Gamut: Idealliance Printing & Packaging Podcast

Viktor Lazzeri, Business Manager for Barbieri products at Color Concepts, discusses the story of the Italian technology company, Barbieri, and how Color Concepts supports Barbieri customers in the global supply chain.Barbieri is an internationally operating manufacturer and supplier of intelligent color measurement systems that ensure the highest image quality for professional digital printing. Barbieri is a color measurement market leader for large format, flatbed, and industrial printing. Color Concepts B.V. and North America is the world’s largest, independent, state-of-the-art profiling and testing lab for professional digital wide-format printing industry.---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 the GAMUT podcast by Idealliance is sponsored by drupa

Michael Toth, Konica Minolta, explains how the use of Lean manufacturing practices like value stream mapping improve print manufacturing efficiency, quality, and customer expectations. Overall, company print manufacturing improvement and operational efficiency starts with the embracement of change and acknowledging that change must occur.---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 the GAMUT Printing & Packaging podcast is brought you by Heidelberg.Support the show (https://www.idealliance.org/idealliance-membership)

Peter Pretzer, FUJIFILM North America Corp, delves into FujiFilm's early innovation of a cloud-based color management solution and integrating Extended Color Gamut (ECG) printing. Peter covers ECG integration process in detail, and the importance of sustainment using G7 Expert Training with easy-to-use cloud-based solutions like ColorPath™ Sync®, a Certified G7® System. FUJIFILM ColorPath™  is an award-winning suite of cloud-based color management tools for conventional, digital, and large format inkjet printing.---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 the GAMUT podcast by Idealliance is sponsored by drupa - the No. 1 trade fair for printing technologies held from June 16-26, 2020 in Düsseldorf Germany.Support the show (https://www.idealliance.org/id

Tim Baechle, CEO of Idealliance, passionately discusses the importance of teamwork, constant change, Holarctic business structure and knowing the importance of the whole is the sum of its parts when you are on the battlefield of business. He stresses the fundamentals of growing, communication, positive change in how accomplishing business objectives often parallel lessons learned on the battlefield, no matter what the battlefield of life may be.---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 the GAMUT Printing & Packaging podcast is brought you by Heidelberg.Support the show (https://www.idealliance.org/idealliance-membership)

In this episode, Steve Upton, developer and founder of the first G7® software application, CHROMiX, discusses the beginnings of the perennial calibration method and why it has spread globally. Steve explains the core benefits of gray balance and how online color management solutions like CHROMiX Maxwell can change the quality culture inside the print and packaging 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®. This episode of the GAMUT Printing & Packaging podcast is brought you by Heidelberg.Support the show (https://www.idealliance.org/idealliance-membership)

Esko’s Mark Samworth, returns to discuss the tremendous value of emulation proofing for digital print and packaging production devices. Mark brilliantly explains why emulation proofing is more profitable than the common practice of proofing on an expensive digital press. He states, “When proofing on-press you create unnecessary inefficiencies and bottlenecks by interrupting a digital production device to make proofs.” With emulation proofing, you allow the print volumes on digital presses to flow and improve proof to press match. Mark Samworth is a leading patent holder in a variety of technology including expanded gamut printing. Mark provides insight into the value, history, and future of this technology through his experience and current work in developing standards and specifications through the Idealliance Print Properties & Colorimetric Council.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 Cert

Fred Thornton, Technical Sales Manager for Bodoni pressSign, discusses the benefits of adopting quality management software solutions for print standardization to track and monitor brand target conditions like G7®, GRACoL®, or ISO 12647-2. Bodoni pressSign is designed to help printers achieve color target standards quickly on the press. Initially created for offset, pressSign has evolved to be a leading independent color measurement software, aiding color production across printing applications, including Flexo, web, and digital.Guest: Fred Thornton, Technical Sales Manager for Bodoni pressSignGAMUT 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 the GAMUT podcast by Idealliance is sponsored by drupa - the No. 1 trade fair for printing technologies held from June 16-26,

K. Panthala Selvan, Managing Director, Idealliance South Asia, shares an inside view of this 250,000+ print service provider market and the standardization taking place in India's print and packaging supply chain, both in commercial and academic enterprises. The Indian print and packaging market has deeply embraced a new way of quality thinking for color in one of the fastest and may be the largest growth market in the world.Support the show (https://www.idealliance.org/idealliance-membership)

Marc Jorge, Technical Manager of Barberan's digital single-pass inkjet solutions, discusses Barberan's automated inline quality inspection system utilizing an array of spectral devices to control color quality and image integrity. Marc also shares his very positive and impactful observations on G7® adoption in the European Market. Barberán is a leader in the design and development of digital Single Pass presses, BARBERAN, S.A., founded in 1929, is a family-owned enterprise that exports 85% of their products and their machinery is present in factories located in more than 60 countries on five continents.Support the show (https://www.idealliance.org/idealliance-membership)

EFI's John Nate, the Senior Educational Architect and Trainer for Fiery Wide Format and Lou Prestia, Senior Market Segment Manager for Textile in the Fiery division discuss strategies and experiences helping customers maintain color consistency long term. Both Lou and John share surprising color management challenges between wide-format inkjet and digital textile printing.This episode is sponsored by drupa - the No. 1 trade fair for printing technologies held from June 16-26, 2020 in Düsseldorf Germany. https://www.drupa.com/Support the show (https://www.idealliance.org/idealliance-membership)

