Keypoint Intelligence's Eric Zimmerman on Today's Wide-Format Trends
Richard Romano talks with Eric Zimmerman, Principal Analyst, Keypoint Intelligence's Wide Format Printing Consulting Service, about the latest developments and trends in wide-format, display graphics, and signage. Watch Video
Serigraph Expands Its Applications with EFI
In this video sponsored by EFI, Richard Romano talks with Mark Heimerl, Director of Strategic Sales for Serigraph, a 75-year-old company that produces industrial graphics as well as specialty graphics for restaurants and retailers. The company has been moving into event and environmental graphics. Watch Video
M&M Displays’ Chris Mace Jr. on Transitioning from Screen Printing to Digital
In this video sponsored by EFI, David Zwang talks with Chris Mace Jr., General Manager of M&M Displays, a third-generation company founded in the 1940s that transitioned from screen printing to traditional and digital signage and display graphics 15 years ago, specializing in retail graphics for the trade. Watch Video
HP Streamlines and Automates the Construction Process
HP has been involved in print and specifically the AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) process with printers that initially produced blueprints and have evolved since. Now they are taking the process to the construction site. David Zwang talks with Daniel Martinez, GM of HP's Large Format Printing Division, about the company's new solutions for this market. Watch Video
Booth Tour: Durst at PRINTING United
In this video sponsored by Durst, Matt Loede, Jim Peterson, and Leland Morgan highlight some of the Durst and Vanguard printing equipment and software solutions on display at PRINTING United. Watch Video
Booth Tour: Zünd at PRINTING United
In this video sponsored by Zünd, Business Segment Manager Martin Thornton showcases the cutting and finishing solutions Zünd was showing at PRINTING United. Watch Video
Business Update: Graphco’s SD-Italy Augusta F150R PRO CNC Router and Cutter
David Zwang talks to Graphco’s Chris Manley about the SD-Italy Augusta F150R PRO hybrid CNC routing and cutting plotter, an ultra-high-speed solution for wide-format, display, signage, and industrial production. The machine debuted at PRINTING United 2023 in Atlanta, and so far Graphco has installed six units, with another half dozen about to be installed. Watch Video
EFI at PRINTING United
In this video, sponsored by EFI, David Zwang talks with Ken Hanulec, Vice President of Marketing, talks about EFI's presence at PRINTING United, as well an overview of EFI's solutions for wide-format printing. Watch Video
PRINTING United Booth Tour: EFI
In this video, sponsored by EFI, Vice President of Marketing Ken Hanulec tours EFI's booth at last week's PRINTING United, showcasing EFI's latest wide-format printing solutions. Watch Video
Cool Tools at drupa: NSE LED
Mary Schilling talks with Flavio Rocca from NSE LED about the company’s modular and easy to use LED panels for dynamic digital displays. Watch Video
Agfa Is Bringing Lots of New Technologies to PRINTING United
In this video, sponsored by Agfa, David Zwang talks with Agfa's Deb Hutcheson and Dieter Jancart in advance of PRINTING United. Agfa has been expanding their product portfolio to better support the growing and changing display, packaging, and industrial print markets. They will have their largest display of new equipment at the show. Watch Video
Cool Tools at drupa: KAVALAN
Mary Schilling continues her quest for cool and talks with Rob Karpenko, European Sales Director, KAVALAN about the company's environmentally friendly banner products. Watch Video
Product Showcase: Kongsberg at drupa
In this video, sponsored by Kongsberg, Frank Adegeest, Vice President Product Strategy & Business Processes for Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems, offers an overview of the cutting solutions on display at drupa, the first drupa they had attended as an independent company. Watch Video
Cool Tools at drupa: wallPen
Mary Schilling and Isabel Nold, Media Designer & Magazine, wallPen, talk about the innovative wallPen. This tool prints directly on any medium at a 90-degree angle. The product's unique features include laser dots and bidirectional printing. The tool uses UV curing ink, offers a CMYK color system and can print on various surfaces, including curved walls. Watch Video
Cool Tools: Massivit
Mary Schilling meets Erez Zimerman, CEO of Massivit, at drupa 2024 to discuss their 3D printing offerings like the Massivit 3000 and the Massivit 10000-G, a fast production printer using gel and capable of creating thermoforming tools. Watch Video
Booth Tour: Durst at drupa 2024
Christian Harder, Vice President of Sales and Andrea Riccardi, Head of Product Management, Graphics, Durst, provide a tour of the Durst booth at drupa which features the P5 SMP (super multi-pass). Watch Video
Booth Tour: Canon USA's Large Format Systems
In this video, sponsored by Canon, Rich Reamer, Canon’s Senior Director, Product Marketing and Planning, Large Format Systems, conducts a booth tour at April’s ISA Sign Expo, highlighting Canon’s wide-format and display graphics production solutions. Watch Video
Booth Tour: Massivit at drupa 2024
Erez Zimerman, CEO and Avi Cohen, VP Sales & Marketing, Massivit take us on a tour of the Massivit booth at drupa 2024. Watch Video
Promoting Diversity and Sustainability in the Industry: A Conversation with Danna Drion
Danna Drion, General Manager Mimaki Europe, talks about the importance of workplace diversity, sustainability and the role of women in the industry. She highlights the need for balance, inclusion and collaboration, as seen in their partnership with Tiny Miracles. Watch Video
Exploring Fujifilm's Digital Printing Innovations with Keita Yamamuro
Cary Sherburne sits down with Keita Yamamuro, Senior Group Manager for Digital Printing, Fujifilm, at drupa. They talk about Fujifilm's digital and wide-format printing businesses, new ink technology and packaging opportunities. Watch Video
HP's Daniel Martinez at drupa
David Zwang talks with Daniel Martinez, Global Head and General Manager, HP Large Format at drupa about markets HP is focusing on with potential for growth: décor, retail and backlit textiles. Watch Video
Exploring HP Large Format: Evolution, Innovation, and Applications
David Zwang and Michael Boyle, Senior Vice President of HP Large Format, delve into the evolution and scope of HP Large Format. They discuss the changing landscape of large format sign and display technologies, the continuous improvement of media innovation, and the power of HP's latex technology. They also highlight the industrial applications of HP's technology, its flexibility, and HP's dedication to artwork and creativity. Watch Video
Mimaki's Dedication to Automation
Arjen Evertse, General Sales Manager for Mimaki, previews the focus of the Mimaki booth at drupa: automation to help companies reduce waste. Watch Video
Road to drupa: Kongsberg PCS’s David Preskett
In this video, produced and sponsored by Kongsberg, David Preskett, VP EMEA & APAC at Kongsberg, previews the cutting systems that attendees can expect to see when they visit Kongsberg’s stand at drupa 24. Watch Video
Road to drupa: EFI's Ken Hanulec Previews EFI's Presence at the Show
Ken Hanulec, Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at EFI, Speaks to WhatTheyThink's Eric Vessels and previews EFI's presence at drupa 2024 in Hall 9, Stand A20. Watch Video
Canon's Rich Reamer on Wide-Format Printing
In this video, sponsored by Canon, Rich Reamer, Senior Director, Product Marketing and Planning, Large Format Systems, for Canon talks about some of Canon's recent wide-format product introductions. Watch Video
Product Strategy: Fujifilm Sees Shift to Hybrid WF Printers
In this video, sponsored by Fujifilm, Shaun Holdom, Business Development Manager for Fujifilm, talks about the latest trends he has been seeing among Fujifilm's wide-format customers, including a shift to hybrid devices. Watch Video
swissQprint's Erik Norman on Exploring New Print Applications
swissQprint America President Erik Norman talks to Richard Romano about new application areas display graphics producers are expanding into, how to take advantage of these opportunities, and the company's drupa plans. Watch Video
ISA Expo Is Back in Orlando!
