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English Subtitles will soon be ready. Op Sign&PrintExpo23 werkt de Nederlandse integrator GrafiStore “samen” met verschillende standhouders (Omikai – Enfocus – Canon – GrafiStore). Aan de hand van een real life bestel- en productieproces (met een posterprint als uitvoer op de Canon stand) willen zij de nieuwe mogelijkheden van API-koppelingen duidelijk maken. Productieprocessen hoeven niet over over-gecompliceerd te zijn als ze maar van in het begin duidelijk en transparant worden uitgetekend. Vaak goede redenen om een bekwame integrator onder de arm te nemen. Gerlen verteld er ons meer over en wat ze in de Be-ne(lux) markt neerzetten.

English subtitles will soon be ready. Zijn achternaam verraadt het tegendeel van wat ze eigenlijk doen, met name Hotfoil veredeling. Een warm gesprek dus over het initiatief van 3 spelers in de drukwerkveredeling met het gezamenlijke doel om het “foilen” weer wat meer onder de aandacht van de druksector te brengen. INKISH eigen Jacques Michiels bracht een bezoek aan het Folie Expertise plein dat centraal gevestigd is op deze Sign & Print Expo.

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Marco Boer has become (for many years) a number-one go-to source for market development and understanding how digital print, particularly inkjet, fits the bill in a future printing landscape. At ICE/InPrint, we got a chance to talk to Marco, and we spoke about the split between research to understand the future combined with the presentations of the present, which are equally important. We also discuss whether the digital transformation takes place at such a speed that the research might become obsolete before publication. However, Marco Boer has an eternal hunger for knowledge, and as he says (even with an example), he learns EVERY day. Enjoy!

65 meters long, 20 meters wide, and 300 meters per minute corrugated production, but on top of that, full quality inkjet print integrated. Seems impossible, but it's here, and though the market might be limited, it opens up for entirely new applications. In this interview, Head of Digital RSR Sales / Global Senior Expert - Digital Print, Nils Gottfried, gives you the insight that explains the potential. INKISH will soon show the machine in one of our popular walk-throughs - we are still trying to figure out how to do it right - but we will :-)

At ICE/InPrint in Munich, you didn't only meet DURST but also Koenig & Bauer, Koenig Bauer Durst, and Durst - three legal entities that have decided to work together. Many are foreseeing the new VarioJet 106 that will soon hit the folding carton market, but in this film, we also get the chance to talk to Vice President of Sales Christian Harder about the success based on product diversification, having a clear focus on being the best in each of the segments the company addresses - and well, listen to the story and learn. Durst is a well-established company, but despite its age, it has developed into a company that today defines what many companies would like to be!

At ICE/InPrint, Business & Technology Development Director Holly Steedman explains why IST is now named IST Intech - and of course, we get into why LED UV is getting more and more important. As she explains, LED UV is still new, so many opportunities are still unresolved, and IST seems to be working hard on delivering solutions.

This is interesting. If you think UV is UV, think again. In this interview, IST Metz's Volker Selg explains the various types of curing technologies the company has specialized in, from Mercury UV and LED-UV to Excimer, which enable UV to be used for matt surfaces. IST Metz develops and builds everything in-house, which enables flexible products produced on demand for its customers globally.

At Inprint in Munich, we met Global Business Director Packaging Matt Brooks, who brought us up to speed on the new Agfa Speedset B1 printer expected for delivery in Q1, 2024. A machine that promises more than 10,000 B1 sheets an hour in high quality, perfect for micro flute and corrugated

Tri Tuladhar is researching and consulting on one of the most technical levels you can imagine - the elasticity of ink - based on the color, the amount of water, and how the ink resonates when jetted. Interesting, you bet, and Tri Tuladhar is one of the best to explain why it's important - enjoy!

In this interview, Jamie Walsh from Solimar Systems explains how using Solimar Systems will free up capacity on existing printing equipment, as the data will be more streamlined, freeing up space on the machines. Solimar has a great reputation for involving customers in its academies and is engaged with customers to secure success. Jamie Walsh handles EMEA. Enjoy!

Anish Shah has for years been working with Solimar Systems for. At Hunkeler Innovationdays, Shah explains how they address workflow/automation across the Middle East and Africa and why it's an interesting market. Enjoy.

Xeikon introduced the Sirius platform a while back, but at Hunkeler Innovationdays 2023, the SX30000 was presented for the first time at a show. In this film, Market Segment Director Dimitri Van Gaever guides you into the platform why Xeikon has decided to offer a toner-based platform in times when competitors offer inkjet platforms. We also see a charming sample, maybe an answer in itself?

