Interview in Dutch - subtitles in English. We starten onze reeks - de VIGC talks from drupa 2024 - bij Hybrid Software en hebben een toffe babbel met Bert van der Perre, hun Associate Director of Sales. Wie hebben het o.a. over 3D visualisatie oplossingen, SaaS, grafische automatisaties en natuurlijk ook over één van hun stokpaardjes, Workflow. Enjoy. -- EN -- We start our series - the VIGC talks from drupa 2024 - at Hybrid Software and have a great chat with Bert van der Perre, their Associate Director of Sales. We talk about 3D visualization solutions, SaaS, graphic automation and of course also about one of their favorite subjects, Workflow. Enjoy.

Our ‘Always on Tour’ adventure this time led us to Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, with our partners at Koenig & Bauer. The drive from our previous filming location was a feast for the eyes – breathtaking scenery and the unique experience of seeing Amish communities. Arriving in Sinking Spring with no preconceived notions, we were suddenly met with the impressive sight of GRAFIKA, a massive printing operation. Stepping inside, we saw many familiar names among those who'd already visited GRAFIKA. Soon, Bernie Elzer III himself warmly welcomed us. This place is a printer's dream—the Latest Koenig & Bauer presses stand next to other manufacturers' printing (like Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG) and post-press equipment (like BOBST). Schur logistics systems were also being integrated, further enhancing their capabilities. Grafika has so much momentum. Elzer III's vision is evident, and his recent investment in a fully loaded Rapida 106 from Koenig & Bauer speaks volumes about his confidence in the future of offset printing. GRAFIKA is simply outstanding. We're thrilled to have experienced it firsthand and are certain we've made lifelong friends!

Conversations are among our most popular formats on INKISH, and in this episode, the member of the manroland sheetfed board Bernhard Schaaf takes time to share his insights with Robert Godwin. LinkedIn Profile

Over the Skype with Bernhard Cantzler, Head of Marketing & Innovation UFP, Mondi Group Based in Vienna, Austria, Bernhard Cantzler is an excellent, internationally experienced specialist in print, packaging, marketing & communication in the digital age. During his studies he came into contact with Mondi in Russia. He had his first professional experience at Mondi with paper for digital printing, especially for inkjet productions. Andreas Weber, CEO / Country Manager INKISH D-A-CH, was particularly interested in this over the Skype conversation: Your tasks have expanded considerably in recent years. And especially now with COVID-19: What are you currently doing? How does that affect the market? What does the postponing of drupa 2020 mean for M? How do you see digital and analog? What influence does digitalization have on your work? What trends do you see and what influence does or will it have on Mondi’s offer? Note: As with all of our “Over the Skype” interviews, the picture / sound quality is based on the available bandwidth and the respective web cams as well as the possibility to literally conduct the conversations LIVE. Despite everything, it works amazingly well and with Over the Skype we have brought together far more than 50 special personalities so far and give insights into the industry as it currently is. Enjoy! Over the Skype mit Bernhard Cantzler, Head of Marketing & Innovation UFP, Mondi Group Blick nach Wien: Bernhard Cantzler ist ein exzellenter, international erfahrener Fachmann in Sachen Print, Packaging, Marketing & Kommunikation im Digitalzeitalter. Schon während des Studiums kam er in Russland mit Mondi in Kontakt. Seine ersten beruflichen Erfahrungen machte er bei Mondi mit Papier für den Digitaldruck, gerade auch für Inkjet-Produktionen. Folgendes interessierte Andreas Weber, CEO/Country Manager INKISH D-A-CH, ganz besonders in diesem Over the Skype-Gespräch: In den letzten Jahren haben sich ihre Aufgaben stark erweitert. Und speziell jetzt durch COVID-19: Was beschäftigt Sie derzeit? Wie wirkt sich das auf den Markt aus? Was bedeutet für Mondi die Verschiebung der drupa? In welchem Verhältnis sehen Sie digital und analog? Welchen Einfluss hat die Digitalisierung auf Ihre Arbeit? Welche Trends sehen Sie und welchen Einfluss zeigt oder wird es zeigen auf das Angebot von Mondi? Hinweis: Wie bei allen unseren “Over the Skype”-Interviews richtet sich die Bild-/Ton-Qualität nach verfügbarer Bandbreite und den jeweiligen Web-Cams aus sowie der Möglichkeit, die Konversationen buchstäblich LIVE zu führen. Es funktioniert trotz allem erstaunlich gut und mit Over the Skype bringen wir bis dato weit mehr als 50 besondere Persönlichkeiten zusammen und geben Einblicke in die Branche, wie sie derzeit ist. Viel Spaß!

