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Product Strategy: Esko at drupa 2024

Esko's innovations in automating the value change of digital transformation for brand owners and converters to accelerate the go-to-market process. A successful product should be built around existing strengths, aspiring for the future and understanding the trends and revolutions in the market, which Esko addresses with their software. Watch Video

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Booth Tour: MGI at drupa 24

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. Watch Video

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Booth Tour: Fiery at drupa 2024

Toby Weiss, CEO, Maria Brilaki, Senior Director of Product Management, and Christian Schowalter, Global Sales Director, Fiery, show the latest technology Fiery demonstrated at drupa 2024 as part of their "coming out party" as a standalone software company for industrial and specialty printers. Watch Video

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A drupa Retrospective: an Interview with Kongsberg's President & CEO

Senior Editor Cary Sherburne had a conversation with Stuart Fox, Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems' President & CEO, about his company's drupa experience—how did it compare to previous drupas and what kind of results did they achieve during the show? He also highlighted some of the developments shown in the Kongsberg stand, and we extended our thanks for his partnership in creating the stunning—and sustainable—distribution points for the drupa daily! Watch Video

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Kurz’s Markus Hoffmann on Rethinking What’s Possible

Nick Gawreluk talks with Kurz’s Makcus Hoffmann about the company’s presence at drupa 24 and the company’s slogan for the show: “Rethink What’s Possible.” Watch Video

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Product Strategy: Printware at drupa 2024

Tim Murphy, President, Printware Division, Printware, shares the three trends seen at drupa 2024: inkjet is hot; faster, better economics; and that more vibrant colors are highly desirable within the market. All of these can be achieved with inkjet printing. Watch Video

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BW Converting at drupa 2024

In this video, sponsored by BW Converting, Frank Eichhorn, President Print, Bag and Mail, BW Converting, and Patrick Keller, Division President, Baldwin BW Converting, talk with Nick Gawreluk about what they presented at drupa 2024 and how their product line increases productivity and product quality for customers. Watch Video

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Wallace Graphics' Jonathan Wallace on Doing More with Less

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. Watch Video

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Thought Leadership: Thysse

Jason Thysse, Owner and CEO of Thysse, talks about the evolution of the company over three generations. Watch Video

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Frank's Dead Tree

Frank uses the book “Dead Tree Media” by Michael Stamm to discuss the grim state of mass media newspaper publishing. Pretty soon, you may have to start a fire by burning your iPhone. Watch Video

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Corefact’s Chris Burnley on Automation

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. Watch Video

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Booth Tour: EFI's Application ROI at drupa 2024

Scott Schinlever, COO Global Inkjet Applications, EFI, discusses the announcements made at drupa 2024 and how their customers can leverage their product lineup in the segment they serve. Watch Video

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The Digital Embellishment Show: Harris & Bruno International at drupa 2024

Kevin Abergel and Nick Bruno take us through the digital embellishments that were displayed at drupa 2024. Watch Video

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Booth Tour: Durst at drupa 2024

Christian Harder, Vice President of Sales and Andrea Riccardi, Head of Product Management, Graphics, Durst, provide a tour of the Durst booth at drupa which features the P5 SMP (super multi-pass). Watch Video

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Visual Merchandising: A Cool Career

Clara Eisenberger is a visual merchandiser for a well-known luxury fashion brand. She explains a bit about her background, how she got started in this field, and what her job entails. Have you ever wondered who takes care of merchandise display in a luxury fashion store? Clearly, it takes a lot of skill, and an understanding of fashion and design. Clara has it all! Watch Video

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K Sidrane’s Michael Liff on Expanding into Flexible Packaging

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. Watch Video

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Booth Tour: Canon USA's Large Format Systems

In this video, sponsored by Canon, Rich Reamer, Canon’s Senior Director, Product Marketing and Planning, Large Format Systems, conducts a booth tour at April’s ISA Sign Expo, highlighting Canon’s wide-format and display graphics production solutions. Watch Video

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Frank's drupa Chronicles

Frank places drupa 2024 in historical perspective. He tracks and compares attendance and number of exhibitors over the last 24 years. Although the number of exhibitors has remained over 1,600, the number of attendees has dropped from 450,000 to 170,000. It is still a substantial and significant audience. Watch Video

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Digital Can Decorating with HP Indigo and Actega Innocan

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. Watch Video

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Product Strategy: Miraclon at drupa

In this video, sponsored by Miraclon, Reid Chesterfield, CTIO, Miraclon Corporation, talks about the latest trends he has been seeing among Miraclon's customers, including the need for consistency and efficiency in print, driven by sustainability and cost goals. Miraclon has developed the Shine LED Kit to address these needs. Watch Video