Transformational Workflow Infrastructures v2021
Business processes and production workflows cannot be stagnant and need to evolve as the markets and technologies evolve. Understanding the need and creating an infrastructure that supports that is key. The good news is that the options are improving. Before the pandemic, actually way before the pandemic in 2013, I wrote the first in a series…
How to Participate in Industry 4.0—Part 1: State of Readiness
In this new series we look at Industry 4.0. Not as a marketing term, but in an actionable way so that you can begin or continue to prepare your company and participate in the many benefits. In this first article of the series, we start at the beginning and look at the state of readiness.…
How to Participate in Industry 4.0—Part 2: Internal Hardware Systems
In this second article of the series, we take a look at internal hardware systems. Industry 4.0 also known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution or sometimes also referred to as The Industrial Internet of Things or IoT. The benefits of a connected supply chain are significant, not just in the reduction of production costs, but…
The Modern Litho and Kodak Partnership, the Key to Success
Over the years Kodak has developed very strong bonds with their customers. Considering their long history supporting print providers with consumables and digital process solutions to enhance their businesses, it makes perfect sense. A great example is Modern Litho. Modern Litho is an 84-year-old commercial printer with locations in St. Louis, Kansas City, and two…
Selecting imposition software doesn’t need to be hard – Part 2
Preparing files for printing to a plate or directly to a press, is a crucial part of the printing process. It is one of those steps that has remained a high skilled and fairly siloed process. In Part 1, we reviewed what is the best approach to selecting an imposition solution and the main thinking…
Selecting imposition software doesn’t need to be hard – Part 1
Preparing files for printing to a plate or directly to a press, is a crucial part of the printing process. It is one of those steps that has remained a high skilled and fairly siloed process. Today, many companies still manually impose their production files using InDesign or plugins to Adobe Acrobat. Others have an…
Inside EFI’s Purchase of Xerox’s Digital Front End Portfolio
Xerox and EFI have further extended their strategic partnership, with Xerox selling its Xerox FreeFlow® Print Server DFE business to EFI. This sale does not include or impact the Xerox workflow solutions that carry a FreeFlow sub-brand name. If you are a premium member of whattheythink.com, you can access and read my insights here.
Why you should become a member of the Ghent Workgroup!
The Ghent Workgroup has been a valuable asset to the Publishing, Packaging, and Graphic Arts Industry for almost 15 years. Participating in the workgroup provides significant benefit to printers, publishers, cross media designers, companies involved in packaging design and production, as well as user groups and software and hardware developers that support these industries.