Lori Anderson, President & CEO of International Sign Association, speaks to WhatTheyThink's Richard Romano about the ISA Sign Expo, which was held in Orlando last week. Watch Video
Thought Leadership: Colorchrome’s John Rhodes on Display Graphics with swissQprint
In this video, sponsored by swissQprint, Colorchrome president and co-founder John Rhodes talks about printing display graphics with the company’s swissQprint Nyala and the newly acquired Kudu wide-format printers. Watch Video
EFI and Agfa Partner to Bolster Both Product Portfolios: Exclusive Interview with EFI's Scott Schinlever and Agfa's Arnaud Calleja
Agfa and EFI recently announced a strategic partnership that will bolster each company's portfolio of wide-format inkjet devices. WhatTheyThink was invited to an exclusive media day at EFI's headquarters in Londonderry, N.H., to learn more about this partnership. In this video, EFI's Scott Schinlever and Agfa's Arnaud Calleja talk about the partnership and what it will do for each company and their customers. Watch Video
Booth Tour: The Durst P5 350/HS at PRINTING United
In this video sponsored by Durst, Larry D’Amico spotlights the Durst P5 350/HS hybrid wide-format printer, shown for the first time in North America at PRINTING United. Watch Video
Booth Tour: Graphco’s New CNC Routing and Cutting Plotter at PRINTING United
In this video sponsored by Graphco, Chris Manley spotlights the North American launch of the SD-Italy Augusta F150R Pro hybrid CNC routing and cutting machine. Watch Video
Product Spotlight: Monadnock’s Sustainable Wide-Format Papers
In this video sponsored by Monadnock Paper Mills, Senior Sales Representative Vince Queau talks to Richard Romano about the company’s new line of sustainable wide-format substrates. Watch Video
Customer Profile: Parallax Digital Studios Tackles a Broad Range of Wide-Format Applications
In this video sponsored by EFI, Lee Clevenger, VP of Operations for Parallax Digital Studios, talks about how EFI’s wide-format equipment allows them to tackle a diverse array of customer projects. Watch Video
Booth Tour: Nekoosa Glass Finishes at PRINTING United
In this video sponsored by Nekoosa, Product Marketing Specialist Jordan Jossie spotlights Nekoosa Glass Finishes, a recently launched line of decorative and privacy window films. Watch Video
Business Update: Agfa’s Hardware, Software, and Consumables on Display
In this video sponsored by Agfa, Dieter Jancart showcases the Agfa Jeti Tauro hybrid wide-format printer, Agfa’s “Thin Ink” technology, and Asanti software. Watch Video
Business Update: Canon’s Large-Format Portfolio
In this video, sponsored by Canon USA, Rich Reamer provides an overview of Canon’s broad wide-format printing equipment portfolio, comprising aqueous, UV, and UVgel units. Watch Video
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
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
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
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
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
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
Business Update: swissQprint's Precise and Reliable Display Graphics Printers
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
RR Donnelley Acquires a Nozomi, EFI Gears Up for PRINTING United
In this wide-ranging interview, EFI's Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, Ken Hanulec, talks about RR Donnelley's acquisition of its first Nozomi, the growth in worldwide Nozomi installations, a description of the four models—two for corrugated and two for display graphics—and a look ahead at what EFI has planned for PRINTING United. Watch Video
The Target Report Interview with Brian Adam, Olympus Group: Part 1—History of Growth and Acquisitions
Brian Adam, President and Owner of Olympus Group joins Jules VanSant in this first of two Target Report Interviews. In this video they discuss how the organization went from being the leader in producing flags and mascot costumes to a multi-location, custom printing solutions company, offering a wide variety of promotional and branding projects for some of the most demanding companies in the U.S. Brian explains how their focus over the past 10+ years on expanding their presence in the trade show, event, sports, and amusement park markets has driven strategic acquisitions and geographic growth to better serve key customers. Watch Video
Signarama Leads By Example
Signarama President A.J. Titus talks about how the franchise network fared in 2022, where they see growth in 2023 and beyond, and how their leadership approach is "lead by example." Watch Video
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
Product Strategy: Graphic Whizard at the ISA Sign Expo 2023
Max Allen, Dealer Manager at Graphic Whizard, talks about emerging trends and product strategy at the ISA Sign Expo 2023. Watch Video
EFI's Tiffany Bisson on the EFI Pro 30h Wide Format LED Printer
EFI's Tiffany Bisson provides an update on the EFI Pro 30h Wide Format LED printer showcased at the recent FESPA Global Print Expo 2023. Bisson talks about the benefits of the 3.2m hybrid flatbed/rollfed LED entry-level production printer. Watch Video
FESPA Awards 2023: Léa Saint-Jeveint “Young Star Award”
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 Awards 2023: Imageco Ltd for “ANTALIS SUSTAINABILITY STREET”
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
Product Strategy: Canon at the ISA Sign Expo 2023
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
swissQprint at FESPA 2023
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
Product Strategy: Tekra at the ISA Sign Expo 2023
Rebecca Fuhrman, Market Development Manager at Tekra, talks about emerging trends and product strategy at the ISA Sign Expo 2023. Watch Video
Durst’s Christian Harder Talks Automation Strategy at FESPA 2023
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
Product Strategy: Mutoh at the ISA Sign Expo
In this video, sponsored by Mutoh, Derek Moffett, Product Manager at Mutoh America, talks about emerging trends in the sign industry and product strategy at the ISA Sign Expo. Watch Video
Warren Werbitt Goes Printer to Printer with Premier Graphics’ Taylor Sellinger
This week, Warren talks with Taylor Sellinger, Partner and General Manager at Premier Graphics, a wide-format printing and installation company based in Vancouver, B.C. They talk about what attracted Sellinger to the printing industry, his excitement about being involved in printing, and how the company has been on a growth trajectory. Watch Video
ISA Sign Expo 2023 Opens in Las Vegas
International Sign Association (ISA) President and CEO Lori Anderson opens the ISA Sign Expo 2023 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Watch Video
Kevin Duffy on Vycom’s Display Graphics Recycling Program
Kevin Duffy, VP of Sales and Marketing at Vycom, provides an update on Vycom’s Recycling Program, through which Vycom collects waste material from the sign and display graphics production process and incorporates it into the company’s decking materials. Watch Video
Kongsberg’s Stuart Fox and Matt Thackray on Wide-Format Cutting Systems
Stuart Fox and Matt Thackray of Kongsberg talk about the history of the 57-year-old company and showcase some of the precision cutting tables in its own portfolio, as well as that of the recently-acquired Multicam. Watch Video
Flora Graphics Grows Its Display Graphics Business with an EFI Pro 30h
Konica Minolta’s Mike Wildbore talks with Flora Graphics principal Indy Flora. Flora Graphics is an Ontario-based sign and display graphics printer. Starting out in cut sheet and label printing, the company expanded into wide format and recently purchased an EFI Pro 30h to expand its capabilities. Watch Video
EFI Pro 30h Wide-Format Flatbed Helps SpeedPro Chicago Loop Expand
Rebecca Considine, co-principal of SpeedPro Chicago Loop, talks about how the sign and display graphics provider has expanded by investing in technology—in particular, the EFI Pro 30h wide-format flatbed printer, of which they were the first US installation Watch Video
EFI Addresses Changes and Challenges in the Sign and Display Market
EFI’s Ken Hanulec identifies the top trends affecting sign and display businesses, namely the need for hyperefficiency and lowering costs, as well as enabling new applications using new technologies like clear ink, white ink, and other things they haven’t been able to do before. Watch Video
Orbus Exhibit & Display Group Scales Up with EFI
Orbus Exhibit & Display Group’s Jaime Herand talks about the company’s work for the trade show and events vertical markets and how their investment in EFI and EFI Reggiani equipment has allowed them to scale up their print facilities and expand into fabric printing. Watch Video
Product Strategy: Fujifilm’s Chris Cohara on Employee Turnover in the Wide-Format Industry
Fujifilm’s Chris Cohara talks about how employee turnover has been a big challenge for firms producing display graphics and how the automation and ease-of-use features on Fujifilm’s wide-format equipment have helped mitigate this challenge. Watch Video
Product Strategy: Zünd’s Bill Richards on Lights Out Automated Finishing
Zünd America’s Bill Richards talks about the challenges of keeping employees, and how the automation features on Zünd’s wide-format cutting equipment can help streamline workflows through data integration, metadata manipulation, and robotics. Watch Video
Product Strategy: FASTSIGNS’ Mark Jameson on the Co-Brand and Conversion Programs
Mark Jameson, Chief Development Officer for FASTSIGNS, talks about how print businesses want to expand into signage, and how FASTSIGNS’ Co-Brand and Conversion programs can help optimize the move into signage and grow that part of the business. Watch Video
Lintec’s Glass Decoration Solutions
Lintec’s Jim Halloran talks about the company’s materials for glass decoration—which include scratch-resistant optically clear polyester films with permanent or removable adhesive. The company has substrates that are compatible with all major printing technologies. Watch Video
Vanguard’s Award-Winning Wide-Format Printers in Display at PRINTING United
Vanguard Digital Printing Systems’ Jim Peterson talks about the wide-format printing equipment the company was demonstrating at last week’s PRINTING United expo, including five Pinnacle Award-winning flatbed and rollfed units. Watch Video
Warren Werbitt Goes Printer to Printer with Awesome Graphics’ Tami Napolitano
This week, Warren talks to Awesome Graphics owner Tami Napolitano. Founded in 1994 in Napolitano’s attic, the company now has a 5,000-sq. ft. commercial location, 11 employees, and more than 10,000 customers. The Rutland, Vt.-based company is a wide-format graphics shop is a winner of Big Picture Media’s 2022 Women in Wide Format Awards, which will be presented at PRINTING United next week. Watch Video
Heritage Signs & Displays Sees Success in Signage
Joe Gass, President and CEO of Heritage Signs & Displays, shares his industry journey. The family business started 46 years ago when Joe was 13, and after a stint in the US Navy, he took over the business in 1988. It has grown consistently. Watch Video
The Canon imagePROGRAF GP-4000 Prints Neon and Pastel PANTONE Colors
David Rice, Senior Manager, Technical Marketing Analysts, Large Format Solutions, Canon USA, talks about the Canon imagePROGRAF GP-4000 wide-format printer. At the Americas Print Show, Canon was demonstrating how the printer can print PANTONE colors, especially neon and pastel PANTONE colors. Watch Video
Digital Signage in the Print World
Richard Romano talks to Fred Collins of Mood Media about the benefits of digital signage for print and sign business customers, as well as the revenue opportunities for print and sign providers. Watch Video
Amado Lara on New Additions to Roland's Wide-Format Printer Portfolio
Richard Romano talks to Amado Lara, Director of Sales for Roland DGA Corporation, about some of the company's recent wide-format product releases, and how the company has been helping customers stay productive amidst the recent supply chain disruptions. Watch Video
Patrick Donigain on Canon Solutions America’s FLXfinish+
Canon Solutions America’s Patrick Donigain provides an overview of Canon’s latest wide-format and signage products, as well as a look at FLXfinish+, a feature on the UVgel-based Colorado Series printers that can add matte and gloss finishes on the same print without the need to change inks, media, or an extra varnish channel. Watch Video
Michelle Kampf Shows Continental Grafix USA’s Specialty Films
Michelle Kampf of Continental Grafik USA talks to Kelley Holmes about—and shows samples of—Continental’s extensive range of specialty films for a wide variety of wall, window, and floor graphics applications. Watch Video
David Lopez on Epson’s Extensive Portfolio
Epson’s David Lopez talks about some recent Epson product announcements that were on display at the ISA Sign Expo, including the company’s first UV flatbed, a resin-ink printer for soft signage and other textile applications, and a variety of other wide-format printers. Watch Video
swissQPrint Showcases Its Neon Inks
Kelley Holmes talks to Carmen Eicher of swissQPrint about the company’s wide-format printer portfolio. The ISA Sign Expo was the first showing of the company’s recent product releases, including a set of neon inks and its Generation 4 printers, including the Nyala 4, which features new printheads and smaller drop sizes. Watch Video
Mutoh Shows Off Its New Products at the ISA Sign Expo
