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Andreas Luschberger – 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 young. The group is the world leaderin designing and manufacturing thermal transfer ribbons for printing variable data on labels and flexible packaging. The group is also a pioneer in the development and production of industrial inks and innovative materials, such as special foils for batteries and custom-made 3D filaments. ARMOR operates with nearly 2,500 employees around the world and has an increasing revenue of 450 Mio. €. 

ARMOR Industrial Inks was established in 2016 as a 100%-business unit of the ARMOR Group and is based in Germany (Dortmund). Here you can find our R&D and Sales department, while our production site is in Poland. 

The mission of ARMOR Industrial Inks is to design individual water-based inkjet-inks for industrial printing applications, mainly for textile printing and printing onto porous pulp based substrates.  

In addition to developing our own inks we also started to expand our offering to industry partner by offering contract manufacturing services and filling services for inks. 

Armor have two main target markets. The first market is the textile printing market. Here we offer sublimation inks for Epson and Kyocera printheads and brand new – our DTF Inks. The second target market is everything that includes printing onto porous pulp based substrates such as napkins, toilet papers, tissues, cardboard and everything else what you can find in the paper industry.  

What will you be showing and presenting in Valencia at the FuturePrint Conference?  

The main focus is the development of inks, certified for direct and indirect food contact. On the basis of our ARTis inks for printing on napkins we are also developing inks for printing on cardboard and which will be also certified for direct food contact. In Valencia we will present the first printed cardboard with an ARMOR Ink. 

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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 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 infectious and his optimism for the future is reassuring! 

More about Mark:

Mark is product manager for digital printing and press systems at Fujifilm Europe and the key spokesperson for the company’s digital offering and related workflows.

Mark started his 47-year career in the print industry at the age of 16 as a letterpress compositor. Following a few ‘wilderness years’ of employment outside of print, Mark returned to the industry in 1989, supplying Apple Macintosh to designers, repro houses and printers. In the mid-90s, he became a Fujifilm customer in his role as marketing manager for a chain of professional photographic labs. He’s been working at Fujifilm Graphic Systems in a variety of roles since 1999.

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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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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 West event in a series of sessions. 

The sessions are scheduled for February 6, 2024, at the 'Pack Place' Theatre (IME West) from 14:30 to 16:30pm. 

The podcast will explore key trends in print and packaging, along with the applications and possibilities that digital print technology presents. 

Podcast contributors are : 

• Colin McMahon, Senior Research Analyst at PTC–who will be talking about Market Trends in Manufacturing and Packaging 
• Thomas Schweizer, Global Sales Director at Gallus Group -Market Trends, Industry Transformation and the Future of Our Industry 
• Guy Newcombe, CEO of Archipelago - Paper Not Plastic: How Powerdrop™ Opens Up the Choice of Coatings for Sustainable Packaging 
• Peter Bergstein, CEO and Owner at Bergstein Group- Single Pass Digital Print technology for Direct to Shape Packaging 

Attendees at the IME West event  will gain an understanding of the latest trends, innovations, and advancements in digital and inkjet technology. These insights span various sectors including industrial print. 

 To find out more please click here IME West | February 6-8, 2024 (imengineeringwest.com) or get in touch with Frazer Chesterman.  

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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 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 student journalism, Brendan moved on to becoming a freelance reporter in the bonny land of Scotland. After graduating from Edinburgh University with an MA (Hons) in English Literature and History, he worked as an investigative reporter for the Sunday Times of Scotland. 

Following this experience he moved to Wales and attained a Postgraduate Diploma in Journalism from Cardiff University and carried out freelance work for a number of regional newspapers. 
Brendan’s next move took him into the printing world as Editor at Signlink magazine and Deputy Editor of Print Monthly magazine. After two years he was promoted to Editor of Print Monthly and then this was shortly followed by becoming Managing Editor of Link Publishing, which owns these national print titles. Link Publishing is a multi-media business-to-business publisher, the platforms of which focus on in-depth technical, business and investigative news in their respective sectors. As part of his role he also developed and managed its online presence, social media presence, and multi-channel marketing strategy. 

After helping to found Link Exhibitions, and with the successful launch of The Print Show, which took place for the first time in October 2015, Brendan was made director of Link Publishing and Link Exhibitions. Key responsibilities included managing its PR and marketing content and strategy, in addition to business development and creating its visitor attractions. 

