Enfocus est présent dans la maison et a amené ses spécialistes au salon. Laurent nous met à jour, sans effort, tout comme leurs solutions logicielles comme ils le prétendent fièrement. — Enfocus is in the house and they brought their specialists to the show. Laurent brings us up to speed, effortless, like their software solutions as they proudly claim.

Peter Janssen is the CEO of Endless Branding from Beek, The Netherlands - and one of the interesting things Peter Janssen emphasize in his speech from Benelux Online Print Event 18 in Brussels is that we "pretty much produce the same things we have always done, however, the way we do it has changed a lot"... This is interesting since this is what a lot of printers experience and some are successful others are still struggling. Listen and learn!

Automation, automation, automation. The same word, repeated three times, pretty much describes what customers need and what Ultimate TechnoGraphics provide. In this interview, you will hear Andrew Bailes-Collins and Ray Duval talking about why automation is so needed, but also see what the software does and how it scales with your business. At the booth, Ulitmate TechnoGraphics also emphasized the importance of Binding Automation. If you are interested in workflow/automation, you should check out the options Ultimate TechoGraphics provide!

At PRINTING United, we got a chance to meet with Colin Flinn from Horizon USA. We first met Colin Flinn back at the Think Smart Factory event in Kyoto, where he surprised us by being fluent in both Japanese and English. We have also met Flinn at several online events LIVE from Japan, where he and his team has built up a comprehensive online/offline demo facility - but now it's at PRINTING United where Colin Flinn demonstrates Horizon's new Gauze, End Paper, and bar code printing capabilities, enabling customers to use the BQ-series binders for softcover AND book blocks for hardcover books - quite amazing, but see for yourself :-)

We have visited many great printing companies, but Rotolito is in its own league. It's among the biggest commercial printing companies in Europe, based in Milan, Italy, and it's a smart company. In this interview, we focus pretty much on the HP investments - counting a T380, T490, and an Indigo 100K, but besides investing in digital technology for print, Rotolito also invests in robot technology, workflow/automation, and talking to second generation owner Emanuele Bandecchi, you don't feel that we are even near the last investment. Smart company, great products, and a great example of how this industry can continue being interesting for decades to come! Enjoy!

Talking to Emilio Estrellas was a good experience. Projecta is an Italian manufacturer of tile/ceramic printers, and while we in the graphics arts industry just started the digital transformation today the tile market is 98% produced in digital. Interesting to learn, and also show that talking digital and inkjet is more of a replacement market rather than a transformation market. Interesting!

Michael Aumann, Director, Digital Embellishment from KURZ USA, has a vision that can't come as a surprise - "more embellishment, more embellishment, and more embellishment." He is responsible for digital embellishment, though very honest about the need for both digital and analog embellishment options for a long time to come. INKISH got the chance to meet with Michael Aumann, Allan Quimby, and Myron Werner from KURZ USA - and this is the first of the results - stay tuned!

MTEX has a background in the textile industry, which makes perfect sense, as MTEX is situated in Portugal. CEO Elói Ferreira speaks about the advantages of being part of Astronova. Enjoy!

In this 'Over the Skype' session, we talk to VP Marketing & Sales, Ellen Manning, from Eagle Systems. You will get the insides from how Ellen Manning got into the printing industry - and yes, it was on a drupa show. More importantly, we get the chance to talk about why foiling becomes more and more important for printers around the world. As you can see already from the cover photo, Ellen Manning is a 'sparkling' woman - fun and always good to hear engaging stories from engaged people! Enjoy this one!

Elizabeth Gooding is one of the two founding partners of INKJET INSIGHT. Only three years old they have established themselves as the number one go-to resource for inkjet. In this 'Over the Skype' session, Elizabeth Gooding talks about how they are serving their audience and how they get the information that keeps them up-to-date. Great story. As with all our ‘Over the Skype’ interviews, quality is limited to bandwidth, web-cams, and ability to literally LIVE mix the conversations. However, it works, and with Over the Skype, we will bring you more than 20 exciting people, and angles on the industry as it is right now. Enjoy!

Elisha Kasinskas is the Marketing Director of Rochester Software Associated or in short RSA. RSA developed one of the very first web-to-print solutions more than 15 years ago dedicated to in-plants. In the conversation, Elisha Kasinskas explain some of the needs in-plants have and why RSA has focused on this particular segment. However, RSA does also produce software for the broader commercial print market - but listen to the conversation for your self. As with all our 'Over the Skype' interviews, quality is limited to bandwidth, web-cams, and ability to literally LIVE mix the conversations. However, it works, and with Over the Skype, we will bring you more than 20 exciting people, and angles on the industry as it is right now. Enjoy!

Starting in a new position is always exciting, and on INKISH, we share the considerations and ambitions of people getting into new positions. In this interview, Elisha Kasinskas talk to Editor Morten B. Reitoft about the new job as Director of Marketing for BCC software. Only a few days "old" in the position puts a lot of limitations on what you know. However, we find this tense field interesting as this is where knowledge, skills, and ambitions are manifested now, knowing the new company. We love this!

Mark's quest for American exhibitors or stories allowed him to talk to Elie Khoury, who talked about a jam-packed show. Alwan Color Expertise shows a spectrometric color management system that enables a printer to match print output with a reference image/color - interesting!

