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Welcome to 2023!

WhatTheyThink has a fresh new look and a fresh new outlook on the coming year. Each of our six issues will focus on a specific topic, while still bringing expert insight into the business, technology and people who make the printing industry better than all the rest. We may be a little biased, but you guys are pretty cool.

So to kick things off, let’s start with The Software Issue.

You’ll find stories about companies that have embraced software as a way to streamline their workflows, both with off-the-shelf solutions, as well as with customized programs to handle every aspect of production.

We’ll introduce many new software programs hitting the market, designed to handle a variety of printshop needs, and we’ll walk you through the process of determining and setting up an effective solution for your shop.

Nick Benkovich, from eProductivity Software, will give us the inside scoop on all the ways ePS can help automate your process. And Jon Buddington will tell the story of More Vang’s evolution from printing to software development.

In textiles and apparel, the top two issues facing the industry are automation and sustainability. So we’ll talk with three thought leaders, born as digital businesses, to get their perspective on where the industry stands and where it is headed.

On the signage and display graphics software front, “automation” is the talk of the town, although, if you ask 10 different people what automation is, you’ll get 10 different responses. Is it untouched file-handling from job submission to RIP? Is it specific “workflow automation” software? Is it robots? It turns out it can be all of these things and more.

In addition to all this software talk, we’ll check in with the latest printing and business data, take a look at how to navigate digital embellishment roadblocks, and see exactly what came out of COP27 and the effect - or lack of effect - it will have on sustainability and climate change.

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