Kelley Holmes talks to Brian Phipps, President and GM of Mutoh America, about the company’s return to industry events, and some new product launches, including the new eco-solvent XpertJet Pro line with a new printhead and 25% faster speed, and the XpertJet 661, a 24x19-inch flatbed UV printer. Watch Video
Canon's Rich Reamer Talks about the Added Value of Fluorescent Inks
A recent survey by Canon U.S.A. revealed consumers’ sentiments and preferences regarding the appeal, attraction, and indelibility of fluorescent colors, especially fluorescent pink, an aqueous ink now available with the company's new imagePROGRAF GP Series printers. In this interview, Canon U.S.A.'s Rich Reamer, Senior Director of Large Format Printing, explains why there is a resurgence in interest in fluorescent inks and how they can add value to printed products. Watch Video
Lintec’s James Halloran on a New Film Made from Recycled Plastic Water Bottles
Kelley Holmes talks to Lintec of America’s James Halloran. Lintec manufactures films for display graphics and other applications, and recently launched ECO-2000 ZC, a plastic film that is primarily made (80%) from recycled plastic water bottles and costs about the same as film made from virgin plastic. Watch Video
Ultraflex’s Kylie Schleicher on Environmentally Friendly Substrates
Kylie Schleicher, Director of Product Development for Ultraflex Systems, talks about the company’s display graphics substrates that look and feel like PVC-based materials but are more environmentally sustainable. Watch Video
HP’s Tomas Martin and Oriol Gasch on Wide Format & Signage
HP’s Tomas Martin and Oriol Gasch talk about the latest top trends in the wide-format and signage market, as well as what HP was showing at the recent ISA Sign Expo. Watch Video
Kevin Duffy on Vycom’s Recycling Program for Display Graphics
Kevin Duffy, VP of Sales and Marketing for Vycom, talks about the Vycom Recycling Program, designed to take back and recycle printed and unprinted PVC and acrylic sheets, and PE materials, as well as scraps and drops from finishing and fabricating. The recovered plastic is then recycled back into Vycom’s residential and commercial products. Vycom had set up collection bins throughout the show floor at the recent ISA Sign Expo for the recycling of materials used during show demonstrations. Watch Video
Cris Pollnow Talks About IntoPrint Technologies
Kelley Holmes talks to IntoPrint’s Cris Pollnow. IntoPrint sells its own branded equipment for signage, label, and envelope printing, and serves as a dealer channel for other equipment vendors, as well. EFI is their flagship vendor. IntoPrint also has a strong service team. Watch Video
ISA President Lori Anderson Opens Sign Expo 2022
International Sign Association (ISA) President and CEO Lori Anderson welcomes sign and display graphics professionals to Atlanta, where the first Sign Expo in three years kicked off yesterday. Watch Video
FASTSIGNS Franchisee Talks Diversity and Inclusion
Carmen Ruiz, a FASTSIGNS franchisee from Holly Hill, Fla., talks to Kelley Holmes about giving a panel discussion at the annual FASTSIGNS convention about inclusion and diversity. They also talk about an interesting project her business worked on that brought diversity and inclusion to life in her community. Watch Video
Making the Leap to Becoming a FASTSIGNS Franchisee
Dan Stutzman, a FASTSIGNS franchisee from Erie, Pa., talks about the history of his company and how he converted to a FASTSIGNS business. Dan also talks about the support his business gets from the corporate side of the franchise business. Watch Video
Catching Up With a FASTSIGNS Master Franchisor from Puerto Rico
José Corujo, FASTSIGNS Franchise Partner from Puerto Rico, talks to Kelley Holmes about his three centers there and 10 years of experience as a franchisee. José also discusses selling a center in the Dominican Republic as a Master Franchisor, as well as what it means to be a part of the FASTSIGNS franchise network. Watch Video
The Advantages of Being a FASTSIGNS Co-Brand Location
Chuck Lobaugh, a FASTSIGNS franchise owner from Hilton Head Island, S.C., talks to WhatTheyThink's Kelley Holmes about his long history in the printing industry, why he became a co-branded FASTSIGNS location, and the advantages it gives him as a small business owner in challenging times like the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch Video
Catching Up with Dayton Ohio FASTSIGNS Franchisee Larry Miller
Dayton, Ohio, FASTSIGNS franchisee Larry Miller talks about being a board member, the history of his business as a FASTSIGNS conversion, and being in the "120k Pickup Club." Larry also talks about some of the fun projects he's worked on in his business. Watch Video
How a Marketer Got Into the Sign Industry as a FASTSIGNS Franchisee
At the FASTSIGNS Annual Convention, Sarosh Nayar, a FASTSIGNS franchise owner from Dallas, Tex., talks about how he came to be a franchisee and why he chose signs—and FASTSIGNS in particular. Sarosh also discusses the types of customers his business serves and what excites him about being a franchisee. Watch Video
Smoothie Shop Leverages FASTSIGNS for Relocation Project
Joel Miller, Owner of FASTSIGNS of Manchester, CT & FASTSIGNS Newington, CT, talks about his two businesses, their history, and the benefit of being a franchisee of FASTSIGNS. Joel also shares details of an interesting project for a smoothie shop that leveraged financing for his customer through FASTSIGNS enabling them to spend more on the project and achieve better results. Watch Video
What It Means to Be a FASTSIGNS Franchisee
Kevin Hebert, FASTSIGNS Franchise Owner from St. Charles Parish, La., speaks with WhatTheyThink VP Kelley Holmes at the FASTSIGNS Annual Convention about what it means to be a part of the FASTSIGNS network. Watch Video
The Journey to Becoming a FASTSIGNS Franchisee
Clint Ehlers, franchise owner from Willow Grove, Pa., discusses how he became a FASTSIGNS franchise and the research he conducted for the decision to start this business. Clint also discusses being elected to the International Franchise Association board. Watch Video
WhatTheyThink Member and FASTSIGNS Co-Brand Owner Richard Helmey
Richard Helmey, a co-branded FASTSIGNS Owner from Houston, Tex., talks about being a member of WhatTheyThink and how he got started as a FASTSIGNS co-brand location. Richard also talks about some of the applications his business has worked on. Watch Video
Catherine Monson on FASTSIGNS’ Terrific 2021
Kelley Holmes talks with Catherine Monson, CEO of Propelled Brands, at the FASTSIGNS Convention, which opened this week in Grapevine, Tex. FASTSIGNS' parent company Propelled Brands has been putting together a family of business-to-business and service-oriented franchisors with the recent acquisitions of NerdsToGo My Salon Suite. The jewel in the crown is FASTSIGNS, which had a banner year in 2021, expanding to 761 locations in eight countries. Watch Video
Tim Greene Talks About Trends in Wide-Format Printing
Tim Greene, Research Director for IDC, talks about what is happening today in wide-format printing, including some new application areas, automation trends, and other technology trends. Watch Video
BrandVizion Makes Customers Visible
BrandVizion’s Kiley Gonzalez talks about the company, which produces all kind of signs and graphics, from vehicle wraps, to pop up displays, event branding, banners—they specialize in anything customized or outside the ordinary. Watch Video
Leveraging EFI Technology to Enter New Markets
Frank talks Ken Hanulec, VP of WW Marketing for EFI, at their recent “Ignite” press event. EFI inkjet printers print on plastics, ceramics, corrugated board, fabric, and other materials. These print systems—some of which are the size of a small house—allow commercial printers to enter new markets. Watch Video
Warren Werbitt Goes Printer to Printer with Vinylbomb
This week, Warren talks to Chris Rodkey, President and “Expert of the Strange and Unusual” at Vinylbomb. A four-year-old printer to the trade based in Hamilton, N.J., Vinylbomb specializes in grand-format printing CNC routing, laser cutting and engraving, and fabrication. During COVID, Vinylbomb successfully started selling face shields and sneeze guards, which helped the company thrive during the pandemic. Watch Video
Warren Werbitt Goes Printer to Printer with Ace Designs’ Sheri Robertson
This week, Warren talks with Sheri Robertson, VP of Awesome! for Ace Designs, a grand-format print shop serving predominantly retail and hospitality markets. The company has been using the pandemic period to reexamine and reset themselves and decide "what they want to be when they grow up.” Watch Video
Mimaki's Mike Maxwell Shares Update on Mimaki Solutions for Signs/Display Graphics
Mimaki offers a broad portfolio of solutions for the sign and display graphics market. Mike Maxwell, Senior Manager–Corporate Strategic Development at Mimaki U.S., provides a look at the range of applications customers are producing, including how customers can incorporate 3D printing into the sign and display graphics businesses. Watch Video
Lori Anderson on Cancellation of ISA International Sign Expo 2020
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the International Sign Association Board of Directors met this week and has voted to cancel ISA International Sign Expo 2020 re-scheduled for August 22-25. Lori Anderson, ISA President and CEO of ISA talks about decision to cancel this year's event and the scheduling of next year's Sign Expo to be held in Las Vegas during April 2021. Watch Video
From Photolabs to FASTSIGNS
Todd Fitzgerald, owner of FASTSIGNS Wappingers Falls, N.Y., talks to Kelley Holmes about his journey from running several camera stores/photolabs to the sign industry. When the photo business started to change, he saw the sign business as a natural progression, and took advantage of FASTSIGNS’ Co-Brand program. Watch Video
FASTSIGNS Vero Beach and ABC Printing Co-Brand to Offer Complete Signage and Commercial Printing Services
Gordon Sellers, FASTSIGNS Vero Beach, Fla., and & Chris Beals, ABC Printing, talk about the evolution of their partnership. ABC Printing was founded in 1975 as a quick printer. When Gordon opened FASTSIGNS Vero Beach, Chis became a top customer, selling signs to his customers and acquiring them from FASTSIGNS—and Gordon’s customers also needed small-format printing. As their partnership grew, they decided to take advantage of FASTSIGNS’ Co-Branding program. Watch Video
For Gaby Mullinax & Kaitlyn Mullinax-Fischer, FASTSIGNS is a Family Business
Gaby Mullinax & Kaitlyn Mullinax-Fischer, Owner & Director of Business Development of FASTSIGNS of Brea and Fullerton, Calif., talk about how their franchise became a family business, and how Gaby jumped off the corporate ladder to run a FASTSIGNS franchise. They encourage young people to get involved in the FASTSIGNS business. Watch Video
Stan Gray Benefits from FASTSIGNS Veteran Program
Stan Gray, owner of FASTSIGNS Torrance and Long Beach, Calif., talks about his military background and how he came to FASTSIGNS via the Veteran & First Responder Franchise Program. Gray also has a background in architecture, and his franchise specializes in ADA signage. Watch Video
Owner of FASTSIGNS Forest Hills. N.Y., Talks About his FASTSIGNS Conversion
Mohamed Kazi, Owner of FASTSIGNS Forest Hills, N.Y., talks about his recent FASTSIGNS conversion. After coming to the US from India, Kazi started in the sign industry in 1998 and launched his own business in 2007. He recently decided to convert his sign business to a FASTSIGNS as a way to take advantage of the franchise’s marketing and sales training resources to better complement his own technical and production capabilities. Watch Video
Temple, Tex.’s Paper Graphics Reaps Rewards with FASTSIGNS Co-Brand Program
Dennis Smith is owner of both FASTSIGNS of Temple, Tex., and Paper Graphics, a commercial print business founded in 1972. Five or six years ago, as the commercial print business started growing stagnant, Smith researched FASTSIGNS’ Co-Brand program. He chose to become a FASTSIGNS franchise rather than add his own wide-format printing equipment in order to take advantage of the franchise’s training and its brand recognition. Watch Video
All Flags Signs and Banners Leverages EFI Inkjet and Other Technologies for Double Digit Growth
Peter Wagner, Managing Director of Australia-based All Flags Signs and Banners, explains how his company has gone from needing four people over three weeks to produce 400 banners in 1998, to its capacity today to output 54,000 square meters of printed media today with its fleet of EFI VUTEk printers. The company serves a large portion of the Asia Pacific region with flags, banners, branding for sporting events, vehicle wraps, carpets, and more. Watch Video
The Signs Are Good for Signs of Success
Curtis Metz talks to David Zwang about Signs of Success, a company that contracts with sign shops to do installations of major sign projects—analog and dynamic digital—and how the company is growing its digital business. The company also has a side business in embroidery and custom heat-transfer T-shirts. Watch Video
For FASTSIGNS of Maumee & Toledo, OH, Business Is a Family Affair
Karrie Brock, Owner of FASTSIGNS of Maumee & Toledo, OH, talks with Kelley Holmes about her business, which was converted to a FASTSIGNS franchise 10 years ago. She opened a second location in Maumee four years ago. Her husband Randy joined the team just prior to the conversion, and handles the back-of-the-house production, installation, and fabrication management while Karrie the “front of the house” operations. Watch Video
