The two keynote speakers are the very first users of the Nozomi C18000 inkjet corrugated board digital press
EFI has expanded the speaker line up for its Connect users’ conference, which is taking place on 23-26 January at Wynn Las Vegas. CEO Guy Gecht will moderate two keynote chats with the very first users of the Nozomi C18000 inkjet corrugated board digital press: Eric Bacourt, CEO of Hinojosa Packaging Solutions, and Mal McGowan, CEO of McGowans Print.
Mr Bacourt’s company, Hinojosa, is a leading Spanish packaging group and one of the world’s most progressive users of digital inkjet printing in the corrugated market. The company is also home to the first Nozomi press installation. During the fireside chat, Mr Bacourt will share how his company achieved greater digital opportunities and was able to establish a 24 hours a day, five days a week high-volume manufacturing operation with its newest single-pass production technology.
Ireland-based McGowans Print is the site of the world’s second Nozomi press installation. Founder and CEO Mal McGowan started the business more than 25 years ago with a colour copier in a small shop in Dublin. As an aggressive adopter of digital print technologies, he and his 100-employee team have built the company into Ireland’s most recognised print solutions provider. With much of its business centred on high-quality display graphics applications, McGowans is able to use its Nozomi press to meet existing demand for corrugated display work, as well as to develop new business producing corrugated packaging.
‘Corrugated packaging and display markets are primed for re-invention with new digital production technologies, and these two industry leaders will explain the tremendous opportunities this type of transformation creates,’ said Mr Gecht. ‘We are delighted to have our first two Nozomi press users speak as part of a strong line up of industry thought leaders and world-class experts.’
