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Next Level Automation at Hunkeler Innovationdays 2023

Stefan Hunkeler kicks off the Hunkeler Innovationdays 2023 event happening this week in Lucerne, Switzerland. Hunkeler Innovationdays is the place to see “next level automation” from over 100 exhibitors covering digital printing, software, finishing and related processes. Watch Video

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Daniel Erni on the Future of Hunkeler

Daniel Erni talks about his new role as CEO of Hunkeler and the company's vision for future innovation. Watch Video

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Frank Looks Out

Frank talks about the WhatTheyThink Printing Outlook 2023 report. He traces a continuum from a 2000 RIT report projecting the industry from 2000 to 2020 and notes that the industry is now on a trajectory that will see growth for the next 20 years. There is meaningful data and commentary about the industry. Watch Video

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Ricoh Partners with Taktiful and WhatTheyThink on Landmark Digital Embellishment Study

Eric Vessels of WhatTheyThink speaks with Kevin Abergel of Taktiful and Mark Little of Ricoh about their partnership on a new and exciting survey that will produce the first-of-its kind study on specialty ink usage in the printing industry. (To take the survey, click the link below the video.) Watch Video

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Nathaniel Grant Previews the NPSOA Annual Conference

Nathaniel Grant, Chairman of the National Print & Sign Owners Association, hangs out with Eric talking about NPSOA and their annual owners conference happening in Myrtle Beach, S.C., March 16-18. Watch Video

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HP Partners with Taktiful and WhatTheyThink on Landmark Digital Embellishment Study

Eric Vessels of WhatTheyThink speaks with Kevin Abergel of Taktiful and Alvaro Mantilla of HP about their partnership on a new and exciting survey that will produce the first-of-its-kind study on specialty ink usage in the printing industry. To take the survey, click the ink below the video. Watch Video

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WhatTheyThink and Taktiful Partner on Landmark Digital Embellishment Study

Kevin Abergel, President of Taktiful, speaks with Eric Vessels of WhatTheyThink about their partnership on a new and exciting survey that will produce the first of its kind study on specialty ink usage in the printing industry. To take the survey, click the link below the video. Watch Video

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Printing Outlook 2023 Preview

In this edition of the ongoing "What's Up with WhatTheyThink?" video series, Eric Vessels speaks with WhatTheyThink's Managing Editor Richard Romano to get some insights into WhatTheyThink's Printing Outlook 2023 report. Watch Video

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Frank is Book Smart

Print books continue to outsell ebooks. Ebooks are not as impressive on a shelf as print books are. They make you look smarter. No one can see your ebooks. Plus, you can sell or donate or lend your print books. Watch Video

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WhatTheyThink Magazine Issue One—The Software Issue

The WhatTheyThink team discusses the newly redesigned and reimagined WhatTheyThink Magazine. Join Eric Vessels, Richard Romano, and Jessica Taylor as they have a jam session on the new magazine direction and design, and talk about Issue One—The Software Issue. Watch Video

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The New Fiery Is Not Really New, but It Is More Nimble

David Zwang talks with Toby Weiss, CEO of Fiery. Fiery is now a standalone company, with lots of opportunity and an established management and team. Toby Weiss speaks about the change and looks at the future. Watch Video

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Tim Roloff on ISCOrp’s Private Cloud

ISCOrp’s Tim Roloff talks about how ISCOrp works with software companies—such as ePS—to “SaaSify” or “cloudify” their applications. ISCOrp is a “private” cloud—they own all their own equipment and data centers, which means stronger security and compliance and that companies always know where their data is. Watch Video

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Workflow Integration Is In Demand

David Zwang talks to Tom Peire, CEO of Four Pees, about how, as print and packaging continue on the journey toward a more automated and connected value chain, integration and support are key. Watch Video

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Agfa’s Erik Peeters on the Major Industry Challenges

Agfa’s Erik Peeters talks about two major challenges facing the industry—decreasing profit margins for print providers and finding qualified employees—and how Agfa is helping their customers react and respond to these challenges. Watch Video

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Frank and Printing's Scrapheap

Printing presses used to last almost forever—typical of mechanical devices—and used presses always found a market, often overseas. Until recently; there is now such a glut of used equipment that for the first time in history, presses are going to scrap. At the same time, digital devices do not have the same life spans which is why most are leased. Watch Video

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Textiles Expert Kerry King Discussed Developments and the Future of Sustainable Textiles

Spoonflower, and its parent company, Shutterfly, originated as digital printing operations, and both have made significant technological advantages, Kerry King, Senior Director, Process Innovation for Textiles & Wallpaper, Spoonflower/Shutterfly, shares her thoughts on the changes and advances we have seen in 2022 in textiles and home decor, and what we might expect to see in 2023 and beyond. Watch Video

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Heidelberg Headed to the Cloud

As a hardware provider to the printing industry, Heidelberg also has a robust software offering. In this interview, John O'Donnell, Vice President of Product Management for Prinect and Print Analytics, Heidelberg, explains the company's software strategy moving forward, including migration to the cloud, increased modularity, and growing the number of third-party software integrations. Watch Video

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FPA’s Alison Keane on Flexible Packaging Sustainability

Alison Keane, President and CEO of the Flexible Packaging Association, talks about the sustainability features of flexible packaging, and identifies that the next step is to integrate flexible packaging into the circular economy. Watch Video

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Esko’s Adam Toqe on Packaging Workflow Automation

Adam Toqe, Application Sales Manager for Esko, talks about such industry trends as an increased number of SKUs, faster turnaround times, and staffing challenges, and how Esko’s software automation features can help packaging creators solve these challenges. Watch Video

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Warren Werbitt Goes Printer to Cost Reduction Specialist with Michael Neil

This week, Warren talks to Michael Neil, Strategic Partner at Schooley Mitchell, the Cost Reduction Specialists, about how print businesses need to look at all potential savings opportunities and how they can find cost savings that they may not know existed. Watch Video