LabelExpo Europe 2019 is one of the leading events in the printing industry, and of course, INKISH covers the show. The Daily show reports are our way of sharing the instant moment of the show, and during the next weeks, you will get insights from exiting industry leaders. You can expect interviews with Sagen De Jonge from Tilia Labs, Tyler Thompson also from Tilia Labs, Wim Fransen from Enfocus, Fabian Prudhomme from Chili-Publish, Kim Beswick from Memjet, and many more - stay tuned for the next video tomorrow :-)

LinkedIn Profile: Lorenzo Patrini - ACM https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorenzo-patrini-809763286/ La Franceschina Antonio - ACM https://www.linkedin.com/in/la-franceschina-antonio-92a1a54/ Andrea Belloli - Asahi https://linkedin.com/in/andrea-belloli-a38412146/

Kyocera is, of course, a well-known name in the printing industry - but being a supplier of sheet-fed inkjet presses is relatively new. In this film, Marcel Ebbenhorst from Kyocera talks about the TASKalfa 15000 printer and why this is something a printing company should be looking into. The film was made as part of our Learn With Us Inkjet event, so recorded remotely - but still really interesting - dig in!

Kyocera - dans le secteur de l'imprimerie - est un fournisseur de presses à jet d'encre à feuilles. L'imprimante TASKalfa 15000 existe depuis un certain temps déjà et connaît un certain succès sur le marché avec de nombreuses unités vendues. Nous abordons les attentes et les nouveaux produits pour 2024 avec eux et apprenons qu'une nouvelle machine est en route. Le TASKalfa 55000 sera le nouveau venu sur le marché et une nouvelle proposition à haute vitesse et de haute qualité qui sera dévoilée lors de la Drupa. On en parle.

Anish Shah has for years been working with Solimar Systems for. At Hunkeler Innovationdays, Shah explains how they address workflow/automation across the Middle East and Africa and why it's an interesting market. Enjoy.

Jacques Michiels in conversation with Konstantinos Spyropoulos finding out about the expansion strategies they have in mind for Overprint MIS. Bel develops and delivers Overprint, an end-to-end modular print MIS, featuring open architecture, seamless connectivity, product customization, and user-intuitive workflow.

Printbox is a Polish-based IT company increasingly making a name for itself in the large digital print space with its open architecture solutions and API connectivity. PSPs are increasingly considering the possibilities of what Web2Print software can offer them for photo products, calendars, photo books, and more. We find out. LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/konradchmielewski/

Good to see Mikael Wennerberg again - and for those who don't recognize his surname - you are right, Mikael got married and got a new surname. But we are here to talk about Konica-Minolta and their exhibition at Sign, Print & Promotion in Helsinki. At the show, they show the most recent top-of-the-line toner machine Konica-Minolta AccurioPress C14000, capable of respective 120 and 140 pages per minute depending on what configuration you choose. As Mikael Wennerberg works with Industrial Print I also get a chance to talk to him about the KM-1e. But listen for yourself! Enjoy!

At PRINTING United INKISH delivered a vast number of interviews. One of these interviews was with Senior Vice President Erik Holdo from Konica Minolta. A very smiling and happy Erik Holdo talks over some of the new solutions presented by Konica Minolta and MGI. One of the things Erik Holdo talks about is the very thin UV-varnish on the MGI JetVarnish 3D One, the new packaging printer 675i enables printers to do short-run packaging with aqueous-print, and of course, we also got the chance to touch upon the AlphaJET. Enjoy the interview.

Grand stand chez le sponsor platine du salon et plein de solutions à voir chez Konica Minolta. Julien Aussant nous en dit plus. --- Large stand at the show's platinum sponsor and lots of solutions to see at Konica Minolta. Julien Aussant tells us more.

Solutions pour aider les clients, de la petite série à la production élevée en format B2+ : Konica Minolta est omniprésent sur le marché de l'impression numérique et de l'ennoblissement, notamment dans les domaines de l'impression commerciale, du packaging et de l'étiquette, et Régis Ruys en est responsable. Il nous explique les raisons pour lesquelles ils participent au salon à Lyon et comment il voit l'évolution du marché en France. Enjoy.

