German edition click here. A small, family-owned printing company in Germany focuses entirely on pharmaceutical and cosmetics printing, with a strong ambition to be the fastest producer of pharmaceutical leaflets and instructions for use. The business originated from a concession to print a weekly newspaper, which served as the foundation for the Bernecker family’s printing activities. For decades, print news remained dominant, but over the past 20 years, the industry has changed significantly. Despite the company’s heritage and long-term direction, recent global instability has shown that outside forces can quickly disrupt small businesses. The pharmaceutical focus began roughly ten years ago, though they had handled related work earlier. Over time, customer needs and available production technologies pushed them further into the pharma niche. Finding skilled labor in Western Europe is difficult due to demographic change and fewer young people pursuing manufacturing roles. The company attracts younger workers with its flat structure, but must invest in training. Pharmaceutical print remains highly specialized even though it still involves printing, cutting, and folding. The substrates used are extremely light—40 to 60 gsm—and require technical adjustments, new processes, and training to manage. Their promise of fast delivery — often within 24 hours and typically within 10–15 working days — sets them apart. Their small size and short-run focus make this speed possible. To support this model, they are transitioning from offset to inkjet, eliminating plates, chemicals, and various mechanical components. This shift improves turnaround time, maintenance needs, and sustainability. The company’s folding work is highly complex—often involving more than ten folds—and few machine builders can support these requirements. H+H became a partner because both companies shared the same development goals. Their configuration includes rotary cutting followed by complex folding. The M9 folder automates pocket adjustment, appealing to younger employees who expect touchscreen functionality. Operators still fine-tune settings, but setup time is drastically reduced. The company sees itself as a development partner, helping refine both folding and thin-paper inkjet solutions. Implementations required collaboration, careful communication, and rapid response to issues from the technology supplier. The production setup delivers major benefits: faster operation, fewer processing steps, fewer operators, reduced error potential, and greater value creation in a single line. The move to inkjet also eliminates heat as a production factor, which they note as significant.

Ein kleines, familiengeführtes Druckunternehmen in Deutschland konzentriert sich vollständig auf den Pharma- und Kosmetikdruck und verfolgt das klare Ziel, der schnellste Produzent von Beipackzetteln und Gebrauchsanweisungen zu sein. Das Unternehmen entstand aus einer Konzession zum Druck einer lokalen Wochenzeitung, die den Grundstein für die Druckaktivitäten der Familie Bernecker legte. Über Jahrzehnte hinweg blieb der Zeitungsdruck führend, doch in den vergangenen zwanzig Jahren hat sich die Branche stark verändert. Trotz des Erbes und der langfristigen Ausrichtung hat die jüngste globale Instabilität gezeigt, dass äußere Einflüsse kleine Unternehmen schnell beeinträchtigen können. Die Spezialisierung auf Pharmazie begann vor etwa zehn Jahren, obwohl entsprechende Arbeiten bereits zuvor durchgeführt wurden. Mit der Zeit führten Kundenanforderungen und die verfügbaren Produktionstechnologien zu einer stärkeren Ausrichtung auf dieses Marktsegment. Es ist schwierig, in Westeuropa qualifizierte Arbeitskräfte zu finden – bedingt durch demografische Entwicklungen und die abnehmende Zahl junger Menschen, die eine Tätigkeit im produzierenden Gewerbe wählen. Das Unternehmen zieht junge Mitarbeiter durch flache Hierarchien an, muss jedoch in deren Ausbildung investieren. Pharma-Druck bleibt trotz seiner Ähnlichkeit mit herkömmlichem Drucken, Schneiden und Falzen hochspezialisiert. Verarbeitet werden extrem leichte Grammaturen – 40 bis 60 g/m² –, die eine technische Anpassung, neue Prozesse und Schulungen erfordern. Das Versprechen schneller Lieferungen, häufig innerhalb von 24 Stunden und typischerweise innerhalb von 10–15 Arbeitstagen, hebt das Unternehmen deutlich hervor. Seine geringe Größe und der Fokus auf Kleinauflagen ermöglichen diese Geschwindigkeit. Zur Unterstützung dieses Modells stellt das Unternehmen von Offset- auf Inkjetdruck um und eliminiert damit Druckplatten, Chemikalien sowie verschiedene mechanische Prozessschritte. Diese Umstellung verbessert die Durchlaufzeiten, den Wartungsaufwand und die Nachhaltigkeit. Die Falzarbeiten sind hochkomplex – oft mit mehr als zehn Falzungen – und nur wenige Maschinenhersteller können diese Anforderungen erfüllen. H+H wurde Partner, weil beide Unternehmen die gleichen Entwicklungsziele verfolgen. Die Konfiguration umfasst einen rotativen Querschneider, gefolgt von einer komplexen Falzmaschine. Die M9-Falzmaschine automatisiert die Einstellung der Taschen, was insbesondere für jüngere Mitarbeitende attraktiv ist, die eine Touchscreen-Bedienung erwarten. Die Bediener müssen weiterhin Feinjustierungen vornehmen, doch die Rüstzeiten werden erheblich verkürzt. Das Unternehmen versteht sich als Entwicklungspartner und trägt zur Optimierung sowohl der Falz- als auch der Dünndruck-Inkjet-Lösungen bei. Die Implementierung erforderte enge Zusammenarbeit, präzise Kommunikation und schnelle Reaktionszeiten seitens des Technologieanbieters. Der Produktionsaufbau bietet erhebliche Vorteile: höhere Geschwindigkeit, weniger Prozessschritte, weniger Bedienpersonal, geringeres Fehlerrisiko und höhere Wertschöpfung in einer einzigen Linie. Der Umstieg auf Inkjet eliminiert zudem Hitze als Produktionsfaktor, was als bedeutend hervorzuheben ist.

