Bernd Zipper had a real inkjet insider as a guest. Ralf Schlözer grew up in the printing industry. He studied in Stuttgart, Berlin and the USA, had a deep involvement in research at MAN Roland and knows the facts, figures and data. A man who researches markets and technologies and draws conclusions from them.
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Web-to-print, e-commerce, mass customization: where the Printformer from rissc is used, everything usually revolves around the personalisation of (print) products. In the latest episode of Zippers Insights, rissc founder and CEO Alexander Sperrfechter reveals why it is now impossible to imagine online printing without the Ludwigsburg-based IT company and why the future in W2P is “headless”.
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25 percent growth per year: year after year, Probo, the Dutch large format specialist, manages what other companies often only dream of. Yet the Dutch company produces exclusively for resellers. So what makes Probo different – and how do “probots” and old jeans play a role? Bernd Zipper asked CEO René de Heij.
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Sound-absorbing pictures made from recycled jeans, “Probots” in production and a subscription system for reusable materials: at the large format specialist Probo in Dokkum, the Netherlands, innovation is not just an empty word but a day-to-day reality. In the latest episode of Zipper’s Insights, Managing Director René de Heij revealed what exactly that means.
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The Bavarian Printing and Media Association (”Verband Druck und Medien Bayern”, vdmb) held a roadshow through all of Bavaria’s districts. On site, the focus was on current topics such as collective bargaining policy, the development of the industry and also securing skilled workers, for which there is even a separate task force in Bavaria.
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The Hamburg-based management and HR consultancy Knox has brought Rüdiger Nölleke, a real paper and packaging specialist, into its partner network. Since July, the industry expert, has been sharing his know-how gained from more than 40 years in the paper, cardboard and folding carton sectors.
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The first big heat wave of the year is rolling through the country, half of the republic is dangling their feet by the pool, in the sea or in a paddling pool – and the team from zipcon consulting and beyond-print.de is also taking a short “siesta” for the summer break. Time to pause, reorganize our thoughts and recharge our batteries – and starting August 15, we’ll be back with a fresh mind and exciting contributions.
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Whether with hardcover, softcover or embossed leather binding, whether in landscape or portrait format, whether large or small: photo books come in every conceivable variety. But a photo book that literally grows with you? That’s possible, too, and has been for a short time now. With his start-up Grow.Photos, Axel Lilienblum has rethought the photo book concept.
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Print buyers know the procedure: Specify requirements, find suitable production partners, obtain offers, evaluate, decide. This takes time; sometimes even 10 to 15 days. But it doesn’t have to, says Lucas Scherer, founder and CEO of sourc-e. The Cologne-based start-up has since developed into a full-service print broker with a powerful network of international print shops behind it.
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The Norderstedt-based self-publishing specialist BoD will once again be managed by a dual leadership team. In addition to Yogesh Torani, who has been part of the management team since 2008, Dr. Marko Kuck will join Books on Demand GmbH on July 1, 2022. In his new position as BoD managing director, he will succeed Dr. Gerd Robertz, who left the company at his own request in February after seven years.
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