Made in Switzerland is highly relevant for the international print industry. With precision, passion, reliability, efficiency and a wealth of experience, not only very good print productions arise, but also innovative technologies. Jürgen Stocker, Head of Sales and Product Management at Steinemann DPE AG in the canton of St. Gallen, answered questions from Andreas Weber, CEO INKISH D-A-CH. It was about so-called "Enhanced Digital Print Solutions". This refers to possible innovative refinements for sheet-fed and reel-to-reel productions based on inkjet technologies. It is exciting to see what has happened here and where we are headed. By the way: Steinmann DPE AG has been part of the successful international enhancement specialist Leonhard Kurz Stiftung, based in Fürth, Germany, since 2019. --- Made in Switzerland ist für die internationale Printbranche eine gesetzte Größe. Mit Präzision, Leidenschaft, Zuverlässigkeit, Effizienz und reicher Erfahrung entstehen nicht nur sehr gute Print-Produktionen, sondern auch innovative Technologien. Jürgen Stocker, Head of Sales and Produkt Management bei Steinemann DPE AG im Kanton St. Gallen, stand Andreas Weber, CEO INKISH D-A-CH Rede und Antwort. Es ging um sogenannte „Enhanced Digital Print Solutions“. Gemeint sind damit auf Basis von Inkjet-Technologien mögliche innovative Veredelungen für Sheet-Fed- und Reel-to-Reel-Produktionen. Spannend, was sich hier getan hat und wohin der Weg geht. Übrigens: Steinmann DPE AG gehört seit 2019 zum internationalen erfolgreichen Veredelungsspezialisten Leonhard Kurz Stiftung mit Sitz in Fürth, Deutschland. LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juergen-stocker-a4706186/

At the latest #EPSConnect, EFI announced that Fiery is now an independent entity still owned by Siris Capital Group. At C!Print 2023 in Lyon, Editor Morten B. Reitoft met with Chris Schowalter from Fiery to talk about opportunities and how he sees the change. Enjoy!

This story is amazing. Philippe Alzina is the Founder, Owner, and CEO of a small ink manufacturer in France. We got in touch because Editor Morten B. Reitoft mentioned in a LinkedIn post that he was flying back from Boston in an Airbus A380. If you are curious about that story, you will have to dig in - but you will learn SO much more as Philippe Alzina manufacture inks with capabilities that you almost can't believe - from black that turns grey on the dancers of the Parisian Opera, to invisible inks, to pretty much everything you can imagine. This is an amazing story, and we are SO happy that we contacted Philippe Alzina and learned about his company Mistral Graphics. His payoff is Magink - and yes, it's magic!

Increased productivity is extremely important - and yes, CERM and ESKO play an enormous role with the Sicialian label producer Auroflex. Still, the business is developed around a quality and passion for supporting the Sicilian wine, food, and luxury products industry. But Auroflex does many things that are a bit out of the standard, for example, an annual design competition, where designers are invited to challenge Auroflex - and all the designs are produced to show what's possible - and as Fabio Butera tells INKISH, this develops a close relationship between Auroflex and the designers, that eventually will make some of the most complex and interesting design. Auroflex produces labels in both flexo, digital, and offset. The most important reason for investment in print technology is from Nilpeter - an offset/flexo hybrid machine - by all means, an amazing company, and see how CERM and ESKO are used in planning, pricing, color management, and, of course, inspection - in tightly integrated solutions - merging beauty with efficiency - love it.

Digital Enhancement experience a massive interest from printing companies all over the world - and within just a few weeks we have talked to three owners of three very different printing companies, and all underscore that digital enhancement is both worth the investment - but also an investment that attracts new clients. In this film, we are visiting NINO Druck from Neustadt an der Weinstraße in Germany. The printing company offer both digital- and offset printing, in-house binding, and enhancement - and the quality of the products you see here are just stunning. I wish we could show and tell you more about some of the products they showed while being there, but customers always have to be respected - and this time - you have to take our word for it. NINO Druck uses their Scodix for both offset- as well as digitally printed sheets and the combination of digital foil, raised inks make the print look great! NINO Druck uses Heidelberg and HP Indigo equipment, but you also find flat binding finishing from Imaging Solutions and case binding, sewing from Meccanotecnica, and more - just excellent. As usual, watch, listen, and learn. Marcus Kalle and his team is an excellent example of why investments in new technology often make you stand out and can remain both profitable and innovative.

Outside the Tokyo Big Sight convention center, we met with Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems President and CEO Stuart Fox. Fox explains in this INKISH film why he is in Tokyo but also reports on the first full fiscal year being on its own. As always, interesting views and an exciting company. Enjoy!

Magnus Thorkildsen is a new part owner of Grafkom and a surprise to many that he chose to join the company. Mostly because he came from a position as CEO of the Norwegian Federation of Printers - however, this seems to be a benefit for both parties. At the Print Next 18, more than 30 delegates from Norway participated and it's most likely due to the constellation with Magnus Thorkildsen on board. In this interview, we talk with Magnus Thorkildsen about the need for changing the event into English, since Grafkom will extend their offerings to Finland and the Baltics. We also ask Magnus about how it is to change working from an established organization to be in a private company.

