On the second day of LabelExpo-Americas, CERM invited Adrian Steele from Mercian Labels, UK, Stuart Morrison from Screen, and Matt Burton from ABG to discuss lights out production of labels, moderated by CEO Geert van Damme. It was interesting to learn from, so I interviewed the four gentlemen afterward about how to do it, what obstacles, and how this can benefit the entire industry. Here you have The Software part by Geert van Damme. Enjoy!

On the second day of LabelExpo-Americas, CERM invited Adrian Steele from Mercian Labels, UK, Stuart Morrison from Screen, and Matt Burton from ABG to discuss lights out production of labels, moderated by CEO Geert van Damme. It was interesting to learn from, so I interviewed the four gentlemen afterward about how to do it, what obstacles, and how this can benefit the entire industry. Here you have The Customer part by Adrian Steele. Enjoy!

On the second day of LabelExpo-Americas, CERM invited Adrian Steele from Mercian Labels, UK, Stuart Morrison from Screen, and Matt Burton from ABG to discuss lights out production of labels, moderated by CEO Geert van Damme. It was interesting to learn from, so I interviewed the four gentlemen afterward about how to do it, what obstacles, and how this can benefit the entire industry. Here you have the Printing part by Stuart Morrison. Enjoy!

On the second day of LabelExpo-Americas, CERM invited Adrian Steele from Mercian Labels, UK, Stuart Morrison from Screen, and Matt Burton from ABG to discuss lights out production of labels, moderated by CEO Geert van Damme. It was interesting to learn from, so I interviewed the four gentlemen afterward about how to do it, what obstacles, and how this can benefit the entire industry. Here you have the Finishing part by Matt Burton. Enjoy!

The future trends of workflow according to Enfocus. Link to presentation: https://grafkom.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/WS19/Enfocus_liesbet__low.pdf

This event is all about the ideas surrounding a Smart Factory and Industry 4.0; thoughts for how print and digital factories will inject innovation, intelligence and hyper-productivity. But hold on there partner, in order to get to 4.0, you need to make sure you are leveraging technologies that will help you get there. In this session, with our guests, we will talk about how you should “walk your workflow” and take note of where you have manual processes, slowdowns and bottlenecks, where there are opportunities to consolidate technologies or update with more capable, feature-rich solutions. Then we will offer you ideas for how to take this information and chart a smart path to your Smart Factory Industry 4.0. And this session will benefit any organizations dealing with print...digital or both types of product delivery channels. More specifically, we will also share some views on how PDF is becoming the defacto print and electronic standard for a multitude of industries and communication types.

BOBST is focusing on less waste, new materials, and a sustainable future. In this film, BOBST Groups, Francois Martin takes us through some of the agendas that in the companies mind will take BOBST to the next level! In this film, you will get an insight like not seen before - at least not through the eyes of INKISH. We love the openness that more and more vendors have, and we totally believe in this agenda. Dig into this film and enjoy! LinkedIn profile

After an introduction to the FlexoCleanerBrush by Craig Black, we get deeper with his British colleague Lee Simonds. So is the follow up story on this simple and innovative product. Take a look!

Baker Labels is a sub-contractor of labels to other printers and print professionals in the UK and, of course, operates with a lot of different types of equipment. In our Learn With Us Inkjet sessions, he explains why the Screen Inkjet has earned its place in Baker Labels. Enjoy.

MyLabel.de is, as the name indicates, a German label company. In this film, CEO Ralf Bittighöfer talks about his company and his investment in the new Mouvent LB702-UV digital inkjet label press - and it's a good story to learn from. The high quality, the high speed (100 m pr. minutes), and the machine's flexibility are just a few of the KPIs Bittighöfer explains. This film was part of Learn With Us Inkjet event. It's in German, but with subtitles (as usual) in German, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch! Enjoy!

In this LIVE session from INKISH.TV, Editor Morten Reitoft share his views on marketing from the 4P's to the very purpose of marketing. Thanks to Mark Stephenson from Fujifilm to join the live session. Credits to: Coca Cola Commercial from the '40s Miss South Carolina All Packaging 1 All Packaging 2 Conor Neil Inspiration from Professor Wolters

Leah Koerner, Ricoh senior manager for go-to-market (GTM) and customer engagement, talks about co-innovation at PRINTING United Expo ‘24. The OEM has some interesting in-plant stories involving nonprofit organizations and school districts!

