Podcasts about print technologies

You just can't find the people these days, right? Anyone in the manufacturing, engineering, or construction industries knows that the top challenge right now is finding talent. There's a shortage of willing and able workers in the U.S. – and immigration policies make it difficult to bring in talent from overseas. In this episode of Manufacturing Happy Hour, we head to Washington D.C. for a special live panel discussion from the Celebration of Construction on the National Mall. Marsia Geldert-Murphey, ASCE President-Elect, Thayer Long, President of the Association for Print Technologies and Steve Hall, Executive VP of ACEC, explore the reasons behind the talent shortage, how public policy could help, and how organizations are trying to attract the next generation of workers. In this episode, find out: What employers can do to grow their applicant pool How firms are trying to attract talent Why you need to move people to the opportunities How public policy could help Why immigration rules need to be revisited What drives young people How organizations are reaching out to school and college-aged students Enjoying the show? Please leave us a review here. Even one sentence helps. It's feedback from Manufacturing All-Stars like you that keeps us going! Tweetable Quotes: “When you look at countries like Germany, Belarus, South Korea, UAE, 30% of their graduates are STEM graduates. In the United States, it's 19%. It's a math problem. We just do not have enough people. So we have got to improve our immigration program.” – Marsia “There's a lot of drivers that motivate young people today, and I don't think they always think about engineering as a way of accomplishing those goals. So [we need] messaging like that to young people through STEM programs.” - Steve “If the government put a quarter of the amount of effort into promoting an apprenticeship and a career in the construction trade as they do by subsidizing and supporting college education, it'd have a tremendous impact to bring more people into our field.” - Thayer Links & mentions: Association for Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), an organization that's advancing equipment manufacturers in the global marketplace. They're on a mission not only to help businesses succeed but to build a community so that the industry as a whole can make positive, lasting change. American Society of Civil Engineers, the nation's oldest engineering society that represents more than 150,000 members in 177 countries. Independent Electrical Contractors, a national trade association for merit shop electrical and systems contractors. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), the business voice of America's engineering industry, representing nearly 6,000 firms to advocate for policies at federal, state and local levels. Make sure to visit http://manufacturinghappyhour.com for detailed show notes and a full list of resources mentioned in this episode. Stay Innovative, Stay Thirsty.

In this episode of Smart Business Solutions, we welcome our new CEO, Michele Benson. Michele began her career at GBS in 1994, and has held positions as a Staff Accountant, Accounting Manager, Vice President of Finance & Treasurer, Executive Vice President of Filing Operations, Executive Vice President of Print Technologies, and has served as GBS' CFO & Treasurer since 2016. On January 1st, she becomes the first female CEO in the 51-year history of the company. Join us here in welcoming Michele to her new role and hear her thoughts and vision for GBS as we begin a new chapter under her leadership.

In this episode of Podcasts from The Printerverse, Clint Seckman, President of Parkland Direct, and Andrew Schipke, Vice President for Marketing and Strategic Sales at W+D, join Deborah Corn to discuss equipping marketers with the right tools, partnership, and workflow between the two companies, creative solutions for envelopes, and the inaugural Amplify Print event. Mentioned in Today's Episode: Amplify Print: https://amplifyprint.org/ Clint Seckman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clint-seckman-77bb47147/ Parkland Direct: https://www.parklanddirect.com/ Parkland Mailing List: https://www.parklanddirect.com/creativemailings Andrew Schipke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-schipke-07141214/ W+D: https://wdnorthamerica.com/ InFocus: https://www.w-d.de/infocus-magazin Association for Print Technologies: https://printtechnologies.org/ FSEA: https://fsea.com/ Deborah Corn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahcorn/  Print Media Centr: https://printmediacentr.com Project Peacock: http://projectpeacock.printmediacentr.com/ Girls Who Print: https://girlswhoprint.net

Rick Neumann is Vice President Operations at IWCO Direct and newly elected to the Association for PRINT Technologies board of directors. In this session he talks with Thayer Long about his company,  the viability of direct mail as a major marketing channel and his own journey in this industry. 