Steve Metcalf is a true entrepreneur and is now involved with AMP. AMP develops a software platform for connecting IoT sources to monitor production on a very fine level - all vendor-agnostic and using industry-standard protocols. But listen to Steve Metcalf here, and reach out to learn more - this is super cool!

impriCLUB est le groupement de 106 imprimeurs français et fait office de centre de référencement, où près de 71 fournisseurs de l'industrie graphique sont référencés pour différents types de produits (papier, prépresse, valorisation des déchets, encre, numérique, packaging…). ) Un sacré client réuni dans un groupe au grand pouvoir d’achat. Didier Burguet est l'un de ses administrateurs et ce fut l'occasion pour nous de faire leur connaissance et d'en savoir plus. ___ impriCLUB is the group of 106 French printers and functions as a referencing center, where nearly 71 suppliers from the graphics industry are referenced for different types of products (paper, pre-press, waste recovery, ink, digital, packaging, etc.). ) A hell of a customer, united in a group with great purchasing power. Didier Burguet is one of its administrators and it was an opportunity for us to get to know them and find out more.

SG360° is one of the leading Direct Marketing companies in the US with several locations and can deliver almost any kind of direct marketing service in print, electronically, on film, web, etc. - a true omnichannel supplier. We have been invited to the Wheeling facility to talk to John Zawisza, Director of Digital Operations, about how they use Ultimate Technographics Impostrip. That alone is an exciting story, but in this more extended INKISH edit, we also learn about their printing equipment and many more exciting things. We are sure you will like this rare insight from one of the larger operators in the US market. Enjoy! You can also read the article we did on INKISH.NEWS.

Pro Print in Dallas has decided to spend money on the best solutions for the future - how, what goes into it, and how does that make sense business-wise? - By Diego Diaz.

Tom Peire is the CEO of the Belgium-based company Four Pees. The company has specialized in implementation, and what the company has learned during the pandemic is that implementation work CAN be done remotely and therefore opens up a global market. At PRINTING United, CEO Tom Peire tell how important the implementation process is as it opens up for further automation using software PSPs often have already. Interesting!

This interview with Herve Milner, President of Tonernews.com, is super interesting, and though now a response to the recently published interview with David Gibbons, it's two sides of the same case. Tonernews has for 20+ years covered the manufacturing and re-manufacturing of toner/ink cartridges and has seen how overproduction and challenging business ethics have created a very unhealthy business environment. In this interview, you will certainly understand why the US ban (UFLPA) has resonated so well among some of the people in this industry segment.

Imaging Solutions produce binding equipment for lay flat photo books. Amazing technology and you can experience this at Argos Inspiration Days.

At ICE/InPrint, Business & Technology Development Director Holly Steedman explains why IST is now named IST Intech - and of course, we get into why LED UV is getting more and more important. As she explains, LED UV is still new, so many opportunities are still unresolved, and IST seems to be working hard on delivering solutions.

Richard Askam is an international speaker and recognized as one of the best speakers from Dscoop, Pure Digital, Argos Inspiration Days, TED, and many more. In this conversation INKISH editor Morten Reitoft speaks with Richard Askam about his business, why words matters and more. Great inspiration for business owners. Take a listen for about 20 minutes and learn.

Hunkeler is one of the most innovative companies in the printing industry producing binding equipment for some of the most demanding applications.

Hunkeler Innovationdays has become one of the leading industry events and in this episode, we talk to Hans Gut VP Marketing & Partnering from Hunkeler about the upcoming 2019 event.

Our last day in Lucerne - and still capturing happy faces wherever we go. Great deals announced and as CEO Michel Hunkeler tells us "Everybody anticipated a faster growth with Inkjet and were wrong, but now the technology has matured, the quality of print, binding, and embellishment is ready, and the market is ready to invest." Always interesting to follow statements like this and we will, of course, check up on this in the future as well. For INKISH.TV this is over and out from Hunkeler Innovationdays 2019 - it was great, it was fun, we learned a lot, and as always great to meet good friends from all over the world!

The second day of Hunkeler Innovationdays was once more a day filled with great impressions, great interviews, great equipment, and great people. In this film editor, Morten Reitoft talks (too much) about the value proposition and you can see nice examples on section sewn books from Meccanotecnica as well as beautiful samples from Scodix. Stay tuned and remember to subscribe to our newsletter!

Hunkeler Innovationdays is one of the most important events in the print industry. The event takes place every second year in Lucerne, Switzerland and is all about digital web-based printing technology - or so it used to be. Hunkeler announced their first finishing equipment for sheetfed printing at this years first day and it seems only a natural step since the print manufacturers are producing sheet based equipment. See our first Day here and stay tuned for interviews and more daily show reports.!

Xerox was one of the first OEMs to provide cut-sheet inkjet. In this film, we talk to Billy Stojanovski, Senior Marketing Executive, Xerox, about the Baltoro platform and why it's an important asset in the Xerox portfolio and its customers.

Everybody talks about AI these days, but imagine that you at Hunkeler Innovationdays can experience for yourself, what Andrew Gunn from Xerox describes as automated automation software. Predictive designs, utilizing beyond CMYK in many different ways - even without using a designer, and this is just the beginning. Xerox production equipment can be upgraded beyond CMYK capabilities, enabling customers to increase their margins by selling high-value prints. Truly a great story. Enjoy it!:

The ever-recurring question - toner vs. inkjet, and of course, editor Morten B. Reitoft had to ask Dimitri Van Gaever from Xeikon about this. We talk about many other things around the Sirius platform, the applications, and, more importantly, what you can see at Hunkeler Innovationdays. Enjoy!