Though Kornit is a twenty years old company, the company has over the past years got more attention than before. One of the reason is their amazing Direct to Fabric machines, that enable digital print directly on a long-range of types of textiles. This does not only lead to considerably faster turn-around time, but also to way more sustainable fabrics. In this INKISH interview VP & General Manager, Direct to Fabric, Danny Gazit gives us a tour in the factory, in the showroom, and openly explains why Kornit for sure seems to be on the right track. Amazing technology and a great company to visit.

In this round table the leadership of DSCOOP, Jon Bailey, Rick Bellamy, and Peter Van Teeseling talk about the values of the events, the network, and how members profit from being part of the event. It's been more than a thousand days since the last show, and as Jon Bailey said, it took only three minutes to get back in the DSCOOP mood. Interesting conversation and as always interesting to learn from other people's experiences!

Take three DSCOOP attendees into a nice room - set up a couple of cameras, and let the talk begin! Experience, knowledge, and open-mindedness are simply what this conversation between Jim Benedict from Enpointe, Shanna Vollmer from Pixa Creative, and Brian Craig from Woods Printing Company. How did you get into the industry? This is just one of the many good questions from this conversation. We are certain you will love it!

Two great keynote speakers from Dscoop in a leadership round table conversation with Dscoop's Chris Hyde. David Burkus, a successful author and considered as one of the world's leading business thinkers, helps answer the 'one' question Chris Hyde asks Jesse Cole, owner of the Savannah Bananas, and has more than 1,000 people on a waiting list to get a job at The Savannah Bananas - "How do you think somebody in our industry can get to where you are?" The conversation is great, open-minded, full of insight and inspiration. You will love this!

Our CONVERSATION with 4over’s CEO Shaheen Javadizadeh revealed some of the new blood entering the very traditional print industry. As the United States’ premier online trade printer, and technological ecommerce leader, 4over investment owners had the vision to bring in a leader with a high tech and financial background. Find out Shaheen’s vision for print’s future. LinkedIn Profile

When Print®19 open the doors in a few days, it will be the 51st show under the Print/GraphExpo show, but it will also be the last. From 2020 APTech has joined forces with Tarsus in forming a new global event named Brand Print. In this Interview, APTech President Thayer Long talks over both Print®19, Brand Print, APTech, and how he also sees the future. Enjoy!

Lars Komogowski was one of the speakers at the FEFCO Technical Seminar 2023 in Lyon, and in this chat with Editor Morten B. Reitoft, he explains how heat and steam need to be better controlled. Not only to lower energy consumption but also to improve the quality. Interesting to learn about.  

BHS Corrugated is one of the largest and most influential and innovative companies in the corrugated industry globally. Founded as a state-owned company and later taken over by Engel's father, Paul Engel, and his friend, Edmund Bradatsch, it soon became a strategy to own and control the entire value chain; Managing Director Lars Engel shares some of the learnings and considerations on the journey. BHS Corrugated has become a tremendous success, and besides the fantastic business story, the company also has a vast CSR responsibility that plays a role with both employees and people directly or indirectly influenced by the company. Super story!

High quality and industrial reliability require excellent materials and media. Paola Tiso takes the time to guide us through some of the different types of transfer papers that SAPPI brings to this market. High fashion, sports apparel and even skiing gear get their “skin” through some of these applications.

In this 'Learn with Us' session Policy Advisor Laetitia Reynaud from INTERGRAF explain the legislative processes in the European Union. She also explains how INTERGRAF have influenced legislation to support printing companies. A truly great presentation about a quite hard to understand the subject served in a very nice and easy way to comprehend. Thank you!

In this Print Sample TV edition, host Pat McGrew shows several samples sent to her from Mouvent/BOBST. BOBST delivers products and services in many different segments in the market, from print to finishing and everything in between. In this edition of Print Sample TV, you can see samples printed with white ink - and it looks stunning - and, of course, labels on various substrates, and as you know - labels are a sticky business. See you!

Three years ago, CEO and Founder Peter Vogt took the chance and established his company LabelHub. In this interview, Peter Vogt tells about the journey identifying the need for easy re-ordering of labels - due to the changes in demand from more often and short-runs, to minimize hands-on. LabelHub is a SaaS solution that enables label printers and their customers to manage a greater part of the production faster and smoother. Enjoy! LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petervogtdk/