We don't know many who don't talk about automation, often referring to workflow automation, but in this film, you will see automation like never before. The cardboard packaging printing company Schur Pack in Germany uses Schur Pack's own (but commercially available) logistics systems - sold and distributed in collaboration with Koenig & Bauer. CEO Klaus Madsen from Schur Pack explains the motivations and background for the high automation level, ensuring zero touchpoints on the substrates printed on. Director, Per Baekgaard from Schur Technology, explains why logistics solutions are important. "The faster a machine runs, the more it costs to spend time getting paper/cardboard to and from the machine," and the productivity gains can be in the range of 12-15% - and NOT reserved to large printing companies only. Enjoy the film - you WILL be inspired! LinkedIn Profiles: CEO Klaus Madsen Director Per Baekgaard

At Printpack India 2025, Wayne Beckett catches up with PK, Head of Division for Graphics Communication at Fujifilm India, to discuss the company’s latest innovations and the booming print market in India. Fujifilm India, a significant part of the global Fujifilm business, spans multiple industries, including medical, photography, and graphic communications. The company has a strong presence in India, regularly exhibiting at key industry events like Printpack. This year’s exhibition has been especially exciting for Fujifilm, with the launch of two new digital presses aimed at making high-quality print more accessible. These additions to their portfolio bring cutting-edge technology from their high-end segment to the mass market, democratizing digital printing solutions. The 100 ppm and 85 ppm presses are already generating strong interest, particularly in high-demand applications such as wedding photobooks, commercial printing, publishing, and even packaging. With digital printing rapidly expanding in India, driven by shorter run lengths, personalization, and increasing disposable income, PK highlights how both digital and analog technologies continue to thrive. The affordability and accessibility of digital solutions are driving faster adoption, while analog printing remains dominant in cost-sensitive, high-volume production. The excitement at the Fujifilm stand is undeniable, with every machine on display already sold. With their new five-color 85 ppm model featuring pink, clear, and texture options, print providers now have more flexibility to add value without the traditionally high investment costs. As the show comes to an end, Fujifilm is already planning for the next phase—delivering these machines to customers across India. This conversation underscores the dynamic shift in the Indian print industry, where innovation, accessibility, and automation are driving unprecedented growth.

At Printpack India 2025, Wayne Beckett sits down with Priyata Raghavan, Deputy CEO of SAI Packaging, one of India’s leading packaging companies. Raghavan shares insights into SAI Packaging’s extensive operations across pharmaceuticals, food, alcohol, personal care, and FMCG sectors, offering complete brand solutions from labels to cartons. With a strong focus on compliance and sustainability, the company meets international standards for brands like Disney and Unilever, ensuring traceability and environmental responsibility across all products. The discussion highlights India’s booming packaging industry, with Raghavan emphasizing the country’s rapid growth and increasing demand for organized, high-compliance packaging solutions. She also discusses SAI Packaging’s expansion plans in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East and the company’s interest in automation and post-press finishing equipment to improve efficiency and reduce waste. As a visitor to Printpack India, Raghavan explores the latest innovations in packaging technology, sharing insights on the evolving role of automation in India’s manufacturing landscape. With a strong presence in global exhibitions like Drupa and Label Expo, SAI Packaging continues to push forward in the ever-evolving packaging industry.

Language: Spanish · Subtitles: Spanish/English At Labelexpo Mexico, Priscila Segura Azevedo of Fedrigoni shared the company’s enthusiasm for participating in the event for the very first time in the region. While Fedrigoni is a regular presence at Labelexpo shows in Chicago, Barcelona, and Brussels, this marked its debut in Mexico—a strategic move that reflects the importance of the Latin American market. Priscila noted the strong interest from customers seeking specialty and convenience-driven label solutions. Mexico, in particular, offers a vibrant market full of potential, especially for a company like Fedrigoni that specializes in high-end, technically advanced materials. With origins in papermaking, Fedrigoni began by producing textured and specialty papers. Over time, the company expanded into the label industry, which has become one of its core strengths. Fedrigoni’s label solutions are applicable across various sectors, including wines, spirits, tequila, mezcal, pharmaceuticals, hobbies, and personal care, offering tailored, high-tech products for each. A major focus at the stand was sustainability, a value Priscila described as fundamental. She introduced the RI-MOVE line of sustainable labels, designed specifically for PET packaging. This technology allows labels to be easily removed during the recycling process, ensuring that PET containers can be fully and efficiently recycled. During her demonstration, Priscila explained how standard labels leave behind residues hindering PET recycling. In contrast, Fedrigoni’s RI-MOVE labels separate cleanly in a caustic soda bath—a standard part of the PET recycling process—allowing the PET to sink while the labels float. This ensures effective separation and full recyclability. With a normal label, that’s not possible—there will always be residue. In addition to RI-MOVE, Fedrigoni also presented its linerless label technology. Traditional labels require a liner—essentially backing paper—that becomes waste. The linerless design eliminates this waste entirely, allowing for full-width printing and greater material efficiency. There’s no waste, no discard. It’s another way the company is addressing sustainability. Looking to the future, Fedrigoni hopes to strengthen its presence in the Mexican market. Many customers may still recognize the company by its former name, IP Venus, but the brand is eager to establish itself under the Fedrigoni identity. Priscila emphasized the company’s openness to collaboration and problem-solving, inviting customers to bring forward their challenges and projects. Fedrigoni is here to solve problems. The goal is to find the best solutions together. She closed by expressing gratitude for the opportunity to present the company’s products and technologies and encouraged visitors to explore the stand and learn more about Fedrigoni’s forward-looking innovations. Interviewer: Nayelli González Menéndez · Revista El Impresor