Putting a Professional Face on a Sign Business
Mathew Feil, Owner of FASTSIGNS Lawton, OK, talks about having converted his five-year-old sign company to a FASTSIGNS franchise and how a more professional face on his business has made it easier to to sell jobs. He also cites the technical, sales, and marketing resources that are available from FASTSIGNS corporate, as well as events such as the FASTSIGNS Conference. Watch Video
Helping FASTSIGNS Move Into New Geographic Areas
Greg Carafello, NYC Area Development–FASTSIGNS, talks to Kelley Holmes about his role as a certified franchise executive, and how he helps companies like FASTSIGNS move into new geographies and attract franchise candidates. He also talks about the advantages of converting a print business to a FASTSIGNS franchise. Watch Video
FASTSIGNS Intl. Celebrates 35 Years
Kelley Holmes talks to Catherine Monson, CEO of FASTSIGNS Intl., at the FASTSIGNS Convention in Phoenix, Ariz. FASTSIGNS is celebrating its 35th anniversary, and this year’s event is the largest they have had yet, with 166 vendors, larger than any regional sign show. The event showcased new products and technologies FASTSIGNS franchisees can offer. Watch Video
ColorZone’s Joshua Feller Is a Technology Early Adopter
Cary Sherburne talks to Joshua Feller, owner of ColorZone. Feller bought ColorZone 15 years ago and began to acquire wide-format equipment—as much as $8 million worth—in order to reduce the amount of work he had to outsource. An early adopter of printing technologies, he has expanded from wide-format to label printing, which has proven highly successful Watch Video
Conlin’s Print Upgrades its EFI Wide-Format Printer
Bill Conlin, Jr., of Conlin’s Print talks to Cary Sherburne about the company’s nearly 40 years as a family-owned digital printing business. About five years ago, they began offering wide-format printing. Conlin’s Print recently acquired an EFI VUTEk h3 hybrid flatbed/roll-to-roll superwide-format LED inkjet printer, replacing an older VUTEk QS2. Watch Video
Ricoh’s Wide-Format Journey
Dan Johansen of Ricoh talks about the company's wide-format journey from a manufacturer of inkjet printheads to a manufacturer of entire wide-format printing systems, including two new UV flatbeds—the Ricoh Pro TF6250 and the larger Pro T7210—and the Pro L5160 latex printer. Ricoh also was demonstrating a printing system for imaging directly onto the side of a truck or plane. Watch Video
With the Ricoh TF6250, It’s a Whole New Ballgame for MAC Specialties
Mark Cohen, President of MAC Specialties, talks about the wide-format and specialty printing services his company offers, and explains how they produce custom cellphone stands. MAC Specialties recently installed a Ricoh TF6250 UV LED Flatbed Printer which allows them to print on materials other than flat sheets or boards—such as foam footballs. Watch Video
Fujifilm’s Onset X3: An Emphasis on Automation
Fujifilm’s Becky McConnell talks about the latest developments with the Onset X3 wide-format UV flatbed printer, as well as a new inkset from Fujifilm that was specifically formulated for greater adhesion to difficult plastic and synthetic substrates. Watch Video
Epson’s 20 Years of Wide-Format Printing
Epson launched its first wide-format printer in October 1999, and Epson’s Reed Hecht talks about the latest generation—the SureColor P7570 and P9570, featuring a redesigned print engine for photographers, fine artists, graphic designers, and proofers—as well as how the requirements for art and photography have changed over the past two decades. Watch Video
Car Wrap Competition Drives Attendee Interest at PRINTING United
As part of its installer certification program, SGIA hosted a car wrap competition at PRINTING United, a popular destination for show attendees. SGIA's Raymond Weiss explains more about the event and the organization's Installer Certification program. Watch Video
Mutoh’s Next-Gen Eco-Solvent Printers
Miguel Gonzalez, Director of Sales, talks about Mutoh's new eco-solvent printers which launched in September. The new machines have been redesigned from previous generations and now offer bulk ink delivery as standard feature. Watch Video
Bloomberg’s In-Plant Brings Wide-Format and Specialty Printing In-House
John Cruser, Global Manager of the Bloomberg in-plant, talks about the vast array of materials the in-plant produces for the news organization—from promotional and marketing materials, stationery, and business cards to wide-format prints of magazine covers, as well as specialty items such as golf balls and cellphone covers. Watch Video
Thin LED Panels Are Good for Plastic or Fabric Signage
Aleksandr Karasyk, President of Elephant US, talks about the company's thin, double-sided, LED panels and its journey from the Ukraine to the U.S. Watch Video
University of Oklahoma In-Plant Experiences Growth in Wide-Format and Specialty Printing
John Sarantakos, Director of the University of Oklahoma in-plant—the biggest university printer in the country—talks about how wide-format, display graphics, banners, and specialty printing are growing while at the same time there has been a migration away from black-and-white copies and traditional offset printing. Watch Video
Kevin Currier Explains Durst Professional Services and its Lift ERP Solution
Kevin Currier, Product Manager for Software in North America for Durst, talks about the Durst Professional Services strategy, announced in 2018. He also explains the value of Durst Lift ERP, focused on large-format operations and the specific requirements these businesses have. He notes that Lift ERP is device-agnostic and can apply to the textiles and commercial print markets as well. Watch Video
Roland Introduces 16th Generation of Print & Cut at FESPA
Mark Elvidge, Senior Product Manager at Roland DG, explains some of the 40 enhancements to the company's TrueVIS VG2 print and cut solution, its 16th generation. This includes orange ink for a wider color gamut and faster outgassing for same-day turn of laminated projects. Watch Video
Mimaki Launches Two New Products
Michael Maxwell, Senior Sales Manager for Mimaki, talks to Richard Romano at the ISA Sign Expo about the launch of their new LED UV flatbed, the JFX200-2513, which can print on media up to 98.4 inches wide by 51.1 inches long by 1.96 inches thick, and the 3DFF-222 3D printer. Watch Video
3D Printing: An Opportunity for Signs & Display Graphics
Hear what Massivit's new CEO Erez Zimerman has to say about the company and the opportunities it sees for 3D printing to augment signs and display graphics with "stopping power," including illuminated models. Watch Video
Epson Teams up with Graphtec and OnyX
Matt McCausland, Product Manager for Epson America, talks about Epson's partnership with Graphtec and Onyx to release the SureColor S Series Print Cut Bundle at a competitive price for customers. Watch Video
Roland Wins ISA Innovation Award
Andrew Oransky, President and CEO of Roland DGA, talks about their ISA Innovation Award for their VG2 TrueVIS flagship printer, as well as the release of five other products, including a direct-to-garment T-shirt printer. Watch Video
Canon Solutions America's Océ Colorado Printer Offers Endless Solutions
John Kaufman, Senior Marketing Specialist for Canon Solutions America, takes us on a tour of the Océ Colorado wide-format printer with faster automation and an endless array of configurations for both small and wide format printing. Watch Video
Ricoh's New Flatbed, Latex Wide-Format Units
Dan Johansen, Marketing Manager for Ricoh USA, talks about Ricoh's new flatbed and latex wide-format printers, the technologies behind which are the culmination of many years of development. Watch Video
Canon Solutions America Introduces the New Arizona
Randy Paar, Marketing Manager for Canon Solutions America, introduces the new Arizona wide-format flatbed printer, which was shown for the first time in the U.S. at the ISA Sign Expo. From its UV LED curing system to the new ink formulation, it's changing the way customers print. Watch Video
Vycom Offers a Variety of Plastic and Specialty Substrate Solutions
Kevin Duffy, VP of Sales and Marketing for Vycom, outlines a variety of unique substrates available to the sign industry, including Celtec PVC and Polycarve products. Watch Video
Onyx Graphics Celebrates 30 Years
Bryan Manwaring, Director of Product Marketing for Onyx Graphics, talks about the 30-year evolution of the company's wide-format RIP software, focused on helping customers and print shops boost profitability. Watch Video
Mimaki and the "Internet of Things"
Bert Benckhuysen of Mimaki talks about how to imagine the future of print and the "internet of things"—it's all about connecting printers in an integrated workflow with ERP software, robots, cutting solutions, cameras, and more. Mimaki's IP Job Control software brings Mimaki printers into the Internet of Things, enabling an end-to-end workflow with minimal human intervention. Watch Video
PrintFactory Offers Color Management Software Solutions
Simon Landau, Director of the Americas for PrintFactory, talks about the company, the current state of color management, and PrintFactory's software solutions available to the wide-format market. Watch Video
An Intro to LED Signage
Josh Brasher, President of EBSCO Sign Group, offers a primer on LED signage, discussing the technology and the business model. Watch Video
Agfa Helps Grow Businesses
Jason Hamilton, Solutions Architect for Agfa, talks about the company's goal to help small to mid-tier sign shops grow their business not only through equipment and technology but through a business partnership. Watch Video
Avery Dennison Wins ISA Innovation Award
Molly Waters, Senior Technical Specialist for Avery Dennison, talks about the technology demonstrated at the ISA Sign Expo in Las Vegas, including their MPI 1405 PVC-Free film that won the ISA Innovation Award, as well as vehicle wrapping and environmental printing. Watch Video
Mimaki Leverages Cross-Platform Development for Faster Time-to-Market
Ronald Van Den Broek of Mimaki explains how synergies across its various business units bring new and innovative technologies to market. He uses as an example the development of the new JFX-200 EX with 17-layer printing to create "2.5D" printing for easy creation of fine art and other applications. Watch Video
swissQprint's Third-Generation Wide-Format Flatbeds
Mike Kyritsi, President of swissQprint, talks about the history of the company, which was founded in 2007 in Switzerland and came to North America in 2016.The company's wide-format printer portfolio comprises five different models of UV flatbed and hybrid units in its Nyala, Impala, and Oryx lines, with a new roll-to-roll device launching at FESPA. Watch Video
Durst Launches New P5 Ecosystem for End-to-End Workflow
Christoph Gamper, CEO of Durst, talks about the strategy behind the company's development of a complete modular workflow solution from the webshop through production, working in conjunction with its P5 printer platform. The company also added two new printer models to its P5 family of printers. Watch Video
FESPA 2019 is All About Innovation
Mark Hanley of I.T. Strategies talks about the vibrant digital print market represented at FESPA 2019 in Münich, Germany. Watch Video
HP's Smart Printing
Steve Newton, Software Solutions Manager for HP Large Format, talks with Kelley Holmes about HP's cloud-based "smart printing" for wide-format, facilitated through PrintOS, and introduces HP's Stitch for the dye-sublimation market. Watch Video
EFI Checks All the Wide-Format Boxes
Ken Hanulec, VP of Marketing for EFI, talks about what customers are looking for in a wide-format printer: lower total cost, expansion of capabilities, and reliability. Watch Video
3M Introduces the Award-Winning Graphics Hub
Tammi Johnson, Business Development Manager for 3M, talks about the Graphics Hub, a software and website platform for sign and graphics manufacturers, which features a suite of tools including the Install Wizard, which won Business Services/Software Innovation Award at the ISA Sign Expo last month. Watch Video
Convergence Connects Communities
Brandon Hensley, COO of the International Sign Association, and Joshua Carruth, Trade Show Director for Emerald Expositions, talk about how digital printing technology is driving convergence across wide-format, signage, and textile printing. Watch Video
Mactac Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary
Ross Burnham, Senior Marketing Manager for Mactac, talks about Mactac's 60th anniversary, and how Mactac materials are allowing owners of Canon Solutions America's Océ Colorado 1640 wide-format printer produce a wide variety of applications. Watch Video
ISA and Emerald Expositions Join Forces
Brandon Hensley, COO of the International Sign Association (ISA), and Joshua Carruth, Trade Show Director for Emerald Expositions, discuss their partnership with ISA and colocation in Orlando next year. Watch Video
ISA Joins Forces with Impressions Expo
In 2020, the ISA Sign Expo will colocate with Impressions Expo (formerly the Imprinted Sportswear Show). Lori Anderson, CEO and President of ISA, talks about the advantages of this colocation for both shows. Watch Video
ISA Sign Expo 2019 Opens in Las Vegas
David Hickey, VP Advocacy for the International Sign Association (ISA), talks about the 2019 Sign Expo’s opening day, some of the new technologies on display at this year’s show, and how new signage technologies and applications are impacting sign codes and regulations. Watch Video
Catherine Monson: Sign Trends From Environmental Graphics To Dynamic Digital Signage.
