Business Management - Industry Trends

In today's episode of the Impressions Xchange podcast, Printing Impressions Editor-in-Chief Mark Michelson talks exclusively with HP Indigo GM Alon Bar-Shany. They discuss the new presses HP Indigo would have debuted at drupa 2020 and Dscoop; how HP Indigo technology complements inkjet offerings; and how HP Indigo and its U.S. customers are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Beyond the standard procedures, the company has also initiated a $2 an hour premium and free lunches for all manufacturing personnel.

The centerpiece was the virtual debut of a new, dry-toner digital press: the SX30000, a B2-format, continuous-feed device from Xeikon.

SinaLite’s face shields help print partners in the U.S. offer products to slow the spread of COVID-19 and protect essential workers.

Dan Marx talked with industry consultant Pat McGrew about how printing companies can recover, retool, and approach the “next normal.”

Deborah Corn sat down with longtime industry expert Dr. Joe Webb to talk about the coronavirus and its effects on the industry.

On this episode of The Week that Was, Peter Schaefer talks about LSC's bankruptcy filing; congressional leaders announce “Stimulus 3.5”; Lisbeth Lyons speaks about the legislative response to COVID-19; and Worzalla announced the winner of its "Name that Press" competition.

With many stay-at-home orders, it is a good reminder of the importance of critical communications: paper, print, and mail.

Although facing their own challenges, many printers are stepping up to provide resources for those in need during COVID-19.

Dolf and Eric Kahle, of VMS, discuss how they fought to remain open as an essential business, and how they’re protecting their workers.