Wide-Format & Signage

27/12/2022

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24/12/2022

W+D’s Brook Spaulding talks about how the ability to custom convert envelopes on the fly is a game changer for direct mailers. https://bit.ly/3FTSv7X

Product Strategy: W+D’s Brook Spaulding on Dynamic Envelope Conversion

23/12/2022

Graphic Whizard’s Max Allen talks about Graphic Whizard’s new highly automated digital die-cutting solution designed for longer digital runs. https://bit.ly/3vivMgA

Product Strategy: Graphic Whizard’s Max Allen on Digital Die-Cutting

23/12/2022

Ultimate TechnoGraphics’ Eve Petroni talks about the increased need for print production workflow automation and how Ultimate’s imposition and bindery software provides end-to-end automation. https://bit.ly/3YO4bl2

Product Strategy: Ultimate’s Eve Petroni on End-to-End Workflow Automation

23/12/2022

Ricoh’s Mike Herold talks about how Ricoh is addressing the need for improved image quality, faster speeds, media flexibility, and automation by improving the capabilities of its continuous-feed product offerings. https://bit.ly/3HYq8rC

Product Strategy: Ricoh’s Mike Herold on Production Inkjet Quality, Speed, Flexibility, and Automation

22/12/2022

GEW’s Gary Doman discusses trends in sheetfed offset and how UV curing can address these trends. https://bit.ly/3YMBNjd

Product Strategy: GEW’s Gary Doman on UV Ink Curing for Sheetfed Offset

22/12/2022

Chris Hogge talks about inline coating and finishing trends in continuous feed inkjet and how Harris & Bruno is developing inline coating solutions that integrate directly inline with the production inkjet device to reduce touchpoints. https://bit.ly/3PJj7Nr

Product Strategy: Chris Hogge on Harris & Bruno's Coating Solutions for Continuous Feed Inkjet

22/12/2022

Marc Levine of GMG talks about how the automation and remote workflow features in GMG’s software solutions can help companies overcome the workforce challenges the industry is experiencing. https://bit.ly/3jcgB5V

Product Strategy: GMG’s Marc Levine on Remote Workflow Tools

22/12/2022

Troy Shatus of Capital Mailing Equipment talks about the increased demand to be able to print on as many different kinds of papers as possible, and the integration of new printing equipment with mailing and binding equipment. https://bit.ly/3HW4zbb

Product Strategy: Printing and Mailing Integration with Capital Mailing Equipment

21/12/2022

Mark Jameson of FASTSIGNS, talks about how print businesses want to expand into signage, and how their Co-Brand and Conversion programs can help optimize the move into signage and grow that part of the business. https://bit.ly/3G7GSvo

Product Strategy: FASTSIGNS’ Mark Jameson on the Co-Brand and Conversion Programs

21/12/2022

Fujifilm’s Chris Cohara talks about how employee turnover has been a big challenge for firms producing display graphics and how the automation features on Fujifilm’s wide-format equipment have helped mitigate this challenge. https://bit.ly/3jkdnxk

Product Strategy: Fujifilm’s Chris Cohara on Employee Turnover in the Wide-Format Industry

21/12/2022

Ricoh’s Arron Robinson talks about how Ricoh’s integrated and "holistic" approach to print software allows different components to communicate with each other regardless of whether they are cloud-based or on-premises. https://bit.ly/3jo3uP5

Product Strategy: Ricoh’s Arron Robinson on Software Integration

21/12/2022

Scodix’s Eli Grinberg talks about how digital embellishments are a perfect fit for packaging—and can help commercial printers enter the packaging market. https://bit.ly/3WyeXdb

Product Strategy: Scodix’s Eli Grinberg on Helping Commercial Printers Into Packaging

20/12/2022

Benoit Chatelard of Xeikon talks about top trends impacting labels and packaging, including the increased desire to print on non-paper substrates, the desire to reduce inventory, and a move toward more sustainable processes. https://bit.ly/3hLFMvL

Product Strategy: Xeikon’s Benoit Chatelard on the Continuing Digitization of Labels and Packaging

20/12/2022

Deirdre Ryder of VITS International talks about increased customer needs for improved digital inks, wider format substrates, higher speeds, and a wider variety of substrates, such as papers, foils, and films. https://bit.ly/3WOLnk7

Product Strategy: VITS International’s Deirdre Ryder on Substrate Diversity

20/12/2022

Standard Finishing’s Paul Steinke talks about how the top challenges for Standard’s customers are people and paper. https://bit.ly/3WeRUof

Product Strategy: Standard Finishing’s Paul Steinke on Increased Automation and Decreased Touchpoints

20/12/2022

PageDNA’s Steve Enstad talks about PageDNA’s print software solutions and implementation process, and how they address the challenges that printers and print customers have when using print software. https://bit.ly/3YFxciI

Product Strategy: PageDNA’s Steve Enstad on Printing Software Trends

15/12/2022

We’re hearing more and more about demand for customized wallpaper—or at least there are more providers offering this solution, ranging from family-owned Raspberry Creek Fabrics to Shutterfly-owned Spoonflower.

In this article, compliments of textiles expert and WhatTheyThink contributor Debbie McKeegan, Phil McMullin of Epson talks more about the trend. https://bit.ly/3FzArzy

Why the Time Is Right to Set Your Designs on Wallpaper

15/12/2022

Sales leaders must offer tools that create sales efficiency and eliminate the practice of experimenting on valuable clients and prospects. One way to do this is by developing a sales playbook. https://bit.ly/3BD66z9

Improving Results with a Well-Constructed Sales Guide

15/12/2022

Taktiful’s Kevin Abergel talks to four print service providers about how they market their digital embellishment services and what levels of customer awareness they’re finding. https://bit.ly/3uRNCHd

You Have Digital Embellishment—Now, How Do You Market It?