For years poor communication of quality expectations between brands, buyers, and suppliers has plagued the supply chain causing waste, frustration, and customer dissatisfaction. Idealliance's Dianne Kennedy discusses the latest innovation, Print Quality Exchange Format (PQX) or ISO 20616-2, which defines a standard XML report designed to enable the exchange of print quality data reports from printers to brands and print buyers. Part two of a two-part series.Dianne Kennedy BioDianne Kennedy has had a long career on the leading edge of technology innovations. Her career began as a writer/editor for the Doubleday Educational Publishing division. In 2003, Kennedy joined Idealliance as the VP of Digital and Print Technologies. There she led efforts to develop many technology standards, including PRISM, Mail.XML, and G7. Currently, Kennedy, sponsored by Idealliance, serves as technical lead and Editor for ISO 12606 Graphic technology — File format for quality control data and metadata. She has just launched a new consultancy, www.pqxconsulting.com, to assist printers and brands in implementing PQX and PRX print quality reporting. Kennedy was the recipient of the Graphic Communication Association's 1992 Tekkie award for her technology innovations to the professional publishing industry and the 2016 Franklin Luminaire Innovation Excellence Award for her changes in support of the digital media supply chain.---GAMUT is produced and published by Idealliance - become a member today and join us in creating the future of our industry.Learn more about Idealliance Certification Programs such as: G7®, BrandQ®, Color Management Professional® and Print Planning & Estimating Professional®.Support the show (https://www.idealliance.org/idealliance-membership)

For years poor communication of quality expectations between brands, buyers, and suppliers has plagued the supply chain causing waste, frustration, and customer dissatisfaction. Idealliance's Dianne Kennedy discusses the latest innovation, Print Quality Exchange Format (PQX) or ISO 20616-2, which defines a standard XML report designed to enable the exchange of print quality data reports from printers to brands and print buyers. Part one of a two-part series.Dianne Kennedy BioDianne Kennedy has had a long career on the leading edge of technology innovations. Her career began as a writer/editor for the Doubleday Educational Publishing division.In 2003, Kennedy joined Idealliance as the VP of Digital and Print Technologies. There she led efforts to develop many technology standards, including PRISM, Mail.XML, and G7. Currently, Kennedy, sponsored by Idealliance, serves as technical lead and Editor for ISO 12606 Graphic technology — File format for quality control data and metadata. She has just launched a new consultancy, www.pqxconsulting.com, to assist printers and brands in implementing PQX and PRX print quality reporting. Kennedy was the recipient of the Graphic Communication Association's 1992 Tekkie award for her technology innovations to the professional publishing industry and the 2016 Franklin Luminaire Innovation Excellence Award for her changes in support of the digital media supply chain.---GAMUT is produced and published by Idealliance - become a member today and join us in creating the future of our industry.Learn more about Idealliance Certification Programs such as: G7®, BrandQ®, Color Management Professional® and Print Planning & Estimating Professional®.Support the show (https://www.idealliance.org/idealliance-membership)

Discussion around higher throughput Inkjet and other technologies with a single pass system. Leveraging your DFE for color correction without Re-RIP or staging. Plus, when looking at your equipment decisions the importance of looking beyond just hardware “Speeds And Feeds” and consider your total workflow so you do not lose money on an idle machine due to maintenance, RIP, color correction, and other bottlenecks. Learn great tips on how to evaluate performance across vendors plus how to effectively use your own test prints and not solely rely on a vendors published data when comparing across devices and OEM’s. Jeff Collins, Idealliance Director of Print Technologies and G7® Expert, discusses this and more with EFI’s Chris Showalter, Director of Market Segment Management of Fiery products for growing market segments. GAMUT is produced and published by Idealliance - become a member today and join us in creating the future of our industry. Learn more about Idealliance Certification Programs such as: G7®, BrandQ®, Color Management Professional® and Print Planning & Estimating Professional®. This episode of GAMUT is brought you by Konica-Minolta. Support the show (https://www.idealliance.org/idealliance-membership)

Andrew Bailes-Collins, Senior Product Manager of PitStop, Toon Van Rossum, Product Manager of Switch and Wim Fransen, Managing Director at Enfocus discuss their upcoming month in America and what they will be showing and discussing at the PRINT 19 and PRINTING United trade shows. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Enfocus: https://www.enfocus.com/en Andrew Bailes-Collins: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abailescollins/ Toon Van Rossum: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toonvanrossum/ Wim Fransen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wifransen/ PRINT 19: https://www.printtechnologies.org/PRINT19/ PRINTING United: https://www.printingunited.com/ Association for PRINT Technologies: https://www.printtechnologies.org/

Ken Garner, Vice President of Business Development and Industry Relations at the Association for PRINT Technologies (APTech, formerly NPES), shares how this org is reinventing itself to serve members by helping them expand their knowledge, opportunity, and partnerships. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Ken Garner: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-garner-098b4a10 Association for PRINT Technologies: https://www.printtechnologies.org/ PRINT 19: https://www.printtechnologies.org/PRINT19/

