I enjoyed visiting Canon Europe HQ in London this week to film a session with Jennifer Kolloczek which will feature in the FuturePrint TECH Expo Spotlight May 15! Jennifer explained the thinking and the concept behind the enormous Canon booth at Drupa and what to expect from this leading tech giant at the first Drupa for 8 years! Tune in to Expo Spotlight to hear what Jennifer has to say by REGISTERING HERE and read on for more information about Canon at Drupa below! Earlier this week we filmed an enlightening session with Jennifer for our preview virtual event, Expo Spotlight Drupa At drupa ..read more

FuturePrint TV recently visited Agfa's headquarters in Mortsel, Antwerp, where Frazer Chesterman was hosted by Marc Graindourze and the inkjet team. During the visit, they recorded four episodes at the Agfa Demo Centre, each centred around the theme of "consistent print output," also referred to as "SPOT ON." The series provides a detailed look at Agfa's sophisticated printing technologies and highlights key machines, such as the Onset, which is equipped with advanced robotics. Here's a quick overview of what each episode covers: Episode 1: System Design - Presented by Dieter Jancart, this epi ..read more

CoCoCo, a new print SaaS company founded by Andreas Aplien, John Maxwell, and Karl Ciz, launched with a mission to enhance global print industry compatibility, connectivity, and collaboration. Stemming from their experience at former company Zaikio, the founders have developed a vendor-neutral platform that requires no new hardware investments, allowing users to integrate existing systems seamlessly. CoCoCo's offerings include CoCore, an AI-enabled data platform, CoConnect for integrating software and machines either locally or in the cloud, and CoCollab for rule-based job routing. The servic ..read more

See the Fiery difference with the latest DFE, color management, AI, and automated workflow software driving commercial print, packaging, labels, industrial printing, DTF, and more. Fiery, LLC, the largest independent provider of digital front ends (DFEs), will showcase innovations in DFEs and workflow software driving the future of digital printing at drupa 2024. With solutions for packaging, industrial, sign and display graphics, direct to film (DTF), direct to garment (DTG), and other specialty production printers, Fiery® technology makes producing all types of digi ..read more

By the 42T Innovation Team Within product innovation, the Desirable, Viable, Feasible (DVF) framework is rapidly becoming a cornerstone for successful product development. Currently, the most successful innovation projects use development processes that follow the DVF multi-stream development approach. This approach is reshaping how companies navigate complex market landscapes and seize high-potential business opportunities.  DVF represents a multi-stream development approach that simultaneously addresses three critical dimensions simultaneously: Desirability (user appeal), Viability (com ..read more

Cabot’s panel discussion "Global Leaders Debate the Packaging Inkjet Revolution" will take place on May 31 at 11:30 CET in Hall 1, Room 17 at DRUPA. A group of influential panellists will talk about the dynamics propelling the inkjet revolution, discuss the effects of inkjet technology on digital printing and address current challenges in this field. They will also explore how advancements in inkjet can accelerate production and enhance sustainability efforts. This event is not to be missed. Please register early as spaces are limited: https://cabot.co/43Ud9jy Panellists include: ➡️ Fraze ..read more

By the 42t Innovation team In the progressive world of innovation, AI has emerged as a disruptive force, fundamentally altering how we conceive and execute breakthrough ideas. At 42T, we are exploring the transformative power of AI within the innovation process. This article demonstrates how companies that harness the capabilities of AI can gain a decisive edge in market agility and innovation efficiency.  Generative AI, particularly through large language models (LLMs) and diffusion AI, is altering the process of innovation. For example, tools powered by GPT-4 can rapidly summarise exten ..read more

42 Technology (42T) has today underscored its company-wide commitment to sustainability and net-zero by signing a commitment to emissions reduction near-term targets with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the widely accepted benchmark for decarbonisation targets aligned to the Paris Agreement. 42T is one of the UK’s first product design and development consultancies to work with SBTi to set annual reduction targets linked to the latest climate science, to agree to publish them and to have its progress independently validated. The company is also following in the footsteps of sev ..read more

Leading Inkjet Technology Group, Xaar has launched its first Sustainability Report, highlighting the transformative progress made towards the objectives set out in the company’s Sustainability Roadmap to 2030. The downloadable report provides a comprehensive overview of Xaar’ sustainability achievements and future ESG initiatives. It clearly demonstrates the Group’s goal of achieving Net Zero emissions by 2030 and the positive impacts that have been delivered for customers, suppliers, employees, and local communities. Notable achievements shown within the report for 2023 include:  2536 tonnes ..read more

Simon Daplyn, Sun Chemical It is widely acknowledged that the adoption of digital printing for packaging is on the rise. However, the landscape is evolving rapidly, with a significant growth curve predicted as the technology transitions from niche sampling and mock-up prototyping to full production implementation. According to ‘Towards Packaging’, the global digital printing packaging market is predicted to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.8%, from USD 2.10 billion in 2022 to reach an estimated USD 5 - 6.03 billion by 2032. For many years, the corrugated sectpr has been hotly ..read more