Digital printing promotes personalisation

Luis Virgos, Sales manager for digital printing and POD – Fujifilm Spain The digital transformation of the graphics industry has brought significant changes to the personalisation services that printers can offer their customers. Luis Virgos is a specialist in digital production systems. He has over 20 years’ experience of high production inkjet and toner technologies, software, variable data composition applications and finishing equipment. At Graphispag he explained some of the…

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In textiles the future lies in sustainable printing

Encarna Luque, Senior Product Manager Inks and Textil Roland DG EMEA The textile printing sector is undergoing a change in its business model as a result of the current environment, new consumer habits and the greater presence of digital printing systems vis-à-vis traditional ones. In addition, the increase in local production through small production centres, partly due to the higher transport and fuel costs, is a clear trend. We analyse…

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The virtuous circle of innovation that drives business growth

Jep Tarrades, VP Tecnologia – Loop New Business Models In today’s changing environment, companies need to adapt and understand what their customers demand in order to meet the market’s requirements and anticipate them whenever possible. Jep Tarrades is an industrial engineer who has held different positions of responsibility at HP. He now puts his experience and knowledge at the service of innovation, a tool that’s essential in enabling companies to…

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“There’s no better waste than waste that isn’t generated”

Presentation of the 2020/2021 Epson Europe Sustainability Report Some years ago, a company sought to maximise its profits for the benefit of its shareholders and customers and have a healthy profit and loss account. Nowadays, a company’s commitment to society and improving its environment is also increasing in importance. Joan Escoté is the Director of Corporate Sustainability at Epson Ibérica; he’s been with the company for 32 years and he’s witnessed…

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Do Coldfoil and Hotfoil printing compete with or complement each other?

CONFERENCE HEIDELBERG One of the questions frequently asked by customers when it comes to applying the stamping technique is whether the cold foil or Hotfoil style is more suitable. There’s no conclusive reply to this question, as it will depend on the type of work and the result to be achieved, as well as other considerations that will be taken into account to determine the ideal process to be followed.

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Graphic arts companies face the challenge of improving their productivity

CONFERENCE MARC TARRAL In a sector such as the graphic arts, with significant pressure on delivery times, within a context such as the current one, with the rising costs of raw materials and a certain climate of uncertainty, achieving excellence and maximum productivity levels constitutes a challenge for companies. Marc Tarral has more than 15 years’ experience at more than 30 companies in different sectors. An engineer in the design…

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“The cause of good luck is you, if you have the determination to grasp the reins of your leadership”

Álex Rovira, expert in psychology of leadership and corporate behaviour Álex Rovira is a well-known writer and economist and an international lecturer. His connection with the graphic arts sector dates back to his childhood, as his father and grandfather owned a graphic arts company and during the summers he worked in the warehouse, looking at dies and learning about kinds of inks and papers. At Graphispag he offered the tips…

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“Digitalisation has broken the old paradigm in brand building”

Who among us has gone to a travel agency in the last year to buy a plane ticket? Who remembers looking for a job in the newspaper, consulting an encyclopaedia, developing a roll of film or renting a film in a video store? These changes are the result of the evolution of the consumer society and all that the emergence of the Internet entails. As Enric Jové, CEO of McCann…

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Natural and sustainable printed solutions for decoration

Did you know that printing can easily and quickly renew the look of walls and furniture? And how easy and quick is it to create personalised spaces and environments without building work that faithfully recreate all types of construction or decoration materials? Graphispag provided an insight into some of the trends and new graphic applications aimed at the interior design sector. Armando Mota, COO of Digidelta, Mimaki and decal, who…

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“Stop, think about your attitude and choose the best possible one for the moment”

How to face the future with optimism and enthusiasm Victor Kuppers, educator, lecturer and professor at the UAB and UB, at Graphispag gave the audience a good dose of energy and optimism. As the popular lecturer and professor acknowledged, the fact that physical contact was reestablished at meetings such as the last fair was already a cause for celebration. Here are his thoughts and inspirational quotes he had for the…

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