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Guy Thompson, Product and Business Development Manager, HP Inc.

Guy Thompson is a Product Manager in HP’s PageWide Inkjet business, focusing on the corrugated and paper-based packaging industries. He has been involved in developing an understanding of the needs of the corrugated market and was involved the launch of the T400 and T1100 digital preprint presses. Guy also specializes in developing workflow solutions that connect to the manufacturing systems used by box plants. Prior to that, Guy has been working in production digital print, starting with the launch of the first Indigo presses in 1994. This was followed by PageWide inkjet in publishing, direct mail and commercial print markets. In this Podcast recorded for the DRUPA Expo Spotlight Guy describes HP's broad portfolio of presses for the corrugated market. 

 For any corrugated converter considering a digital press investment, he describes what resources or tools that HP offers to help assess production needs and also determines which machine is the  most suitable HP PageWide Press model for a customer's specific requirements.

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What is FuturePrint?

FuturePrint is a digital and in person platform and community dedicated to future print technology. Over 20,000 people per month read our articles, listen to our podcasts, view our TV features, click on our e-newsletters and attend our in-person and virtual events. 

We hope to see you at one of our future in-person events:

FuturePrint Packaging, Labels & DTS Summit, 29-30 September '26, Valencia, Spain

FuturePrint Industrial Print Show, 11-12 May '27, Munich, Germany

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PREVIEW PODCAST : The Packaging Inkjet Revolution: Cabot's Panel Discussion at DRUPA 2024

Inkjet printing is transforming the world of packaging with an emphasis on innovation and sustainability. Cabot Corporation will be examining this revolution by hosting a brunch and panel session at DRUPA 2024, titled "Global Leaders Debate the Packaging Inkjet Revolution." 

This event is scheduled for May 31, 11:30 CET, in Hall 1 Room 17

Key global players from the design agency, brand, equipment manufacturer, packaging converter, and retail sector will discuss their insights on why and how inkjet printing will transform packaging production. These value chain partners will share their vision and views on digital print, their drivers to accelerate, and how inkjet offers multiple benefits. Additionally, they will address the key challenges and the strategies to overcome them, ensuring a comprehensive exploration of the path towards a more sustainable future. 

In this episode we speak to two of the panelists – 

• Johannes Pieger, Schumacher Packaging 

• Neil Cullum, Director of Inkjet Sales & Marketing at Cabot 

In this preview session we discuss with two of the panelists, the key trends impacting on Packaging production and the challenges for packaging companies as they continue to embrace Digital technology. 

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What is FuturePrint?

FuturePrint is a digital and in person platform and community dedicated to future print technology. Over 20,000 people per month read our articles, listen to our podcasts, view our TV features, click on our e-newsletters and attend our in-person and virtual events. 

We hope to see you at one of our future in-person events:

FuturePrint Packaging, Labels & DTS Summit, 29-30 September '26, Valencia, Spain

FuturePrint Industrial Print Show, 11-12 May '27, Munich, Germany

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 Soon it will be Drupa and the organisers have curated a programme that covers trends, developments and actionable business booster sessions. Marcus spoke to Jane Waight, who leads the strategic content team, about the highlights of the talks for the DrupaCube, what to expect, the thinking, and why a visit to the show to check out the latest machinery and technology should be combined with taking in some of the high level talks at the event which is included in the price of your entry ticket to the show 

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What is FuturePrint?

FuturePrint is a digital and in person platform and community dedicated to future print technology. Over 20,000 people per month read our articles, listen to our podcasts, view our TV features, click on our e-newsletters and attend our in-person and virtual events. 

We hope to see you at one of our future in-person events:

FuturePrint Packaging, Labels & DTS Summit, 29-30 September '26, Valencia, Spain

FuturePrint Industrial Print Show, 11-12 May '27, Munich, Germany

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Simon Jelley from 42T joined us at the FuturePrint TECH AI for Print Conference in Cambridge April 16 and delivered a very popular talk at the event. In this podcast Marcus talks in more depth with Simon about AI, the process for innovation and why this tech has such potential for the future of digital printing technology.

