Interviews with Industry Executives, Commentary & Analysis from WhatTheyThink Contributors and other video features.
FESPA Textiles Ambassador Debbie McKeegan talks to Léa Saint-Jeveint, student at SEPR in France, about winning the “Young Star Award” in the FESPA Awards 2023. Saint-Jeveint won the award for her entry “Lueur abyssale”. Watch Video
FESPA Textiles Ambassador Debbie McKeegan talks to Edward Hillam, Operations Manager at Imageco in the UK, about the “ANTALIS SUSTAINABILITY STREET” project which won a FESPA Awards 2023. Watch Video
Ken Hanulec, Vice President of Marketing at EFI, provides an update on EFI’s product portfolio and what the company is showcasing at FESPA 2023. EFI is previewing the Nozomi Single-pass Inkjet Printer for Sign and Display Graphics, and announced LED thermoformable inks. Watch Video
Friends sent Frank a copy of the national edition of The New York Times—with a page from the Wall Street Journal inside. This prompts a discussion about consolidated daily newspaper production, stereotype molds, flongs, and PDF files. Only Frank can find a connection. Watch Video
Warren Werbitt talks to Ryan Devesty, Director, Digital Print and Workflow Solutions at Hatteras about the vast array of equipment the company has and the diverse range of applications Hatteras produces. Watch Video
Rich Reamer, Senior Director of Product Marketing and Planning, Large Format Systems, at Canon, talks about emerging trends and product strategy at the ISA Sign Expo 2023. Watch Video
This week, Warren talks with Gregory Best , VP of Sales for Deschamps Impressions, about the advantages of attending Dscoop. Watch Video
Carmen Eicher, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at swissQprint, provides an update on swissQprint’s product strategy and what the company is showcasing at FESPA 2023. Watch Video
Rebecca Fuhrman, Market Development Manager at Tekra, talks about emerging trends and product strategy at the ISA Sign Expo 2023. Watch Video
Christian Harder, Vice President Sales, at Durst talks about the evolution of Durst product portfolio and the infusion of hardware and software automation into its products. Durst is embracing automation to increase productivity and reduce manual touchpoints. Watch Video
David Zwang talks to Trevor Schroeder, Product Director, PageWide Industrial Web Fed Packaging at HP, about HP's journey as the pioneer in production inkjet for corrugated preprint production. Watch Video
David Zwang talks to Michael Weber, Director of Corporate Strategy for THIMM. The largest corrugated preprint provider in Europe has found the fit for production inkjet and sees a great future. Watch Video
In this edition of “What’s Up with WhatTheyThink,” Eric Vessels talks with Foil and Specialty Effects Association (FSEA) Director Jeff Peterson about the upcoming Digital Embellishments Conference, coming June 5-7 in Indianapolis, Ind. Watch Video
Ken Garner, Principal, Desired Results Through Coaching, talks to WhatTheyThink's Eric Vessels about the workshop "Peak Performance: Stop Managing, Start Coaching" he will be leading at the 2023 LeadingPRINT Summit. In this interactive workshop, leadership coach Ken Garner, explains the concept of Peak Performance and how to invest in organizational cultures that facilitate and support employees’ being the best they can be. Watch Video
In this video sponsored by Global Graphics, David Zwang talks with David Stevenson, MAKO SDK Product Manager at Global Graphics. MAKO SDK is an amazing set of development tools for document imaging. It can be integrated into solutions that need document editing, optimizing, and even rendering into compliant PDF/X files from a wide variety of document formats. Watch Video
Cary Sherburne recently visited the Museum of Printing in Haverhill, Mass., and sat down for an interview with Frank Romano about the museum's origin, its extensive collection, and popular museum events. Watch Video
Frank reports that Xerox has donated its Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) to another research organization, ending decades of research into advanced communication technologies. The Graphical User Interface changed the way we worked on computer screens, but other companies, primarily Apple, commercialized it. Watch Video
Jon Budington, President, More Vang, talks to WhatTheyThink's Eric Vessels about how most print industry business owners know how to raise capital the traditional way: through traditional banking programs. But what happens when you need to raise money for something that doesn’t have a tangible asset, like a new press, tied to it? At the LeadingPRINT Summit, Budington will preset ideas and plans that granted his company access to private equity that enabled them to branch into software as service. Watch Video
People are continuing to read and actually reading more, but there are still challenges. David Zwang talks with Matt Baehr, Executive Director of the Book Manufacturing Institute, about what the future holds for the book manufacturing industry. Watch Video
WhatTheyThink's Eric Vessels talks to Gary C. Laney, CEO of Success Masters, about how to become a highly effective and influential leader by mastering the 10 Competitive Competencies of Leadership. Laney will present the leadership traits and elite characteristics that create Competitive Competencies. Watch Video
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