Finally, we are ready to show you our films from Brazil and Argentina, and the first is from Gráfica Forma Certa and COO Francisco Souza. Forma Certa is an amazing printing company that has almost entirely been transformed into one of Brazil's leading digital printing companies. Having a company that used to supply other printing companies with plates and is now so dedicated to IT development, digital books, and all the amazing things the company does is amazing. The perspective is even more challenging for US and European people as buying technology and getting into Brazil is considerably more difficult than in our countries. Francisco Souza explains how his three HP T-series are configured with three Hunkeler finishing lines - an amazing company and a super interesting story. The language is in Portuguese but, of course, with subtitles in English. Enjoy!

In 1947 Bridgeport National Bindery was founded. Times were different, but Bridgeport served books of one despite all the commercial and technical differences. The product wasn't a finished book but library binding, handled in small runs. Today Bridgeport National Bindery is a modern printing- and binding company still focusing on small print runs down to copies of one. We got the chance to meet with Bruce Jacobsen, who gave us a tour of an amazing company producing beautiful hard- and softcover books. They produce 20,000 unique titles per day in peak seasons, and only possible because of their HP and Screen presses + the Hunkeler setup creating perfect book blocks! Books of one are for sure one of the mega-trends in book printing, and it's been fantastic to see how different, same equipment is utilized with different printing companies. Stay tuned for more films like this, soon on INKISH :-) LinkedIn Profile: Bruce Jacobsen https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucefjacobsen/ Richard Healy https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-healy-88615818/

Esko has a significant market share in CTP for flexo, and in this film, Business Development Manager, Julian Fernandez, explains how Esko achieves faster and better results with the CTP. One of the reasons is that the process is simplified with fewer processes which increases not only the speed but also the quality. Enjoy!

Mark Hinder is a well-known character in the European printing industry, and his work with Ricoh Europe is an old passion that comes through with Ricoh. In this talk with editor Morten B. Reitoft, Mark Hinder explains Edge and how it makes sense for customers to use Ricoh as a partner on what most would consider a consultancy business. Enjoy!

How does web-to-print solutions influences the Smart Factory presented by Devia Software

How does web-to-print solutions influences the Smart Factory and wherein the flow do you see the future of web-to-print - Douglas Gibson, Infigo Software

How do IoT devices connect to different brands and types of technology, and how will software enable smarter solutions?

Every company, of course, have a go-to-market strategy. In this film Fabian Prudhomme from CHILI Publish explains how they use various channels to market CHILI Publisher. The interesting part is, of course, also how important the various types of partners are for CHILI. Fabian Prudhomme has a broad background in the printing industry where he has had positions like VP for Enfocus, worked for Kodak, and have a great insight in the value-chain in the industry. Listen, and learn!

You may find this interview a bit nerdy, but technology is not only about the result but also how to get there. John Murphy from Tharstern is extremely patient with editor Morten B. Reitoft's questions and explains the flavors of JDF, the advantages of using databases and APIs, and how Tharstern integrates other solutions enabling customers integrated solutions to almost anything in the market. Great chat!

Marketers are preparing for another tough year in 2021. We are entering into the year uncertain about whether the Covid-driven shifts we’ve seen in consumer buying behaviour and media consumption are permanent, what the medium to long term economic impact of the pandemic will be and where to invest our smaller marketing budgets in order to drive better business outcomes for our brands. Luisa Mazinter, a communications professional and brand marketer of over 26 years will share her insights into the competing pressures Marketers are facing and the tough choices they are having to make in these unprecedented times.

Marco Boer is a recognized analyst, speaker, and person we always welcome on INKISH for his great insight. At this year's eProductivity Software/EFI Connect 2022, Marco Boer spoke with EFI CEO Jeff Jacobson about trends, and we got the opportunity to continue the chat on camera. Enjoy.

For good reasons, Label Apeel is one of the UK's most recognized label converters. Whiskey, Gin, and Luxury product labels are what the company is specialized in, and they are super good at. Awards, lifelong customers, and close collaboration with their suppliers. The ABG 'Bertha' is one of more ABG machines at Label Apeel, yet a very purpose-made machine that gives Label Apeel excellent opportunities to win award after award and, of course, satisfy demanding customers. This is our first film with James Quirk as reporter/editor and Jack Fisher as filmer - GREAT job, gents! LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helena-kellock-708346a7/

Genscom is a young and ambitious communications agency that focuses on personalized publications. With their online B2C and B2B platforms (www.happiedays.com, granniedays.be and krantjesmaken.be...), they offer companies and private individuals both the technology and the support needed for the creation, personalization, print, and the distribution of their own newspapers and publications, both online and offline. Genscom specializes in personalization and also offers a free mobile app called “Lettr” (www.lettr.eu). It allows you to create, visualize, print, and distribute a newspaper on the go, together with friends, family, or colleagues. Genscom offers low print runs, starting from just a single copy, and worldwide shipment services.

