Interviews with Industry Executives, Commentary & Analysis from WhatTheyThink Contributors and other video features.
WhatTheyThink's Eric Vessels speaks with Frank Tueckmantel to get a preview of the drupa next age. Housed in Hall 7, drupa next age is a special forum that will help people encounter innovation, new ideas, and pioneering technologies. Watch Video
WhatTheyThink's Nick Gawreluk talks to Aleks Zlatic and Charlotte Tueckmantel from eProductivity Software about their journey to drupa and an exciting product launch taking place at the show. Watch Video
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. Watch Video
David Zwang talks with Itzhak Pichadze, frontline.io CEO and Founder, and Gilad Tzori, frontline.io COO, about the company’s recently developed virtual 3D interactive training, augmented reality remote support, real-time analytics solution—all in one platform. It is being adopted by many of the press and converting manufacturers. Watch Video
Nick Gawreluk talks with Bernd Zipper, Founder & CEO of Zipcon, about the importance and significant of this year's drupa in pointing to the industry's future. Watch Video
Frank waxes nostalgic about books and the future of books. Watch Video
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. Watch Video
In this latest episode of the "What's Up?" series, Patrick Henry speaks to WhatTheyThink's Eric Vessels about the launch of a new Offset section and why this technology deserves a focus area. They discuss advances in technologies and what members can expect from this new effort. Watch Video
WhatTheyThink's Eric Vessels talks to Deborah Corn about drupa Next Age, a content program she is helping lead that will be featured in Hall 7 at drupa 2024. Watch Video
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. Watch Video
Kevin Abergel talks to Kurt Cron, Director of Digital Technology for Deluxe Corporation, about what he looking forward to seeing at next month's drupa 24. Watch Video
Frank waxes nostalgic about newspapers. He shows the last NY Times issue produced by hot metal and the actual metal page lockup that produced the front page. He also shows the first Times issue done by phototypesetting and the first issue of USA Today. Watch Video
Nick Gawreluk talks with Standard Finishing's Katelyn Pinch about her expectations for drupa 24—both personally and in terms of what Standard will be demonstrating at the show. Watch Video
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. Watch Video
This week, Warren speaks with Jessa, founder of femularity.ai, an online mastermind community dedicated to empowering women who are passionate about AI. She created Femularity to provide a safe and inclusive space for women to collaborate, innovate, and shape the future of AI technology. Watch Video
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. Watch Video
In this last of our four interviews with Mike Kellogg, he drives home the importance of having an industry-specific advisory group during the sales transaction of Century Direct to Content Critical Solutions. He shares how it's key to understand what you're selling and who you can sell it to. The right partner who knows the business of print, graphics, and mail, as well as the seller's aspirational points, helped them successfully cross the finish line. Watch Video
Frank has been to every drupa event since 1972. A visit to drupa is an investment in the future of your company. It is a peek into the future of the printing industry. Some introductions will not be ready for prime time, but they will eventually make a difference. It is worth the trip. Watch Video
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. Watch Video
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. Watch Video
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