Komori is one of the leading manufacturers of offset printing machines. Still, in this film, Marketing Manager Peter Minis explains how Komori is working on improving productivity by using smart technology called 'Autopilot.' Automatic setup for print, improved and higher consistency in quality, and many interesting options for higher productivity. But listen for yourself to the interview, and as usual, enjoy!

In Dutch with English subtitles Many Dutch-speaking people among the specialists, visitors, and solution providers present at HID 23 in Switzerland. So it's about time we did a nice interview in Dutch. Meet André Hilkens, Manager of Komfi Europe. Komfi connects management ensures integration options with the most known printer providers and that you can work future-proof with an investment in your lamination solution. The well-known slogan also applies here: to measure is to know the costs must be transparent and can be called up at any time, including post-processing. Veel Nederlandstalige mensen onder de specialisten, bezoekers en aanbieders van oplossingen aanwezig op HID 23 in Zwitserland. Hoog tijd dus dat we in het Nederlands een leuk interview brengen. Maak kennis met André Hilkens, Manager van Komfi Europe. Komfi connect management verzekert de integratiemogelijkheden met de meeste gekende printeraanbieders en zorgt ervoor dat je futureproof kan werken met een investering in een eigen laminatieoplossing. Ook hier is de gekende slogan van toepassing, meten is weten, de kosten moeten transparant en op elk moment kunnen afgeroepen worden, ook in de nabewerking.

Komfi is a well-known and 100% family-owned business in the Lamination & UV coating space. In this film, Jacques Michiels has a good talk with Jana Slováková, daughter of the founder and taking care of global sales and marketing. Based in the Cech republic and serving customers' demand globally, they are showing some novelties like the laminator with dual processing units, the normal lamination, and the one for structuring the surface by embossing using a special roller applying surface effects on demand. Jana Slováková shares how Komfi was and can deal with the worldwide shortages of materials and how they delivered on promises in the last couple of years. Financial stability and stock production have been key.

No question that the COVID-19 has influenced all companies in the global printing industry, but Koenig & Bauer has, despite a lower order intake, a strong belief in the future. In this Conversation, Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed CEO, Ralf Sammeck, shares his views on where he sees his company in the future.

Koenig & Bauer has a strong market position in France, and with the company's continuing focus on both digital and VLF, CEO Frederic Pambianchi is happy with the development. The partnership with Durst on the folding carton and a strong focus on the company's developed Rotajet has many advantages. Pambianchi explains how the partnerships allow interesting conversations with converters and PSPs - a nice interesting insight into the Koenig & Bauer world and something to learn from. We did two interviews with Pambianchi, one in English and the second in French - soon to be online.

