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thINK Ahead 2023, held July 17-19, 2023, at The Boca Raton reported a “smashing success” by thINK Board President, Lori Messina, and echoed by Canon production inkjet customers and sponsors alike.  thINK Board member and conference co-chair Shelley Hyde, Co-owner and Partner at PrintMailPro added, “More important than what we as the thINK board thought of thINK Ahead, we are so pleased to hear the same sentiments from thINK Ahead attendees and sponsors alike. We do work hard to bring this amazing community together and to have the effort so sincerely appreciated by all is heart-warming.”  BOCA RATON, FL., July 25, 2023 – thINK, an independent community of Canon production inkjet customers, brought together over 400 attendees and almost 40 sponsors for the ninth annual conference, thINK Ahead 2023, held at the newly renovated luxury property The Boca Raton in Boca Raton, Florida.  While thINK Ahead is touted as one of the largest production inkjet user conferences, it is well-known for …

Rex 3 is a privately held, family-owned business that is recognized as one of America’s top 100 commercial printers.  Located in Sunrise, FL, they have a bustling business with multiple locations, including a plant and an offsite local facility, and a partner entity in the UK that mirrors many of their operations to meet their global demand.  They employ more than 260 full-time staff and up to 150 temps on any given day, working six days a week around the clock, with small crews on Sundays.   Now in business for nearly 65 years, Rex 3 was founded by Julius Miller in 1959 and is currently led by the second generation, Steve Miller. Rex 3 is known for their passion for custom printing, and they’ve grown significantly over the years, expanding into many different areas of print. One key area of Rex 3 expertise is production of custom-made trading cards that require intricate manufacturing and printing techniques for various sports leagues, including Major League Baseball, Formula One …

5 creative book formats, tips for maximizing ROI on critical communications, a customer that tripled their annual gross revenue, and more. Read the July E-Newsletter here! …

The process of setting up new workflows in a production print environment can be a daunting and time-consuming task. In addition to an application and content specialist that knows the information and formats, you’ll need talented technical staff that can quickly and efficiently develop complex business rules, select variables and address information from the print files, establish the elements to be defined when a new document stops and starts, and connect print files with your automated mailing equipment. However, with advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), businesses can now alleviate the pains of job onboarding. In this article, we will explore how AI and ML technologies can streamline the onboarding process, saving organizations valuable time and resources.   Challenges in Production Department Onboarding Before delving into new automated print, mail application, and job onboarding solutions provided by AI and ML, let's first review the common …