FuturePrint Podcast

Send us Fan Mail  In this podcast, Marcus talks with Javier Quesada who is the CEO of Kento Digital . Javier has an enviable amount of energy and commitment! He spends a lot of time outside of his native Spain talking with customers from across the globe and gaining traction for the innovative Kento Hybrid Technology - which is a blend of the best of both analogue and digital platforms for corruga...

Send us Fan Mail  In this EcoPrint Special, Marcus talks to Isabelle about COP28 to get a breakdown of what happened, what is relevant to print, and what this may mean to our everyday lives. So often, important events such as COP28, are reported in the news media and are therefore politicised, hyped or made into clickbait headlines making it impossible to cut through the 'blah' and form...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s Podcast we preview two speakers who will take part in the FuturePrint Tech Packaging Conference in Valencia on 28/29th February. We are joined by Adi Shorer Product Manager for HP Page Wide, a business operations and marketing professional with 20+ years’ experience in high-tech companies. And her very special  Guest speaker Leopoldo. Santorroman - General Manager O...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Marcus talks with Royce Dodds from Dekor8 . Although we have known one another for a while, we reconnected at the Seiko Open Week back in the summer '23 and I discovered more about the fascinating work that Royce is doing with AI for Decor and Design. Royce gave a very interesting talk at FuturePrint TECH in Cambridge Nov '23, why not view it here?  Foll...

Send us Fan Mail Andreas Luschb e rger – Sales Manager Armor Inks PODCAST     Andreas Luschberger has worked for the ARMOR Group since 2016 as a Sales manager.   His focus is on developing new opportunities for the inks division.  ARMOR is an industrial specialist in Thermal Transfer Printing – thin film coating – and ink formulation. ARMOR was founded in 1922 – ARMOR is more than 100 years old or...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast, Marcus talks with Mark Stephenson about his life in print, his role at Fujifilm, what excites him about print technology and more specifically the JetPress, what to expect from Drupa, the importance of belonging, connecting and creating your own serendipity.  Mark is an inspiring person to talk with, full of energy, knowledge and experience, his enthusiasm is infe...

Send us Fan Mail FuturePrint – ‘Digital Print in Manufacturing' workshop at IME West Anaheim Convention Centre, CA 6th February 2024   In a Podcast preview to the IME West Pack Theater programme , Frazer Chesterman talks to four digital print experts from the US and Europe about their planned  conference content and discusses their knowledge and experience that they will be sharing at the IME...

Send us Fan Mail  In a special series of a few podcasts under the theme of 'What's the point'? Marcus talks with Brendan Perring, General Manager and Chairman of IPIA and BAPC about industry issues, ideas, opinions and musings. In the first instalment, they discuss the point of Events, and why formats are changing... More about Brendan Perring Starting out in the heroic world of stu...

Send us Fan Mail  I enjoyed talking with Ellie and finding out more about this sustainable business pioneer based near Lincoln in the UK. It is a great story of success with sustainability, entrepreneurship, purpose and people. Ellie said several times that the vision for the business was to grow a company that's good for people and the planet, and now in a relatively short time, Reuseabox ha...

Send us Fan Mail In this interesting podcast, Marcus talks with Chris Jordan about how mindset, teams, leadership and culture can make such a huge difference in terms of the success of any technology product, and in particular, those that are trying to gain a place in a new market. So often, we think that because one approach works in one market, then it will work in another! As a result, we often...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast, Frazer and Marcus discuss some of the headline themes from the FuturePrint Vision Survey which was conducted between the end of November 16 to December 2, 2023.  156 people from over 30 countries completed the survey and respondents mostly came from print technology businesses and print production businesses. Results revealed that AI, Sustainability, and Skills Sh...

Send us Fan Mail It is always a good chat with Simon Daplyn ! He has a great depth of technical knowledge and an impressive breadth of market experience with inkjet in a variety of sectors including, textiles, ceramics, wide format and now packaging. Simon is also rare in that he is equally qualified as a marketer as well as a technical leader so can provide and create some great content that is b...

