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Customer Profile: Cameron Advertising Displays Evolves with EFI Wide-Format Equipment

In this video sponsored by EFI, Dan Deveau, Owner of Cameron Advertising Displays, talks about the company’s evolution from its 1960s screen-printing origins to a digital wide-format printing provider using EFI’s VUTEk printers. Watch Video

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Highcon Has Found Its Place—and the Industry Is Thankful

Highcon formed before the industry fully understood the benefits of its technologies. Today, the industry is catching up and Highcon is ready and able. David Zwang catches up with Highcon CEO Shlomo Nimrodi and Regional Business Manager Simon Lewis. Watch Video

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Frank Enters the Twilight Zone

Frank harkens back to 1963 and an episode of "The Twilight Zone" that deals with the devil and a Linotype machine. Anything typed on this “infernal machine” comes true. Frank combines nostalgia and trivia in one video. Watch Video

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Do You Really Know PRINTING United Alliance?

PRINTING United Alliance is a lot more than the successful expo. It is the voice of the industry, covering many areas you might not even be aware of. David Zwang talks with PRINTING United Alliance CEO Ford Bowers about their growing membership, industry activities, government lobbying efforts, and outreach. Watch Video

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Customer Profile: Souther Signs

In this video sponsored by EFI, Mike Souther, Owner of Souther Signs, talks about how EFI’s wide-format equipment has helped his business. Watch Video

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Thought Leadership: Ricoh TotalFlow Producer

In this video sponsored by Ricoh, David Zwang talks with Begum Walji, Ricoh Software Product Manager, about Ricoh TotalFlow Producer, an intuitive, vendor-agnostic print-on-demand SaaS workflow technology. Watch Video

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Fujifilm Dimatix Is a Lot More than Production Inkjet for Print

Dimatix is one of the leaders in printhead manufacturing, and has been doing it for decades. Steve Billow, CEO of Fujifilm Dimatix, takes us through the scope of ink and fluid deposition. Watch Video

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Product Strategy: Kyocera’s Inkjet Portfolio

In this video sponsored by Kyocera, Dustin Graupman, Senior Director, Ink Jet Division, talks about the company’s long legacy in inkjet printing, specifically as a component manufacturer, and its entry into complete inkjet systems with the TASKalfa Pro 55000c. Watch Video

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Business Update: Heidelberg’s Digital Showcase at PRINTING United

In this video sponsored by Heidelberg, EVP Clarence Penge talks about the combination of Heidelberg’s presence at PRINTING United and its own open house prior to the show that attracted 170 customers. Watch Video

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Sharp Goes Upstream to Production Print

Sharp is a well-known brand in the enterprise and even some in-plant facilities. Now they are moving upstream into production print with a proven digital technology. David Zwang talks with Bob Madaio, Vice President of Marketing for Sharp, about their strategy. Watch Video

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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