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Access Direct's Lori Messina at thINK 2023

Lori Messina, President of Access Direct, and President of the Board for thINK talks about this year’s thINK Ahead program. Lori talks about the importance of sharing knowledges and discussing common challenges with peers. thINK is an independent community of Canon production inkjet customers that provides a forum for networking and education. Watch Video

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EFI Reggiani ecoTERRA Solution Provides More Sustainable Direct-to-Fabric Printing

In this video, sponsored by EFI, Paolo Torricella, Global Textile segment specialist at EFI, previews the EFI Reggiani ecoTERRA Solution, the all-in-one solution for pigment printing. It gives customers competitive advantages by cutting the energy and water consumption of the overall process for a more sustainable direct-to-fabric printing experience. Watch Video

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Canon USA’s Matthew Poliniak at the Canon Solutions Summit

Julie Shaffer talks with Matthew Poliniak, Sr. Manager, Product Management, for Canon USA, about the Canon Summit 2023, held recently in Nashville, and Canon’s recent product announcements and releases. Watch Video

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Canon's Continuous-Feed Production Print Inkjet Journey

Canon's production Inkjet journey started in 2004. Like many others, they saw the benefits and found the challenges along the way. David Zwang talks with Thomas Hofmann, VP of Continuous Feed Business Line at Canon Production Print, about the Canon's continuous feed inkjet evolution. Watch Video

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DS Graphics/Universal Wilde's Long, High-Speed, and Successful Production Inkjet Journey

DS Graphics has roots going back more than 125 years, but with their mix of production inkjet, toner, and offset equipment have been able to embrace the shifts in market requirements. David Zwang talks with company EVP Chris Wells about that journey and Canon’s role in it. Watch Video

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ITMA 2023 Simon Daplyn of Sun Chemical on New Innovations and Inks

Debbie McKeegan, CEO at Texintel and WhatTheyThink contributor, talks with Simon Daplyn of Sun Chemical. They explore new innovations for reactive and pigment formulations, their applications and the market trends, and sustainability objectives driving the latest R&D projects. Watch Video

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Launching Impress: Italic Press' Revolutionary New 3D Embellished Emblem Business

In the latest episode of The Digital Embellishment Show, owners Dan Thompson and Shawn Irvine from Italic Press join Kevin Abergel to discuss the launch of their latest venture: Impress, a groundbreaking 3D emblem business. With their expertise in printing and design, Dan and Shawn have created a one-of-a-kind service that allows customers to transform their logos and designs into stunning, high-quality 3D emblems that can be used on a variety of products. Watch Video

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All State Printing’s Charles Christopher on Investing in a Digital Press in Challenging Times

In this video sponsored by HP, David Zwang talks with All State Printing’s Charles Christopher. All State Printing is a flexible packaging printer that has been expanding into digital production—specifically, two HP Indigo 25K digital presses—to handle short-run jobs. He also offers advice for others looking to make an investment in digital equipment. Watch Video

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Frank Drops Some Knowledge

Frank recommends two new books on how knowledge is communicated, then shows off his collection of encyclopedias—that is, a volume from most encyclopedia sets. Diderot’s Encyclopedie in the 1700s and the Encyclopedia Britannica in the 1800s led the way in putting knowledge at your fingertips. Watch Video

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Canon USA’s Karin Harrington at the Canon Solutions Summit

Julie Shaffer talks with Karin Harrington, Senior Director of Field Sales for Canon USA, about the Canon Summit 2023, held recently in Nashville, which brought together a combination of the sales and service organizations that sell and support Canon solutions. Watch Video

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Warren Werbitt Goes Printer to Printer with Mike Magerl

This week, Warren talks with Mike Magerl of Trabon, a commercial printer based in Kansas City, Mo., that specializes in the restaurant industry. He talks about how the company works with national restaurant chains to produce printed menus and other items, and why he is a member of the Graphic Arts Alliance. (Sponsored by Graphic Arts Alliance) Watch Video

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A Talk with the Embellishment Legend Himself—Jeff Hernandez of Classic Color

In this episode of The Digital Embellishment Show, Kevin Abergel talks with Jeff Hernandez, Vice President of Classic Color, and a legend in the world of print embellishments. Jeff sheds light on the critical role of embellishments in making a lasting impression, elaborates on the mindset needed to truly impress customers, and how essential it is to know your craft inside and out. Watch Video

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Hederman Brothers Celebrates 125th Anniversary with HP Indigo Press Purchase

In this video sponsored by HP, David Zwang talks with Coby Parker, CFO of Hederman Brothers, which won an award for purchasing the 1,000th B2 sheetfed Indigo press. Hederman Brothers itself is celebrating 125th anniversary this year. Watch Video

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Frank's Impressions

Frank congratulates Printing Impressions magazine on 65 years of publication and especially its editor for 40 of those years—Mark Michelson. There are only a handful of printed magazines for the printing industry and we need to support them. Watch Video

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What Does It Take to Support the Printing Needs of Restaurants?

David Zwang talks with Keri Smith, President of Dot It. Dot It supports the restaurant industry with flexo and Xeikon digital presses. There is a lot more to supplying restaurants with print products than one could imagine! Watch Video

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Richnerstutz’s André Stutz on the EFI Q5r

In this video, sponsored by EFI, André Stutz, co-CEO of Richnerstutz, one of Switzerland’s largest wide-format print providers, talks about the myriad services the company produces, and the advantages of the EFI VUTEk Q3r/5r wide-format printer. Watch Video

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Product Spotlight: Getting Product Personalization Right with LiveArt

As part of our Product Spotlight series, Pat McGrew talks with Volodymyr Yatsevsky, CEO of LiveArt, about the Ukraine-based company’s origins and its full range of web-to-print products and Services. Watch Video

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Fiery Digital Factory for Direct-to-Film Applications

Toby Weiss, CEO of Fiery, provides an update on its Digital Factory front end for direct-to-film printing. Weiss demonstrates how the Fiery Digital Factory paired with a Mimaki TxF150-75 DTF printer can be used for short-run apparel applications. Watch Video

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The Printer & The Suit with Al Kennickell

In the latest episode of “The Printer & The Suit,” Warren Werbitt and Kevin Abergel talk with Al Kennickell, owner of the fourth-generation printing powerhouse the Kennickell Group. Al Kennickell isn't just a printer, he's a living encyclopedia of printing knowledge, enriched with years of hands-on experience. In this episode, they talk about the art of identifying and buying new equipment, how he makes strategic choices for his business, the qualities that make a good OEM sales rep, and the traits that can be a deal-breaker. Watch Video

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Frank Goes to School

Frank discusses printing education and the need for college-educated workers for the changing printing industry. He thinks that print scholarship money should be directed at printing education and that the amounts should be increased. Watch Video