Bernard Cantzler has a new job within Mondi Group, and we wanted to ask him what difference it makes for him, the market, and the customers - and here we are! With 18 years of experience in the Americas, Australia, and, obviously, Europe, Cantzler knows the industry. His friend said to him 18 years ago, Why not a Finish mobile phone company rather than the paper industry - Funny enough, Mondi is still here :-) Enjoy!

The Online Print Symposium has been going on for many years, and as the conference has developed, so has its role. It's about innovative companies and business models, learning from successful companies, and identifying trends. Of course, it's also about more daily things, like legislation and standards. Here, Bernd Zipper talks about everything, and we hope you will enjoy it!

Bernd Zipper is a well-known name in the printing industry. With his ZIPCON Consulting out of Germany, the writer, consultant, keynote speaker, event organizer, and more, have influenced the printing industry more than most. With a dedicated focus on online printing as well as the newest and latest technologies, how to bring print forward - you can be sure that Bernd Zipper and his team are on the forefront. As with all our ‘Over the Skype’ interviews, quality is limited to bandwidth, web-cams, and ability to literally LIVE mix the conversations. However, it works, and with Over the Skype, we will bring you more than 20 exciting people, and angles on the industry as it is right now. Enjoy!

I ask Bernd if #HID25 is the future of print - and this leads to an interesting talk about why, for example, the Online Print Symposium that takes place annually in Munich is a super interesting addendum. If Innovationdays is about hardware, software, and network, then OPS adds the business models and presentations of companies utilizing the technology - and I agree. HID is very much about finding technology that supports your business, and though HID, naturally, also is about business models, as the technology is the enabler, the different focuses are first and foremost right and secondly complimentary. By the way, the next OPS is already April 3-4, so if you haven't signed up, secure your seat now.

Wayne Beckett talks to Bernd Zipper an hour before the Online Print Symposium 2025 opens. Bernd gives us an outline of what to expect over the next 2 days.

Wayne Beckett talks with Bernd Zipper about the last 2 days at OPS 2025 and how content will always be king. Bernd also talks about the future of OPS and how they're already working on content for OPS 2026.

BDPrint has five offset presses, and the newest and latest edition has been up and running for just a few weeks, so it almost smells like a new car :-) And what a machine - it's enormous - and it's a type of machine we haven't seen so often, namely Komori's Lithrone 40GXRP, which offers a flat 5+5 + double coaters. The configuration has a few advantages, one of which is that the gripper only grips the paper once throughout the entire machine, leaving more space for sellable print. Benson, BDPrint's President, is pleased with the machine, and it fits with his four other machines, which are a mix of Mitsubishi and Komori. The 150-person trade printer in Toronto is busy, expanding into folding carton and building an entirely new three-story-high HQ, which, from the 3D models we see, is impressive. Besides the offset presses, we also saw Cobo-stacks, MBO-folders, BOBST die-cutters, and more - a truly well-equipped printing house, that for sure will take good use of the new building when ready. Great hanging out with Benson and the Komcan team :-)

INKISH loves to hear about opinions and strategies from industry leaders. In this too short interview with Benoit Chatelard, President of Flint group Digital & Xeikon CEO we get to hear about the importance and relevance of the different printing technologies they bring to the market and why they are doing a show like Xeikon Café. A great interview in an open spirit and I feel confident that we will have more interesting stories and initiatives from XEIKON to report on in the future! Enjoy!

In our interview with Benjamin Danon, CEO of Dantex, he spoke proudly about the company’s journey from its origins to becoming Europe’s largest manufacturer and distributor of photopolymer plate materials for the packaging industry. Benjamin revealed that new technologies – including AI-driven solutions – are on the way, alongside the continued growth of Dantex’s modular offerings, which allow customers to produce custom labels faster and more efficiently, with a wide range of inline finishing options. For over 50 years, Dantex has been a trusted name in the Label & Tag market, as well as Dry Offset, Flexible Packaging, Luxury Carton and more. Headquartered in the UK, the Dantex Group has subsidiaries and distribution centres across Europe and the USA, supported by trained distributors in over 30 countries. Through Dantex Digital, the company develops its PicoColour and PicoJet digital presses at its state-of-the-art facility in Kettering, England, offering customers outstanding quality, speed to market, and maximum ROI. Designed on a modular platform, these presses offer exceptional flexibility, performance and print quality. As Benjamin summed up in our interview, Dantex is “proud of its heritage, excited about the future, and committed to providing the market with the most advanced, flexible and efficient solutions available.”

