The anniversary edition of the Online Print Symposium is entering its second day – but before everything turns once again to the various facets of online printing at the Science Congress Center Munich, we would like to give you a brief review of yesterday’s event. In addition there was exciting presentations, important inspiration, and new business ideas.
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Online print has many facets. It works differently in Europe than in the USA, and there are also differences between individual countries. But one thing is true everywhere: many developments within the printing industry in recent years were initially triggered by online printing. And: traditional print shops and online print shops are working together more often and more closely.
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While others are still discussing AI and what it can mean for print shops, Allcop Farbbild-Service GmbH & Co. KG is already putting its money where its mouth is – or rather, art based on artificial intelligence. The online art portal for street and pop art belonging to the Allgäu-based company, affengeilebilder24.de, has just added a new collection to its portfolio that includes designs generated by an AI: “AI Art.”
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The time will soon come: the Online Print Symposium will take place on 23 and 24 March 2023. On these days, the Science Congress Center Munich will become the place-to-be for online print. For 10 years now, the Online Print Symposium has been an integral part of the industry and a must for all those who want to keep their finger on the pulse.
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Will B2B be the next big trend in online print? Actually, the potential that lies in business-to-business relationships is nothing new and has been known for a long time. But more and more online printers and print brokers, whose focus has long been on SMEs or even end consumers, are right now deliberately expanding their customer group in this direction.
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The Initiative Online Print (IOP) has a new board: Roland Keppler, CEO of Onlineprinters GmbH and Ulrich Schätzl, Director Mass Customization of the Elanders Print+Packaging Group and head of the German section of Dscoop, together with Bernd Zipper, Managing Director of zipcon consulting GmbH and initiator of the IOP, will form the trio of board members of the interest group.
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Whether purchase on account, direct debit, instant transfer or PayPal: Redprintgroup, the online printing brand of Druckhaus Mainfranken that was launched in 2021, is now processing the payment methods it offers via CrefoPay. With the service from Creditreform and CrefoPayment GmbH & Co. KG, online retailers will be able to configure their risk management individually.
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The 10th Online Print Symposium will take place on 23 and 24 March 2023 at the Science Congress Center Munich. We have come up with some highlights and surprises for the celebration event. The motto “Empowering the Future of Print” characterises the programme of this year’s Online Print Symposium: the strengthening and growth of online print.
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Sascha Krines is the new CFO at Onlineprinters. He succeeds Dirk Müller, who is leaving the company after six years. In his new position as Chief Financial Officer, Krines will be responsible for finance across the group, the internationalization of these areas and the management of group processes.
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The days of having the broadest possible portfolios are over. At least at Electronics for Imaging (EFI). After the company had already separated from its software division more than a year ago, it was announced last week that the Fiery business will also be spun off into a separate company effective immediately. EFI itself intends to focus exclusively on its industrial inkjet business in the future.
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