Bonjour C!Print, J3 et dernier jour du salon. En invité, ami de longue date d'INKISH et personnalité bien connue de la communauté graphique internationale, anciennement chez Xerox et Memjet, aujourd'hui patron de Gravotec, Arnaud Linquette. Gravotec est leader des solutions de marquage permanent et conçoit, fabrique et distribue des solutions innovantes de gravure, de marquage et de découpe. Avec plus de 60 000 clients dans 77 pays, cette entreprise 100% française est un leader du marché basé à Lyon (France). Retrouvailles - avant de se dire au revoir - pour cette 11ème édition de C!Print. C'était très amusant de vous voir tous ici, prenez soin de vous ! —— Bonjour C!Print, Day 3 and last day of the show. As a guest, a long-time friend of INKISH and a well-known personality in the international graphics community, formerly at Xerox and Memjet, now boss of Gravotec, Arnaud Linquette. Gravotec is the leader in permanent marking solutions and designs, manufactures and distributes innovative engraving, marking and cutting solutions. With over 60,000 customers in 77 countries, this 100% French company is a market leader based in Lyon (France). Reunion - before saying goodbye - for this 11th edition of C!Print. It was great fun seeing you all here. Take care!

Bonjour Day 3 - Payton Nolan, Ford Bowers, Ashley Roberts, Morten B. Reitoft.

Second Bonjour - insights, and friendly conversations in our popular mornings format. Enjoy!

Always great to revert to PRINTING United - and with our first Bonjour, we kickstart a busy day, with lots of great interviews. Enjoy!

In this last Bonjour from PRINTING United 2024, we have the pleasure of having Chris Manley from Graphco and Eric Vessels from Taktiful. There was lots of fun and announcements of great sales by Graphco - and, of course, we had to talk about Eric Vessels not being part of WhatTheyThink anymore. This last Bonjour was hosted by Pat McGrew & Morten B. Reitoft.

First day - what to expect? Well, C!Print in Lyon is live, and your hard-working INKISH team starts speculating about the expectations for the day. Enjoy, and check out the interviews we will be doing on January 31st and February 1st.

Nous rencontrons Philippe Alzina, bien connu dans l'industrie graphique française et participant au salon C!Print depuis ses débuts. Excellent aperçu de comment tout a commencé, de ce que cela est devenu et de ce que cela signifie pour les PSP françaises. La finition et l'embellissement de l'impression sont des mots que nous entendons beaucoup comme un sujet important d'intérêt et de diversification. Mistral Graphic opère directement dans cet espace et on en apprend un peu plus sur eux. Excellente conversation et toujours agréable d'entendre des personnes ayant une longue histoire dans l'industrie. —— We meet Philippe Alzina, well known in the French printing industry and a participant in the C!Print show since the beginning. Great overview of how it all started and what it has become and means for French PSPs. Print finishing and embellishment are words that we hear a lot as an important topic of interest and diversification. Mistral Graphic operates directly in this space and we learn a little more about them. Great conversation and always nice to hear from people with a long history in the industry.

Kick-off du salon C!Print 2024 - Lyon avec notre interview matinale « Bonjour C!Print ». Nous rencontrons un Florent Zucca impatient et qui est excité pour l'édition de cette année. Beaucoup de nouvelles annonces, entre autres l'ajout de la C!Factory, une installation de production 100% entièrement automatisée pour produire des maillots de basket en direct sur le salon. Organiser un salon comme celui-ci ne se fait pas du jour au lendemain et nous sommes curieux de savoir comment ils y parviennent, nous leur demandons! C’est un événement de 3 jours avec beaucoup de choses à voir et à vivre, alors restez à l’écoute car nous vous en parlerons les prochains jours. Allons-y !

Great morning session with Tim Sterbak from IST Metz. Great to see Richard Askam back on INKISH.TV.

Today's Bonjour is with Noam Zilbershtain, the General Manager for HP Indigo. We had a super casual conversation about coffee habits in the mornings, jetlag, and, of course, technology.

Label Expo Brussels DID deliver on all parameters (except internet speed and temperature). Still, a very good show, and here in the morning of Day 2, James Quirk and Morten B. Reitoft share their views on the first day and expectations for the third. INKISH will only cover two days here, but still, that gives you thirty interviews - almost all online as you read this!

LabelExpo Europe in Brussels is the most important global show in the label industry, but the maybe more correct "label" would be flexible, packaging, label, mid-web industry, nevertheless, in this Bonjour, James Quirk and Morten B. Reitoft speculate about all the interesting trends and technologies we expect to see the next days. Stay tuned for a lot of interviews and presentations.

Yet another interesting Bonjour - this time with David Schmedding from Heidelberg and Yoshihiro Oe from Horizon International. Interesting chat led by Jean Lloyd and Morten B. Reitoft - enjoy!

Danny Bakker (Fujifilm), Matthias Annaheim (Hunkeler/Müller Martini) & Antonie Reinhart (Kurz) accepted our invite for a very special Bonjour at Hunkeler Innovationdays where they in a very open and interesting conversation with Editor Morten B. Reitoft talk about being young in the industry. This can only be the beginning of a deeper discussion. GREAT, and thank you all for participating!

Great to have Barbara McManus and Volker Leonhardt together. HP and Müller Martini are close partners which is emphasized in this casual, yet super great Bonjour session, hosted by Jean Lloyd and Pat McGrew

It's always interesting to learn from Bodo Tegtmeier. Here, we hear about the new version of the highly popular Cobostack and the new folder K8i—super interesting!