Eurotecma Maquinaria is the Happy Japan distributor in the Iberian region. We spoke with Félix Cutillas, a businessman who has been in the embroidery business for 20 years. During the exhibition, he presented ultra-fast equipment that offers a speed of 1,500 stitches per minute. We like embroidery. Eurotecma Maquinaria es distribuidor de Happy Japan en la región Ibérica, platicamos con Félix Cutillas, un empresario que lleva 20 años en el negocio del bordado, durante la exposisión presentó un equipo ultra veloz que ofrece una velocidad de mil 500 puntadas por minuto. Nos gusta el bordado.

Canon has supported both Print Sample TV and INKISH for years - and it's with great pleasure presenting great print samples from Canon. In these examples, you clearly see the creativity from Canon, but as Host Pat McGrew also explains, utilize various technologies to show users and potential customers the opportunities print can deliver in your communication! Augmented Reality for one!

Everybody who has watched Print Sample TV for the past years knows how important design, papers, print, and the message is. However, suppose you want to be so unique and to make it impossible to counterfeit your print. In that case, it could be pharmaceutical products or anything else where you want to be sure that the packaging is the real thing - then DNS - Diversified Nano Ink - is the answer to your prayers.

Alina Miccolis discusses Fedrigoni’s new Manter neck label range, recycled papers, and RE-Play range, which enables siliconized liners to be recovered and recycled.

Seeding your own market for future clients, is unlikely a great investment. The Federation of Printers in Norway have started a huge give away to more than 100.000 children in Norwegian kindergartens. Please enjoy!

Linemark serves three different business segments - direct mail, print-on-demand, and general commercial business. Entering the production, you very soon realize how organized and busy people are, and you understand right away how the company sees the future. Books-of-One is for sure an exciting opportunity, and as David Ashton explains in the film, POD is the fastest-growing segment and also the most profitable. Investing in digital printing equipment combined with the Müller Martini solution - and skilled people - Linemark does make a difference! LinkedIn Profiles: Steve Bearden David Ashton

In this film, we wrap up our experience from PRINTING United together with Ford Bowers, the CEO of PRINTING United Alliance. Still, we also get a chance to see some of the products and print samples HP has spent the past three days showcasing. We find PRINTING United an overwhelming success - congratulations to the hard-working team. It's not an easy job to set up a show like this!

The potential with Inkjet is amazing, and recently Seiko Instruments in Germany employed Fabio Tallarico, who has an engineering background in textile. With his background, he is supporting the growing interest in the textile industry in inkjet. Interesting!

INKISH hosted for the first time ever our NON-EVENT. The Non-event is celebrating the people that have been in front of the camera, or been supporting INKISH during the past years. This is a new recurring event, and the idea is to give space for the people we have featured to connect in a new way. We invited 150 people, and 32 decided to join us. Our guests came from Japan, Canada, USA, UK, Belgium, Sweden, and Denmark - and we are confident that next year, even more, will come. We asked most of our participants to talk LIVE during the dinner - and here is Fabian Prudhomme from Belgium. Fabian Prudhomme is the Global VP Sales & Alliances at CHILI publish. With a broad background within the printing industry and maybe even more on the side that deals with software, Fabian Prudhomme is a well-known and recognized person. We had the pleasure working with Fabian Prudhomme both when he worked at Enfocus, and even more since he joined the CHILI publish team. Enjoy!

DJ Buell has attended eProductivity Software/EFI Connect for seven years. In this film, he, among other exciting things, shares how satisfying it is to see ideas being discussed at CONNECT being implemented. DJ Buell works as IT Director at Primary Packaging, specializing in "heavy-duty" plastic bags.

Join Matt Burton where he’ll talking how automation is dominating the print finishing market and how it’s adoption is an important part of business growth. He’ll cover several aspects of automation from how advances in digital embellishment are enhancing the web to print market to how developments in non stop production are enabling converting lines to run faster whilst also generating less waste.

