During several sessions at CONNECT 2026, the advice was clear: It's time to invest to evolve or get left behind.
Ashley Roberts
Ashley Roberts is Content Director of Printing Impressions.
Mark Michelson now serves as Editor Emeritus of Printing Impressions. Named Editor-in-Chief in 1985, he is an award-winning journalist and member of several industry honor societies. Reader feedback is always encouraged. Email mmichelson@napco.com
This week on the Wide-Format Weekly, be sure to check out the 10 sessions wide-format printers don't want to miss at PRINTING United Expo; need Expo travel tips? Ashley Roberts has you covered in her latest video; and Fujifilm and Durst have both revealed their PRINTING United Expo line-ups.
On the most recent episode of Taktiful Tuesdays, Ashley Roberts joins Eric Vessels to chat about her new role, trends she is seeing, and more.
This week on Wide-Format Weekly, we're celebrating women's history month through articles and podcasts that are highlighting women in print; we discuss the importance of pre-treatments and primers; Andy Paparozzi gave his key takeaways from the PRINTING United Alliance State of the Industry Survey; and Ashley Roberts reflected on her time in Lucerne, Switzerland, at Hunkeler Innovationdays
Although the August issue of PI marked the end for Mark in his role as editor-in-chief, he will continue to contribute to the industry.
This week on Wide-Format Weekly, print industry veteran Mark Michelson announces retirement, and passes the baton to Ashley Roberts; we explore the M&A outlook for wide-format companies; Forge Graphic Works in Portland, Oregon became the 1,000th customer to install Durst Group's workflow software; and we're just a few weeks out from PRINTING United Expo, register today if you haven't already!
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