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Crane: says kit is being specified to complete more of the job with less human interaction

New year predictions: Darren Crane, Friedheim International

Friedheim International sales director Darren Crane says automation and robotics have been in high demand recently and he expects this to continue, particularly at Drupa 2024 where he anticipates...

Levit: seeing more commercial printers breaking into packaging

New year predictions: Haim Levit, HP Industrial Print

Haim Levit, senior vice president and general manager at HP Industrial Print, has seen a wide range of trends this year that look likely to continue into 2024 - not least sustainability, automation,...

Morrow: would love to see print that responds to human emotion via physical contact

New year predictions: Richard Morrow, Central Mailing Services

Central Mailing Services director Richard Morrow is looking forward to the opportunities presented by both technology, and the election work planned in 2024.

Keane: the trend is for more automation

New year predictions: Eric Keane, Intelligent Finishing Systems (IFS)

The IFS managing director speaks openly about about the need for print businesses to embrace AI, but he's a little less candid about his secret plans to support customers in 2024.

New year predictions: Adam Unsworth, Precision Card Services

As managing director of Printweek’s reigning SME of the Year, he’s arguably already got what he really wanted for Christmas, but if he could have one more present… it would be a crystal ball.

O’Donnell: print and digital are truly better together

New year predictions: Kevin O’Donnell, Xerox

Xerox's head of marketing – Graphic Communications and Production Systems, UK, Ireland and The Nordics believes collaboration is key for print businesses to thrive.

New year predictions: Gary White, Northside Graphics / DigitalPrinting.co.uk

Northside’s modest managing director is all about his people, which might be the secret sauce that help secure the Company of the Year crown in the 2023 Printweek Awards. Not that he would ever brag...

Smith: seen an increased demand for reduced total costs of ownership

New year predictions: Duncan Smith, Canon UK & Ireland

Duncan Smith, country director, Production at Canon UK & Ireland is expecting to see more printers tap into the personalisation trend in 2024, both for retail and interior decor applications.

New year predictions: Neil Lovell, The Printing Charity

The charity’s CEO is a passionate advocate of supporting employee wellbeing, not just because of the positive impact on worker’s mental health but also because of the positive impact on the sector’s...

Miles: believes suppliers must evolve to meet the changing needs of print companies

New year predictions: Ryan Miles, Heidelberg UK

Heidelberg UK's managing director is expecting to see further market consolidation for the commercial segment but new investment in technology as print volume demand becomes less volatile.