German language/multiple languages subtitles: Im Rahmen unserer ALWAYS on DACH Tour hatten wir die Gelegenheit, den CEO Ralf Rehmet von Primus zu treffen. Primus ist eine Online-Druckerei und Zulieferer für andere Druckunternehmen sowie andere Online-Druckereien. Als Online-Druckerei ist ein schneller Produktionsablauf, gleichbleibende Qualität und die Fähigkeit, viele Produktarten herzustellen, erforderlich. Primus liefert alle gebundenen Produkte, von Wire'O und Klammerheftung bis zu perfekt gebundenen Erzeugnissen. Neben dem Druck, der auf den Heidelberger und Koenig & Bauer Druckmaschinen des Unternehmens erfolgt, verfügt Primus auch über digitale Konica Minolta Drucker und einige Formulardrucker - die, da immer weniger Formulare produziert werden, den ganzen Tag beschäftigt sind. Eine der jüngsten Investitionen ist die Koenig & Bauer Rapida 106X, die viel Automatisierung in die Produktion bringt und eine Maschine ist, mit der sowohl Bediener als auch Besitzer sehr zufrieden sind. Es ist interessant zu sehen, wie Koenig & Bauer eine ältere man roland Bogenoffsetmaschine ersetzt hat und wie die Arbeitslast zwischen Heidelberg und Koenig & Bauer verteilt ist. Aber hören Sie hier Ralf Rehmet zu und genießen Sie es. As part of our ALWAYS on DACH Tour, we got the chance to meet CEO Ralf Rehmet from Primus. Primus is an online printer and supplier of print to other printing companies and other online printing companies, and being an online printer requires fast turnaround, consistent quality, and the ability to produce many types of products. Primus delivers all bound products, from Wire'O and saddle stitching to perfect bound products. Besides the print being printed on the company's Heidelberg and Koenig & Bauer presses, Primus also has digital Konica Minolta and then a couple of form printers - that, because fewer and fewer produce forms are busy all day long. One of the most recent investments is the Koenig & Bauer Rapida 106X, which brings a lot of automation to the production and is a machine both operators and owners are very pleased with. Interesting to see how Koenig & Bauer replaced an older man roland sheetfed machine and how the job load between the Heidelberg and Koenig & Bauer is. But listen to Ralf Rehmet here and enjoy. LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralf-rehmet-25a508a6/

German language / German and English subtitles “Ich erinnere mich an die schönen Zeiten, als ich als Kind in der Druckerei gespielt habe”, sagt Silvia Onkel - CEO Offsetdruck Ockel. Als es Zeit für die nächste Generation war, wussten meine Eltern immer, dass sie hofften, mein Bruder und ich würden die gleiche Begeisterung für den Druck empfinden, wie sie es taten, und heute liebt Silvia Ockel den Druck. Und das sieht man. Offsetdruck Ockel produziert jedes Jahr einen Kalender, und der Kalender dieses Jahres ist nicht nur schön gestaltet und gedruckt, sondern verwendet auch Bilder von einer anderen Leidenschaft von Silvia Ockel – nämlich Afrika. Treue Kunden und ein starker Fokus auf Nachhaltigkeit sind einige der Erfolgsfaktoren, aber auch Investitionen in Technologie, die für die Ockels wichtig sind, konzentrieren sich auf eine neue Koenig & Bauer 5-farben Rapida 106, aber auch auf Bindegeräte von Müller Martini, MBO, Stahl und anderen. Offsetdruck Ockel liefert hohe Qualität und hat viele Kunden in der Flugzeugindustrie, was dem Unternehmen direkten Zugang zu Lieferungen am Flughafen verschafft hat – was es sowohl für die Kunden als auch für Offsetdruck Ockel bequem macht. In den kommenden Wochen werden wir Sie auf eine Tour mit anderen Druckunternehmen mitnehmen – von verschiedenen Größen und Typen, um Ihnen die Vielfalt der Druckindustrie in Deutschland heutzutage zu zeigen. Koenig & Bauer hat das Projekt gesponsert, hat sich aber nicht in den Inhalt, die Fragen oder sonstiges eingemischt. Sie haben uns bei INKISH geholfen, die Fragezeichen im Film in korrektes Deutsch zu korrigieren. Bis bald zur nächsten Geschichte! "I remember the good times I played in the printing plant as a child." When it was time for the next generation, I know my parents always hoped that me and my brother would have the same emotions for print as they did, and today, Silvia Ockel loves print. And you see it. Offsetdruck Ockel produces a calendar every year, and this year's calendar is not just designed and printed beautifully but uses images from another passion Silvia Ockel has - namely, Africa. Loyal customers and a strong focus on sustainability are a few of the parameters of success, but also investing in technology, that for Ockels matter is centered around a new Koenig & Bauer Rapida 106X but also binding equipment from Müller Martini, Stahl, and others. Offsetdruck Ockel delivers high quality and has many customers in the airline industry, which has given the company direct access to deliveries in the airport - making it convenient for both the customers and for Offsetdruck Ockel. In the following weeks, we will take you on a tour with other printing companies - of different sizes and types to show you the diversity of the printing industry in Germany these days. Koenig & Bauer has sponsored the project but has not interfered with the content, questions, or anything else. They have helped us at INKISH to correct the question signs in the film into proper German. See you soon for the next story!"

