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Mansfield: says the pursuit of production efficiencies was paramount in commercial print in 2023

New year predictions: William Mansfield, Kodak

William Mansfield, director of Solutions Marketing at Kodak, says one of the biggest recent trends has been the transition from on-premises workflows to the cloud - and this is likely to continue,...

McGuiness: Thinks the transition to sheetfed inkjet will be playing on many manufacturers' minds

New year predictions: David McGuiness, PrintIQ

David McGuiness, marketing manager at PrintIQ, believes there will be more acquisitions and amalgamations of companies in the print sector in 2024.

Stephenson: encouraged to see continued investment in automation

New year predictions: Jo Stephenson, PHD Marketing

Marketing agency PHD Marketing's managing director Jo Stephenson is hoping for more stability in 2024, as this would improve business confidence.

Perring: hopeful that the trend of slowly recovering overall print volumes will continue across 2024

New year predictions: Brendan Perring, IPIA

IPIA general manager Brendan Perring expects personalised high-value print campaigns, direct mail and large-format print markets to perform well again in 2024.

Boyce said he was "really chuffed" with the new Duplo DBM-350

New year predictions: Keith Boyce, Minuteman Press King's Lynn

Minuteman Press King's Lynn owner Keith Boyce is hoping to see inflation back under control in 2024.

Train: believes industry suppliers need to be nimble and change with the current climate

New year predictions: Martyn Train, Duplo UK

Duplo UK's managing director is excited for Drupa 2024, and expects to see developments on show in areas including automation, AI-driven printing, and eco-friendly materials.

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...

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...

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,...

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.