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Jan Morovic, Master Technologist & Senior Color Scientist HP European Operations discusses color management across their incredible line of wide format technologies: HP Latex, HP DesignJet, HP STITCH, HP PageWide, and HP Specialty Printing, focused on three core things: 

1. Bringing print closer/proximity and affordability. 
2. Standards and getting color right across every technology with operational ease. 
3. Consistency and repeatability regardless of medium and the importance of near neutral (gray balance). 

Guest: Jan Morovic, Master Technologist & Senior Color Scientist, HP European Operations.

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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.

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Ted Taitt of CPP Global and Adam Peek of Multi-Color Corporation bring their intriguing perspectives of current trends and realities at play in the consumer packaging industry, including brand adoption of Extended Color Gamut, augmented reality, sustainability, and other innovations inside the supply chain. CPP Global and Multi-Color Corporation serve the packaging needs of world-leading brands for food and beverage, wine and spirits, cosmetics, fragrances, and more.

Guest: Ted Taitt, VP of Sales Engineering, CPP Global & Adam Peek, Multi-Color Corporation.

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Dr. Kiran Deshpande, world-renowned color scientist for Siegwerk, who wrote his thesis on N-colour, continues to share his brilliant insight in part two of his discussion on the current state of Expanded Color Gamut (ECG) printing regarding use and proper implementation, benchmarking, and overall industry adoption. He also discusses efficiency gains, deeply emphasizing the importance of training, education, and auditing for quality and consistency across the entire value chain, such as the programs of Idealliance, and expands on color gamut comparisons. Invaluable insight from one of the most knowledgeable minds in the global industry.

Guest: Dr. Kiran Deshpande, Siegwerk.

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Dr. Kiran Deshpande, world-renowned color scientist for Siegwerk, authoritatively clarifies the current state of Expanded Color Gamut (ECG) printing. As well, he discusses conjecture and reality surrounding color gamut comparisons in the first episode of a two-part series with one of the brightest minds in the print and packaging supply chain.

Guest: Dr. Kiran Deshpande, Siegwerk.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance is the world's largest pharmacy and retail health destination, employing more than 415,000 people in 25 countries around the globe. Andrew Horn, Lead Packaging Scientist, shares this incredible brand's story from their side of the consumer goods packaging industry, walking through how design-to-print processes ensure efficiency and keep WBA on the cutting edge using innovative solutions like Extended Color Gamut (ECG) printing and consumer behavior analytics software.

Guest: Andrew Horn, Lead Packaging Scientist, Walgreens Boots Alliance.

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Mark Gundlach, X-Rite Solution Architect, shares a dose of reality on exchanging PANTONE® colors in the design-to-print supply chain. He expertly covers the good, the bad, and the ugly when converting PANTONE® solid colors to process in design applications like Adobe Creative Suite, as well as insight into the printing processes behind PANTONE® Solid formula guides, Color Bridge, Extended Color Gamut guides, and more. 

Guest: Mark Gundlach, Solution Architect, X-Rite PANTONE®.

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In one of our most intriguing episodes to date, we go inside the creative mind of David Lukshus, President and CEO of Cog, a CPG development company with a fascinating background from studying forensics to working with the biggest names in the creative world. David talks about his path in life and how it shaped his creative mind, along with a never-stop-learning approach and how his company works with brands on front-end packaging innovation, design-to-print optimization, and acceleration to market with a deep focus on reducing and avoiding costs.

Guest: David Lukshus, President & CEO, Cog.

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Dan Uress, CEO of Colorware products and MeasureColor software, a joint venture between Colorware B.V. and Colorware U.S.A. with offices in the Netherlands and the United States, discusses putting customers first in the end product, overcoming color communication standards and metrics, and the exchange of color data for the collection of results to meet customer’s standards in the most seamless way. Serving thousands of companies worldwide, Colorware solutions bring increased usability, freedom of instrument choice, and centralized collection of measurement data and target specifications. MeasureColor client software is complemented by MeasureColor Reports, a web-based, enterprise grade reporting system for quality assurance of customer materials printed on multiple presses, printing technologies, and manufacturing locations.

Guest: Dan Uress, CEO, Colorware USA, Inc.

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Tim Baechle, CEO of Idealliance, passionately discusses the importance of stepping outside of the echo chamber in order to do what you do amazingly well. One must choose courage over comfort. You have to step outside of the echo chamber and realize that courage is the inner resolution to go forward despite obstacles. Life can be very metaphoric. Choose your “swim lane”, jump off the blocks, and swim, swim, swim, but don’t forget to breathe. The dedication, focus and discipline required to “climb the highest mountains” hinges on unbelievable courage. It hinges on truly understanding yourself wholeheartedly. One cannot understand self, if you are looking for reinforcement of your existing views within an echo chamber, you will only find false validation of why you are not moving forward. Creativity is not a divine act, it is lighting strike! Go your own way.

Guest: Tim Baechle, CEO, Idealliance.

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Diego Diaz, VP of Manufacturing at The Bernard Group, outlines the mindset of their extraordinary staff to create incredible work for monster brands such as Adidas, Patagonia, Sephora, Behr, New Balance, and many more. They tirelessly work to create partnerships and open communication in everything from design-to-color management to end product in order to bring every element of their expertise to their customers. This has created massive growth through the years while maintaining a start-up mentality that continues to thrive.

