Interviews with Industry Executives, Commentary & Analysis from WhatTheyThink Contributors and other video features.
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
In this video sponsored by Canon, David Zwang talks with Karen Dimora, Sr. Specialist in Business Planning and Marketing for Canon, about Canon PRISMA workflow software, the new cloud-based platform, and the new workflow tools available. Watch Video
In this video sponsored by Sharp, Senior Product Manager Kent Villarreal shows off some of the equipment Sharp had been demonstrating at PRINTING United in Atlanta, including the BP-1200S Color Digital Press Series and BP-90C80/90C70, as well as the high-value print applications these machines can produce. Watch Video
In this video, sponsored by Fiery, Maria Brilaki, Senior Director of Product Management for Fiery, identifies the major trends impacting their customers, and how Fiery solutions are helping address these challenges. Watch Video
In this video, sponsored by Tecnau, Product Marketing Manager Scott Peterson and Western Regional Account Manager John Beutel show off some of the equipment Tecnau had been demonstrating at PRINTING United in Atlanta, including the Phoenix 20 flood coater, Stack 1212 cutsheet solution, and Unwinder. Watch Video
Brian Techter, SVP, RRD Packaging & Labeling Solutions, discusses their recent acquisition of an EFI Nozomi single-pass digital direct-to-board printing solution in their Milwaukee plant, including how the system will be used and his view of the evolution of the packaging and display graphics markets as digital production continues to gain traction. Watch Video
In this video, sponsored by HP, Jennifer Pettinger, CEO of Sun Print Solutions, talks with David Zwang. Sun Print Solutions is an 85-year-old company that produces a wide range of products, including commercial printing, direct mail, and folding cartons. The company recently upgraded to an HP PageWide T250 to expand what they can print using production inkjet. Watch Video
In this video, sponsored by Ultimate TechnoGraphics, CEO Julie Watson talks about the company’s software for nesting optimization for wide-format printing, as well as Ultimate BestCut for automating guillotine cutting. Watch Video
Frank rants about the small print. He attributes the problem to poor knowledge about typographic x-height. The number used to express point size does not truly describe the actual size of the type being printed. Watch Video
In this video sponsored by GEW, International Sales Manager Gary Doman talks about the growing trends in the industrial and packaging printing markets, and the growing demand for LED UV for energy reduction purposes. Watch Video
In this video sponsored by Koenig & Bauer, Senior VP of Marketing Eric Frank talks about the trend for printers to diversify into different kinds of applications, and how Koenig & Bauer has added features to its equipment to help customers take on those new products. Watch Video
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