Printing Industry Video

Profiles in Print

DCG ONE (Seattle, Washington)

WhatTheyThink traveled to Seattle to visit DCG ONE to learn more about their business, how they operate, and what makes them unique. This film is the 2nd in an ongoing series of Profiles in Print.

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Profiles in Print

Premier Press (Portland, Oregon)

WhatTheyThink traveled to Portland to visit Premier Press to learn more about their business, how they operate, and what makes them unique. This film is the first in an ongoing series of Profiles in Print.

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Voice of the Customer: Walker360’s Taylor Blackwell

In this video sponsored by Screen, Lois Ritarossi talks with Taylor Blackwell, President of Walker360, about the company’s transition from offset to continuous-feed inkjet and the advantages of workflow automation. Watch Video

ISA Sign Expo 2023 Opens in Las Vegas

International Sign Association (ISA) President and CEO Lori Anderson opens the ISA Sign Expo 2023 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Watch Video

Warren Werbitt Goes Printer to Printer with Daniel Dejan

This week, Warren talks with Daniel Dejan about design and design techniques, UV printing, and the importance of self promotion. Watch Video

W+D at Hunkeler Innovationdays

In this video, sponsored by W+D, Thorsten Jost provides a rundown of the print and mail solutions W+D was showcasing at Hunkeler Innovationdays. Watch Video

Voice of the Customer: Polaris Direct’s Joe Maloy on Workflow Automation

In this video sponsored by Screen, Lois Ritarossi talks with Joe Maloy, President and COO of Polaris Direct, a Screen customer, about the importance of automation, and the value of Screen as a partner. Watch Video

Xerox’s Tracey Koziol at Hunkeler Innovationdays

Tracey Koziol, EVP Global Offering Solutions and Chief Product Officer, Xerox, talks about the challenges Xerox’s customers are facing in the market and the ways that Xerox is helping them address them. Watch Video

HP PageWide Industrial’s Annette Friskopp on Hunkeler Innovationdays

David Zwang talks to Annette Friskopp of HP PageWide Industrial about her impressions of her first Hunkeler Innovationdays. Watch Video

Voice of the Customer: aiim’s Patrick Masset on Addressing Labor Shortage Challenges

Lois Ritarossi talks with Patrick Masset, CEO of aiim, a Ricoh customer, about his approach to labor challenges by investing in workflow, finishing automation, software integration and faster equipment. Watch Video

Tharstern and eProductivity Software Discuss Their Recent Joining of Forces

In this discussion, Nick Benkovich of eProductivity Software (ePS) and Keith McMurtrie of Tharstern discuss the advantages to both companies and their customers. The plan is to maintain Tharstern as a brand and to be able to augment its capabilities with the many tools offered by ePS. Hope you enjoy this fascinating discussion! Watch Video

Frank On Libraries

Frank notes that many academic libraries are replacing real books with digital versions. At the same time there is a movement toward book banning in some communities. What will a library look like in the future? Answer: a big building with empty shelves. Watch Video

The Digital Embellishment Show with Special Guest Adam Stewart from Fresh Printz

Adam Stewart, Owner at Fresh Printz in Tulsa, Okla., talks to Taktiful's Kevin Abergel about his experiences starting a new 100% digital trade finishing shop with zero prior experience. Watch Video

Zaikio’s Christian Weyer on Print Software Intercommunication

Pat McGrew talks with Christian Weyer of Zaikio, a new platform created in partnership with Heidelberg that allows all the various parts of a print business to communicate with each other. Watch Video

DS Smith’s Tom Clarke and Mark Rust on the EFI Nozomi

DS Smith’s Tom Clarke and Mark Rust talk about their recent purchase of an EFI Nozomi, and the reasons they chose the press, which include helping their sustainability efforts in corrugated fiberboard production. Watch Video

HP PageWide’s Nachum Korman on Hunkeler Innovationdays

David Zwang talks to Nachum Korman, General Manager of HP PageWide Industrial, about his impressions of this year’s Hunkeler Innovationdays. Watch Video

Bronte’s Francesco Crotti on Book Production

Pat McGrew talks to Bronte’s Francesco Crotti about the recent changes and new developments in book production. Watch Video

Sattler Premium Print’s Christian Haneke at Hunkeler Innovationdays

High Rock Strategies’ Lois Ritarossi talks to Sattler Premium Print’s Christian Haneke at the recent Hunkeler Innovationdays. Founded 40 years ago, Sattler is one of Germany's biggest printing companies, and has expanded by acquisition and new business formation to provide a broad portfolio of applications and services including leaflets, catalogs and magazines, direct mail, and logistics. Watch Video

Warren Werbitt Goes Printer to Printer with Royle Printing

This week, Warren talks with Chris Carpenter, CEO of Royle Printing. Based in Wisconsin, Royle operates primarily web offset equipment, with some sheetfed, to serve the short- to medium-run magazine and catalog printing market. The company has been growing, and Carpenter believes COVID has only made print as a medium more relevant. Sponsored by Graphic Arts Alliance. Watch Video

Ultimate TechnoGraphics’ Andrew Bailes-Collins on Smarter Workflows

Pat McGrew talks to Ultimate TechnoGraphics’ Andrew Bailes-Collins about the sea changes taking place in print production workflow—and making workflow smarter—and how Ultimate is responding to those changes. Watch Video

Xeikon’s Monika Olbricht on the Xeikon SX30000

David Zwang talks to Monika Olbricht, Global Vice President of Sales for Xeikon, about Xeikon’s SX30000, the company’s flagship digital press. Although it was introduced two years ago, Hunkeler Innovationdays 2023 was the first international show at which the press was exhibited. Watch Video

Stefan Steinle on Fujifilm’s Integrated Inkjet Solutions

David Zwang talks with Stefan Steinle of Fujifilm Integrated Inkjet Solutions Group about how Fujifilm integrates its inkjet heads and other inkjet technologies into a variety of production environments. Watch Video