Dominique Hunermund of West Rock shares how they save millions—improving quality, reducing waste, and improving efficiencies in the press room. Dominique is responsible for all print applications (Offset Litho, Flexography, and Gravure) for 64 plants and directs West Rocks' unique Lean Six Sigma program.He is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt for 30 locations in the South East region within the corrugated division. He has trained and coached Green Belts and Black Belts in multiple Divisions and led changing cultural events at facilities with an emphasis on empowering people and satisfying customers. He has also facilitated and coached hundreds of Kaizen events, as well as DMAIC projects, which saved the organization over $20MM.WestRock is more than a supplier: They are a partner that provides a competitive advantage, a partner that can deliver consistent quality and superior service, a partner that fuels innovation to foster real, sustainable growth.Support the show (https://www.idealliance.org/ideallia

Niall Coady of MPX Colour based in London presents a compelling case for G7 near-neutral specifications in a global print and packaging supply chain. Niall discusses recent experiences in Europe working with major brands, premedia companies, and printers that clearly make a case for G7 gray balance aims and methods. Niall was at the forefront of color management back in the early days, working with Dan Caldwell and Franz Herbert, two pioneers of ICC color management. MPX has been involved with Colour Management, RIPs, and PDF Workflows since the dawn of Digital Colour management in the ’90s. By working with leading brands, agencies, printers, key technologies, and partners, MPX solves complex production challenges that make media workflows more consistent and efficient. Guest: Niall Coady, Managing Director, MPX Colour. 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®, Bran

Miriam Brafman, Founder and CEO of PACKLANE®, tells her inspiring entrepreneurial journey and overcoming obstacles to serve some of the largest brands in the world. PACKLANE, an online printing and packaging company, makes it simple and affordable for businesses to design and order custom packaging online. Brafman started PACKLANE in 2015 and made the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Manufacturing & Industry and has been featured in The Huffington Post and The Washington Post. Her start-up idea to provide unique packaging solutions and an easy to use online packaging designer engine launched PACKLANE. Today, they serve some of the world's largest brands such as Google, Shopify, L’Oreal, Red Bull, Benefit Cosmetics, and Hewlett-Packard. Guest: Miriam Brafman, Founder & CEO, PACKLANE®. 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 Profes

Bill Pope, Director of Graphic Reproduction Excellence with Greif, Inc. and past Chair of the Idealliance's Print Properties & Colorimetric Council walks us through everyday problem solving commercial printers face that greatly impact customer expectations in matching approved proofs. Greif, Inc. is a global leader in industrial packaging products and services and is pursuing their vision to become the world's best performing customer service company in industrial packaging by focusing on process control, print-process optimization, standardized workflows, and seamless color reproduction utilizing G7® and Expanded Color Gamut applications. Guest: Bill Pope, Director of Graphic Reproduction Excellence, Greif, Inc. 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 epi

Michael Ballé, Ph.D., is a world-leading authority on Lean management, business writer, and author discusses Lean values and why many organizations fail to embrace this transformative way of thinking. His most recent book, co-authored with father Freddy Ballé, is Lead With Respect: A Novel of Lean Practice, published by the Lean Enterprise Institute. For the past 25 years, he has studied first-hand lean transformations, helping companies and people in fields such as manufacturing, engineering, construction, services, and healthcare make the transition to different ways of working and managing.Guest: Michael Ballé, Ph.D. Ballé holds a doctorate from the Sorbonne in Social Sciences and Knowledge Sciences. He is a co-founder of the Project Lean Entreprise and the Instituet Lean France. 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

Part two of our discussion with Victor Asseiceiro, Market Segment Manager for Packaging at EFI, about single-pass inkjet technology for corrugated packaging addressing color accuracy. So many users proof directly on the press to G7® and other ISO standards and specifications. Companies like The Box Maker, Packlane, and Precision Digital Printing are taking full advantage of inkjet corrugated solutions, speed-to-market, automation, and variable output. This is a great discussion on the global impact of this disruptive technology.Guest: Victor Asseiceiro, Market Segment Manager for Packaging, EFI.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)

Single-pass technology for corrugated packaging impacts design thinking and business strategy. Companies like The Box Maker, Packlane, and Precision Digital Printing are taking full advantage of inkjet corrugated solutions. EFI's Victor Asseiceiro, Market Segment Manager for Packaging discusses the implications of this disruptive technology. Guest: Victor Asseiceiro, Market Segment Manager for Packaging, EFI. 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)

Jeffrey Lash, Production Design Manager in Under Armour’s Global Brand Creative department, discusses how they use Idealliance G7 and GRACoL to set standards and guidelines for proper color management during the creation of marketing campaigns. Jeffrey works with internal teams and external agency partners developing assets, as well as assisting how campaigns are distributed and executed by regional teams and retailers - both online and in retail stores. Guest: Jeffrey Lash, Production Design Manager, Under Armour. 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)

EFI’s Chris Showalter, Director of Market Segment Management of Fiery products, candidly discusses the automation of workflows and flexible smart approaches on training that maximize profitability after new equipment procurement. Guest: Chris Showalter, Director of Market Segment Management, EFI. 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)

Smart packaging is expected to grow to $24.7 Billion by 2024. James Lee of Jones Packaging Inc. discusses Jones' journey as early adopters of RFID, NFC, and printed electronics. James walks us through real use cases and the technological challenges that positioned Jones as a global leader in transforming the pharmaceutical packaging industry. Guest: James Lee, Jones Packaging Inc. 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 Canon. Support the show (https://www.idealliance.org/idealliance-membership)