Last day at Hunkeler Innovationdays. Great event and a warm recommendation for the 2025 edition. Thanks to all the wonderful people that accepted our interview requests, all the people that stopped us and cheered our work, and last but not least, all the people watching all the content my fantastic team created during Innovationdays 2023. Thanks to all the fantastic people working with Hunkeler - it's been fun working with you, and gee, do we rock together? :-)

The diversity of people attending an event like Hunkeler Innovationdays is simply amazing. PSPs, Specialists, Media, and of course, dealers. In this interview, Chris Manley from Graphco in the US explains how great he finds his first Hunkeler Innovationdays. As with many other attendees, Chris Manley meets friends, customers, and new leads. Dig in!

Personal interview with Eli Grinberg, CEO & Co-Owner of Scodix. We consider them one of the rising stars in the embellishment scene as they are growing their business fast. Serving customers in both digital printing and offset printing, they have found good momentum for their solutions. Here at HID23, they show their latest innovation in the B1 format, and with the samples, we have seen, it looks like a winner is stepping up the game (again). Enjoy.

In this episode from Bronte, Francesco Crotti throws a very difficult yet interesting question to Ashley Gordon from HP. How is the publishing industry changing? Though you may not get all the answers in this Coffee Break from Innovationdays, you'll learn enough to get you thinking. Enjoy!

In this Coffee Break session from Bronte's booth at Innovationdays, Francesco Crotti speaks with Jan Friedrich from Hunkeler. Friedrich explains how important Bronte is as a glue between the customer and the ability to produce books of one. Interesting views!

In French with English subtitles. From several hours to sometimes a few minutes. It is 2023, but large PDF files received by some mailing or VDP (variable data printing) customers often still show anomalies in the weight of metadata, irrelevant to printing. So what to do? Do we wait or find other solutions to speed up the process? Julie tells us more. Enjoy! De plusieurs heures à parfois quelques minutes. On est bien 2023 mais de grands fichiers PDF reçu par certains clients du mailing ou du VDP (variable data printing) montrent souvent encore des anomalies au niveau du poids des données méta, irrelevant à l'impression. Alors que faire ? On attend, ou on trouve d'autres solutions pour accélérer les processus? Julie nous en dit plus. Enjoy!

Editor Morten B. Reitoft and Yoshihiro Oe met for the first time at Hunkeler Innovationdays 2019 and have since got to know each other in meetings exchanging views on the cultural differences between Japan and Europe. In this interview, Yoshihiro Oe explains how understanding cultural differences (in general) helps Horizon develop binding equipment to understand the needs in the different markets. With high salaries in Europe and the lack of labor shortage, automation supports BOTH concerning labor shortages and reduces costs for the company's customers. A great interview - dig in! *We apologize for the technical errors in the sound :-(

In Dutch with English subtitles Many Dutch-speaking people among the specialists, visitors, and solution providers present at HID 23 in Switzerland. So it's about time we did a nice interview in Dutch. Meet André Hilkens, Manager of Komfi Europe. Komfi connects management ensures integration options with the most known printer providers and that you can work future-proof with an investment in your lamination solution. The well-known slogan also applies here: to measure is to know the costs must be transparent and can be called up at any time, including post-processing. Veel Nederlandstalige mensen onder de specialisten, bezoekers en aanbieders van oplossingen aanwezig op HID 23 in Zwitserland. Hoog tijd dus dat we in het Nederlands een leuk interview brengen. Maak kennis met André Hilkens, Manager van Komfi Europe. Komfi connect management verzekert de integratiemogelijkheden met de meeste gekende printeraanbieders en zorgt ervoor dat je futureproof kan werken met een investering in een eigen laminatieoplossing. Ook hier is de gekende slogan van toepassing, meten is weten, de kosten moeten transparant en op elk moment kunnen afgeroepen worden, ook in de nabewerking.

Kern is one of the main players when it comes to inserting & mailing systems. The Hunkeler feeders will match the company color and can be had in Swiss red, or was it Ferrari red? Not sure if it has to reflect the speeds they obtain, but they are the only ones allowed to have a different color for the Hunkeler equipment that they integrate into their inserting lines. Good talk with Daniel Wenger about how Kern meets their customers' automation requirements.

Steffen Franzisi is the CEO of Kohlhammer Druck in Germany, and this is his first visit to Innovationdays. He is very impressed with the event, mainly how automated the post-press/binding is becoming.

Who's better to conclude on the Innovationdays than Michel Hunkeler? In our fourth and last Bonjour session, your hosts Jacques Michiels and Morten B. Reitoft talk to Michel Hunkeler. A very satisfied Michel Hunkeler also says that Hunkeler has many great things in the pipeline for the future - though without revealing any details - but we tried - promise!