German language / Multiple subtitles subtitles (including German and English). Die Grafikindustrie muss einfach mehr Anreize schaffen.“ Die Worte stammen von CEO Hans-Jürgen Geiß und handeln davon, wie wir unsere Produkte und Dienstleistungen besser vermarkten sollten - sowohl um mehr Kunden zu gewinnen als auch um attraktiv für zukünftige Mitarbeiter zu sein. Dies ist die zweite Station unserer Always On DACH Tour - zusammen mit Koenig & Bauer, und in diesem Film besuchen wir das Druckhaus Bechstein - etwa 40 Minuten nördlich von Frankfurt am Main. Das familiengeführte Unternehmen ist eine Full-Service-Druckerei, die hochwertige Druckerzeugnisse liefert und zudem Lagerhaltung und Fulfillment anbietet. Hans-Jürgen Geiß spricht über die jüngste Investition des Unternehmens in die Rapida 106, aber auch darüber, ein kleineres kommerzielles Druckunternehmen zu sein, das allem Anschein nach ein sehr solides Geschäft betreibt. Es war ein sehr interessanter Besuch, und wir hoffen, dass Ihnen unser Film gefällt. The Graphics Industry simply needs to create more incentives.” The words come from CEO Hans-Jürgen Geiß and are about how we should market our products and services better - both to get more customers and also to be attractive to future employees. This is the second of our Always On DACH Tour - together with Koenig & Bauer, and we are in this film visiting Druckhaus Bechstein - about 40 minutes north of Frankfurt am Main. The family-owned company is a full-service commercial printer, delivering high-quality printed products along with also warehousing and fulfillment. Hans-Jürgen Geiß speaks about the company’s recent investment in the Rapida 106, but also about being a smaller commercial printing company that by all means seems to have a super sound business. It was a very interesting visit, and we hope you like our film. LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hans-j%C3%BCrgen-gei%C3%9F-5a9736131/

German language/Multiple subtitles: Das familiengeführte Unternehmen Rosebrock ist etwa 30 Minuten von Bremen entfernt, und wir haben es im Rahmen unserer ALWAYS ON DACH TOUR besucht. Rosebrock ist eine Druckerei, die sich auf den Etikettendruck spezialisiert hat. Im Film erklärt Lars Rosebrock, warum sie von einem 5-Farben- zu einem 6-Farben-Druck gewechselt haben und wie die höheren Energiepreise die Entscheidung beeinflusst haben. Bei unserem Besuch wurde die Rapida 106 von einer jungen Frau bedient, und das erfüllt zwei Anforderungen, die wir mögen - 'Jung' und 'Frauen' - eine tolle Kombination und gut für die Zukunft. English: The family-run company Rosebrock is about 30 minutes from Bremen, and we visited it as part of our ALWAYS ON DACH TOUR. Rosebrock is a printing company that specializes in label printing. In the film, Lars Rosebrock explains why they switched from a 5-color to a 6-color printing press and how the higher energy prices have influenced the decision. During our visit, the Rapida 106 was operated by a young woman, and this fulfills two requirements that we like - 'Young' and 'Women' - a great combination and good for the future.

