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!

No question that the printing industry continues to be under pressure. Prices are still dropping and the supply/demand is still not in balance, so to print and deliver even low margin jobs simply require automation. At the recent Workflow Summit 2018, we spoke to Head Of Strategic Alliances Stephan Reiter from OneVision about the challenges and the promises. Enjoy!

To step into a printing company where the lobby looks more like a fancy café or restaurant is just raising the expectations, and the audience was for sure given food for the brain during the few hours open-house event. Highcon is the host, and INKISH was commissioned to cover the event, however, the coverage to turn out to interviews, and nice visuals. After a short introduction to the event by Vice President and General Manager Matt Bennets from Highcon Americas, the stage was hand over to Mike Ferrari. Ferrari is a well-established name in the industry as being a great speaker and motivator, and of course, the purpose was to give the audience an insight in why digital finishing is becoming more and more interesting. One of the high lights was that pricing of, i.e. packaging has to be seen from a different perspective than the production cost itself - or what brands pay today. The price has to be way more about what value it brings to a product. Short-run, personalization, and even completely new types of packaging are just a few of the promises. Then it was time for a demo. The work-floor had only two machines - a Landa S10, and a Highcon Beam - but those two machines are the ones that give Virtual Packaging a tremendous success. Highcon presented how fast the setup time was, the production of the DART (creasing), and then, of course, the production of different types of products. But why not just watch, and listen - after all a bit easier!

Highcon is one of the many Israeli companies in the printing industry that keeps re-inventing not only the print industry but the very change in how we see the market. In this film, we talk to Executive Vice President Eitan Varon and Product Manager Limor Elias about the market in general and of course laser-die-cutting and Highcon in particular. Enjoy.

While filming a promotion project for Highcon with Cartonnage du Château in Belfort, France, we got the chance to talk to Managing Director Marc Royer. The company is specialized in folding carton boxes in the higher end. Production consists of a brand new Koenig & Bauer Rapida 106X, Bobst foilers and die-cutters, gluers, and of course the Highcon Euclid II. It was great being in Belfort for two days following production from A-Z - and soon you will also be able to see the entire process in a short documentary we have done for Highcon!

· Quality, Speed and range of substrates has increased dramatically · Reliability and consistency is excellent & running costs have come down · Is now the time to start to migrate from conventional presses? · What are the challenges and hurdles? Where are the biggest opportunities?

See this amazing story about the German printing company Schaetzl Druck & Medien from Donauwörth. The company is today managed by Ulrich Schätzl who is the second generation of the family-owned printing company. Schätzl Druck & Medien used to be a conventional litho printer but decided years ago to become a printing company focusing 100% on digital production. Ulrich Schätzl refers to this as bringing more and a higher value to the customers. WIth investments in HP Indigo's and Scodix Digital Enhancement, binding equipment especially suitable for extremely short runs and of course a comprehensive workflow the strategy works. In this film, Ulrich Schätzl speaks about the value that digital enhancement with the company's Scodix is giving both them as a company but even more important their many clients. Great film. Watch it, Like it, Share it :-)

About 1,5 hours east of Minneapolis, you'll find the city of Eau Claire. In Eau Claire, you'll find a printing company named Documation. In that printing company, you'll find VP Operations Jeremy Stanek - with whom we met on a cold day to talk about how they utilize their Horizon binding equipment. Documation is a company that grew out of another business and today focuses primarily on the production of softcover books - digitally produced. With a high level of automation, many printers would be astonished how digital print and binding can produce books-of-one profitable. The content of the books is printed on two HP T-series printers. Folded and stacked into perfect book blocks on Documation's Hunkeler equipment. Documation offers both saddle stitching and perfect binding on Horizon equipment, and to be honest - small, lean, and nice books are what you see. Pure inspiration! LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-stanek-603857b/

Toshi has been stationed in various parts of the world for years and enjoys learning about different cultures. When asked which country he likes the most, he, after consideration, replies, "Italy." Food and wine rank high for most people liking Italy. Toshi has been the General Manager in North America for 4,5 years, and now he will revert to Japan for a job in Global Marketing - as we discussed at the end of the interview - a lot of work with all the products Fujifilm today delivers. Enjoy!

Sandy Alexander has its roots in the printing industry but is a communications service provider today. In this interview, Henry Wagner and Aaron Gerlich talk about the importance of the eProductivity software. Interesting views also on change, we are sure you will like it.

Gelato CEO, Henrik Müller-Hansen, introduces Gelato at Drupa, highlighting its role in the e-commerce industry through its Gelato Create and Gelato Connect platforms. Founded 15 years ago in Norway, Gelato now operates from 18 offices worldwide, supporting 150 production hubs. Gelato, a software company, focuses on local production and distribution globally, catering to the creator economy and e-commerce growth. Müller-Hansen emphasizes the shift from traditional printing to production on demand, enhancing efficiency and meeting global creators' and consumers' needs. Gelato Connect's software streamlines production processes, driving innovation and profitability. At Drupa, Gelato showcases its advancements, including a collaboration with Landa, marking an exciting future for production on demand.  

