Ken Hanulec · VP, WW Marketing & Business Development · EFI
Day one at PRINTING United 2026 in Las Vegas starts with Wayne Beckett meeting longtime INKISH friend Ken Hanulec, VP Marketing – Worldwide at EFI, for an update on a product portfolio that seems to keep growing.
Since FESPA, EFI has continued building on several major launches, including new hybrid technology and the eight-color VUTEk FabriVU 340 i8 for soft signage. At PRINTING United, those products sit alongside high-productivity hybrid and roll-to-roll systems covering sign and display, textile and industrial applications.
But the bigger story is increasingly automation.
Ken describes EFI’s focus as taking cost and manual intervention out of the print factory. That includes physical automation, cloud technology, workflow software and now artificial intelligence.
One example being demonstrated in Las Vegas is InSpec AI on EFI’s roll-to-roll platform. High-resolution cameras continuously inspect printed output, creating a digital record of every job while AI identifies and classifies potential print defects. The objective is to automate quality control that traditionally required operators to inspect output manually.
EFI is also showing the VUTEk Q3h XP high-speed hybrid platform, the M3h X, the five-meter VUTEk X5r and the FabriVU 340 i8, with additional EFI technology demonstrated through partners elsewhere on the show floor.
And as always, applications are an important part of the EFI story.
Because printers don’t simply buy speed and specifications. They buy the ability to produce more applications, automate more processes and ultimately improve the economics of their business.
Watch Wayne Beckett’s conversation with Ken Hanulec from EFI at PRINTING United 2026 in Las Vegas.
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Claus Bahr · Sales Manager · Lamina System
At PRINTING United 2026 in Las Vegas, Pat McGrew meets with Claus Bahr from Lamina System to discuss one of those finishing processes that many printers may not think about until they need it: sheet-to-sheet laminating. Lamina System specializes in mounting printed sheets onto materials such as solid board, corrugated board, foam board and other rigid substrates used for packaging, displays and commercial applications. At the show, Lamina demonstrates its semi-automatic SA laminator — a system aimed at companies that want to enter litho-laminating without immediately moving into a fully automated production line. The SA combines automatic feeding of the bottom sheet with manual feeding of the top sheet and can later be upgraded with additional automation. For Claus, flexibility is one of the most important requirements. Customers want to handle different board thicknesses, grammages, and formats while maintaining accurate registration. That precision becomes particularly important when laminated sheets move into die-cutting and gluing, where even small alignment errors can create downstream problems. And the production range is broad. A smaller operation may begin with a semi-automatic solution producing several hundred sheets per hour, while high-volume corrugated and packaging companies can move into fully automated Lamina systems capable of up to 8,000 sheets per hour. Lamina also brings data into the process through Lamina 4.0, enabling production information from compatible systems to be integrated into a wider Industry 4.0 environment. From companies taking their first step into laminating to industrial packaging producers running tens of thousands of sheets every day, the objective is the same: Better registration. Less manual handling. More automation. Watch Pat McGrew’s conversation with Claus Bahr from Lamina System at PRINTING United 2026 in Las Vegas.