Simon spearheads the team researching, testing and implementing AI at 42T, a cross-industry technology consultancy with a strong track record in the field of printing.  Simon is a leading innovator, combining sharp technical skills across a broad range of fields with a keen eye for matching technologies with applications, and solving needs at a conceptual level with structured innovation. He has a deep understanding of the behaviour of fluids and heat transfer, and his experience and scientific understanding cross over into broader areas such as mechanism design, sensing, optics, acoustics and electronics enabling him to bridge between fields to give a more complete system level view to development. He has applied these skills in a wide range of industries from groundbreaking process equipment for manufacturing of foods and other FMCG, novel inspection vision systems, packaging design and decoration, consumer products, industrial tools, medical devices and even the design of payload deployment systems for space vehicles.

Simon is also an experienced innovation facilitator and helps educate best practices for innovation techniques. He is a strong proponent of structured innovation, and paired with a strong insight into the world of patents this gives a powerful capability to innovate ways of achieving functionality without infringing IP.

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What is FuturePrint?

FuturePrint is a digital and in person platform and community dedicated to future print technology. Over 20,000 people per month read our articles, listen to our podcasts, view our TV features, click on our e-newsletters and attend our in-person and virtual events. 

We hope to see you at one of our future in-person events:

FuturePrint Packaging, Labels & DTS Summit, 29-30 September '26, Valencia, Spain

FuturePrint Industrial Print Show, 11-12 May '27, Munich, Germany

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David Stevenson, Product Manager for the Mako Core SDK at Global Graphics Software, will present the use of AI in SmartDFE, the digital front end specially designed for high-speed, single-pass digital inkjet presses. In this podcast discussion we talk about how AI has been used by GGS to achieve huge productivity gains, we also talk about machine learning v AI, narrow v general AI, and how in David's view, the big opportunity for AI is in content curation and creation. David is an expert in software product development and GGS drives some of the world's most famous digital print engines, so his views, vision and opinions are well worth tuning into! Hope you enjoy the talk.

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What is FuturePrint?

FuturePrint is a digital and in person platform and community dedicated to future print technology. Over 20,000 people per month read our articles, listen to our podcasts, view our TV features, click on our e-newsletters and attend our in-person and virtual events. 

We hope to see you at one of our future in-person events:

FuturePrint Packaging, Labels & DTS Summit, 29-30 September '26, Valencia, Spain

FuturePrint Industrial Print Show, 11-12 May '27, Munich, Germany

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 I had a fascinating conversation with Amir about his role in the strategic team at HP, how he got involved in print, the 5 Transitions Driving Print, how the print industry must reinvent itself, and the role of technology in solving one of the biggest challenges of our time, skill shortages. We also talk about how sustainability is finally becoming a defining factor and what kind of purpose AI will provide regarding productivity and automation, but even more interestingly, creativity! We also touch on the recent DScoop in the US, and what people can expect at Drupa. In short, Amir is a fascinating guy! he is generous with his time and insight, and this podcast is well worth a listen. 

Amir Raziel is the Director of Strategy for HP’s Industrial Print. He is a passionate evangelist for value creation in digital print and driving growth for HP and HP’s customers through a combination of technical and commercial innovation. 

Over the last 18+ years he has held various management positions at HP, specializing in Strategy, Product management, Sales, and Key Account Management. Gaining in-depth experience in sales leadership, executive relationship, and market strategy on a global scale. 

Amir holds an M.B.A and B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, both from the Tel-Aviv University and is based in Israel, his home country, after spending years abroad. Amir is an avid Sci-fi and fantasy fan, loves photography and enjoys spending time with friends and family, ideally over a bottle of wine.

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What is FuturePrint?

FuturePrint is a digital and in person platform and community dedicated to future print technology. Over 20,000 people per month read our articles, listen to our podcasts, view our TV features, click on our e-newsletters and attend our in-person and virtual events. 

We hope to see you at one of our future in-person events:

FuturePrint Packaging, Labels & DTS Summit, 29-30 September '26, Valencia, Spain

FuturePrint Industrial Print Show, 11-12 May '27, Munich, Germany

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 In this episode, Marcus talks with Dr Simon Daplyn of Sun Chemical. Simon is both a marketing leader and a scientist with a commercial focus. He is rare in that he can discuss science at a high level but also has a belief in the importance of marketing, storytelling and communication to expedite commercial success and progress for innovative digital print technology for new markets. Simon has experience working in disruptive, innovative businesses such as Xennia who are widely credited with being a key leader in both the digital textile and ceramics printing revolutions.  He brings this considerable experience in his product management and marketing role at Sun Chemical which is one of the largest manufacturers of printing ink and chemicals in the world. In this discussion we talk about how marketing is changing, what this means for the B2B marketing professional, how buying is changing, the power of storytelling and the vitality of being adaptable and aligning our marketing, and sales, to this changing market dynamic. Are trade shows still as important as they once were? Are trade magazines still relevant? I enjoyed this conversation and hope you do too! 