Send us Fan Mail  I had a great conversation with Nils Gottfried who has positive energy and enthusiasm about the work he is doing with BHS Corrugated and the success of their strategy, vision and technology can provide future-focused corrugated converting businesses. Nils has no doubts about the vital role of single-pass inkjet for corrugated packaging! He believes the only barrier to success is...

Send us Fan Mail Martin introduces himself and tells us more about Matti Technology and how they specialise on developing print technology for a range of manufacturing industries. He explains what is unique about their products – describing how they specialise in the graphic arts, packaging, corrugated, hybrid printing or print-to-object sectors. He explains, how as a Swiss company this means some...

Send us Fan Mail We discuss the very beginning of his Print journey in the world of Toner and Optical Lense design in Australia, his wide ranging role as Commercial Director at Global Inkjet Systems working on a variety of projects and building new business partnerships and his vision of the future - with a passion for Machine learning and the possibilities for AI in Print and Beyond.  Listen on:...

Send us Fan Mail  In a special series of a few podcasts under the theme of 'What's the point'? In FuturePrint & IPIA. Marcus talks with Brendan Perring, General Manager of the IPIA and Chairman of the BAPC about industry issues, ideas, opinions and musings. In the first instalment, we discuss the point of IPIA and FuturePrint.  Brendan Perring Starting out in the heroic world of...

Send us Fan Mail Colin talks about his recent research focusing on AI, Sustainability, Technology in Manufacturing and Business Leadership.  Topics that seem separate but all intertwine. He considers what has been learnt over the past few turbulent years and how successful businesses are continuing to adapt to uncertain conditions.  Listen on: Apple Podcast Google Podcast Spotify What is FuturePri...

Send us Fan Mail Jingwen has worked for many significant inkjet companies in the Chinese market and has seen the changes that have occurred over the last decade. He is well positioned to discuss the challenges and opportunities in the current Chinese market and look forward to a return to growth for Digital printing inks. He describes how Siegwerk's strong customer network in traditional prin...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast, which was recorded as part of the content for the EcoPrint Virtual Summit , Marcus talks with Dominic Harris , one of the co-founders of CarbonQuota about the story behind launching the business, the importance of carbon reduction and how print companies can benefit greatly by carbon output measurement and how this can help to create a more sustainable print indus...

Send us Fan Mail Marcus had a really interesting discussion with Dr Peter Brown from 42 Technology about 'Life, the Universe and Everything (including inkjet)'. In this entertaining and educational podcast, we discover the meaning of 42, more about the development of inkjet, Peter's unique perspective, the value of innovation, what makes 42 Technology different, and what we can expe...

Send us Fan Mail We speak to industry legend Richard Darling about his new role as Sales and Marketing Director at Global Inkjet Systems – a division of Nano Dimension. We talk about his new position, his vast experience and his vision on the future of Industrial Inkjet projects. Listen on: Apple Podcast Google Podcast Spotify What is FuturePrint? FuturePrint is a digital and in person platform an...

Send us Fan Mail  In this podcast interview we talk with CEO of the Printing Charity in the UK, Neil Lovell. We talk of the story behind the establishment of the Printing Charity nearly 200 years ago, the evolving role of the organisation and also why supporting mental health is becoming such an important role the charity plays to support the people who work within the printing industry. The inter...

Send us Fan Mail  Josef Guggenberger is the CTO of Zimmer's Digital Business. Zimmer has been an active business in machinery for textile printing for over 150 years - with a focus on screen printing technology initially since the 1990s they have also been actively developing technology to produce digital textile printing machines in heavy textile and technical textile markets. From carpets t...

Send us Fan Mail We talk to Marc Graindourze - Business Manager Industrial Inks about Agfa as an Ink Manufacturer.  He describes the history and huge knowledge that the business has in ink development over 35 years and highlights their portfolio of Inks for industrial applications  Agfa's UV curable inks which are celebrated for their exceptional adhesion and rapid drying properties. Their di...

Send us Fan Mail Ali talks about the RCH inkjet heads and the importance of cleaning and maintaining your heads in an Industrial manufacturing environment. With the mantra of 'Reduce and Reuse' he discusses the importance of ensuring a long printhead life and how working in partnership with 'People and Technology' has helped to ensure Seiko printheads last even longer. Listen o...