15/12/2022

How Coloreel's on-demand embroidery changes the market and delivers a more sustainable solution. https://bit.ly/3hzZDhn

Printful Adds Coloreel On-Demand Embroidery for Increased Design Flexibility

15/12/2022

In the 12 months following the purchase of the HP Indigo platform, Venn Holdings went from 0 to 45 million digital impressions. https://bit.ly/3HJF6lr

Venn Holdings/John Dollin Printing Ramps Up Its Digital Platform with HP Indigo

14/12/2022

More software systems create more complexity, which creates more overhead in your business. Choose wisely based on the realistic and mandatory feature sets required to run your business.

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14/12/2022

A recap of the year in labels and packaging, with a look at notable product releases, and the continued growth of digital labels and packaging. https://bit.ly/3FrfwyQ

Time to Thrive: Digital Labels and Packaging Will Continue to Grow

14/12/2022

Gee Ranasinha, CEO of Kexino, returns to Printer to Printer to talk with Warren about risk. http://bit.ly/3uN7nzN

Warren Werbitt Goes Printer to Printer with Kexino

13/12/2022

Offset lithography was the predominant printing process of the 20th century, and it has given up only limited ground to alternative printing methods in the 21st.

Patrick Henry reports on how manufacturers of offset press equipment still see it as an essential product to deliver and a vibrant business to be in. https://bit.ly/3BA8erd

Offset Litho Is Far from Dead: Realism Goes Hand-in-Hand with Optimism as Sheetfed Offset OEMs Survey the State of their Marketplace

13/12/2022

EFI’s Ken Hanulec identifies the top trends affecting sign and display businesses, namely the need for hyperefficiency and lowering costs, as well as enabling new applications using new technologies like clear ink, white ink, and other things they haven’t been able to do before. https://bit.ly/3YksoPD

EFI Addresses Changes and Challenges in the Sign and Display Market

13/12/2022

Did your business change over the last couple of years? What have you done to cope? http://bit.ly/3uNHvUs

13/12/2022

While they initially offered a few all digital devices, Bobst has now started to integrate their inkjet print technology into their analog product line. https://bit.ly/3Yc1cCG

Bobst Is Bringing Inkjet Into Their Analog Mix

12/12/2022

A look back at the state of wide-format and signage in 2022—and a look ahead to 2023.

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The Graying of Wide Format: Where We Stand in 2022/2023

12/12/2022

Lois Ritarossi and Joanne Gore talk about the changing nature of print, and the increased need for printed materials to be repurposed into different channels and media. https://bit.ly/3YgXo2Z

Lois Ritarossi and Joanne Gore on the Changing Role of Print

12/12/2022

With the rise of the digital generation and social media, BookBaby has created the perfect role in the publishing and promoting of independent content creators. https://bit.ly/3YebMcu

BookBaby Is the Democratization of Publishing

08/12/2022

Founded in 1878, the Anstadt Company is a fifth-generation family-owned commercial print business that has expanded and diversified. It has been shedding its offset equipment in favor of HP Indigo Digital Presses. http://bit.ly/3PcQWpz

The 144-Year-Old Anstadt Company Expands Its Digital Fleet with HP Indigo

08/12/2022

Give your people the tools to become self-aware. Teach them to move beyond their self-defeating behaviors. The closer they get to their full potential, the closer your business will get to its potential. https://bit.ly/3uwYrhK

Help Your People Become the Difference You Seek

08/12/2022

As we return to in-person trade shows, suppliers to the textiles and apparel industry are proud to show off the latest innovations, assuring producers that despite the difficulties of the pandemic, supply chain and more in recent years, their development efforts continue.

In this industry round-up, textiles expert and WhatTheyThink contributor Debbie McKeegan shares some of the latest innovations that are driving digitization across the supply chain. https://bit.ly/3P8xg6p

Texintel Spotlights Latest Innovations for Digital Manufacturing in Textiles

08/12/2022

eProductivity Software’s Charlotte Tueckmantel and Nick Benkovich recap ePS’ busy year, starting 2022 by splitting from EFI into a standalone company and working over the course of the year to build a foundation to continue bringing new products to its customers. http://bit.ly/3h3WDKd

eProductivity Software Caps Off a Busy 2022

07/12/2022

A willingness to learn can be greatly enhanced by creating a safe environment for mistakes to happen. Documented processes are a tool that removes shame and blame from work mistakes and helps the organization get better. https://bit.ly/3BgTvBi

07/12/2022

Every year, What They Think offers insights into the print production outlook for our industry. This year was no exception. https://bit.ly/3Bip5Pj

Missed the Print Production Outlook? Get the Highlights Here

07/12/2022

SupremeX Acquires Royal Envelope, Sealed Air Buys Liquibox; and more… https://bit.ly/3UFDwUq

The Target Report: Specialty Products Take Center Stage—November 2022 M&A Activity

07/12/2022

Ricoh’s Duncan Ellis talks about the state of Ricoh’s integration of the disparate parts of the business from production software, to business services, to hardware, and how this integration offers customers a one-stop shop. https://bit.ly/3h8A2vW

Ricoh’s Duncan Ellis on System Integration