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What is FuturePrint?

FuturePrint is a digital and in person platform and community dedicated to future print technology. Over 20,000 people per month read our articles, listen to our podcasts, view our TV features, click on our e-newsletters and attend our in-person and virtual events. 

We hope to see you at one of our future in-person events:

FuturePrint Packaging, Labels & DTS Summit, 29-30 September '26, Valencia, Spain

FuturePrint Industrial Print Show, 11-12 May '27, Munich, Germany

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In this podcast, Marcus talks with Brendan about personalisation and whether this is something any print company should invest in. With smartphones, and platforms such as Netflix, Spotify and many others we define our unique consumption of content by creating our playlists to match our taste and personality. This is now normal. So can print also join this party? Is personalisation a mere buzz word or is it an incredibly powerful technique for communication? In an increasingly customised world, how can print align, what examples can we point to? Brendan talks of passive V proactive personalisation and how clever thinking aligned to strategic marketing can achieve amazing results with the printed medium, but only if B2C and B2B marketers have a good grip on data and software. We also talk decor, and how social tribes and consumer and retail change are leading to the growth of expression through print that was never before possible. 

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What is FuturePrint?

FuturePrint is a digital and in person platform and community dedicated to future print technology. Over 20,000 people per month read our articles, listen to our podcasts, view our TV features, click on our e-newsletters and attend our in-person and virtual events. 

We hope to see you at one of our future in-person events:

FuturePrint Packaging, Labels & DTS Summit, 29-30 September '26, Valencia, Spain

FuturePrint Industrial Print Show, 11-12 May '27, Munich, Germany

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Finn Karsten is the founder of KnowledgeBrief which is a a video explainer media channel that helps you to contextually track important knowledge, ranging from nuclear fusion, brain-computer implants, biodiversity loss and AI all in real-time. Starting from a background in research and film, he has set up a media channel designed to help you break down the social and economic impacts of the world's most consequential innovations, with a strong focus on AI at the moment.

We had a great conversation about AI from Finn's unique insight and perspective on how AI is being applied and developed, the impact it is making, and the likely way it will develop for the printing industry!

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What is FuturePrint?

FuturePrint is a digital and in person platform and community dedicated to future print technology. Over 20,000 people per month read our articles, listen to our podcasts, view our TV features, click on our e-newsletters and attend our in-person and virtual events. 

We hope to see you at one of our future in-person events:

FuturePrint Packaging, Labels & DTS Summit, 29-30 September '26, Valencia, Spain

FuturePrint Industrial Print Show, 11-12 May '27, Munich, Germany

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In this podcast, Marcus talks with Marketing Manager, Sandra Engel and Partner Success Director, Karl Ciz about the success of Zaikio since their launch in 2020.

I have been struck by how quickly this business has built its brand, unified the market behind a purpose, and overall created a unique persona and brand that is distinct, innovative, vibrant, irreverent and open! 

So I talked with Sandra and Karl about progress to date, the thinking behind the business, the building of the brand, and how they have gone about galvanising the print industry behind their mission. We also talk about how they have brought Zaikio to life by creating culture, why recruiting the right people is so important, and then creating an awesome team and making it happen! I think it is an inspiring story and one all of us in the print industry need to listen to! 

 I refer to an article in the podcast, please also take a look here. 

With Drupa on the horizon, I am also looking forward to seeing how Zaikio comes to life on a show booth!

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What is FuturePrint?

FuturePrint is a digital and in person platform and community dedicated to future print technology. Over 20,000 people per month read our articles, listen to our podcasts, view our TV features, click on our e-newsletters and attend our in-person and virtual events. 

We hope to see you at one of our future in-person events:

FuturePrint Packaging, Labels & DTS Summit, 29-30 September '26, Valencia, Spain

FuturePrint Industrial Print Show, 11-12 May '27, Munich, Germany