The BOBST Open House in Alpharetta is, of course, about presenting technology to potential customers. It's about selling. But for the attendees, it's also about asking questions that can avoid future investment mistakes, and during Dean Haertel from BOBST's presentation, I overheard a very interesting question. The question was how BOBST avoids stitching issues. Stitching can be seen when multiple printheads are clustered in a print bar and can either leave a tiny white line or a line of double print. The question came from Jodi Westphal from Western Shield Label & Packaging. Stitching is handled by BOBST in a smart and simple way, but this we will explain in INKISH.NEWS.

We were in Philadelphia filming a super interesting printing company. Of course, we took the opportunity to meet our friends from PRINTING United at a headquarters that, by all means, showed that you'll soon find them at a new address. Mark Subers is the President of PRINTING United Expo, and we got the chance to talk to him about expectations for PRINTING United 2024 at a time when both drupa and also Label Expo are taking place - Label Expo even on the same dates as PRINTING United. As always super nice talking to Mark Subers!

The Peak Performance Print Experience event in Brussels was about machines, people, and of course, business. Bernd Rekirsch is a huge dealer representing multiple brands - and in Brussels, he and his company celebrated their new distribution of Fujifilm products in Germany. LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernd-rekirsch-5095843/

For many, eProductivity Software/EFI Connect is a recurring annual event, and for some, it's a first-time experience. First-time visitor Korby Gutherie, Executive VP, shortly explains why he believes eProductivity Software/EFI Connect is great.

The Federation of Swedish Printers - Grafiska Företagen, has updated a report that in our opinion, is a valuable tool to understand the printing industry. Based on surveys among 2.000 companies over seven years, and comprehensive analysis work from Bisnode turned out a figure where you could easily see who in the printing industry makes money. Now, this report has been updated, and there are differences from the first one. Where Large Format was one of the most profitable segments, and even though Large Format is still a precious segment, the trends are unfortunately developing in the wrong direction. Enjoy the conversation editor Morten Reitoft has with CEO Ravindra Parasnis.

Xavier Perez est le responsable marketing d'EXAPRINT, acteur du web to print bien connu en France et en Espagne. En tant que membre du groupe Cimpress, ils changent la façon dont les imprimés sont achetés, fabriqués et livrés au client, dans de nombreux cas en quantités d'un (1) seulement. — Xavier Perez is the marketing manager of EXAPRINT, a well-known web to print player in France and Spain. As part of the Cimpress Group, they are changing the way print is purchased, manufactured and delivered to the customer, in many cases in quantities of only one (1).

When the people running the exam boards in Slovenia wanted to add security and speed production for personalized exam books, they turned to Kyocera for help. The Kyocera Task AlfaPro was a great machine, but they needed more than just print. They needed a secure workflow. Working with Solimar Systems they built a compliant workflow that keeps the process tight!

Welcome back to Print Sample TV! In this episode, Pat McGrew dives into the world of event promotion through print. If you've been following along, you know that we showcase print samples from all over the globe. Today, we're focusing on how events in 2023 used print to promote themselves—both before and during the event. With in-person events making a big comeback, seeing how organizers present the information is crucial. Print is an indispensable tool for event success, from show guides to brochures. We'll explore examples from Graphics Canada 2023, where print made navigating and networking easier, and Print For All in Italy, where creative print materials are used to build excitement for their 2025 show. You'll see how these events used print to communicate effectively, promote sustainability, and enhance the attendee experience. From show guides to stickers and save-the-date cards, there's no substitute for the power of print. Don't miss this episode if you're in event planning or just love seeing innovative print samples in action. Make sure to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes of Print Sample TV!

INKISH was invited to visit Koenig & Bauer and HP in Würzburg a few months back to see the co-development of the PageWide T700i - a new digital press made for the packaging (lamination) market. Amazing to see how big these printers have become and how productive they are. The collaboration between Koenig & Bauer and HP is very good. In this film, we talk to Evan Lucanish, Trevor Schroeder, and Jason Hower - all deeply involved in the development of the T700. Enjoy!

Belle rencontre avec Philippe Bouvier, le patron d'Euromedia, partenaire estimé d'HP et l'un de leurs plus gros distributeurs en France. Rencontrez un Philippe Bouvier très dynamique, qui partage ses réflexions sur la manière de servir le client. —— Nice meeting with Philippe Bouvier, the boss of Euromedia, an esteemed partner of HP and one of their largest distributors in France. Meet a very dynamic Philippe Bouvier, who shares his thoughts on how to serve the customer.

Brazilian press manufacturer Etirama has launched its new SPS3 flexo press at Labelexpo Europe 2023. With a 350mm web width, the machine runs at up to 150m/min LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronnie-schroter-ab1b7a89/