I had dinner with my family. And in fact, we ordered a home delivery. One lesson is 'nothing is as constant as change'. This is the MASTERCUT 106 PER. And the MASTERCUT is special for two reasons. It can put more than 50 million sheets on the floor in a year. Then it is equipped with functions to liberate the operator from manual work. It has a very high degree of automation. But in the end, it's all about quality, cost and time. I think the best strategy is to establish your own future yourself. So, it links the tool with the die-cutting machine. And you can see in this picture there's a little front of the tool. There's a very little RFID chip. The tool can be linked directly to the correct recipient. So that the operator does not need to look into the many thousand recipients which might be existing on a die-cutter machine. Or the good one. Quality is not negotiable. So, the question is how to ensure that the right quality comes out of a particular machine. The ACCUCHECK is not only able to check the text, or the color, or the completeness of the print. But it is also able to quality control and embossing or de-bossing. And metallized surface. DIT means Digital Inspection Table. It also takes the original layout, and it produces with projectors a digital image on the table surface. I took it because we are also working on new digital-cutting solutions. So that I can introduce some digital BOBST laser cutter. The Swiss Chalet is a restaurant. And coming back to our food delivery, which we talked about in the beginning. How to get out of the pandemic is also the outlook. We will be all ready to go back to our famous restaurant. And have a beer together and enjoy it together.

Technology Sales Director Nigel Tracey talks with Editor Morten B. Reitoft about several different topics in this interview. How is BOBST perceived by its customers? How does BOBST communicate so many types of products? What about sustainability? In this interview you get the real answers in a nice and openminded conversation - we are certain you will like this!

Sometimes you meet skilled people. Sometimes you meet successful people. You sometimes find funny people, and with John McLaughlin, you got all three - this was fun. An exciting company based in Canada and a current customer of the BOBST Mouvent LB702 and LB701. Enjoy!

Every time we have an opportunity to talk to Bob Raus, we take it - not only is Bob Raus very knowledgeable, but he also has the ability to make things understandable - so listen to him. At PreDrupa he explains about the four pillars are founded of.

Bob Raus, Category Manager for Automation, spoke about HP’s new offerings, HP Nio, your print assistant powered by HP, and your printer shop data. The goal of Nio is to be there to answer your questions in the context of your shop. It learns every day, growing its ability to provide deeper insights. Currently focused on HP Indigo and PageWide customers, Nio will expand into the rest of the HP printing ecosystem over time.

No question that printed packaging is a growing business. In this 26th episode of Print Sample TV, host Pat McGrew shows you a corrugated box printed on both sides making the unboxing an experience as well. In the 'case' the box comes from Birddogs who use the inner side of the box to present customer testimonials. Great idea, and with digital print, this is even an opportunity with short run. We like it! Do you?

At Printing United in Orlando, Morten B. Reitoft from INKISH talks with Billy Stojanovski from Xerox about the company’s latest innovations and strong position in the production print market. Stojanovski explains that Xerox remains fully committed to advancing print technology through strategic partnerships and engineering excellence, highlighting three new machines presented at the show that demonstrate the company’s focus on quality, automation, and versatility. A key part of the discussion centers on the new Proficio subbrand, which Stojanovski explains is based on the idea of helping customers produce, propel, profit, and prosper. The Proficio 300 and 500 models offer four-color printing with an optional fifth color, running at up to 100 pages per minute and supporting substrates up to 400 gsm. These systems are designed to deliver high-quality output, flexibility across a range of applications, and consistent productivity for both commercial and packaging work. Stojanovski also outlines several key technical advancements, including the introduction of LED imaging technology that delivers sharper detail, lower power consumption, and improved reliability compared to traditional laser systems. The presses incorporate a bias transfer belt for improved toner laydown on textured materials, an inertia wheel to reduce image banding, and a static-dissipation module to ensure smooth performance when printing on polyester and synthetic substrates. Inline finishing options such as the GBC Advanced Punch Plus system expand creative possibilities with micro-perforation, hole punching, and advanced binding. Color and image quality are another major focus. Xerox’s extended gamut and fifth-color options, including fluorescent pink, enable highly accurate brand colors, more lifelike skin tones, and enhanced visual effects that closely match digital designs. The conversation also touches on creative gloss and matte effects that simulate varnish finishes directly from the press. Throughout the interview, Stojanovski emphasizes that Xerox’s strength lies not only in its technology but also in its comprehensive ecosystem — combining hardware, software, service, and automation to help customers increase efficiency and profitability. The discussion captures Xerox’s drive to support printers with solutions that evolve alongside the industry and prepare them for the future of digital production.

Wayne from INKISH is at The Print Show on day one, catching up with a long-time friend, Bill Jones from Exel Print & Machinery. Bill shares that the UK remains a vital market for Exel, representing a significant share of their business in quality used printing equipment. With the disappearance of major events like IPEX, The Print Show has become an essential meeting point for reconnecting with old friends and new contacts across the industry. Exel Print & Machinery is not only focused on buying and selling used presses but also provides comprehensive engineering and installation services. The company operates its own team of skilled engineers and maintains heavy-lifting equipment such as forklifts and gantries — ensuring that every installation is handled entirely in-house. Despite challenges in the global offset market, Bill reports a positive year, with multiple UK sales completed and more in the pipeline. Demand remains strong for high-quality used presses, particularly those with low-impression capabilities, such as B1 and B2 machines, which are suitable for both commercial and packaging printers. He notes that sourcing equipment remains one of the biggest challenges, making it crucial for anyone looking to sell or trade in a press to get in touch. Exel offers valuations based on detailed machine information and purchases stock directly. Bill encourages anyone with a B1 10-colour or similar press to reach out, as the company is actively buying. A solid reminder that the UK used equipment market remains active and optimistic, supported by hands-on expertise and a personal approach. Recorded live at The Print Show in Birmingham.