FastSigns President Catherine Monson discusses trends in the sign industry from environmental graphics to dynamic digital signage. Watch Video
FASTSIGNS to Expand Throughout the Caribbean
Jose Corujo, a FASTSIGNS franchise partner from Puerto Rico, plans to expand his business throughout the Caribbean, including the Dominican Republic, the Virgin Islands, and additional locations in Puerto Rico. Watch Video
FASTSIGNS of Helena's Unique Showroom Honors the City's Rich History
Greg Painter, owner of FASTSIGNS of Helena (Mont.), takes us on a tour of his unconventional showroom complete with an upstairs diner and other iconic elements from Helen's storied past. All of it is designed to pay tribute to the history of the town and show customers many of the applications available. Watch Video
From the Corporate World to FASTSIGNS
Div Bhingradia, owner of FASTSIGNS Mooresville (N.C.), left his corporate job to open his own sign shop and take advantage of the fast-growing North Carolina business environment. FASTSIGNS helped him navigate an industry with which he was unfamiliar. Watch Video
Steve Kouroupas Transitions from Commercial Printing to Signage
Steve Kouroupas, owner of FASTSIGNS of Greenville (N.C.), spent 10 years in the commercial printing industry and in 2016 looked into opening his own sign business by purchasing a FASTSIGNS franchise. He's found the sign business to be a "mashup of printing, graphics, and construction." Watch Video
Co-Branding with FASTSIGNS to Expand Business Opportunities
Mike Richardson, a FASTSIGNS franchisee from Bloomington, Ind., owns and operates Midwest Color Printing. Five years ago, after seeing increased demand for wide-format and signage work, joined the FASTSIGNS family, and today the two companies are co-branded, which has enabled him to greatly expand his business. Watch Video
Improving Competitiveness by Being Part of FASTSIGNS
Rod Thompson, a brand new FASTSIGNS franchisee based in Orlando, Fla., had a long background in digital printing, and felt that signage was the next step for his business. Becoming part of the FASTSIGNS family helped him immediately become competitive. Thompson talks with Kelley Holmes about his journey. Watch Video
FASTSIGNS Dayton, Ohio: Never the Same Day Twice
Dayton, Ohio's Larry Miller converted his Ham Signs vehicle lettering and sign shop to a FASTSIGNS franchise in 2013. He talks with Kelley Holmes about his nearly three decades in the industry, the fun of running a FASTSIGNS franchise, and how they never have the same day twice. Watch Video
Gaby Mullinax: From Film to FASTSIGNS
After nearly 20 years running a retail photo boutique, and as the transition to digital photography and the electronic/social distribution of images was taking place, Gaby Mullinax saw new opportunities in signage and purchased a FASTSIGNS franchise. She talks to Kelley Holmes about her journey. Watch Video
Matthew Romero Expands His Print Business with FASTSIGNS
Matthew Romero, a FASTSIGNS franchisee, has been in the printing industry his entire life. He opened a sign shop in 2015 and greatly expanded what he could offer by being part of the FASTSIGNS network. He also talks about a mural project he recently completed for a local high school. Watch Video
Expanding into Wide Format with FASTSIGNS
Kevin Hebert, a FASTSIGNS franchisee, co-branded in 2013 to add wide-format graphics to their existing printing company in Louisiana. In the last two years, they've opened four new centers. Watch Video
FASTSIGNS' Catherine Monson on the Company's Continued Growth
Kelley Holmes talks with FASTSIGNS CEO Catherine Monson about the recent conference in Orlando and the growth of the company in 2018. Watch Video
Canon Solutions America's Touchstone Dimensional Printing Software
Randy Paar, Marketing Manager for Wide Format at Canon Solutions America,talks about new products the company launched at SGIA 2018—such as Océ Touchstone Dimensional Printing Software. Watch Video
Oce Arizona 6100 for Corrugated and Flatbed Users
Patrick Donigain, Senior Marketing Specialist for Canon Solutions America, talks about the Oce Arizona 6100 UV High Flow Vacuum Series Printer designed to solve materials handling issues for corrugated customers as well as flatbed users working with materials that are difficult to hold down on the printer bed. Watch Video
Fellers Supplies Wrap and Sign Materials as Well as Training
Lisa Smoke, franchise sales manager for Fellers, talks about the "world's largest wrap supply company" with more than 60 locations nationwide supplying vehicle wrap films as well as sign supplies, tools, and other materials. The company also offers training classes on working with wrap materials. Watch Video
SGIA 2018 Canon Booth Tour
Angel Georgiou, Senior Marketing Specialist for Canon Large Format Solutions, takes visitors through the company's booth at the SGIA Expo in Las Vegas, highlighting their vast array of printing solutions. Watch Video
swissQprint Announces Its First Roll-to-Roll Wide-Format Printer
Mike Kyritsi, president of swissQprint, talks to Kelley Holmes about the company's first roll-to-roll wide-format printer, to be launched at FESPA in Munich in May. Watch Video
Nazdar Partners with EFI to Roll Out a New Entry-Level Roll-to-Roll Wide-Format Printer
Glenn Shull, Printing Equipment Product Manager for Nazdar, talks about Nazdar's partnership with EFI and the unveiling of the EFI Pro 32r entry-level roll-to-roll wide-format printer. Watch Video
Sandy Alexander Acquires Wide-Format Capabilities
Gary Semon, Wide Plant Manager for Sandy Alexander, shares news of the company's acquisition of Designer's Press and their wide-format technology. Watch Video
EFI Expands Their Channel Partner Program
Ricky Vescovacci, Manager of National Channel Sales for EFI, talks about their channel partner program and how they are collaborating with Ricoh and Nazdar. Watch Video
Dan Johansen Recaps Ricoh's Recent Wide-Format Announcements
Dan Johansen, Marketing Manager for Graphic Arts Wide Format, Commercial and Industrial Printing Business Group for Ricoh USA, sums up the new products introduced at the SGIA Expo 2018, including the RICOH Pro L5160 latex printer and RICOH Pro TF 6250 flatbed. Watch Video
Sandy Alexander Purchases Designer's Press
Jason Leonard, Director of Business Development for Sandy Alexander, announces that Designer's Press in Orlando has been purchased by Sandy Alexander, which will re-brand the company and expand their wide-format capabilities. Watch Video
Roland Interviews Customers at SGIA Expo
Andrew Oransky, President of Roland DGA, talks about how the company took the opportunity to interview several customers at the SGIA Expo to better understand their businesses—and how Roland can help them achieve their goals. Watch Video
Canon Unveils New Wide-Format Printers
Richard Reamer, Senior Director of Large Format Solutions at Canon USA, talks about Canon's wide-format printer portfolio and the new TM (Technical Multipurpose) Series, targeted at architects, engineers, and contractors. The use of a new pigment ink also makes the new series printers suitable for posters and other display graphics. Watch Video
Epson Introduces New SureColor Technical Printer
Matt Kochanowski, Product Manager for Epson America, talks about the company's new SureColor printers, designed for the AEC (architecture/engineering/construction) print market. Watch Video
Mutoh Launches New Printer and Multipurpose Ink
Brian Phipps, President of Mutoh America, talks to Kelley Homes at PRINT 18. Mutoh won multiple products of the year awards in 2018 and is now launching the new 1627MH printer that uses a new multipurpose ink that prints on a variety of rollfed and rigid materials, offering even more versatility. Watch Video
The Present and Future of SGIA
Ford Bowers, President and CEO of SGIA, talks about this year's final SGIA Expo—as well as the future of the association and the expo, as both change with the industry. Watch Video
Tour the Canon Applications Gallery at PRINT 18
Join Jennifer Kolloczek, Director of Marketing for Canon Solutions America, on a tour of the #PRINTCANON Applications Gallery at PRINT 18 in Chicago. This fully immersive hotel experience highlights the many applications that customers can add to their own businesses with the help of Canon technology. Watch Video
International Sign Association (ISA) Partners with British Sign and Graphics Association (BSGA)
Lori Anderson, President and CEO of the International Sign Association (ISA), joins Richard Romano on Skype to announce ISA's partnership with the British Sign and Graphics Association to form ISA-UK and bring even more opportunities to its members. Watch Video
Epson's Latest Technical Printer
Matt Kochanowski, Product Manager for Epson America, shows off the new SureColor T3170 Desktop Wireless printer, for technical printing customers who are looking for compact, sleek design. He also discusses the current state of the AEC printing market. Watch Video
New Facility for IT Supplies
Jeff Lucido, General Manager for IT Supplies, celebrates the 20th anniversary of the company with a new facility and shares how it will help the industry. Watch Video
Roland Rolls Out New Digital Technologies at FESPA 2018
Paul Willems, Head of Business Development and Product Management, EMEA, Roland, previews new sign, decor, and interior textile printing technologies at FESPA 2018 in Berlin. Watch Video
SAi Brings AR Capabilities to Signmaking
Annette Plummer, Director of Marketing for SAi, a developer of software for the signmaking industry, discusses the use of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) in signmaking. Watch Video
Roland Is Looking for Heroes
