The second FuturePrint Virtual Summit will be taking place from October 12th to October 16th. BOBST is a FuturePrint Virtual Summit Content Partner, and we caught up with the team to discuss why they have chosen to participate in the upcoming summit, what they will be presenting to attendees, and the acceleration of digitisation in print and packaging.

Why has your business made the decision to participate in the second FuturePrint Virtual Summit? 

Accessing information is critical for our clients and prospects, and we see virtual events as a convenient way to share. FuturePrint bring interesting topics in front of a wide audience.

Who will be representing you at the FuturePrint Virtual Summit and what is their responsibility and experience?

Francois Martin, Senior Marketing & Communication Advisor, BOBST. Francois has been working in the printing and packaging industry since 2005 in various marketing roles. As BOBST Senior Marketing & Communication Advisor, he continues to set marketing strategies and related communications which will help converters and brand owners to create a more agile and more sustainable packaging production across the entire supply chain. He strongly believes that digitalisation, automation and connectivity are the main drivers to shape the future for a sustainable packaging production.

Bodo Junge, Product Marketing Director Folding Carton Die Cutter & Hot Foil Stamping 
Business Unit Sheet-fed. Bodo Junge joined BOBST in 2015. He occupied various roles in product development and marketing in the Business Unit Sheet-fed and is today the Product Marketing Director for the Folding Carton Die Cutter & Hot Foil Stamping portfolio. Junge started in the industry 30 years ago, directly after school, in an apprenticeship as a papermaker. He is a recognised industry specialist with a tremendous level of knowledge. In his current role, Bodo drives innovations to answer the challenges of the converting industry.

Christian Zeller, Strategic Product Marketing Director, Business Unit Web-fed. Christian Zeller joined BOBST in December 2018 as the Head of Strategic Product Marketing for the flexible packaging and labels industries. His experience stretches from expanding production sites across the globe as well as implementing operational excellence, digital printing and Industry 4.0 at a corporate level. He consulted several top European converters in the area of production optimisation, organisation, production footprint and growth scenarios. Christian has a deep understanding of the flexible packaging and labels industries, technologies and processes.

Can you provide a brief overview of your chosen topic and why it will be of interest and relevance to Summit attendees? 

The BOBST Industry vision will help the converters to understand where the industry is evolving answering consumers and brand owners needs. Sustainablity is a major topic and BOBST as leader in the packaging industry want to tackle the plastic production with innovations. The flexible packaging production is in transformation and BOBST offers innovations across all production steps.

How do you see the market developing in the next six months, and what will be your focus? 

In the next coming months we expect the market to accelerate the digitalisation of key processes – from digital printing to remote maintenance. All key stakeholders of the packaging production have understood the importance to rely on solid processes which can be performed remotely. Pour priorities are to connect, digitalise, automate in printing and converting for a more sustainable packaging production.

You can learn more about the FuturePrint Virtual Summit here.

You can learn more about BOBST here.