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Ipex vibe is shot in the arm for print

After a week-and-a-half spent in the rarefied atmosphere of the IpexDaily office at the NEC (think Groundhog Day meets the Big Brother house), I'm feeling distinctly discombobulated today, not least because having just become used to working on a swanky iMac with attendant keyboard variances I'm...

Posted to Printer’s Devil – it’s in the detail (Weblog) by Jo Francis on 05-26-2010
Adobe-shaped hole

" Adobe launch cements commitment to print ". This headline caused something of a wry smile, as I read the article shortly after receiving an email from a reader bemoaning the fact that he had scoured the halls at Ipex looking for the Adobe stand, before giving up. The reason he couldn't...

Posted to Printer’s Devil – it’s in the detail (Weblog) by Jo Francis on 05-25-2010
Adapt or die

A useful reaffirmation that print is still a large market with plenty of profit potential came my way during Ipex, while chatting to KBA chief Helge Hansen. Hansen is a turnaround specialist who's really made his mark at KBA - by taking swift action to cut costs and reduce headcount the restructured...

Posted to Printer’s Devil – it’s in the detail (Weblog) by Jo Francis on 05-24-2010
Birmingham. It's like the Riviera. With printing kit.

Saturday morning, lovely sunny day in Brum. There's a continental feel about the place as people enjoy coffee and breakfast outside and soak up some rays before Ipex opens at 10am. It will be interesting to see how busy the show is today and tomorrow, as logically the weekend will be the most time...

Posted to Printer’s Devil – it’s in the detail (Weblog) by Jo Francis on 05-22-2010
Finishing first

Start with finishing is a clever play on words used by a finishing equipment supplier to promote its wares. This topic came up yesterday evening when chatting to Tony Lock from Duplo International. During the first three days of Ipex Tony has had no less than 13 people come onto his stand who've...

Posted to Printer’s Devil – it’s in the detail (Weblog) by Jo Francis on 05-21-2010
Makereadies in minutes

Interesting moment yesterday when I was pinned down by a printer (not literally, though I suppose it could come to that point by the end of the show...) on the KBA stand here at Ipex. Anyway, said printer, let's call him Peter, posed the following question: "Jo, if I were to write to your Help...

Posted to Printer’s Devil – it’s in the detail (Weblog) by Jo Francis on 05-19-2010
Don't let ash cloud Ipex opportunity

Greetings from the show floor at Ipex, where the build-up has reached a critical stage as the countdown clock ticks down ahead of tomorrow's opening. It's a frenzy of activity here. I've now walked around every hall and can say with hand on heart the show is looking ABSOLUTELY GREAT. From...

Posted to Printer’s Devil – it’s in the detail (Weblog) by Jo Francis on 05-17-2010
Ipex countdown clock is ticking

A week today Ipex will be underway and visitors will [hopefully] be eagerly flocking through the halls. Exciting! What more is there to say, apart from the fact that there will be tons and tons AND TONS of interesting stuff to see, do, and learn about at the NEC. At the risk of sounding like a broken...

Posted to Printer’s Devil – it’s in the detail (Weblog) by Jo Francis on 05-11-2010
Ipex countdown

Come the weekend it will be just a month to go until Ipex opens its doors, and the first exhibitor on site (Heidelberg) will arrive at the NEC next week to start beginning their build. IIR has just revealed that visitor pre-registrations have now breached 30,000, a figure that is notable for being 35...

Posted to Printer’s Devil – it’s in the detail (Weblog) by Jo Francis on 04-16-2010
House of Print hits brick wall

Plans to create a huge House of Print at Ipex were exciting, but at least nine months too late. I have to admire the chutzpah of Gielissen in attempting to get the thing off the ground, and fair play too to show owner IIR for the effort it put in to make it happen. But a project of this scale, complexity...

Posted to Printer’s Devil – it’s in the detail (Weblog) by Jo Francis on 04-15-2010

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