At FESPA Berlin, Gillian Montanaro, Head of Marketing for EMEA Roland, talks about the launch of the Roland Hero Campaign, in which Roland collects and presents their customers' inspiring stories. (For more information, visit www.rolandhero.com.) Watch Video
Dacar Digital Printing Purchases 100th EFI Roll-to-Roll Device
At FESPA 2018, EFI sold its 100th roll-to-roll device to Belgium's Dacar Digital Printing. Dacar's Dennis van der Lingen talks about his wide-format printing company that serves the Benelux region, talks about the kind of print work the company does, and the opportunities that are enabled by EFI products. Watch Video
When Launching a Business or a Product, Don’t Skimp on Marketing
Mark Abramson, President of Printform Corporation, talks about his experiences in starting a business that produces specialty-printed products, as well as his efforts in helping other entrepreneurs launch wide-format, industrial, and other specialty products. He shares some pieces of advice for success, a key one being to invest at least as much in marketing as in any other part of the business. Watch Video
EFI's New H Series Set to Launch This Summer
Ken Hanulec, Vice President of Marketing, Inkjet Solutions for EFI, talks about the company's new H Series at FESPA 2018 in Berlin. This new hybrid printer, targeted at the mid-range market, is capable of printing on both rigid and flexible substrates. Watch Video
FESPA Berlin 2018 Focuses on Education
Roz Guarnori, Exhibition Director for FESPA, talks about what visitors will find at this year's FESPA Berlin, from a show floor packed with the latest technologies to educational programs for textiles and corrugated. Watch Video
Massivit Launches New Entry-Level 3DPrinter
Kevin M. Sykes, North American President of Massivit 3D, talks about the new Massivit 1500 "Exploration" 3D printer, which allows users to pursue 3D printing at a lower price point than the company's flagship product. Sykes also discusses the opportunities to be had in 3D printing. Watch Video
EFI Launches New Hybrid Printer Series at FESPA Berlin
Frank Mallozzi, Chief Revenue Officer for EFI, talks about the new hybrid VUTEk printer series the company is launching this week at FESPA in Berlin: the h Series, EFI's new mid-range line, which boasts faster speed, higher image quality, and lower operating costs. The company is also demonstrating its textile-based "mini factory." Watch Video
EFI Opens Massive New Inkjet Facility
The EFI ribbon-cutting ceremony for its quarter million square foot facility in Manchester, N.H., was a grand affair. More than 100 media, dignitaries, and other guests filled the main demonstration room. They were surrounded by gigantic inkjet printers and toured one of the most advanced facilities for the development, manufacture, and operation of advanced inkjet systems. These systems are installed in plants in every hemisphere. Watch Video
Avery Dennison Makes Cut Vinyl User-Friendly
Patti Draper Doychak, Senior Marketing Communications Manager for Avery Dennison, describes new innovations in cut vinyl. Easier weeding with a re-engineered adhesive, a larger color palette, and longer-lasting adhesive all give the client more choices and a better-quality vinyl product. Watch Video
ISA Provides Year-Round Resources for the Sign Industry
Lori Anderson, President and CEO of the International Sign Association (ISA), shares the many ways ISA helps members of the sign industry. Beyond the annual Sign Expo, in which professionals can learn about new technologies, ISA is active in advocacy for companies in relation to sign codes and regulations, as well as helping educate students about the opportunities available to them after high school. Watch Video
Catherine Monson’s Health Care Crusade
Catherine Monson, CEO of FASTSIGNS, talks about her recent testimony before the U.S. Congress on behalf of her long commitment to establishing association-based health plans so that small businesses, like print franchises, can provide affordable health care plans to their employees. Watch Video
Specialty Printing Moves Toward the Mainstream
Michael Johnson, VP of Marketing for Nazdar Source One, a distributor to the wide-format printing market, talks to Richard Romano at last month’s ISA Sign Expo about the business opportunities and profitability potential in specialty printing—printing on water bottles and other kinds of promotional materials. Watch Video
Sign Research Foundation Data: High Value for Sign Makers and Buyers
Sapna Budev, Executive Director of the Sign Research Foundation (SRF), talks about the collaborative relationship between the SRF and the International Sign Association, and the value of the information gathered by the SRF. SRF research helps signmakers and sign customers navigate such issues as brightness standards and sign codes, calculate the ROI of a sign for a retailer, and determine the economic value of signage to a community. Watch Video
GMG Color Goes Beyond the RIP
Erik Schmitt, Director of Sales–Canada, for GMG Color, talks about the software tool set GMG Color has available for sign makers to create an entire workflow specific to the production of signage. He also talks about the importance of color management and the increasing trend toward automation. Watch Video
Customers In Search of New Applications
Frank Malozzi, SVP, Worldwide Sales and Marketing for EFI, talks up the hardware and software portfolio on display at last month’s ISA Sign Expo, and the increasing demand from traditional sign and display customers for new applications such as thermoforming. Watch Video
Canon Solutions America’s Océ Colorado Continues to Gel
It’s been more than a year since Canon Solutions America (CSA) launched the Océ Colorado 1640 UVgel-based wide-format printer. CSA was showing the machine at last week’s ISA Sign Expo, and Senior Marketing Expert John Kaufman provides an update on new features, new inks, and how it has performed in the market. Watch Video
ISA's David Hickey On Sign Codes, Regulations, and Tariffs
David Hickey, VP of Advocacy for the International Sign Association, talks about the latest issues related to sign codes, impending OSHA regulations, and the potential impact of steel and aluminum tariffs on businesses in the sign and display industry. Watch Video
HP’s Latex Rigid Technology
Last week, at the ISA Sign Expo 2018, HP announced its new Latex R, the company’s first Latex series to print on rigid media. Joan Pérez Pericot, General Manager for HP’s Large Format Graphics Business, talks to Richard Romano about the new device line, its features and intended applications, and the product rollout schedule. Watch Video
ISA Sign Expo 2018 Goes Beyond Signage
The ISA Sign Expo 2018 opened in Orlando, Fla., yesterday. Alicia Auerswald, VP of Marketing, Communications, and Membership for the International Sign Association (ISA), talks about some of the new technologies on the show floor, and the increasing need for sign shops to expand into other kinds of print. Watch Video
Durst Launches New P5 Next-Generation Technology Platform
We travel to Lienz, Austria for the unveiling and launch of the new Durst P5 Platform. We speak with CEO Christoph Gamper, who gives us an overview of the new platform and how it came about. Tomio Kiyose, Product Manager for Large Format Flatbed, also shares some of the technical details—including a 70% productivity increase along with resolution and quality gains. Watch Video
Signage—and the Superbowl—Mean Business for Twin Cities' Pixelwerx
Richard Romano talks to Adam Carver, President & CEO of Minneapolis' Pixelwerx, about his wide-format, signage, and specialty graphics business. Pixelwerx also recently acquired Canon Solutions America Océ Colorado 1640 UVgel wide-format printer. Watch Video
Nazdar Source One First North American Distributor of EFI's Pro 24f
Glenn Shull, Product Manager at Nazdar Source One distribution company, talks about the company's position as the first distributor in North America to distribute the EFI Pro 24f true flatbed large format printer. The printer will be featured in the company's new Chicago demo center, where visitors will be able to experience the product first-hand. Watch Video
GMG Shows off Color Server 5 and PrintFactory by GMG at SGIA 2017
Bart Fret, Director of Sales at GMG, talks Color Server 5 and PrintFactory at SGIA 17. These two products were the main focus of the show for them and Bart differentiates them both from other software offerings in the wide format segment. Watch Video
Canon Opens Up New Markets with Wide Format Offerings
Randy Paar, Marketing Manager for Large Format at Canon Solutions America, talks about flatbed printers and the ability to print on different substrates and opening up the possibilities to enter the packaging market as well. He also discusses their High Flow Vacuum configuration which allows printers to enter these new markets. Watch Video
EFI Previews SGIA Expo Plans
EFI's Sean Roberts provides a preview of what EFI will be showing at next week's SGIA Expo in New Orleans. A number of new products will be on display.EFI will also utilize virtual reality technology to provide booth visitors with an immersive environment to explore the company's portfolio of wide format systems. Watch Video
Advancements in Workflow and Finishing for POP Displays
Richard Romano talks to George Folockman, Diretor of Business Development at Esko, about advancements in POP display workflow and finishing. Watch Video
Frank on Digital Textile Printing
Frank bumps into David Manning, his oldest friend, at the Print Canada show. After high school, David went into the textile industry and Frank went into printing. Now their worlds have come together as printers use inkjet devices to print on fabric. Watch Video
What's Happening at ISA Expo 2017?