At the HP PreDrupa event in Indianapolis, HP revealed products to be seen at Drupa. Eli Mahal works with HP's labels/flexible products, so we talked about the Indigo 200K, continued to the 35K, and ended with the Indigo V12. The V12 is, by the way, almost out of beta and broadly available - but listen to Eli Mahal - a great walkthrough :-)

In this Over the Skype episode, CEO Eli Grinberg from Scodix talks about how Scodix got started and the ambitions of replacing analog enhancement technologies. Of course, we also got the chance to talk about how Scodix sees the current market situation and why they are launching six new machines. I have known Eli Grinberg for many years, but this was the first time we finally got time to sit down and talk - GREAT - enjoy!

Eiji Kajita is responsible for Komori's operation in Europe and has been working out of the Utrecht office for about a year. In this conversations you get the chance to know Mr. Kajita a bit better - his background, how it is, for him, living in Europe, and also how he sees the European print market. Interesting insights, which we hope you'll like! Enjoy!

Nico Sleeckx guides us while colleagues explain the new Terra Silver printer for very fast direct sublimation printing. Applications to think of are printed fabrics for home furniture, fashion and all sorts of textile applications & more. LinkedIn Profile:

eProductivity Software/EFI Connect is about meeting people, and for sponsor Duplo USA, it's about meeting customers and prospects. In this film, Vice President Marketing Rick Salinas explains how finishing should be considered earlier in the buying process and how Duplo uses eProductivity Software/EFI to control the equipment as an integrated part of the workflow!

Eef de Ridder is the Vice President of the EMEA Graphics Communications Group and has for years influenced how Ricoh has positioned itself as one of the major players in the industry. In the interview, Eef de Ridder explains that Ricoh in the graphics arts segment is a new player and that it was only in 2012 that Ricoh entered the market - and maybe you remember - the 9xxx and 7xxx series were true game changers with high-quality, lower acquisition and operational cost. The inkjet business came along with the acquisition of IBM's print division and its InnoPrint machines. Of course, we also talk about the current offerings and market positioning of Ricoh - their new Pro Z75 and VC80000 are products Eef de Ridder and Ricoh have expectations for. Under all circumstances, a super interview that I am sure will give you great insights!

Interview in Dutch - subtitles in English. Ricoh is gewaardeerde strategische partner van het VIGC en mag niet ontbreken in onze de Drupa talk series. We ontmoeten niemand minder dan de sympathieke Nederlander Eef de Ridder, die ons – tussen het sluiten van belangrijke deals door – graag te woord staat, jawél in het Nederlands, om hun uitgebreide aanwezigheid op Drupa toe te lichten. HENKAKU blijkt een belangrijk leidend principe te zijn bij Ricoh. Nog nooit van gehoord?… kijken maar! -- EN -- Ricoh is a valued strategic partner of the VIGC and should not be missing in our Drupa talk series. We meet none other than the sympathetic Dutchman Eef de Ridder, who - between closing important deals - is happy to speak to us, yes in Dutch, to explain their extensive presence at Drupa. HENKAKU appears to be an important guiding principle at Ricoh. Never heard of it?… check it out!

In this film, we walk through the BOBST Visionfold machine—an entry-level folding/gluer that enables customers to produce high-quality boxes with fast setup and medium speed. Edward Ziemba explains the features to Editor-in-Chief Morten B. Reitoft as they go through the machine. Enjoy!

Once again, your hard-working INKISH team can visit a company we have known for years. The first time was at PRINTING United in Las Vegas in 2019, where Edwards's brother Elias demonstrated how Entourage uses Chili Publish. The next time was also at PRINTING United, but this time at Spencer Metric's booth. Finally, we met the company in its playground— SUPER GREAT. Entourage Yearbooks has an amazing story; you will hear that from Edward in this film. Still, as a company specialized in Yearbooks, you can imagine that it's first and foremost seasonal work, but also a job where deadlines have to be kept. Relying on printing equipment from Ricoh, HP, and Canon - on the binding site, and why we are visiting Entourage is their partnership with Meccanotecnica. We focus on and show the new (presented at #HID23) Universe Web in the film. Entourage Yearbooks also have several Universe binders for sheet binding, all combined with some Hunkeler equipment. and while we were there, Entourage was also setting up a Müller Martini case-binding machine. GREAT company and great people!

There is no doubt that many industries, including the printing industry, see labor shortage and need to focus on getting young people involved. The eProductivity Software/EFI Connect seems very committed to giving young people an opportunity to talk to PSP, Converters, Media, and anybody at the event. Robert Godwin talks to Jason Foster from Cal Poly/UGS about print, technology, and the future in this film. Great to see the commitment from EFI also in this area!

At the recent Scanpack exhibition in Gothenburg, we met with Managing DIrector Paul Hornby from Foilco. The UK-based foil producer tells us about their new environmental program. "The metalized foil itself is environmentally friendly but the polyester base delivering the foil isn't and since I want to my little contribution to a better environment, we collect the waste and use it for recycling - in our case cement." Paul Hornby also tells about the "Multiplicity" event where designers can learn how to use foils in their designs. Cool to talk to Paul - but listen for yourself :-)