Guest: Diego Diaz, VP of Manufacturing, The Bernard Group.

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Mike Todryk elegantly walks through what anyone would describe as THE absolute benchmark process control company - across (3) facilities, (13) Continuous Web Litho Presses, (10) Continuous Web Inkjet Presses, (10) Flexo Presses, (3) Digital EP Presses, (2) Sheetfed Offset Presses, (3) Contract Proofers - all maintained by (4) in-house G7® Experts. On top of this, all technologies are G7 Master Qualified to the highest tier of G7 Qualification-Colorspace and IWCO Direct maintains a staggering tolerance level of .4 between all technology in their portfolio. The impact of their color management excellence program has an incredible impact on every part of their business, most importantly, dramatic increased profitability and non-stop production. 

Guest: Mike Todryk, Color Technical Specialist, IWCO Direct. 

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David Rosendahl, Co-Founder and President of MindFire, a two-time Inc. 500 award-winning omni-channel marketing software company, based on change thinking and how the curious and cognitive human brain works, emphasizes that companies must have a paramount focus on quality. If your focus is on price to your consumer, you are in a race to the bottom. David’s personal story and anecdotes are fascinating and this company was built on passion and principles. His authenticity is electric and is visible in how he shares his personal life, the foundation of his company and how and why their products work, serving the world’s top brands and most recognized organizations globally, 15,000+ clients, and connecting people all over the world using both sides of the brain marketing to drive revenue.

Guest: David Rosendahl, President & Co-Founder, MindFire.

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Jason Campbell of X-Rite-PANTONE® answers this question as well as how to make sure they do. Jason came into print at a time when conventional analog processes began the migration to digital and was among the early adopters of DTP. His career began at a print manufacturer where he spent 16 years managing the modernization and automation of the entire production workflow from design to print. Jason joined X-Rite in 2015 as a Solution Architect focused on packaging and has a unique background in computer science along with a broad background in color management, software development, workflow design, and IT. He serves a unique role as a conduit between customer support, product management, and R&D at X-Rite and has a degree in Computer Science from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA.  

Guest: Jason J. Campbell, Solution Architect, X-Rite-PANTONE®.

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Jack Frank, Color Process Manager N.A. and member of the Idealliance Board of Directors, masterfully articulates brand and brand service provider collaboration and how this process works through the WestRock MPS Global Color Excellence Program, which is founded on global standardization, communication, collaboration, GRACoL®, G7®, lean manufacturing, and the brilliant minds around the world that make this possible. Excellence is the benchmark. Color management is the bedrock of their quality from design through production. It is not a practice, it is a standard within the organization.

Guest: Jack Frank, Color Process Manager N.A., WestRock MPS.

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Chris Smythe, Assistant Professor at the Ryerson University School of Graphic Communications Management in Toronto, joins to discuss Adobe PDF/X 6 & PDF 2.0 ISO standards, supporting student scholarships through the Idealliance Foundation, and the importance of G7® methodology in color reproduction, gray balance, and printing device calibration. 

Guest: Chris Smythe, Assistant Professor, Ryerson University School of Graphic Communications Management. 

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Thane Taithongchai, Vice President of Starprint Vietnam, will leave you speechless with the fascinating tale of an encounter 60 years ago that built Starprint into serving the largest brands in the world such as: Colgate-Palmolive, Nestle, Diageo, Crayola, Unilever, and countless others. Topics include: certifications as a prerequisite to earning business, respecting human rights, giving back, and the power of education. The foundation of quality and integrity starts with being in the service of others, caring for your employees, and everyone you can touch, help, and serve. Humility powers Starprint.

Guest: Thane Taithongchai, Vice President, Starprint Vietnam.

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Michael Grady, Global Marketing Director of sgsco - a global collective with offices around the world, working with the largest brands, retailers, and printers globally - lays the foundation of sgsco’s success across the omni-channel, bringing ideas to market and creating relationships between brands and consumers through every medium. Michael also shares his fascinating personal story: one of servant leadership, giving back, starting a nonprofit, serving on the Board of Idealliance, and the collective passion he shares with Idealliance on serving future generations of the industry.

Guest: Michael Grady, Global Marketing Director, sgsco.

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Ron Ellis, Chair of Idealliance Print Properties & Colorimetric Council and leading global brand consultant joins Idealliance CEO Tim Baechle to talk passionately about Idealliance’s focus on global collaboration and service to others as the critical cornerstones of our work around the world. Continuing with the work that has come out of PPC that is utilized across the globe, the work that is currently being done within PPC, the tremendously brilliant global contributors who give their time in service to further this incredible industry, and an invitation to the world to join, it is in service and collaboration that Idealliance exists and is Powering the Supply Chain®. 

Guests: Tim Baechle, CEO, Idealliance & Ron Ellis, Chair, Idealliance PPC.

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Iain Pike, x-rite PANTONE®, breaks out the color palette and emphasizes the importance and “how to” of maintaining and updating PANTONE® color libraries in Adobe Creative Cloud.

Guest: Iain Pike, x-rite PANTONE®.

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This episode of GAMUT is brought you by Canon.