Richard Romano visits with ISA President & CEO Lori Anderson from the show floor to talk about the 2017 expo and breaking attendance records once again. Watch Video
GAM Graphics & Marketing Opens New Markets with Superwide Format Printing
Nathaniel Grant, President of Graphics & Marketing, talks about the 40-year-old company's move into superwide format with the acquisition of a flatbed printer. The company has migrated from a primarily offset platform to 100% digital with much of its work being delivered within 24 hours. He also talks about new markets its hybrid printer has opened for the firm. Watch Video
New President Andrew Oransky On What's Ahead for Roland
Richard Romano talks to new Roland DG President Andrew Oransky about his new role, Roland's activities in and out of the imaging industry, and his vision for the future of the company. Watch Video
Mimaki's Josh Hope Discusses Mimaki's Products at SGIA
Josh Hope, Senior Manager, Industrial Printing, for Mimaki USA talks "live" from the SIA show floor about the company's current equipment portfolio of flatbed UV and dye-sub textile printers. Watch Video
Larry Damico on Durst’s New Fall Lineup
Richard Romano talks to Larry Damico of Durst Imaging about the latest entries in the company’s flatbed and roll-to-roll wide-format printing equipment portfolio. Watch Video
Carisma Large Format Adds 3D Value to 2D Printing with MASSIVit 3D
The first installation of a MASSIVit 1800 3D printer in North America at Carisma Large Format in New York has enabled the company to produce very unusual and compelling 2D/3D bus and truck wraps for the likes of Sony, who took advantage of these capabilities to promote the Angry Birds movie. Gil explains what it takes to add 3D to the mix. Watch Video
Guy Gecht Talks about EFI's acquisition of Optitex
In this exclusive WhatTheyThink video interview, Senior Editor Cary Sherburne talks with EFI's CEO Guy Gecht about the company's most recent acquisition. Optitex, a leader in 2D and 3D software solutions for the garment industry, broadens EFI's presence in the textile ecosystem. Watch Video
DigitalEFX Wraps Owner Matt Richart On Vehicle Graphics
Matt Richart, owner of Lexington, Kentucky based DigitalEFX Wraps, talks to Richard Romano about his company’s origins and best practices for vehicle wrapping. Watch Video
BleuPrint Creative’s Scott Donovan on Digital Textile Printing
Scott Donovan, Principal Consultant at BleuPrint Creative and a textile printing veteran, discusses the technologies and the opportunities available in digital textile printing Watch Video
SGIA’s Marci Kinter on Sustainability
Richard Romano talks to SGIA’s Marci Kinter about the latest trends in sustainability, its growing importance, and how the print community can help brand owners meet their sustainability goals. Watch Video
Graphic Vision Owner Don Brown on 26 Years in the Printing Business and Transition into Wide-Format Printing
Richard Romano talks to Don Brown, owner of Graphic Vision, on the company’s transition from commercial printing into wide-format printing. Watch Video
Ricoh’s John Fulena on Wide-Format
Richard Romano talks to Ricoh VP John Fulena about Ricoh’s wide-format equipment and current trends in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) printing market. Watch Video
My Prints' Steven Moreno on Dye-Sublimation and Apparel Printing
Richard Romano talks to Steven Moreno, CEO of My Prints, on the company’s emphasis on apparel and costume printing, and the advantages and challenges of digital dye-sublimation textile printing. Watch Video
Fujifilm Talks Flatbeds
Fujifilm VP of Marketing Terry Mitchell talks with Richard Romano about Fujifilm's new Uvistar hybrid rollfed/flatbed press, as well as new applications and capablities enabled by the latest generation of flatbed presses. Watch Video
Inca Digital's Heather Kendle on the New Inca Flatbeds
Heather Kendle, Inca Digital's Director of Customer Support, talks with Richard Romano about the new Inca Onset X series of flatbed UV printers, which made their worldwide debut at the SGIA Expo last fall. Watch Video
ARB Digital's Alvaro Rodriguez On His Printing Journey
Sacramento's ARB DIgital has carved out a niche offering a wide range of wide-format and specialty printing services. Company founder Alvaro Rodriguez talks with Richard Romano about his journey into the wide-format printing world—and the strangest substrate on which he's ever printed. Watch Video
RTI Digital President Erik Norman on Single-Pass Wide-Format
Richard Romano talks to RTI’s Erik Norman about new applications for single-pass wide-format printers, such as RTI Digital’s Vortex 4200. Watch Video
Frank and Richard Wrap up SGIA in Classic Romano Style
Frank and Richard go Romano e Romano at SGIA and give us a good overview of the show along with the typical Romano comedy routine one gets when these two get together. Watch Video
Eric Dalton of GMG Americas on Color Management
Richard Romano talks to Eric Dalton, Director of Sales, Cloud Services, for GMG Graphics, on the latest trends in color management and color management software, and the color management challenges specific to wide-format printing. Watch Video
SGIA’s Dan Marx on 25 Years of Specialty Graphics
Richard Romano talks to Dan Marx, VP of Markets and Technology for SGIA, on the changes that new technologies have wrought on specialty graphics, SGIA, the SGIA Expo, and trade shows in general. Watch Video
SGIA's Dan Marx on SGIA Expo 2015
WhatTheyThink's Richard Romano talks to Dan Marx, VP Markets & Technology at SGIA about SGIA Expo 2015 taking place this week in in Atlanta, Georgia. Watch Video
Dan Marx Previews the SGIA Expo
Richard Romano talks to SGIA's Dan Marx about the upcoming SGIA Expo in Atlanta, Ga., November 4–6, including new show features this year, educational opportunities, and wide-format/specialty graphics trends to look for. Watch Video
HP's Isaac Meged Talks About New Scitex Industrial Presses
Isaac Meged, HP's Worldwide Marketing Manager for Scitex Industrial Presses, talks about two recent product introductions for the sign and display and corrugated packaging markets. Watch Video
Chalk Talk with Visual Magnetics' Joe Deetz
President and CEO of Visual Magnetics Joe Deetz talks with Richard Romano about the company's SGIA Product of the Year-winning chalkboard film-based substrate, optimized for "liquid chalk" signage. Watch Video
Roland's Rick Scrimger on Latest Trends in Sign and Display Graphics
Roland president Rick Scrimger discusses the latest trends in sign and display graphics at last April's ISA Sign Expo. Watch Video
HP Talks Wide-Format and Packaging Trends
HP's Micha Kemelman talks about the latest trends in packaging and wide-format printing, and the new HP Scitex Industrial Press. Watch Video
RTI's Kevin Howes Talks About the Need for Speed in Wide-Format Printing
Kevin Howes, Director of Wide-Format Solutions for Reprographic Technology International (RTI), talks about RTI, the Vortex 4200 wide-format printer, and opportunities in CAD, GIS, and POP printing. Watch Video
Franchise Services' Dave Sigafus Talks Sign and Display
Dave Sigafus, Signage Product Manager for Franchise Services—owner of Sir Speedy, PIP, and Signal Graphics—talks with Richard Romano about sign and display trends, and the opportunities for print franchises and their clients. Watch Video
FastSigns' CEO Catherine Monson at ISA Sign Expo
FastSigns president and CEO Catherine Monson talks to Richard Romano about this year's ISA Sign Expo and the latest trends in signage. Watch Video
Lori Anderson, CEO at International Sign Association on Sign Expo 2015
Richard Romano talks to Lori Anderson, President and CEO at International Sign Association about Sign Expo 2015. Lori highlights what was on display at the show. Watch Video
Caldera Software on the Integration of Print and Digital Signage
Sebastien Hanssens, VP of Marketing for Caldera Software, talks to Richard Romano about the integration of printed and dynamic digital signage, and the tools that can help create unique applications. Watch Video
Sal Sheikh from Canon Solutions America on Growth in Large Format Printing
Cary Sherburne talks to Sal Sheikh, VP of Marketing for Large Format Printing at Canon Solutions America about growth opportunities in large format printing and the transition from analog to digital in that space. Watch Video
Roland's Rick Scrimger Recaps the Imagination Conference
Roland president Rick Scrimger talks to Richard Romano about last fall's Roland Imagination user conference and emerging applications for wide format graphics. Watch Video
Veritiv's Scott Spagnolli Talks About Wide-Format Substrates
Scott Spagnolli, Director of Graphics Support for Veritiv, talks with Richard Romano about the latest news from Vertiv, as well as the latest wide-format application and substrate trends. Watch Video
Textile Printing to Dye For: Epson's SGIA Product of the Year Award
Epson Product Manager Reed Hecht spoke with Richard Romano at the 2014 SGIA Expo about winning a Product of the Year Award, as well as the latest trends in dye-sublimation and direct-to-garment textile printing. Watch Video
Esko Expands Its Line of Cutting Tables
Steve Bennett, VP of Sales for Esko, talks to Richard Romano about Esko's recent product and feature introductions, including a new entry-level Kongsberg cutting table, and identifies current trends in finishing. Watch Video
GMG's Bart Fret Talks Color Management
Bart Fret Director of Sales, Large-Format, for GMG talks to Richard Romano about color management challenges for wide-format printing, managing color across multiple printing technologies, and the latest trends in proofing. Watch Video
Guy Gecht on 25 Years of EFI
EFI CEO Guy Gecht talks to Richard Romano at last October's SGIA Expo about the growth of specialty and display graphics printing, and EFI's 25th anniversary. Watch Video
Fresh Artists Uses Digital Imaging to Help Inner-City Youth
Richard Romano talks with Barbara Chandler Allen, Founder and Executive Director of Fresh Artists, a non-profit organization that creates wide-format digital prints of children's art in exchange for donations from corporations. The money is then used to purchase art supplies for cash-strapped inner-city art education programs. Watch Video
Rapid Digital Press Maps Out Wide-Format Success
Kenneth Hadfield, CEO of Rapid Digital Press, talks to Richard Romano about how his wide-format service bureau helped a large mapping company transition from offset-printed maps to short-run, customized maps, opening up new business opportunities for both print provider and print customer. Watch Video
SGIA 2014 Breaks Records and Sets the Tone for the Future
SGIA President Michael Robertson talks to Eric Vessels on the last day of SGIA Expo 2014 and gives some perspective on yet another record breaking year. Watch Video
SGIA Opens Another Record-Breaking Year
Dan Marx, VP of Markets and Technologies at SGIA, talks to Richard Romano at the opening of the 2014 SGIA Expo and discusses another record-breaking year. They also discuss some key trends in the wide-format space. Watch Video
Indy Imaging Fills a Capacity Niche in Wide Format
Robbie Gordon, President & CEO of Indy Imaging, talks to Richard Romano about their business as a wholesale printer for the sign industry serving industrial sign shops and commercial sign shops. Watch Video
Adding Value to Signmaking by Adding Digital Signage
Rick Scrimger, President of Roland DGA, talks to Richard Romano from ISA 2014 about their new digital display studio, the demand for digital signage, and how digital and print can compliment each other. Watch Video
New Esko Kongsberg Digital Finishing System at ISA
Bill Hartman, SVP at Esko, talks to Richard Romano about introducing the new Kongsberg V Digital Finishing System at ISA. Watch Video
Roland DGA's Oransky Talks Products and Trends from ISA
Andrew Oransky, Senior Director of Marketing & Product Management at Roland DGA, talks to Richard Romano from ISA about the products they showed. They discuss applications of the products and the demands in the marketplace. Watch Video
Catching up with EFI's Guy Gecht at ISA
Guy Gecht, CEO of EFI, talks to Richard Romano at ISA about what they are showing, LED technology, the companies growth, and what he is hearing from the demands of the customer. Watch Video
Bordeaux Digital PrintInk Brings Alternative Inks to the Wide Format Market
Guy Evron, Marketing Manager at Bordeaux Digital PrintInk, talks to Richard Romano about the company and their approach to alternative inks. Watch Video
Color Management Challenges in the Wide Format Market
Ed Thompson, Product Manager at Onyx, talks to Richard Romano about the long history of the company in color management for wide format printing. Watch Video
Crystal Clear Imaging Focuses on Sports in Wide Format Market
Arthur Boisfontaine, Owner of Crystal Clear Imaging in New Orleans, talks to Richard Romano about the business and their focus on sports and the wide format market. Watch Video
PVS In-Store Graphics Transitions to Digital
Richard Romano talks to Wes Shin, Co-Owner & GM of PVS In-Store Graphics, about the company and their business as well as their transition to digital. Watch Video
New EFI Thermoforming Printer/Ink Technology Allows for New Plastic Applications
Spencer Craig, EFI Director of Business Development, talks to Richard Romano about their new thermoforming technology. Spencer also demonstrates some examples of output. Watch Video
Crystal Clear Imaging Focus on Sports Market Drives Growth
Arthur Boisfontaine, owner of Crystal Clear Imaging, talks to Richard Romano about their business and how they shifted to focus on the sports market. Watch Video
Getting a Good Visual Appraisal of Color
GTI VP Bob McCurdy, talks to Richard Romano about their color viewing products and the challenges of lighting for proper viewing of commercial printing. They also discuss the specific challenges for wide format color viewing. Watch Video
Frank Gets Mail - Some of it He Really Likes!