Benjamin Bösch joined Koenig & Bauer Durst just weeks before this interview. Still, with a background from manroland, HP, Landa, and now Koenig & Bauer Durst, we, of course, had to ask him if his the 'living evidence of the digital transformation,' - and here we go. Will the increased digital transformation in packaging also change how sales are done, and will that commoditize the market? We are excited to see Benjamin Bösch with Koenig & Bauer, and hopefully we will get more chances to talk to him in the future. Enjoy!

The Benelux Online Print Event is an event that as the title implies is about online printing. The Keynote is by Bernd Zipper who is one of the most recognized knowledge providers from the online printing industry - author, keynote speaker, event owner (The Online Symposium) and more. Many speakers - both local and international - are present at this exciting day in Brussels, that will be covered by INKISH.TV. We hope to see you! Read more about event: https://bope.vigc.be/?lang=en

You visit printing companies producing beautiful metallizations, embossings, etc., but we have never visited a company like Studio on Fire. Employees are art-educated and have a fantastic dedication to what they do, and what they do is precision foils in multiple colors, embossing, and de-bossing like no one else, letterpress, and materials that are beyond what you find with most printing companies. When you are a customer, the creative team spends hours, days, weeks, and even months to create the perfect packaging for a perfect product - and zero compromises - the process is developed to perfection, and the entirely analog production gives the finished product a sense of beauty that blow your mind - this is simply art, packaging, creativity, and craftsmanship at the highest level possible. You can't do anything but love the process, the people, the products, and the technology that comes from Kluege, Heidelberg, and recently, the KAMA ProCut76 and KAMA FF52i. When you see our film, Ziga Kovac (the filmmaker) has captured the work—and yet fantastic—it doesn't justify the real thing. Ben Levitz likes what he does and wants to work with others, but he realizes that other printing companies often have different passions than Ben Levitz and his team—but you should learn. This is the real deal! GREAT—simply GREAT!

In this film, Michael Tuchscher from Beltz Grafische Betriebe explains what considerations and why they ended up investing in a Hunkeler and HP-T-series solution. With the Hunkeler investment, Beltz can produce book blocks that can be handled in the company's binding department, and, well - judge for yourself - but it looks pretty cool! This film was made for our Learn With Us Inkjet series and is recorded remotely.

David Walden is the Plant Manager for PrimeSourceOPC out of North Carolina and, of course, influences the decision process when investing in new equipment. At the BOBST Open House event, he explains some of the KPIs when choosing equipment. But listen to what he says, and learn :-)

If you are not already following Gee Ranasinha and learning from his almost daily posts on LinkedIn, you should. With great insight into the human mind's understanding of what works and what doesn't work, he shares his views on topics we should all learn from. The altruistic approach to content, why clicks and likes is a highly overrated matrix, how the various SoMe platforms do everything they can to keep content and users on their platforms, etc. When we asked Gee for an interview, it was like coming home. We share many ideas, and in this format, you will be exposed to many things you should consider in your business - HIGHLY recommended!

We get better acquainted with some of their offerings and ask about their economic outlook for the coming years. Interesting points of view to hear from an important player in this segment. Do check it out. LinkedIn Profile:

Beatrice Klose is the Secretary-General for INTERGRAF based in Brussels, Belgium. Intergraf organises 20 European Print Federations and do an extremely important job concerning both servicing the local federations, but maybe even more important representing the printing industry concerning legislation suggested by the European Commission. In this 'Over the Skype' session, Beatrice Klose explains the work of Intergraf, which we find is way undervalued - so please enjoy and share. As with all our ‘Over the Skype’ interviews, quality is limited to bandwidth, web-cams, and ability to literally LIVE mix the conversations. However, it works, and with Over the Skype, we will bring you more than 20 exciting people, and angles on the industry as it is right now. Enjoy!

The MarketDirect Storefront (MDSF) is described by channel sales manager Joe Fedor. Boasting a flexible UX and simple integration with any of the eProductivity workflow and management solutions, MDSF is scalable e-commerce for small to medium size print service providers as well as enterprise web-to-print customer integration. It is also API enabled for integration with third party MIS systems.

At Labelexpo Americas 2024, ETI Converting Equipment partnered with Martin Automatic, Lemu Group, and Lundberg Tech to demonstrate a highly automated and efficient printing and converting line that includes technologies from all four companies. Baudry Bayzelon discusses the company's involvement in the project and the increasing interest from the market in linerless labeling.

It's always nice to meet specialists, and Bastian Pinsenschaum is definitely one of them. In this interview from Weilburger's booth at Drupa 2024, we discuss water barrier coatings and give examples of real-life applications!