Thayer Long, President at the Association for PRINT Technologies (formerly NPES), discusses their LeadingPRINT magazine, the PRINT Innovation Exchange, the LeadingPRINT Forum, and their signature event PRINT 19. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Thayer Long: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thayer-long-9907961/ Association for PRINT Technologies: https://www.printtechnologies.org/ PRINT 19: http://printevent.com

Sarah Markfield, Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Association for Print Technologies (APTech), shares how she came to current position at APTech, the evolution of the organization and the support they provide, and why they are participating in Project Peacock Print Fair.  Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Sarah Markfield: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahmarkfield Association for Print Technologies: http://www.printtechnologies.org Project Peacock Print Fair: https://projectpeacock.printmediacentr.com/

Sabine Geldermann, Director drupa & Global Head of Print Technologies at Messe Düsseldorf, stops by The Printerverse to speak about the largest print show in the world, and why #drupa2020 must be on your event bucket list. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Sabine Geldermann: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabine-geldermann-98b10313/ drupa: https://www.drupa.com/ drupa blog: https://blog.drupa.com/

Thayer Long, President at the Association for Print Technologies (APTech), discusses the offerings and you will see at PRINT 18 in Chicago Sept 30 - Oct 2, 2018, and how the show is aiming to help you grow your business. Learn about The Printerverse at Print 18 and how you can watch all 3 days of our FREE panels and events LIVE from wherever you are: https://print18.printmediacentr.com. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Thayer Long: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thayer-long-9907961/ Association for PRINT Technologies: https://www.printtechnologies.org/ PRINT 18: http://printevent.com

Julie Shaffer and Kelly Kilga from APTech share the strategy behind the revamped Learning Experience and the myriad of educational opportunities at PRINT 18, including the kick-off keynote by Seth Godin. Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Julie Shaffer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julieshaffer/ Kelly Kilga: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-kilga-cem-8191244/ Association for Print Technologies: https://www.printtechnologies.org/ PRINT 18: http://printevent.com The Printerverse: https://print18.printmediacentr.com

Pat McGrew, Director, Production Workflow Service at Keypoint Intelligence, shares key takeaways from the 2018 North American Software Investment Outlook survey, and how to apply them to your print business. Sponsored by The Association for Print Technologies (formerly NPES). Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: APTech: https://www.printtechnologies.org Keypoint Intelligence: https://www.keypointintelligence.com/ Pat McGrew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/PatMcGrew/  

HOW Design Live presenters Paul Foulkes-Arellano, Head of Client Programs at Precipice Design, and Ilise Benun, Founder of Marketing-Mentor.com/Business Coach and Author, share their perspective on what it takes for designers and marketers to work in harmony and discuss their contributions to the free white paper from HOW Design Live: THE INTERSECTION OF DESIGN AND MARKETING – Insights from the Creative Community This podcast is brought to you by The Association for Print Technologies (APTech), producers of The PRINT Event, coming to Chicago Sept 30 - Oct 2, 2018.   The Intersections of Design and Marketing: Insights From The Creative Community: http://howdesignlive.com/white-paper HOW Design Live: http://www.howdesignlive.com/ HOW Marketing Live: http://howdesignlive.com/conference/how-marketing-live/ The Dieline Conference: http://thedielineconference.com/ Ilise Benun: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilisebenun / Marketing-Mentor.com Paul Foulkes-Arellano: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulfoulkesarellano / Precipice Design APTech: https://www.aptech.com  

Students Brittany Whitestone and Chandler Kerr discuss how Graphic Arts Education has changed their lives and opened a viable career path for their future. Paul Foster, VP at Printing & Graphics Association MidAtlantic (PGAMA) and Judy Durham, CAE, Executive VP, Operations and Membership at the Association for Print Technologies (formerly NPES) join to share the programs offered and how you can help support them. Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation: http://www.gaerf.org / PrintED: http://gaerf.org/PrintED.aspx / SkillsUSA: https://skillsusa.org / APTech: http://printtechnologies.org  / Judy Durham: jdurham@aptech.org / PGAMA: https://pgama.com