Subtitles in English available The Inkish@Work road tour through Germany in August 2020 initially led to Radebeul not far from Dresden. The development of printing technology has had an outstanding tradition in the region for a long time, especially due to the proximity of the book publishing and trade fair city of Leipzig. Ralf Sammeck, CEO of Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed and as a board member at the same time Chief Digital Officer of Koenig & Bauer AG, answered questions from Andreas Weber, CEO INKISH D-A-CH. The conversation clearly showed how you can be well prepared even in times of Corona if you follow a smart, future-oriented plan over the years, react flexibly to changes, focus on customer benefits and cultivate a great team spirit . Ralf Sammeck made clear the benefits that can be drawn from digitalization for print. Not only with regard to the printing machines, but above all also the software / workflows, the services and the communication with customers around the globe. And how to successfully bring customers closer to their needs according to innovations and production scenarios in a new form. The result: With its rich tradition, Koenig & Bauer now seems to be very relaxed in the fast lane. And continues it’s successful strategy to achieve success even in times of crisis. // Die Inkish@Work Road-Tour durch Deutschland im August 2020 führte zunächst nach Radebeul unweit von Dresden. Drucktechnik-Entwicklung hat in der Region seit langem eine herausragende Tradition, gerade auch durch die Nähe der Buchverlags- und Messe-Stadt Leipzig. Ralf Sammeck, CEO von Koenig & Bauer Sheetfed und als Vorstandsmitglied zugleich Chief Digital Officer der Koenig & Bauer AG, stand Andreas Weber, CEO INKISH D-A-CH Rede und Antwort. Das Gespräch zeigte deutlich, wie man selbst zu Corona-Zeiten gut gerüstet sein kann, wenn man über die Jahre einen klugen, auf die Zukunft ausgerichteten Plan verfolgt, flexibel auf Veränderungen reagiert, den Kundennutzen in der Fokus stellt und den Team-Geist pflegt. Ralf Sammeck machte anschaulich, welcher Nutzen für Print aus der Digitalisierung gezogen werden kann. Nicht nur bezüglich der Druckmaschinen, sondern vor allem auch der Software/Workflows, den Services und der Kommunikation mit den Kunden rund um den Globus. Und wie man in neuer Form Kunden ihren Bedürfnissen gemäß Neuheiten und Produktionsszenarien erfolgreich näher bringen kann. Das Ergebnis: Das Traditionsunternehmen Koenig & Bauer scheint sehr entspannt auf der Überholspur zu sein. Und verzeichnet durch die Fortführung seiner erfolgreichen Strategie auch in Krisenzeiten weiterhin Erfolge.

Somewhere in the always surprisingly huge Los Angeles, you'll find Ultimate Paperbox, a company specializing in packaging. The owner Janak Patel has been in the industry for years and has built a growing packaging printing company. In this film, we talk to him about his relationship with Koenig & Bauer. Besides going way back with the German manufacturer, Patel is still very focused on what they do now - and has invested in folding/gluer from Koenig & Bauer Iberica - and listening to Patel, we wouldn't be surprised to also see a Koenig & Bauer Durst Varijet at some point at the site. In the meanwhile - enjoy!

Interview in Dutch - subtitles in English. BOBST pakt opvallend groots uit op deze Drupa. Ze hebben dan ook een indrukwekkende portfolio en grote machineconfiguraties meegenomen. Er is veel veranderd bij BOBST sinds ze de laatste keer deelnamen aan Drupa, nu 8 jaar geleden. Vlaming Koen Vlieghe, Zone Business Director Label neemt ons mee op de spreekwoordelijke “Booth tour” en geeft uitleg over de “digitale strategie“ die BOBST sinds enige tijd versneld uitrolt. — EN — BOBST has a grand appearance at this Drupa. They have brought with them an impressive portfolio and large machine configurations. A lot has changed at BOBST since they last participated in Drupa, now 8 years ago. Flemish Koen Vlieghe, Zone Business Director Label takes us on the proverbial “Booth tour” and explains the “digital strategy” that BOBST has been rapidly rolling out for some time now.

Seeing some of the latest technology is always interesting, and here, ladies and gentlemen, are the Kodak Prosper Ultra 520 Press. The 520 is a brand-new press developed for a pretty broad segment of the market, as its prints on almost any substrate - paper and plastic - and with speed comparable to virtually any B2 offset press. In this film, VP Randy Vandagriff, a legend within Kodak and broadly recognized for his talent, explains the ultrastream technology and how he believes the 520 perfectly fits into today's commercial print space. Enjoy!