printconnect podcast
printconnect podcast
Podcast Description
Introducing the printconnect podcast by Specialist Printing Worldwide – the go-to podcast for anyone passionate about the world of specialist printing. Each episode, we sit down with industry leaders to explore the latest trends, cutting-edge technologies, and innovative techniques shaping the future of print. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just curious about what’s next in the printing world, join us as we dive into the conversations that matter most.
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The podcast focuses on various topics within specialist printing, including the development of industrial digital printing versus offset printing, innovations in printing technology, and sustainability practices in the industry, with specific episodes like the discussion on the rise of digital printing and its relationship with offset lithography.
Introducing the printconnect podcast by Specialist Printing Worldwide – the go-to podcast for anyone passionate about the world of specialist printing. Each episode, we sit down with industry leaders to explore the latest trends, cutting-edge technologies, and innovative techniques shaping the future of print. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just curious about what’s next in the printing world, join us as we dive into the conversations that matter most.
In this episode of printconnect, we explore one of the fastest-evolving areas of specialist printing – the growing role of robotics and automation across print and packaging production.
Joining the podcast are Mark Boyt, Principal Analyst for Production Workflow Software at Keypoint Intelligence, and Marc Mascara, Principal Analyst for Labels & Packaging.
Together, the discussion explores how rising production pressures, labour challenges, SKU variation, and increasing demand for faster turnaround are accelerating interest in robotics and digital print technologies.
The conversation also examines the growing convergence between workflow automation, robotics, AI, digital print, packaging production, and fulfilment – and why these technologies are no longer evolving in isolation.
Topics covered include:
- Why robotics adoption is accelerating across print
- The results of Keypoint Intelligence’s robotics industry survey
- Labour challenges and automation pressures
- Packaging production and increasing SKU complexity
- Why digital print is well suited to high-variation production
- Robotics integration across handling, finishing, and manufacturing
- Workflow integration and removing production silos
- The future of automated packaging and fulfilment environments
- Insights from upcoming FESPA sessions
Whether you work in commercial print, packaging, industrial print, or production workflow, this episode offers valuable insight into where the industry is heading – and why staying close to these developments is becoming increasingly important.
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