From real-life experience in a print shop, to honing interview skills and particpating in a national competition, SkillsUSA is preparing tomorrow's print industry workforce, today. Judy Durham, CAE, Executive VP, Operations and Membership at the Association for Print Technologies (formerly NPES), Dan Wheeler, SkillsUSA National Technical Committee Chairman, and SkillsUSA winner, Amela O'Gorman, Senior Customer Account Manager at Quad/Graphics share how the program works, the benefits to participating students and companies, and how you can get involved to support and secure the future of print. Association of Print Technologies: http://www.printtechnologies.org SkillsUSA: https://www.skillsusa.org/ Graphic Arts and Research Foundation: http://www.gaerf.org/  

Mark J Nuzzaco, VP of Government Affairs at the Association for Print Technologies (formerly NPES), gives a broad overview of the new tax reforms and outlines the 4-part webinar series designed to help printers and industry suppliers navigate these changes with their tax preparers. The webinar series is presented through APTech and What They Think on April 3, 10, 17 and 24 at 2PM ET. For more info and to register for the April 3rd Webinar, please visit: http://whattheythink.com/webinars/207/    

Dr. Joe Webb discusses the advantages of knowing your market and understanding how best to serve it through data analysis provided by "PrintStats" and The Association for Print Technologies (formerly NPES). To learn more about PrintStats, please contact Rekha Ratnam rratnam@aptech.org  APTech: http://www.printtechnologies.org

Isolated as one of the most complicated and critical topics related to the future of the industry, The Association for Print Technologies (formerly NPES) continues its mission to champion education and workforce development through programs like GAERF, PrintEd and SkillsUSA. Judy Durham, CAE, Executive VP, Operations and Membership at APTech, and Laura Roberts Printing Technology Teacher at Mattoon High School, share what they do, how the programs support the industry, and more important how you can help. Connect: APTech http://www.printtechnologies.org / GAERF http://gaerf.org

Kelly Kilga, VP Meetings & Events at the Association for Print Technologies (formerly NPES), lays the foundation for expectations and education at their signature event PRINT, taking place Sept 30-Oct 2, 2018 at McCormick Place, Chicago. And yeah … GRAPH EXPO is gone! APTech: http://printtechnologies.org / The PRINT Event: http://printevent.com

Dierdre Ryder, President & CEO, VITS International and newly elected Treasurer of the Association for Print Technologies (formally NPES) shares how this print org has helped her create a global distribution network for her finishing business, secure funding from the US Government, and develop equipment to best serve printers. VITS International: https://www.vitsinternational.com APTech: http://printtechnologies.org

From global trade missions to global trade shows and all that is in between, Pernilla Jonsson, Senior Director of Global Programs at the Association for Print Technologies (formerly NPES) shares how their member initiatives can turn you and your business into a global player. APTech: http://printtechnologies.org

Debbie Orf, Senior Director, ICC & Standards shares how the Association for Print Technologies (formerly NPES) facilitates the development of tools and rules that effect your life on a daily basis... whether you own a print business, work with a print business, or step into one. APTech: http://printtechnologies.org

Mark J. Nuzzaco, VP Government Affairs at the Association for Print Technologies (formerly NPES), shares how he fights for print, how his work through the org directly benefits your business, and how you can join in the fun on Capitol Hill … just don’t call him a lobbyist! APTech: http://printtechnologies.org / Print & Packaging Summit: http://printpackagingsummit.com

Ken Garner, VP Business Development & Industry Relations and Julie Shaffer Associate VP Program and Community Development of the Association for Print Technologies (formerly NPES), share how they plan to get the industry aligned through partnerships, education and a new standard for measuring success for the org, and at their annual PRINT event. APTech: http://printtechnologies.org / PRINT: http://printevent.com

Rekha Ratnam, Senior Director, PRIMIR Market Research at the Association for Print Technologies (formerly NPES), shares some of the topics they are studying in 2018, the org’s new approach to sharing results with the industry, and how you can get your hands on it.   Connect with PRIMIR: http://www.npes.org/primirresearch/primir.aspx

Mark Hischar, President and CEO of Koenig & Bauer North America and Chairman of the Board at the Association for Print Technologies (formerly NPES) shares why his commitment to the org, the industry and the PRINT show has never been stronger. Connect with KBA: https://us.koenig-bauer.com/us

Recorded LIVE from the launch event for The Association for Print Technologies (formerly NPES), Thayer Long explains the mission to serve the entire Graphic Communications Value Chain from manufacturer to maker, research and resources that will be made available to all, and redefines the measurement of success for the org, their annual show PRINT (formally GRAPH EXPO), and the business of print. Association for Print Technologies - printtechnologies.org PRINT - PRINTevent.com