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Join Kevin as he sits down with Sean Roberts, the new National Director for Digital Embellishment at Konica Minolta! 🎉 Learn about Sean's journey, vision, and why he's excited about transforming the printing industry. Get ready to dive into the world of 3D Varnish, Foil, and Inkjet embellishments—perfect for designers, print enthusiasts, and industry innovators! Don't miss this episode! LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanroberts000/

How does the typical customer journey looks, and what is the value in the short/long term? - by Jacob Hededam Hummel & Anthony Thirlby.

During the pandemic, more than 1,300 people from around the world tuned into The Crown Pub every Tuesday and Thursday for weeks and months. Not only did the virtual event create long-lasting friendships, but it also became a learning place. Kelvin Bell from V-Press was one of the initiators of the event, and it was great catching up with him here at the Innovationdays - for the first time in person! Two other frequent "flyers" is Mark Stephenson from Fujifilm and Brendan Perring from IPIA.

Most people don't even consider what happens when a computer is turned on. First, the BIOS gets started, the hard drives, the screen drivers, the operating system and this happens if not instant then seamlessly with many hours of work behind it. In the printing industry, we work towards standards that enable us to deliver better quality, higher output, higher consistency, and easier exchange of data between the processes. We know this happens, but most people probably don't even think about who makes this happen and how it's done. CIP4 is the community that makes this happen, and a couple of times a year the engineers from vendors and printers meet at different locations in the world to test, to define, to develop the standard that we are all depending on - namely CIP3, CIP4, JDF, and XJDF. We got the chance to participate at the recent Inter-OP in Copenhagen and got the opportunity to speak to CTO Rainer Prosi who represents both CIP4 as well as Heidelberg. Enjoy!

The Box Maker is a quite unique and great concept, and your Print Sample TV host, Pat McGrew, is absolutely sold. In this episode, Pat McGrew presents wonderful digitally printed boxes made on corrugated material. We were about to say box-movers, but The Box Maker is a way more accurate description of what you can see in this great episode of Print Sample TV.

Your host, Pat McGrew, shows you an amazing box, made by Italian Stampa Media. Both the magazines that go into the box and the box itself have become a piece of art, and hopefully inspire hundreds, if not thousands how to use print in branding and marketing. Great work!

German with English subtitles. A few weeks ago, Stefan Schifferdecker from Tessitura reached out to INKISH; honestly, we had never heard about the company. Based in Germany, Tessitura has specialized in developing software for connecting systems. Think of this as Lego bricks or a vast patch bay that enable a printer to use one software with another machine, using a third software -and this way allows for even legacy systems with modern MIS/ERP systems. Stefan Schifferdecker and the company he works for are still new but have customers in Germany, and who knows whether they will be able to reach out even further!

Sweet music arises when two Americans meet in Europe - or more because CEO Mike Rottenheim and Hybrid Software Group share a grand announcement with INKISH Robert Godwin. The companies under Global Graphics decided during FESPA to market themselves under the Hybrid Software Group name - a great name that indicates the hybrid in their offerings.

The Bernard Group is far more than a printing company. From large-format and online print to design, engineering, prototyping, plastics, millwork, assembly, fulfillment, and distribution, the employee-owned company has built an operation around one fundamental idea: serve the customer — and give people the tools and authority to do it exceptionally well. Technology and automation play an increasingly important role, but not as replacements for people. At The Bernard Group, the objective is to remove repetitive tasks and complexity so skilled employees can spend more time doing what they do best. That philosophy also extends to the company's relationships with suppliers. Rather than simply buying equipment, The Bernard Group seeks strategic partnerships in which both parties can learn, develop, and solve problems together. A great example is its relationship with AGFA. When changing customer requirements exposed limitations in color reproduction, the teams didn't simply accept what the machines could deliver. The Bernard Group analyzed actual ink consumption, questioned the existing ink configuration, and worked directly with AGFA's engineers to develop a new configuration — replacing part of the cyan capacity with light magenta while simultaneously improving other aspects of print quality. It's a fascinating example of what happens when a printer, its operators, color specialists, management, and an OEM work together around the same problem. And improvement never really stops. With four high-volume systems running up to 24 hours a day, The Bernard Group continually follows the bottleneck — from prepress to printing, cutting, kitting, and shipping — using technology, data, and experience to dynamically increase capacity where it's needed. In this INKISH film, we visit The Bernard Group and talk about employee ownership, culture, automation, color, continuous improvement, strategic vendor relationships, and why the smartest technology investments are ultimately about getting more from the people who use them.

The Benelux Online Print Event, or BOPE, is amazing. In this chat, Editor Morten B. Reitoft speaks with Managing Director Jos Steutelings from VIGC about what to expect from the event. The program is jam-packed with great speakers and different angles on the online printing industry. Read more about the event here: https://www.vigc.be/en/bope/

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Sur le stand d'Agfa, nous avons rejoint Dominique Hariot et sa bête. C'est un véritable animal de production qui est mis en avant, entre autres, sur le marché de la PLV, et Dominique nous la montre en laisse.

In this INKISH film, we visit an amazing packaging printing company in the southern part of France - Autajon/Haubtmann. Autajon is huge global printing group with 36 sites in Europe, in the US, and in Asia - and the reason for our visit is due to their recent investment in the Highcon Beam. For those who don't know the Beam - it's an industrial grade Laser Die Cutting machine that can do creases, die-cuttings, half-cuts, and combinations of above at a speed of up to 5.000 sheets per hour. The actual speed depends on the complexity of the die-cut but pretty fast and in amazing quality. Plant Manager Xavier Boutevillain explains why they did this investment and also how they see the need for machines like the Beam in a changing market. Smaller print runs, faster setup time, more complex designs are just a few of the challenges Haubtmann is now ready to work with. What is of course, also interesting is to see the Beam in a working environment with huge Heidelberg machines, Bobst machines, Glueing machines, and more - and apparently fits so well into this mix of equipment. It was great to get the chance to meet the team from Haubtmann and I hope you enjoy the film. It was sponsored by Highcon - so thank you also to Highcon for this opportunity - and as usual - we did film the way we wanted it to be done - always on YOUR side. Watch, Like, Share - thank you!

