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As 2016 comes to a close and we plan for 2017, Victor Bohnert, thINK Executive Director shares highlights from thINK 2016: The threat of Hurricane Matthew didn’t dampen the spirits of attendees at the second annual thINK user group conference. The event, which attracted more than 400 Canon production inkjet printing professionals, solution partners, analysts and trade press, was held Oct. 10-12th in Boca Raton, Fla., at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, a Waldorf Astoria Resort.  “There was a great deal of uncertainty with Hurricane Matthew, but we really had little falloff due to that risk. People were excited to be there to both learn from each other but also to contribute. The mood was very upbeat and energetic,” said Victor Bohnert, executive director of thINK..  Word on the Street  Throughout the three-day event, a prevailing sense of community, interaction and education was ever-present as both new and existing thINK members united to share their production inkjet experiences, learn …

Glatfelter is a thINK founding partner and a Gold sponsor of thINK 2016. We sat down with Rob Keller, Director, New Business Development, Specialty Papers Business Unit and Siva Mudigonda, Manager, New Products to hear their inkjet perspectives. How important is the inkjet market for Glatfelter?  It is one of the top priorities of our company. Glatfelter is a market leader. We were among the earliest to pioneer purposed papers for inkjet technology and establish a portfolio of leading uncoated and coated products in the Pixelle brand family, and we have steadily grown our product lineup and market leadership position through multiple channels and with many valued business partners.  Why are you such a strong supporter of thINK?  We understand the importance of a coordinated approach to customer solutions. thINK allows us to interface with a very important OEM partner and potential customers. The opportunity to build relationships across the supply chain and help promote this exciting …

Midland Paper is a thINK founding partner and a Platinum sponsor of thINK 2016. We sat down with Mike Ratcliff, Midland’s Vice-President and General Manager for Specialty Paper and Film to hear their inkjet perspectives. Tell us about Midland Paper, Packaging + Supplies Headquartered out of Chicago, IL,  Midland Paper is over 100 years old with annual sales volumes over $1.1 billion. The company is independently owned and is one of North America’s largest independent merchant distributors with resources dedicated specifically to the high-speed continuous inkjet market. Our Quick Jet! Line of Inkjet Media consists of products compatible with leading production inkjet digital presses. How important is the inkjet market for Midland Paper?  Extremely important. It’s a growth market and a market in which we can use our unique talent, knowledge and resources to provide value to our customers who are investing in inkjet technology. Our ultimate goal is to help them maximize their return on …

Welcome to the new and improved thINK website. We invite you to take some time to look around. In addition to beautiful new graphics, we’ve also improved the functionality of the site. Hopefully, we’ve made it easier for you to not only find the resources you need but also stay in tune with what’s going on in the thINK community. Here are a few new things to look for: Home Page. It starts on the Home page where banners alert you to important community information. Scroll down and you’ll always see the most recent resource additions, blog posts, and tweets. About and Membership. Some new additions to the site include a news section where you can find past thINK press releases. Past issues of the community newsletter thINK Forward are now archived under the Membership navigation. Events. The thINK 2016 event site is now live. We’ll be adding information on speakers and sessions as details are finalized so keep checking back. Webinars. Our community site houses a huge library of webinars …

Domtar is a thINK founding partner and Platinum sponsor of thINK 2016. We talked with Jay Abraham, Technical Sales Manager, to hear why Domtar is such an enthusiastic supporter of thINK .  Why did you decide to sponsor thINK 2016? We’re always working on building our relationship with Canon and take any opportunity to partner with them. Sometimes that’s testing or co-developing papers. Sometimes it’s working side by side with Canon sales reps to assist customers who are considering inkjet. Other times, it’s education in the inkjet community. The user community thINK is something we wanted to support financially because it’s not only good for our company and for Canon, it’s good for inkjet users in general. What was your experience at the inaugural thINK conference? thINK 2015 was such a professionally run show and truly exceeded our expectations, especially as a first-year event. Victor Bohnert and the thINK Board did an outstanding job of organizing it. And just the level of …