PrintPack India is one of the larger print exhibitions in the world. 6 halls, more than 480 exhibitors and thousands of visitors - and for the first time INKISH will cover PrintPack India - give you the stories, the insights, and interviews with industry leaders. Stay tuned. PrintPack India takes place Feb 1st to Feb 6th,​ 2019 in Greater Noida, India.

The Swedish Federation of Printers organize 400+ printing companies in Sweden and part of the work CEO Ravindra Parasnis has done is an intensive research work about "Who makes money in the printing industry." With data from more than 2.000 companies over 7 years, the data is quite comprehensive. At PrintNext19 Ravindra Parasnis gave an update and status of the Swedish printing industry - it's very interesting and if you choose to download the presentation on INKISH.TV you can see also the changes from the previous report. Though this is data from Sweden, the results and the trends probably are very similar in most western countries. VERY interesting and something that the global print-industry should be very interested in! Watch, Like, and Share.

Andreas Lind is the CEO of Visual Art Group who has specialized in digital signage. In this presentation, you will get a great insight into this market and you will maybe even think this is a market that could be interesting for you - watch, like, and share - as usual.

At PrintNext18 Alexander Jute from Marlaw gave a great presentation on GDPR and at PrintNext19 he not only gave an update and status on GDPR but also information that can help you in the valuation of your company. Great presentation!

Peter Berg from McKinsey & Company is a global expert in Pulp and Paper. At PrintNext19 he gave an amazing speech over why Paper Prices are increasing in time with decreasing demand. Understanding how paper mills are changing from one product to another product and how the pricing influences which mills changes are​ fascinating learning, and we believe that some of this info will be new to many viewers. This is a MUST see speech!

Papirfly pronounced Paper Fly is an extremely successful Norwegian company that streamlines the design processes for companies. With Papirfly - an online solution - all employees can manage everything from flyers, brochures, catalogs, to online assets. With companies such as DVS, El-kjøp, IBM, and more prominent international customers Papirfly for sure seems to have found a formula​ for success.

The Keynote at the recent PrintNext19 was held by Joakim Jardenberg - GREAT presentation with great inputs and considerations. Enjoy this almost 40 minutes presentation!

For many Scandinavian print buyers, the Baltics has been an interesting market to work in and for many printing companies, the Baltic printing industry has been a challenge due to lower prices and tough competition. At PrintNext19, Katra Savi from Association of Estonian printers talks​ about the market and how they are focusing more on quality than price. Katre Savi is accompanied by two Account Managers from the Estonian printing company K-Print who share their insight in the work in especially the Swedish market - Actually a great presentation!

Here you'll find our postcard from PRINTING United done by the one and only Jack Fisher :-)

Printing United is just around the corner - Dallas October 23rd-25th- and we can't wait to cover the show. INKISH will be broadcasting our daily Lunch Hour live show with 2 hours live broadcast on our all channels. This infomercial is made to support Printing United - and we hope you both find it funny, and maybe even makes you consider to go to Dallas. We will be covering Printing United extensively and promise you a bit more serious coverage than this little promotion.

Super nice meeting Yoshinari Otani, General Manager, Screen at PRINTING United. As usual, a wonderful booth, but also interesting technology, for example, the recently announced Truepress Jet S320.

Thomas Hayes is the President of Kompac Technologies, and they develop both water- and UV-based coaters. At the Tecnau booth, they show an inline/nearline solution for online coating, and that's a great idea. As digital print gets better and better, more and more applications will move to digital print - and therefore, integrated solutions like the one Tecnau and Kompac offer make a lot of sense. Postcards, Covers, you name it. It is great to see an important component in Digital Transformation!

AI is everywhere, and Xerox works with AI as part of its technology offerings - of course, we were about to say. In this film, we speak with Stephen Miller, Xerox's Chief Digital Officer, about AI in general and AI, specifically how Xerox will use it to improve customers' profitability, uptime, etc. It was super nice talking to Stephen Miller, and maybe you can learn something as well?