One thing that is almost as effective as using almost naked females in your advertising is Direct Mail. It may not be as sexy, but as host Pat McGrew explains in this Print Sample TV episode, Direct Mail is used more and more. There is only one reason, and that's because Direct Mail works. In this film, you will see some of the pieces that Pat McGrew receives in her mailbox. Find your inspiration and serve the market. It's time!

In our conversations about M&As, we talk to the former advisor and CEO for Elanders Germany, Peter Sommer. Peter Sommer is a frequent guest on INKISH and always openly shares his opinions and views on the things we talk about. 14 years ago, Peter Sommer sold his company to Elanders and became an essential person in the global Elanders group soon. Now, this era has ended, and Peter Sommer is now in charge of his investment company P2 where the work is to acquire companies in the printing industry, join the companies into larger entities, and drive the synergies to their max. As usual, a great conversation - thank you, Peter.

Always a pleasure to meet with Thayer Long from APTech. At the last PRINT show,​ Thayer Long was pretty new to his position but the year has been filled with challenges so, of course, we had to set up an interview with him to hear about what has been going on the past years - and what to expect from the future. Enjoy this open-minded interview with one of our favorites!

Thayer Long took over APtech, GraphExpo, and Print when competition changed the market situation. Still, maybe the changes were also a reflection of changing needs. In this session, we get a chance to discuss how the needs are changing the entire industry, from being a printer, a vendor, a media to a trade-show organizer.

Lee Ward is the Chief Revenue Officer of Tharstern. At LabelExpo Americas, the entire team is very excited about the future with the new Tharstern Cloud for Labels. In this interview, Lee Ward shares his view on the potential for Tharstern Cloud, and as you can guess, he is very optimistic.

At LabelExpo Americas in Chicago, Tharstern introduced a new product in a new market, namely the Tharstern Cloud for Labels. In this interview with CEO Keith McMurtrie, we get an understanding of why Tharstern chose to invest in developing an entirely new platform and what the perspectives are. Dig in and listen to why this is interesting!

In this 22 minutes session, Editor Morten B. Reitoft is back to school - or, to be more precise Tharstern Head of Product Chris Burn will take us on a guided tour of just a few of the options with the new Tharstern Cloud for Labels solution. Of course, the solution can't be shown in all its details in only 20+ minutes. Still, you will get an understanding of how Tharstern has developed not only a new solution but also a new core that can be the foundation for future versions tailored to different segments in our industry! LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-burn-aa585815/

Kornit is one of the leading suppliers of DTF and DTG. In this film, which we did in Israel (as you can see from the drone shots in the beginning), we talked to VP & General Manager, Direct to Fabric, Danny Gazit, about how this at all is possible. But see and listen for yourself. Great insights!

The Danish online media printogmedier.dk did a test/review of various digital foiling solutions. The film is a short review of the event in Danish - an article in English will follow up on this shortly on LinkedIn.

Wayne from INKISH is at The Print Show in Birmingham at the NEC, starting the day with a conversation with his good friend Terry Garvey. They reflect on their last meeting in Barcelona and dive into how things have developed since Fiery and Epson came together about 12–18 months ago. Terry explains that Epson’s acquisition was driven by Fiery’s strong software technology, capabilities, and established OEM customers like Xerox, Canon, Konica Minolta, and Ricoh. He highlights the development of Digital Factory, a product born from the CADlink acquisition, which is designed for applications such as direct-to-film, direct-to-garment, and engraving. He is now being showcased with Epson’s new G6000. They also discuss Fiery’s unified workflow approach, where one operator can manage multiple devices through Command WorkStation, creating efficiency across cut-sheet and wide-format devices. Terry introduces Fiery JobFlow, which automates repetitive tasks to minimize errors and streamline job processing, ensuring clean workflows and error-free output. Integration with web-to-print systems remains a core strength, with Fiery maintaining an open platform that works seamlessly with providers like Infigo, Digital StoreFront, and Vpress. With The Print Show running alongside the Sign Show, Fiery’s flexibility is on display, driving devices across commercial print, DTF, DTG, and signage. Their XF application has long supported sign printers from Epson, HP, EFI, and other manufacturers, underscoring their open-platform philosophy. As the conversation wraps up, Wayne and Terry share a lighthearted moment about sales at the show and upcoming events, with Terry confirming he’ll be skipping Printing United in Orlando this time. A lively and insightful discussion on Fiery’s integration, automation, and open-platform approach, straight from the show floor in Birmingham.

At Expográfica in Guadalajara, Tere González, Marketing Manager at Konica Minolta, speaks with Claudia Mendoza Angeles, Editor in Chief of Revista El Impresor, about the company’s latest digital production technologies and the growing opportunities across commercial print, labels, packaging, and book production. The conversation explores Konica Minolta’s broad portfolio of sheetfed and roll-to-roll digital printing systems, including the official launch of the AccurioLabel platform and additional high-speed production technologies showcased at the exhibition. Tere González explains how Konica Minolta continues focusing on high print quality, expanded media capabilities, and production flexibility across multiple market segments. From synthetic substrates and flexible packaging applications to high-speed monochrome and color production, the interview highlights how the company combines Japanese engineering with a growing focus on industrial applications and production efficiency in the Mexican market.