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Ricoh Introduces the VC80000 Continuous-Feed Printer
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. Watch Video
The Target Report Interview with Mt Royal Printing—The Value of Hiring Industry-Specific M&A Advisors
In part 2 of this two-part video, Mt Royal Printing’s Chief Operating Officer Liz Hare follows up on their growth over the years through M&A. In this video, the discussion dives into the future plans, which include looking at technology investments and the purchase of existing companies to accelerate growth. Liz shares how using advisors who are industry-specific and have a proven track record has been key to having transitions run smoothly, keeping the conversations going during discovery and negotiations, and ultimately contributing to solid decision-making and closing the right deals. Watch Video
Product Strategy: swissQprint in the North American Market
In this video sponsored by swissQprint, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Carmen Eichner talks about the company’s wide-format printing equipment strategy in the North American market, with an emphasis on sustainability. Watch Video
Nanogruppe on Digital Flexible Packaging
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. Watch Video
Frank to the Power of Three
Frank has three pieces of good news. 1. From exhibitor feedback, it was a great PRINTING United exhibition in Atlanta. 2. Deborah Corn’s Printing Across America day was a great success. 3. Joanne Gore’s book “Thriving in Chaos” should be required reading for all printing companies. Watch Video
Product Strategy: The Canon Colorado Series
In this video sponsored by Canon USA, Rich Reamer, Senior Director of Product Marketing and Planning–Large Format Systems, talks about the changing wide-format application mix, with a growing trend toward customized décor and wallcoverings, for which the Canon Colorado series wide-format printers are well-suited. Watch Video
Thought Leadership: Ricoh Total Flow Producer for Job Onboarding
In this video sponsored by Ricoh, David Zwang talks with Lisa Oakleaf, Ricoh’s Sr. Director of Global Software Product Management, about the company’s expansion of its SaaS-based products, including the new Ricoh Total Flow Producer for job onboarding. Watch Video
Product Strategy: The EFI VUTEk FabriVU 340i+ and the Soft Signage Market
In this video sponsored by EFI, Tomer Ohavi, Dr. Director Product Management—Display Graphics, talks about the recovery of the soft signage market post-COVID and the EFI VUTEk FabriVU 340i+ wide-format/soft signage printer. Watch Video
Product Spotlight: EMT International DP22 PRO
In this video sponsored by EMT International, Mike Herold, EVP of Marketing and Sales, showcases the company’s new DP22 PRO dynamic perf and punch continuous-feed processor line. Watch Video
Business Update: EFI Wide-format Portfolio
In this video sponsored by EFI, Julie Shaffer talks with Ken Hanulec, EFI’s VP of Worldwide Marketing, about the extensive EFI wide-format printing equipment portfolio, the representative examples on display at PRINTING United, and how they help customers meet their goals. Watch Video
Product Spotlight: The Xerox Production End-to-End Ecosystem
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. Watch Video
New RFID System that Competes with Barcodes
David Zwang talks with Louis Gautier, President of Idyllic Technology, which has developed a new RFID system that can compete with barcodes with many distinct advantages. It is currently targeted at logistics, but has a place in retail and many other identification scenarios. Watch Video
Product Spotlight: W+D i-Jet 3
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. Watch Video
The Target Report Interview with Mt Royal Printing—Growth and Expansion Through M&A
In part 1 of this two-part video, Liz Hare, Chief Operating Officer at Mt Royal Printing, talks about the history of their fourth-generation, family-owned commercial printing company. Mt Royal opened in 1947 in downtown Baltimore and now serves the greater Baltimore/Washington DC markets. Liz shares the company’s history of growth and expansion utilizing a strategy of multiple mergers & acquisitions over the years. This includes details of their recent acquisition of Westland Enterprises, Inc. Watch Video
Business Update: swissQprint's Precise and Reliable Display Graphics Printers
In this video sponsored by swissQprint, Erik Norman, President, shows off the Kudu, the company’s flagship wide-format printer, and talks about current trends toward more neon and pastel inks and textured prints for décor. Watch Video
Product Strategy: Canon imagePRESS V Series
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. Watch Video
Frank Finds Meaning
Frank recommends “The Dictionary People” by Sarah Ogilvie. It chronicles the literal army of people who contributed to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). It took over 30 years to produce the first volume (A-B). Watch Video
Booth Tour: Canon at PRINTING United
In this video sponsored by Canon, Robert Barbera, Director of Product Solutions Marketing, identifies how recent Canon product launches address customers’ needs for quality and automation. Watch Video
Product Spotlight: The Fruits of Memjet’s Partnership with Capital Mailing
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. Watch Video
Thought Leadership: Vicks Printing and Distribution Moves Book Production to Completely Digital
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. Watch Video
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