At the HP #PrintAhead Open House in Alpharetta, we met with Co-founder and Director of Sales and Marketing Mark Geeves to learn what Color-Logic does. More than 100 devices are now supported by the tools that Color-Logic has developed for designers, and the only thing you need to make stunning effects using metallic foils is a printer able to print white. I am amazed about the tools that help designers and printers get more out of current investments.

Houssine Chekkar is known by many. A very nice and open-minded man with a history from HP. He is proud of his past as much as of his current job, founder, owner, and CEO of Masaka. Masaka represents DURST and KAMA in North Africa, with both brands having a huge opportunity. Houssine Chekkar explains to Editor Morten B. Reitoft that it always starts with trust - building relations, understanding the needs, delivering the product or service, and business is established. We met Chekkar during our visit to Casablanca, where we met one of his many customers - and, of course, got a chance to talk to him about the potential in this part of the world!

Horizon is well known by most in the printing industry. The Japanese producer of binding equipment will attend and present some of their binding solutions at www.argosinspirationdays.com

Horizon International has a beautiful booth with loads of technology. Our filmer, Jack Fisher, captured some scenes from the booth - enjoy!

Horizon is the biggest exhibitor at IGAS for a good reason. At the show, Horizon, together with partners like Canon, Konica-Minolta, RGMT, Screen, Ricoh, Miyakoshi, and Fujifilm, presents 21 end-to-end solutions. Technology that showcases not only binding but also workflow integration, integration of robots and AGVs - and, to be honest, a wealth of technology that underscores Horizon's commitment to its customers. We are, of course, as media, not endorsing any particular vendor or solution. However, Horizon sponsored our trip to Tokyo - and still gave us total freedom to film not only Horizon products but cover the entire IGAS show. We appreciate this, and as a courtesy, we would like you to enjoy this postcard from Tokyo showing you a few moments from Horizon. The editing is done by INKISH filmer/editor Ziga Kovac - great work!

Standard Finishing represents Horizon in the US, demonstrating a range of new products. In this film, Bob Flinn presents a robot-arm solution that makes it possible to operate the company's binding equipment almost without people being involved. Amazing to see it in action, and Bob Flinn also tells us about the HUGE interest from many of the attendees!

Learn how the Internet of Things, finishing automation, and Horizon’s cloud-based iCE LiNK digital workflow can help optimize productivity and efficiency, and leverage Smart Factory concepts. This approach can help printers efficiently scale their business as volume grows, without having to add labor and hard-to-find manpower. Understanding finishing capabilities and successfully using them as part of an overall, streamlined workflow, from print to finish, will help minimize touch points, waste, and labor costs, and maximize productivity and profitability.

Editor Morten B. Reitoft and Yoshihiro Oe met for the first time at Hunkeler Innovationdays 2019 and have since got to know each other in meetings exchanging views on the cultural differences between Japan and Europe. In this interview, Yoshihiro Oe explains how understanding cultural differences (in general) helps Horizon develop binding equipment to understand the needs in the different markets. With high salaries in Europe and the lack of labor shortage, automation supports BOTH concerning labor shortages and reduces costs for the company's customers. A great interview - dig in! *We apologize for the technical errors in the sound :-(

Henry Greff from Avery Dennison explains some of the more unique types of products they support. Not only are there sustainable labels, but there are also green adhesives. The chain of custody is described as critical for the line of Vegan products, including the adhesives that are offered.

In this film, Holly Steedman from IST Intech shows us how to control LED-UV lamps. Controlling the lamps will save energy and extend the lamp's expected life span. Still, combining the above with having lamps controlled to the PDF printed may even open up entirely new opportunities. It's super interesting to learn, and as Steedman explains, the technology is already available in many of the lamps supplied by IST but not utilized in the controller software that can have been developed by other people—smart!

At PRINTING United, we got to catch up with Holly Steedman from IST Intech. IST Intech is owned by IST Metz, known for its UV solutions for many different types of printing presses, and IST Intech is a UK-based company that focuses on integration partners. So IST Intech is more about a special solution that can be used, not only in the printing industry but in any industry, utilizing LED-UV. IST Intech also entirely focuses on digital print solutions. In this interview, we learn how IST Intech and the Business & Technology Development Director get more and more customers in the American market. Holly Steedman is always interesting to listen to, and you will also often see her speaking at various conferences - so stay tuned!