Picture Gallery: EFI Connect 2016 – Making print sexy in Las Vegas
For this resort town with a vibrant nightlife; and all the razzmatazz that follows; print lacks the oomph. Unless it is that time of the year when Guy Gecht and 1000 odd print pundits flock to Wynn Resorts on the strip of Vegas. And then the Vutek flatbed is as exciting as a Black Jack table. A sneak-peek by PrintWeek India at the EFI Connect show. It was EFI Connect time from 19 to 22 January.
27 Jan 2016 | By PrintWeek India
Wynn Las Vegas has been playing host to EFI Connect for the last 10 years
EFI Connect 2016, from 19 to 22 January, saw 10% surge in customer attendees compared to 2015
New age print for a new age automobile: The dazzling Tesla S-Class being wrapped with 3M Envision film
The big beast of wide-format: Matan Quantum powered LED curing. Seven picolitre drop size with three grayscale levels, seven colours plus optional white
B Prasad of Bengaluru’s Printech Digital Imaging examines the difference between one pass and three pass prints of Matan Quantum
Prasad said: “In the wide-format sector, water-based printing is the next big thing”
EFI’s Vutek GS3LX Pro
H1625 LED features variable drop size from 6 to 42 picolitre, six printheads - CMYK plus two white
Xerox showcased 1000i with CMYK plus gold or silver or clear ink option.
Canon’s stall demonstrated EFI-Prisma integration on the Imagepress C10000 VP machine
The second Indian EFI user at Connect 2016: Hrishikesh Kharalkar, operations head at Repro
Attending his ninth EFI Connect, Kharalkar is the mastermind behind EFI Monarch implementation at Repro
A Star Wars fan, EFI CEO Guy Gecht preached six Guy-lines for becoming a Jedi in the print business
During his opening keynote, Gecht stressed the need for customers to bet on changes in the market forces to accelerate. “Successful printing businesses, he added, need to move with the window of opportunity”
Gecht unveiled the Imaging of Things exchange (www.ImagingofThings.com), an online customer applications gallery designed to help EFI customers and print buyers grow their network and business relationships
Gecht: “The last analogue press will be sold in his lifetime. I plan to live for a long time”
"What we've learned here is that only people make people happy," said Steve Wynn, chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts during a special keynote presentation at in honour of the conference's 10th anniversary at Wynn
Marc Olin, CFO, EFI, presented 2015 update on Fiery, inkjet solutions, Matan and Reggiani
Gaby Matsliach, SVP and GM - productivity software announced three new certified Suites for the quick printing, publication print and corrugated packaging segments
The breadth of EFI’s software offering
With Reggiani acquisition, EFI’s new focus is the 50bn metres textile market
Only 5% digital indicates massive opportunity
EFI Connect 2016 concluded on a high note with 200 technical, sales and business management sessions, including hands-on customer labs and interactive voice of customer sessions
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