At PRINTING United Fujifilm, for the first time outside Japan, showed the new Revoria GC12500 - a B2 toner-based printer - aimed to conquer a certain B2 space in the industry and maybe even more open new doors for printing companies looking for alternatives to offset. The machine is quite big, but the operator area is easy to access within a few steps, and the machine can print on structured substrates (paper and synthetics), thin paper, and even cardboard, opening tons of new opportunities - and quality. Well, the quality is as good as it gets. When INKISH saw the machine for the first time at IGAS in Tokyo, samples could not be picked up or even examined closely, but now the samples can be checked in detail, and soon the machine will be available. Interesting to see how Fujifilm today delivers a full range of printing devices in the commercial space, from B3 digital printers to B2, to inkjet to continuous feed - a strategy that will be interesting for almost all segments in the commercial space. Super interesting. The interview is with Scott Mackie, General Manager, Fujifilm Asia Pacific - and always great listening to Scott Mackie - so listen and enjoy what you see and hear!

Morten from INKISH TV here, continuing my coverage from Printing United in Atlanta. While I'm still at the Standard Finishing booth, I've moved to spotlight a different setup: the combination of Hunkler and Horizon, showcasing saddle-stitched products. A surprising trend in the industry is the growth in book production. One might assume a shift towards e-books, but a Stockholm conference enlightened me on an emerging perspective. Publishers recognize the sentimental value of books as gifts – after all, who would prefer a QR code over a tangible, beautiful book? Presented here is a glimpse into a modern book factory. The setup is geared towards "books of one" production, creating book blocks for both softcover and later-case bound editions. The process includes paper feeding, collating, and PUR binding, making it highly adaptable. Represented by Standard Finishing in North America, Horizon offers this innovative technology that caters to the demand for individualized high-quality books. For more insights, visit INKISH TV, where we've featured numerous companies across Europe and America utilizing this technology. Reporting from the Standard Finishing booth, this is Morten Reitoft for INKISH TV.

I'm Morten from INKISH TV, currently at Printing United in Atlanta, standing in front of Standard Finishings' impressive booth. When attending trade shows, especially in the U.S., where most only last three days, it's not expected to see a wealth of equipment. However, Printing United, since its inception in Dallas in 2019, has been growing in terms of equipment showcased. The Las Vegas edition last year had more, but this year in Atlanta, there's more equipment than any previous Printing United event. Standard Finishings, which represents Hunkeler and Horizon, is no exception. Hunkler and Horizon offer turnkey solutions, covering everything from paper processing to finishing. Companies like Standard Finishings work closely with print OEMs. After all, it's almost impossible to think about digital printing without considering the necessary finishing equipment, whether nearline, online, or offline. This largely depends on the type of applications, the amount of printing equipment, and the product range. Behind me is a prime example of this integrated approach: an unwinder that processes printed rolls into sheets, which feeds into the Horizon binder. The result is a neatly saddle-stitched product ready for dispatch. In the industry, both Hunkeler and Horizon hold strong positions. And for those in the North American market looking to dive deeper, Standard Finishings is the go-to partner. Signing off from INKISH TV, this is Morten.

Morten here from INKISH, reporting from Printing United in Atlanta. If you notice the distinct blue-purple hue, you'll recognize I'm at the Müller Martini booth, a signature color of this Swiss brand. Not far from them in Switzerland is Hunkler, another exceptional company. While Hunkler specializes in digital paper finishing, Müller Martini excels in book finishing and saddle stitch products, and they're renowned in their field. Although Müller Martini was once a larger company, it's now more streamlined, profitable, and innovative. What's intriguing is their evolution from a leader in the offset realm to a significant player in the digital world, meeting its unique demands. Case in point: their variable binding equipment. Many print companies now use their machinery for 'books of one'. A notable example is Linemark in Maryland, which efficiently handles thousands of such orders daily. The booth is quiet as they're setting up for a presentation. Even though the equipment isn't running now, it's a testament to the power of trade shows like this. Attendees can see, touch, and discuss these machines with experts.

Komori is celebrating its centennial this year—a monumental achievement! It's difficult for me to recall events from a decade ago, let alone a century. Many companies in the industry are marking their 100th anniversaries this year. Last year was significant, but this year stands out because many companies we discuss today, including Komori, are turning a century old. Despite this, our industry feels as vibrant as ever. Reporting live from Printing United at Komori's booth, there's a palpable blend of history and present-day innovation. Remember when MBO was acquired by Komori a few years ago? Here, you can witness the synergy of the post-press alliance—finishing partners coming together to offer comprehensive solutions. For instance, a setup combines MBO's folding capabilities with Hooner's stitching, topped off by the impressive CoboStack robot that perfectly arranges finished products on a pallet. Komori's Lithrone printing machines, used by thousands worldwide, remain at the forefront of technology, continually pushing the envelope in automation. A recurring theme at trade shows recently, including this year, is the emphasis on automation. It's about streamlining workflows, enhancing efficiency, and cutting costs. However, post-COVID, automation also addresses the challenge of finding skilled labor. It's fascinating how the narrative has shifted. As I ponder the future, I can only imagine what the 103rd edition of Printing United might showcase. Perhaps Komori will still be at the forefront? What will production look like then? The possibilities are thrilling. This is Morten Reitoft from INKISH TV, signing off from Printing United in Atlanta.

Screen has been a partner with Solimar for years - and both Solimar and Screen often emphasize the importance of the relationship. Fast printers require fast processing and optimized data - but listen to Peter Georges from Screen.