Well, first of all, I like the pink shirt that I'm wearing. But the Indigo... It's I'm actually an investor with my brother. Partner with my brother in a label company called Stick2. And we're just really proud of the equipment. The Crown Pub started last year when the pandemic started. I think it was around March or April. And I was invited on. And then I've been on every week since. Which, by the way, had there been no Covid, I wouldn't have thirty five friends around the world. That was from the last PaperSpecs Unboxing event. Went on to the event, had a great time. Sabine does a wonderful job with it. And I had requested from one of the Sappi reps some Sappi paper. I was just at the office. I was walking through the back. And just looking for one of those candid shots of... And stick my face in front of a machine. In front of a camera. I got my first shot three weeks ago. And I got to tell you, I didn't realize how crazy Covid was making me in my head. But when I got that shot, I almost could have cried. I felt like it was Warren 2.0. And I was given a second chance on life. So we were fishing carp. That's the setup. Where you basically just plant your polls. And you have line readers. And you sit there. And I was basically working remotely. I have ADHD, so I bounce around a lot. Then it became ADHDTV. Because I sit with the remote control and keep changing channels. My kids gave me a remote control without batteries. So I could sit in the room. But I am bouncing. When I get into a boat or I'm standing in the water with a fly rod, I could not be more peaceful. My brain is getting creative. I'm thinking. I have nothing with me. That is the best. I'm not worried. Print has always been evolving and changing. The only thing I would like is... I would like for... And please everyone listen. I would like for all the negative people in our industry to get the hell out. Before they take us down for no reason. It's about bringing the positivity back to the industry. Because we need to be upbeat and we need to attract young talent. All you old people out.

At the Seiko Instruments Open Week 2022, Stephanie Rohn and Jens Heermann from Seiko guide editor Morten B. Reitoft on the different technologies, partners, and products. It was a fascinating tour. Enjoy!

Kevin Neureuter is the Director of Sales with manroland sheetfed USA and explains here why the Roland 700 Evolution series is a good fit for customers. He explains that the color pilot, the level of automation, and the undeniable growth in packaging are a good fit for manroland. As we are visiting Keystone Paper & Box, who recently invested in two machines - Kevin Neureuter is very convincing talking to. Enjoy!

And the Walkthrough continues - so enjoy :-) LinkedIn Profile: Eric Frank https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-frank-838a6b10/

In this walkthrough, Eric Frank shows you a straight 7-color B1 offset press with a coater setup for an extended color gamut - and the new speed record holder with 22,000 sheets an hour. Listen and learn as Eric Frank takes you through the machine!

When BOBST entered the digital label printing market, it was in a startup partner MOUVENT, which was later fully acquired by BOBST and now sold as a BOBST product. In this film, Jonathan Grebenyuk gives you a great walkthrough of the LB702 - enjoy!

The BOBST DM340 Hybrid label press is, by all means, a great machine, and in this film, you'll see Fabrizio Gaudenzi operating and explaining the machine. Enjoy the walkthrough!

Mark Andy presents three machines at LabelExpo Europe 2023, and who better to present the machines than Phil Baldwin, European Sales Manager for Mark Andy. You will learn about the technology as we walk through the booth, so stay tuned!

It's not every time you get a walkthrough by a board member and VP from KURZ - but ladies and gentlemen - here it is :-) Markus Hoffmann knows his business and gives you a tour through all the business areas KURZ covers - super interesting. Enjoy!  

In this walkthrough, Richard Neeft from Komori gives Editor Morten B. Reitoft updates about the new G37 - including some basic learning (always good to be updated) and information about how it is to operate Komori. Enjoy!

In this almost 30-minute long walkthrough of the new AGFA SpeedSet 1060, you will learn a lot. According to specialists like Sean Smyth and Jeff Wettersten, it is super interesting technology and a machine that will be a game-changer in the digital packaging industry! Enjoy the walkthrough with Matt Brooks from AGFA and Editor Morten B. Reitoft.

This walkthrough gives an early view of the new Xeikon Idera, a digital corrugated cardboard printing machine. Daniel Velema is the VP of Corrugated & Solution Services at Xeikon. He is responsible for developing the Idera, so who better to ask about the ideas developed into what is among the first presentations to the public. Enjoy the walkthrough :-)

Converting, inserting, trans promo, mailings & more are returning to professional players who invest in the latest technologies rather than end users supporting themselves. Higher output and more efficient machines with higher reliability result in higher quantities on the belt. So running speeds of up to 20k /h matter, and a precise and reliable output at the end of the lines is critical. Good talk with Thorsten Jost, the Director of Sales Mail Solutions, Winkler + Dünnebier (W+D).

Steffen Franzisi is the CEO of Kohlhammer Druck in Germany, and this is his first visit to Innovationdays. He is very impressed with the event, mainly how automated the post-press/binding is becoming.

VR Print operates its business from Durban, South Africa, and visiting the company was an inspiring experience. Today the company, managed and owned by CEO Hilton Janse van Rensburg, is an all-digital printing company. However, in February, VR Print will receive its first Nilpeter FA-Line machine. Normally INKISH visits printing companies with new equipment already installed. In this video, we talk to Hilton about the market, the expectations, and what made the company choose to add Flexo capabilities to its production. Enjoy!

Route 1 print is an amazing printing company based in the UK. In this film, Sarah Kilcoyne-Guilliam explains what they do and, in particular to how they work and use Coreprint from Vpress. The film was shown during our Learn With Us – inkjet event.

At EFI Connect 2022, we did two films with Vice President of Marketing Rick Salinas from Duplo USA. Both are to be found on INKISH, of course. This film demonstrates two cutting solutions that Duplo USA presented - exciting, and as always, great to learn!

Editor Morten B. Reitoft has enjoyed talking to Volker Selg many times. This time, we discuss what Dr. Hoenle offers in hot air, IR, conventional UV, and LED UV. As always, it's super interesting!

Interview with Hönle about the necessity of having quality lamps but also reliable quality measurements when using UV curing and drying, particularly when you want to secure the quality output of digital and conventional printed products. Good overview and introduction to this german based company that has been in the business for many decades.

Sometimes the sheer size of an organization makes you breathless, and SunChemical, as one of the largest ink- and varnish suppliers in the world, is just interesting to learn about. Here at IST UV-Days 2025, we got a chance to talk to Product Manager, Volker Linzer, who happily shared his views - dig in.

Though Hunkeler Innovationdays only starts tomorrow, Monday, February 24th, INKISH has already intensively covered it. Over the weekend, we had the opportunity to film some of the major OEMs to give you more information and a bit of behind-the-scenes footage from some of the exhibitors. Here, we have Volker Leonhardt from Müller Martini. There is an impressive booth with three application lines. The first we discuss is a roll-fed saddle stitch line that combines Hunkeler, Stahl, and Müller Martini to make saddle-stitched products at high speed, with variable page count and finished format. The second and third lines end with a sorting line, so the books made on the Heidelberg Jetfire 50 don't end up in the same pile as those made on the HP Advantage 2200. From both printing devices, the paper is processed with the Hunkeler Plowfolder solution that folds and stacks the paper into book blocks that are then transported into Müller Martini perfect binders. Both lines combine their output to the trimmer - and voila - a line for web-fed and sheet-fed solutions is presented. Quite nice :-)

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/volker-leonhardt-5b887419/

In days were data are essential, SpencerMetrics is the company that delivers beyond - and in this interview with Pat McGrew, you get further inside in what their solution can do. Enjoy!