Seeking a fresh challenge after gaining this experience and finding he loved PR and creative project development, he moved to Speed Communications (The Mission Marketing Group) looking after four clients in the insurance, marketing, outsourcing and exhibition sectors. 

With an opportunity then presenting itself from the IPIA to return to print and take up its newly created position of General Manager, Brendan jumped at the chance to use his accumulated experience and skills to support its members to grow and thrive through mutual cooperation. 

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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 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 has become a thriving and profitable business, with a clear purpose, and an inspiring mission! I hope you enjoy the conversation! I expect this business will go onto even greater things with such visionary and youthful energy! 

 Reuseabox is a challenger to the traditional cardboard box company, on a mission to educate and inspire businesses to reuse packaging before it’s recycled. To date they have diverted nearly 10 million boxes away from the waste stream and back into the supply chain for a second use.

Under Ellie’s leadership, Reuseabox recently gained B Corp certification, a testament to their dedication to people and planet. As members of 1% for the Planet they are on track to plant 1 million trees by 2030. When she’s not saving the world one box at a time, Ellie is also co-host of the Earth Your While Podcast and Lincoln’s People Planet Pint events. 

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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 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 fail to take into account the idiosyncrasies of a market and the unique cultures, challenges and concerns. Chris believes that highly effective communication can overcome most barriers to change, but failure to communicate properly causes blockages and this slows or halts progress. Chris is a believer that this is a big contributor to the relatively slow adoption of digital print for packaging. Anyhow, tune in! Really interesting chat with an experienced, wise and innovative business professional!

Chris Jordan

Chris Jordan is a unique advisor who unlocks, unblocks and unsticks companies' challenges to help them maximise their opportunities through business development. Having built several sales and marketing teams, in the UK, Europe and North America, marketing and selling newspaper, book publishing systems, typesetters, imagesetters, and thousands of Fiery's and digital presses, including production, w2p, personalisation, and MIS software.

Now fully focused on Labels and Packaging, and "Unlocking The Packaging Potential."

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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, 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 Shortages are the defining issues of 2024, while unprecedented geopolitical events continue to have a significant impact on confidence within the print sector. Indeed, many people believe this level of volatility will become normalised.

But with Drupa taking centre stage in 2024, what impact will this have as a stimulus for growth and opportunity? What role will technology be playing in the future etc? How has buying behaviour changed, and has marketing strategy shifted enough to match this trend?

We discuss these issues and more as we launch the report and survey! Much of the analysis is our opinion, and we welcome feedback and the opinions of others, so do get in touch.

If you are interested in receiving a free copy of the report, please complete this form.

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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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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 both inspiring and technically astute. In this chat, we draw on the themes of his talk at FuturePrint TECH in Cambridge which was entitled: Exploring the Manufacturing Challenges for Direct Food Contact Inks. It is a really interesting new area for inkjet and this podcast is well worth a listen.

Dr. Simon Daplyn is the Product and Marketing Manager for Sun Chemical and has a focus on the development of inks for inkjet printing in a variety of industrial sectors.

Having studied and worked in digital print for over 20 years, Simon has held roles in product development, commercialization, sales and marketing of a wide range of digital inks with a focus on aqueous technologies.  

Simon joined Sun Chemical in 2020 and is responsible for product management and marketing within the digital inks division, helping to define the product strategy for Sun Chemical in digital print markets to support the adoption of inkjet technology and sustainable technology developments.

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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 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 in the mind!!

Having started in the print industry by studying printing technology at the The University of Wuppertal Nils has a wide range of experience working in the print and corrugated industry with stints at Smurfit Kappa and then colour management software leaders GMG before joining Fujifilm Europe GMBH for 8 years with a focus on inkjet for packaging and wide format.

Nils has a very interesting blend of experience and knowledge from both a packaging and inkjet perspective and now is leading the sales and marketing for BHS Corrugated which is one of the leading manufacturers of technology and machinery that serves the global corrugated industry.

Nils's confidence and optimism are infectious and he has some excellent and very interesting insights to share. 

Nils will also be speaking at FuturePrint TECH in Valencia, 28-29 February 2024

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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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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 something ‘special’ in terms of Swiss Made Inkjet quality and innovation. 

Hope you enjoy this Podcast.

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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