Disciplines

Murakami: thinks personalisation will continue to be a key theme throughout 2024

New year predictions: Tatsuo Murakami, Riso UK

Riso UK managing director Tatsuo Murakami believes AI will undoubtedly be a part of print’s future but cautions that, as a lot of production printing is about confidence, the human touch will always...

Review of 2023: August

Our annual round-up of all the big news stories from the past 12 months – August.

Hunter: expecting to see ongoing consolidation within the industry in 2024

New year predictions: Allistair Hunter, DS Group

The mailing firm's MD forsees a future where smaller firms band together to keep a competitive edge.

Benkovich: feels 2023 was in many ways the reset of the new normal

New year predictions: Nick Benkovich, eProductivity Software

Nick Benkovich, VP, global portfolio product management at eProductivity Software, sees AI as a complement to the existing skills in the industry, enabling knowledgeable people to put their talent to...

Review of 2023: July

Our annual round-up of all the big news stories from the past 12 months – July.

Crane: says kit is being specified to complete more of the job with less human interaction

New year predictions: Darren Crane, Friedheim International

Friedheim International sales director Darren Crane says automation and robotics have been in high demand recently and he expects this to continue, particularly at Drupa 2024 where he anticipates...

Levit: seeing more commercial printers breaking into packaging

New year predictions: Haim Levit, HP Industrial Print

Haim Levit, senior vice president and general manager at HP Industrial Print, has seen a wide range of trends this year that look likely to continue into 2024 - not least sustainability, automation,...

Review of 2023: June

Our annual round-up of all the big news stories from the past 12 months – June.

Morrow: would love to see print that responds to human emotion via physical contact

New year predictions: Richard Morrow, Central Mailing Services

Central Mailing Services director Richard Morrow is looking forward to the opportunities presented by both technology, and the election work planned in 2024.

Keane: the trend is for more automation

New year predictions: Eric Keane, Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS)

The IFS managing director speaks openly about about the need for print businesses to embrace AI, but he's a little less candid about his secret plans to support customers in 2024.