This week Frank highlights mailers he's received that caught his attention. One by Canon - a thick three dimensional piece from Wired magazine, and one by EFI - an older piece he misplaced but saved because it has a video component. Yes. Video in a mailed marketing piece! Watch Video
Catching up with Catherine Monson at FastSigns
FastSigns CEO Catherine Monson talks to Cary Sherburne about what's happening at FastSigns and gets an update on their co-branding program launched just over a year ago. Watch Video
SGIA President Michael Robertson on the 2013 Show
SGIA President Michael Robertson talks to Richard Romano about the 2013 SGIA Expo in Orlando, the attendance at the show, and trends he's seeing in the wide format segment. Watch Video
EFI Nabs Product of the Year Award at SGIA for Thermoform System
Spencer Craig, Director of Business Development at EFI, talks to Richard Romano at SGIA about winning Product of the Year Award for their Thermoform system. They discuss the different applications and details about the process. Watch Video
Richard Romano Gives His Wide Format Takes on Print 13
WhatTheyThink Senior Analyst Richard Romano gives his take on Print 13 from a wide format perspective. Watch Video
Blaine Gabriel of Ohio University at the xpedx Wide Format Print Summit
Blaine Gabriel, Director of Ohio University Printing Services, talks to Eric Vessels about attending the xpedx wide format summit in Cincinnati and what's next for his shop. Watch Video
John Krehbiel of CJ Krehbiel Company on Exploring Wide Format
John Krehbiel, Systems Specialist at the CJ Krehbiel Company in Cincinnati, talks about branching out into wide format at the xpedx Wide Format Summit. Watch Video
Rick Autzen of Springdot on Entering the Wide Format Space
Rick Autzen, COO of Springdot, talks to Eric Vessels about the customer driven decision to get in the wide format space at the xpedx Wide Format Summit in Cincinnati. Watch Video
Infotrends' Tim Greene on Wide Format Trends
Tim Greene, Director of Infotrends' Wide Format Printing Consulting Service, joins us from an xpedx Wide Format Summit in Cincinnati and gives us a summary of his presentation which includes trends in the wide format segment of the printing industry. Watch Video
Rick Burdick of xpedx on their Wide Format Summits
Rick Burdick, VP of Print Sales at xpedx, talks about the wide format summit held recently in Cincinnati and gives an overview of the events being held around the country. Watch Video
FastSigns CEO Catherine Monson Talks About Co-branding at ISA
Catherine Monson, CEO of FastSigns, sits down with WhatTheyThink at the ISA show and talks about their new co-branding program which allows printers an easy way to get into the sign business while maintaining their commercial print business. Watch Video
Bryan Rose of Cooley Commercial Graphics on "Sustainable Chemistry"
Bryan Rose, VP & GM of Cooley Commercial Graphics talks to Richard Romano about their sustainable chemistry corporate philosophy. Watch Video
Phil Yu of Gamut Media on Winning a Golden Image Award at SGIA
Phil Yu, Creative Director at Gamut Media, talks to Eric Vessels at SGIA about winning a Golden Image Award for a unique restaurant application. Watch Video
Bryan Rose of Cooley Commercial Graphics on Sustainable Wide Format
Bryan Rose, Vice President & General Manager of Cooley Commercial Graphics talks to Richard Romano about their business and the challenges of doing very bid projects in a sustainable manner, which included the Olympics in London. Watch Video
Jay Sato of Primary Color on Offering Wide Format Printing
Jay Sato, CTO of Primary Color, talks to Richard Romano about the company and the types of services they provide to their clients including wide format printing. Watch Video
Allen Ali of InnoMark Communications on Wide Format Challenges
Allen Ali of InnoMark Communications talks to Richard Romano about growing their business in digital, signage, and packaging. They also talk about the challenges with growing wide format and the types of applications they print for customers. Watch Video
Fujifilm's Jeffery Nelson on New Equipment Solutions in Wide Format
Jeffery Nelson, Business Development Manager with Fujifilm, talks to Richard Romano about new equipment offerings in the wide format space. Watch Video
Pat Walker of 4walls about wide format digital wall coverings
Pat Walker, President of 4walls, talks to Richard Romano about how they came to create a company dedicated to digital printing and wide format printed wall coverings. Watch Video
Dennis Killion of xpedx on weathering the downturn through diversification
Dennis Killion, Director of Marketing of xpedx Graphics, talks to Cary Sherburne about challenges in the industry and what they are doing to help their customers weather the downturn through diversification. Watch Video
Van Son Inks John Bendowski on wide format inks
John Bendowski, Vice President of Van Son Ink, talks to Eric Vessels about bringing their wide format ink offerings to North America and what is driving demand in wide format among commercial printers. Watch Video
Marco Boer on where the wide format market is going
Marco Boer, VP at IT Strategies, talks to Richard Romano about where he sees the wide format market going and discusses innovations happening and the implications for printers in the future. Watch Video
FastSigns CEO Catherine Monson on Undercover Boss
FastSigns CEO Catherine Monson talks to Eric Vessels about being on the CBS show Undercover Boss, shares details of the experience as well as lessons learned that others can benefit from in their businesses. Watch Video
Santi Morera of HP on some trends in the wide and grand format area
Santi Morera of HP discusses some of the trends he is seeing in the wide and grand format printing; including roll and flatbed. Watch Video
Bruce Bayne of SpotOn! on their product and calibrating printing processes
Bruce Bayne, President of SpotOn! talks with Richard Romano about how the company was founded and goes into detail about the software product and how it helps to calibrate and monitor printing processes. Watch Video
FastSigns CEO Catherine Monson on Co-branding
CEO of FastSigns Catherine Monson talks with Eric Vessels about their recently announced co-branding program for existing printers wanting to get into the wide format space. Watch Video
SGIA President & CEO Michael Robertson on the 2012 show
Michael Robertson, SGIA President & CEO speaks with Eric Vessels about SGIA 2012 and having a record year for show attendance. They also talk about industry trends in wide format. Watch Video
Phil Yu of Gamut Media on Winning SGIA Golden Image Award
Phil Yu, Creative Director at Gamut Media, speaks with Eric Vessels at SGIA about winning a Golden Image Award for their unique work for a local restaurant. Watch Video
FastSigns CEO Catherine Monson on SGIA Day 1
Catherine Monson, CEO of FastSigns speaks with Eric Vessels about SGIA 2012, what she hopes to have her team accomplish at the show, trends she's seeing, and promoting their Co-branding program announced at Grap Expo. Watch Video
Sandy Alexander repurposes an existing building as a wide format facility
A New Finch Paper Product Helps Frank Romano Make a Point About Innovation
Frank uses a new product from Finch called "Enviroboard" that is designed to open up new markets for printers including signage, point-of-purchase, and more. This product helps Frank make the point that innovation and new markets is what will drive future growth for printers. Watch Video
HP's Xavier Garcia's Advice to Printers in an Evolving Wide Format Market
Cary Sherburne and Xavier Garcia, General Manager for HP's Scitex, discuss the evolving wide format market and give advice to print providers. Watch Video
Frank's Room with a View at LDI
Frank reports this week on location at LDI, dealer for a plethora of digital printing equipment to give customers the choice of not being locked into one vendor. More organizations, like LDI, are moving their meetings away from big industry trade shows to a more intimate venue and Frank loves it. Watch Video
Xante Goes Beyond Wide Format
Last month at GraphExpo Frank Romano stopped by the Xante booth and was blown away by a machine that he thinks will change the industry. Watch Video
Timothy Klunder VP of Client Relations sheds some light about Tribune Direct
Tribune Direct's Vice President of Sales and Client Relations Watch Video
Andy Tribute talks Canon DreamLabo 5000
Andy's off relaxing on spring retreat, but he's still following the recent industry news. This week, he discusses Canon's announcement of the DreamLabo 5000, and their entry into the on demand, wide format, single-pass, color inkjet market. Watch Video
Cary Sherburne previews FESPA 2010 from Munich
This Week with Frank Romano: Praise for Kohl's, "super-graphic" lawsuits, on-demand printing, and NAPL's SOI
This week Frank covers a lot of ground with a great new Dov Isaacs cartoon, praise for Kohl's for combining print with email marketing, Facebook reducing printed yearbooks, on-demand printing, and Howie Fenton's NAPL SOI article. Watch Video
Michael Casey, President of Survey Advantage shares a Michigan State University in-plant case study
Chris Greene of Frederic Printing talks about the recent HP Inkjet Web Press installation
Kodak's Kevin Joyce talks about how their Stream Inkjet Technology will help books-on-demand publishing at Print09 Media Days
Trevor Haworth of CGS talks about managing ink consumption
Agfa's Deb Hutcheson on the adoption of wide format
Mimeo's Charlie Corr: Why Inkjet is a Critical Technology
U.S. Public Printer Bob Discusses Moving to Digital to Reduce Make-Ready
