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The seventh annual thINK inkjet users conference provided educational sessions, ample peer-to-peer networking opportunities, and Canon inkjet press demos at the new Canon Americas Customer innovation Center.

The In-plant Inkjet Opportunity

In this new video, IPI Editor Bob Neubauer takes us with him to Texas where he toured the University of Texas' in-plant, then mingled with in-plant managers at the Inkjet Summit. It was the first in-person industry event since the pandemic began, and it was a networking nirvana.

During the Inkjet Summit, all of the in-plant attendees got together to watch a panel discussion between four inkjet users. IPI Editor Bob Neubauer asked them about their experiences with inkjet.

Inkjet is making inroads — but not everywhere. Why do some managers still feel it’s not the right fit for their in-plants? We decided to find out.

Canon inkjet customers will describe how they harnessed the capabilities of their inkjet presses.

CARES Act funding has enabled a California school district in-plant to acquire a production inkjet press, as well as an array of wide-format and bindery equipment, to help students be more engaged with their studies.

The ninth annual Inkjet Summit wrapped up Wednesday evening with an outdoor dinner and award ceremony that was much more casual than at previous summits. Attendees voted on the case studies presented that they felt were most useful. When the votes were tallied, five companies prevailed.

As the industry’s first in-person event in nearly two years, this week’s Inkjet Summit looked and felt in every way like a pre-pandemic event.

Finally, 613 days since I last saw an in-plant manager in person, I greeted Richard Beto at the airport in Austin, Texas, on Monday, and we rode together to tour his in-plant at the University of Texas at Austin. I was in town to attend the Inkjet Summit, where, for three days, I got to hang out with some two dozen in-plant managers ­— in person; no Zoom involved.