Henrik Müller Hansen, CEO of Gelato Connect, shares a compelling vision for the printing industry's future. With a focus on leveraging technology, streamlining logistics, and embracing local, on-demand production, Henrik discusses how the industry can evolve to meet modern consumer demands while addressing challenges like overcapacity. Drawing from his extensive experience, Henrik delves into the importance of collaboration, the transformative power of software, and the need to rethink traditional approaches to production and distribution. He also highlights the opportunities presented by changing global dynamics, from sustainability to shifting geopolitical landscapes, and how these factors create exciting growth potential for the industry. This conversation is a deep dive into innovation, strategy, and the potential for print to redefine itself in a rapidly changing world. Let’s dive into this thought-provoking discussion with Henrik Müller Hansen.

Henrik Klem Lassen is the Business Development Manager of INKISH and has a very comprehensive background from Deloitte, Copenhagen Business School, running his own successful company, and now working on developing INKISH. In this presentation, he gives some very good advice on why discounts should be considered carefully every time given.

That photo is taken from one of the last trips before the Corona started. We didn't really know what was going to hit us. When I look at that photo, it shows the international mindset. It shows the lack of worries that we had at the time. It's a mindset taking in what is interesting and good around us in the world. And people meet up internationally. We do come with our own culture. But we are still open to learn from others. The dog is clearly looking at a bright horizon. To have a dog is something that my wife and kids always wanted. And it has made us appreciate more of the things that we have in the area of our house. I've never taken so many walks. Even at six o'clock in the morning, because you can see the sun is rising. When you walk along the beach, walk in your own thoughts and think. And maybe we do too little of that. We are so busy answering the next e-mail that we stop thinking about what is actually not just the values, but also one of the opportunities. I do that as an offset for, for instance, our business development. We were hit really hard by this Covid-19 and we had to stop our usual business traveling around making films. And all of a sudden we had to rethink: what are we doing? Communication companies have to rethink their communication. How do we capture the value for our customers and for our business? In the beginning, we all thought that this was just going to go away in a matter of months. Now we're in the new reality. And I think that we've all learned a lot from that. And I think that our business models have developed as well. Some of the virtual meetings is here to stay. And I see INKISH as a new way of communicating. I think that it's very common for a lot of trade medias to communicate with the industry in a way where they preserve the already known ways of doing it.

Reliance on human decision-making for planning and imposition is becoming complex and unsustainable. Tilia Labs is leveraging AI technology to drive a revolution in preproduction, helping printers estimate faster, plan smarter, and manufacture profitably.

Helmut Kraus from BHS explains in this interview how it is to see the Box Plant 2025 vision unfolding in front of employees, customers, and - competitors. The plan is exciting and ambitious, digitizing the entire flow from raw material to shelf products in the supermarket.

Peter Sommer is former CEO of Elanders, and now Advisor for the Senior Management. Elanders is one of the significant global printing groups. When Heidelberg announced their new strategy a few weeks ago, one of the few public critical voices belonged to Peter Sommer. In this interview Editor, Morten Reitoft speaks with Peter Sommer about his criticism and whether his concerns are only related to Elanders or if this is more generic concerns. The interview was recorded over the Internet due to the coronavirus. The interview was done on April 3rd. Peter Sommer got the interview for review before publishing but has not requested any changes to the conversation, and this interview is therefore mostly unedited, except colours, sound, and text overlays. Enjoy the interview.

Heidelberg, Ricoh et Duplo France se sont associés et sont présents sur un joli stand au salon C!Print. C'est une première pour Heidelberg ici à Lyon et c'est donc une bonne idée de parler de certains des nouveaux produits et services qu'ils proposent au marché français. Nous rencontrons Pierre Duneufgermain et apprenons qu'Heidelberg mise entièrement sur la technologie cloud et est prête à rationaliser les flux de production à partir d'un environnement Prinect et ouverte aux connexions depuis n'importe quel système moderne que le client pourrait utiliser, via une API ou d'autres connexions. ____ Heidelberg, Ricoh, and Duplo France teamed up and are present at a nice booth at the C!Print show. It’s a first for Heidelberg here in Lyon, so it is a good idea to talk about some of the new products & services they offer to the French market. We meet with Pierre Duneufgermain and learn that Heidelberg is all-in on the cloud technology, ready to streamline production flows from within a Prinect environment, and open to connections from whatever modern system the client might be using through API or other connections.

A racing car driver is spotted in the halls of Labelexpo Europe 2023, promoting pre-press expert Heaford’s Top Mounter competition.

Konica Minolta is a well-known supplier of toner-based digital printers, and in DRUPA 2012 the announced the B2 format KM1. At that time it was a pre-announcement, and the interest was pretty good. At DRUPA 2016 the KM1 was not just an idea, but a fully operational printer and many KM1's are now at work globally. At the recent Inkjet Update 2019 event in Denmark, we got the chance to talk to Mark Hinder, who is the Head of Market Development. The result is this great interview and if you see Mark Hinder sweating it may be because we ask him whether KM1 is a safe bet investing in or how they see the future of Inkjet - or maybe just because it was a really warm and beautiful day in Denmark. Regardless - Mark Hinder as always gives an open and honest inside to the story about Konica Minolta KM1 and Inkjet in general.

In this 'Learn With Us' session Harm Jan Hulleman & Scott Peterson from TECNAU gives us a presentation of some of the solutions some of their customers have chosen.