashion Brings Ultra-Automation to Apparel Manufacturing

In this interview, Kirby Best talks with Senior Editor Cary Sherburne about his latest venture, BMC.fashion. This vertically integrated and highly automated factory will include two Kornit digital textile printers, Gerber cutting, and 120 sewing stations. Kirby explains how he has applied all that he has learned over the years about on demand manufacturing to create a unique, highly automated and very innovative factory, including a unique process for training sewing talent that should make it easy to attract and retain this valued asset. Watch Video

King Pro: Custom Screen Printing with a Personal Touch

Dani Diarbakerly has leveraged her experience with screen printing into her own business. She offers a wide range of screen-printed apparel products including direct to garment, screen printing on blanks, and a cut-and sew operation, as well as embroidery. She believes the best approach to the business includes a personal touch to make sure that customers receive exactly what they are expecting, including design assistance where needed. Watch Video

Digital Print from Heidelberg Is Growing

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. Watch Video

Three Things Printers Should Be Doing in 2022

Marco Boer, Vice President of IT Strategies, talks about key trends he has been seeing in the industry, as well as his top three things printers should be doing in 2022. Watch Video

Introducing Grant Fitz, EFI’s CFO

Grant Fitz, CFO of EFI, talks about his history in the industry, his two years at EFI, his background in the automotive industry, and how he is an “engineer at heart.” Watch Video

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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